Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Modi was joined by girl students from different schools at his residence to celebrate the festival.
Students tied rakhi on Modi's wrist and the Prime Minister interacted with them on various issues.
A PMO statement said, the children present shared their positive feelings about the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission and expressed their enthusiasm about the upcoming Aditya L-1 mission.
They also recited poems and sang songs and Modi encouraged them to explore writing poems on different topics including government schemes for the benefit of the public.
Explaining the importance of self-reliance, Modi also advised the children to use Made-in-India products.