 లారెయవం లె లింత్చఊారందల్ మారి రుపిండికౕాప్నోది వారారోది . ఎటరిండిప్చార వారోనోదారి నింద్పి కరరిందయారి టారిహ్దం. పె టికత్త్తా ట్లోలోల్యారందిక్. ఢిలోలోలూరు ఎవరూబరంర్చికి. మౕంద్లోలుందికి. బాల్రర్పన్తో తసెకిందివల్కందా. 2018 was a watershed year for India. As a nation, we took giant strides towards our goal of building a new India, Naya Bharat. 2018 was a year in which the empowerment of the poor took centre stage. India is defeating poverty at record speeds. Lives of the poor are being transformed in 117 aspirational districts. The poor in eastern part of India are resuming great focus. In 2018, for the first time in the history of India, all villages of India are electrified. In just this one year of 2018, the lives of more than 2 crore families were brightened by the saubhagye yojana. In 2018, we launched the world's largest health insurance scheme. In 2018, over 6 lakh families have got free medical treatment through PM Jai, Modi Care or Ayushman Bharat Yojana. 2018 is the year in which we mark the start of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birthday celebrations. In 2018, the total sanitation coverage of India crossed the 95% mark. Remember, it used to be 38% in 2014. 2018 is the year when India got the world's largest statue, the statue of unity, the statue of Sardar Bala Bhai Patel. 2018 is the year when Netaji Subhachandra Bose got a fitting tribute from the Red Fort. First time in the history, on the 21st October, the tri-colour was hosted in the Red Fort to mark the 75th anniversary of Ajad Hind Government. 2018 was also an important year for India's economic growth. When 2018 began, India was ranked 100th in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking. In 2018, we jumped from rank 100 to 77, the biggest jump for any nation in one year. I could keep on talking about the economy and governance issues, but there is something else that is also close to my heart. Indian youth are shining across the world in the world of sports. And in 2018, they continue to scale new heights. Our under-19 cricket team won the under-19 Cricket World Cup. The Indian blind cricket team won the World Cup. We successfully conducted the Hokie World Cup recently and showed that we are excellent hosts. In the Asian Games and the Para Asian Games, our Indian athletes created a record. What is heartwarming about this victory is not just the number of medals. Many of these sports persons are from small towns. Many of them have come up against great odds. They represent the aspirational spirit of New India. They represent a kind of attitude that New India needs. So, 2018 was not a good year or bad year for India. It was a great year.