India, April 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
In his Independence Day speech of 15 August 2025, the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi had said:
"In the very near future, we will be marking the 200th birth anniversary of the great social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule. We are going to begin the celebrations for this anniversary. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's principles and the mantras he gave us carry inspiration for us - the mantra of "priority to the backward." By giving priority to the backward, we want to reach the heights of transformation. We want to put in our utmost effort for this. Through transparent policies, we wish to make "priority to the backward" a reality on the ground, bringing it into the life of ev...