Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday gave a call for Sabka Prayas' (everyone's efforts) along with 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas' for building a self-reliant India, as he addressed the nation on Sunday on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day of India.

Here are the Prime Minister's top quotes from his 90-minute speech:

We have to ensure we meet our goal of building Aatmanirbhar Bharat when we celebrate 100 years of India's Independence

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We can say with pride that the world's largest COVID vaccination programme is going on in India. More than 54 crore people have already taken the vaccine.

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During COVID, our doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, sanitation workers, scientists who were developing vaccines and crores of citizens who were working with a sense of service -all those who devoted every moment to serve others in this period, deserve our appreciation.

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Malnutrition and lack of micro-nutrients are affecting the growth of poor children. Looking at this, it has been decided to fortify the rice given to the poor via different government schemes.

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India will launch the 'Pradhan Mantri Gatishakti National Master Plan'. This will help local manufacturers turn globally competitive and also develop possibilities of new future economic zones.

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India has seen the efforts of the world and also appreciated it. Today, the world views India with a new perspective. There are two important perspectives to it. One is terrorism and another is expansionism. India is fighting these two challenges and responding to them astutely and with courage.

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I consider the new National Education Policy a means to fight against poverty. Today, the country has a new 'National Education Policy' to meet the needs of the 21st century.

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In 75 weeks of the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', 75 'Vande Bharat' trains will connect different parts of country. The capitals of northeast states will soon be connected with the railways.

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Whether it is Mahatma Gandhi who transformed the freedom struggle into a mass movement, or Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose who sacrificed everything for freedom of the country, or the great brave revolutionaries such as Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ashfaqulla Khan and Bismil (Ram Prasad Bismil), the country remembers all of them.

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We need to ensure that from street to workplace, at every place, women have a sense of security, a feeling of being respected and for this, the country's administration, police and judicial system, and every citizen need to fulfil their responsibility hundred percent.

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