Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking on his radio show Mann ki Baat on Sunday, promised to ensure that all villages in the country get 24-hour electricity under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana launched by him in Patna on Saturday. Talking about the Northeast, Mr Modi said that under the “Act East” policy of his government, officials of the ministry of development of Northeast region (DONER) will go to the states of the region. “They will hold seven-day camps, talk to people and address their problems,” he said. The Prime Minister expressed happiness that the monsoon has been good so far and production of pulses and oilseeds has shown an increase of 50 per cent and 33 per cent, respectively. While talking about “vigyan (science)”, he referred to the recent accomplishment of Isro launching five satellites of the UK in the first such feat. At the same time, he regretted that interest in science and technology was on the decline among the youth. To generate interest in research and development, he suggested holding of competitions in innovation nationally. In the context of the “Swacchh Bharat” programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted a case of a Madhya Pradesh village where locals have launched “Operation Mal Yudh (War against Dirt)”. He said locals had started a competition — “Brother No. 1” — in which brothers would have to gift a toilet to their sisters on the upcoming Raksha Bandhan festival and the best among them would be chosen for awards. Regarding the “mygov” portal launched this day a year ago, Mr Modi said he had received almost two crore hits and several important suggestions were being made by the people. While referring to a suggestion by a person from Kanpur that the IRCTC portal should have a facility to provide bookings for the disabled, he said, “This suggestion was taken seriously by the government and now we have put this facility in place.” He also urged the people to make suggestions on the site on what issues he should speak on the upcoming Independence Day and referred to a person from Chennai who suggested he should raise issues like “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao”, “Swachch Bharat” and “Clean Ganga”.