PM Interacts With Tribal Leaders Young Football Players In Madhya Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Pakaria village in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh and interacted with tribal leaders and others, officials said.

He met PESA committee members, Lakhpati didis from SHGs (Self-Help Groups) and young football players, an official release said.

PM Modi interacted with a group of people including women who informed him about their journey to economic empowerment through SHGs and Ajivika Mission, officials said.

मध्य प्रदेश के शहडोल में सेल्फ हेल्प ग्रुप की महिलाओं, लखपति दीदियों और आदिवासी समुदाय के हमारे युवा साथियों की उमंग ने नई ऊर्जा से भर दिया। जनजातीय समुदाय से संवाद का ये अवसर मेरे लिए अनमोल है। pic.twitter.com/4vMMUkSxOT

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 1, 2023

शहडोल के पकरिया गांव में जनजातीय विरासत और कला-संस्कृति के वैभव से अभिभूत हूं। अमृतकाल में देश को विकसित राष्ट्र बनाने के संकल्प की सिद्धि की दिशा में भी हमारे आदिवासी भाई-बहनों की भागीदारी अभूतपूर्व है। pic.twitter.com/bo0ZksBeaI

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 1, 2023

The PM also met young players of "Football Kranti", a programme run by the local administration, they said.

The "Football Kranti" is aimed at honing talents among tribal children in the game of football.

Earlier in the day, the prime minister launched the National Sickle Cell Anemia Eradication Mission 2047 by unveiling a portal and releasing a guideline for the management of the disease and different modules at Shahdol.

He also started the distribution of over 3 crore digital Ayushman cards in the country and 1 crore PVC Ayushman Bharat cards in MP.

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