We will move forward in Jammu and Kashmir by embracing people, not by bullet: PM Modi

New Delhi: On the occasion of the 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of New Delhi's Red Fort announcing several new promises and schemes. The PM in his speech announced that his government will launch an ambitious healthcare scheme on September 25 year which will benefit 50 crore citizens of the country.

PM Modi said the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan (Ayushman Bharat) will be launched on September 25 on the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. "The healthcare initiatives of the government will have a positive impact on 50 crore Indians," he said.

Asserting that technology will play a crucial role in the implementation of the programme, he said in four to six weeks, testing of these technology tools under the scheme will start. He said the Swachh Bharat Mission will enable lakhs of children in leading healthier lives. 

This speech is his fifth after the NDA government came to power in 2014.

Here are the live updates:

15 August 2018

08:46 IST

For Jammu and Kashmir, Atal Bihari Vajpayee had said --Insaniyat, Kashmiriyat, Jamuriyat. I have also said the solution of every problem of Jammu and Kashmir can be done only by embracing. Our government is committed to the development of all the areas and all sections of Jammu and Kashmir: PM Modi

08:44 IST

Tripura, Meghalaya and many parts of Arunachal Pradesh are seeing historic peace. From 126, Left Wing Extremism is restricted to 90 districts. We are working to ensure peace across the nation: PM Modi