Every purchase people make should benefit those who have made efforts and skills to produce it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, noting that inclusive growth would be a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary.
Speaking in his monthly radio program, PM Modi also thanked people from all walks of life for participating in 'Swachhta hi Sewa' campaign which began on 15 September to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi.
"This time India is hosting the biggest sanitation convention of the world so far, the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention. Sanitation ministers from countries across the world and experts on the subject of sanitation will converge and share their experiments and experiences," he said in his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address.
The convention will conclude on 2 October.
Referring to Gandhi's mantra, he said:
The PM said if money spent by people on buying goods helps those who have made it and put in their skill and money, it would be a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.
"Shastriji had a unique quality... he was very humble outwardly but he was rock solid from inside. His slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” is the hallmark of his grand personality. It was the result of his selfless service to the nation that in a brief tenure of about one and a half years he gave to our jawans and farmers the mantra to reach the pinnacle of success," Modi said.
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