While addressing the nation, he mentioned about Group Captain Varun’s Letter, who died few days back in the helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu.  In that accident, country lost its first CDS, General Bipin Rawat and his wife along with many brave hearts. Group Captain Varun Singh was given Shaurya Chakra in August just this year. After this honor, he had written a letter to the principal of his school. 

In the letter by Varun Singh to his school principal, he did not boast of his valour; instead he referred to his failures. He talked about how he converted his shortcomings into abilities. He has written – “ It is ok to be mediocre. Not everyone will excel at school and not everyone will be able to score in the 90s. If you do, it is an amazing achievement and must be applauded. However, if you don’t, do not think that you are meant to be mediocre. You may be mediocre in school but it is by no means a measure of things to come in life. Find your calling – it could be art, music, graphic design, literature, etc. Whatever you work towards, be dedicated, do your best. Never go to bed, thinking, I could have put-in more efforts.

A special mantra Group Captain Varun has given to rise from average to extraordinary is equally important. He has written –“Never lose hope. Never think that you cannot be good at what you want to be. It will not come easy, it will take sacrifice of time and comfort. I was mediocre, and today, I have reached difficult milestones in my career. Do not think that 12^th board marks decide what you are capable of achieving in life. Believe in yourself and work towards it.”

After this PM Modi Stated in his Mann ki Baat that “I discuss such similar topics with students on exams,”.  This year, I intend to talk with the students before the exams as well. The registration for the programme will begin two days later, on December 28th, on mygov.in. Registration will take place between December 28 and January 20.”

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the event was held in April last year in virtual mode. On February 16, 2018, the first edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Pariksha Pe Charcha 1.0, with school and college students, was conducted at the Talkatora Stadium.

“There were just 9 to 10 unicorns before 2015, but India is currently flying high in the unicorn world.” According to a recent report, “a huge change has arrived this year; a Unicorn was built in India every 10 days in just 10 months,” Prime Minister Modi said.

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In the midst of the pandemic, he added, it was a significant achievement for our youth. “Today, India has more than 70 start-ups with a market capitalization of more than $1 billion. Everyone has observed our start-ups’ success and the support they’ve received from investors across the country and overseas… “It seemed unimaginable just a few years ago,” the Prime Minister stated.

Earlier this year, the Indian government launched Startup India, a flagship programme aimed at facilitating funding, investment, tax breaks, and industry-academia incubation for companies in industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, and education.

He urged the youth to become job creators, saying that in a country with a large young population, three characteristics, namely ideas and creativity, a willingness to take chances, and a can-do attitude, are the three elements that led to success stories.