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dreamt by our freedom fighters. municipalities honouring their
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In his 103 episode of ‘Mann local bravehearts by dedicating
ki Baat’, the Prime Minister Shilaphalakams, or plaques in
announced the remarkable their names. In addition, initiatives
campaign ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ like ‘Panch Pran Pledge’, ‘Vasudha
as the culminating episode of Vandan’, and ‘Veeron ka Vandan’
the Amrit Mahotsav. With the are also being undertaken to
tagline ‘Mitti ko Naman, Veeron honour the gallant sacrifices of
ka Vandan’, this has been the heroes of our nation. Another
envisioned as a nationwide and key feature of this campaign is
people-led initiative to pay tribute the ‘Amrit Kalash Yatra’, in which
to our courageous martyrs who people from every corner of the
sacrificed their lives for the nation. country are bringing the soil of
‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaign their land in a total of 7,500 urns.
will include programmes at the These urns with saplings from
village, and block levels, by local different regions are making their
urban bodies, as well as state way to New Delhi to create an
and national levels. ‘Amrit Vatika’ near the National
The ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ War Memorial, standing as a
campaign, which began on powerful and proud symbol of ‘Ek
August 9, 2023, has seen the Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat’.
country’s villages, panchayats, The Prime Minister’s call to
blocks, towns, cities, and follow the Panch Pran for the next

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