(With inputs from agencies)

Move from 'Positive India' to 'Progressive India,' says PM Modi

NEW DELHI: In the final edition of ' Mann ki Baat ' for 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that it was time to transform the country from ' Positive India ' to ' Progressive India '."Nothing is impossible for those filled with enthusiasm and positivity. Now, we must move from 'Positive India' to 'Progressive India'," he said in his monthly radio address."' New India ' will be free from the poison of casteism, communalism, terrorism and corruption. The guiding force for 'New India' would be peace and unity," he added.Stressing the importance of voting, PM Modi welcomed those born in the year 2000 to the electoral system as "they will become eligible voters."He encouraged these new voters to be the change that they want to see.The PM also floated the idea of mock Parliaments, for and by youngsters between the ages of 18 and 25."We can have mock Parliaments in our districts, where we discuss how to make development a mass movement and transform India. The ' New India Youth ' must take a lead in this," he said.In the 39th edition of his radio programme, PM Modi also shared that leaders of all 10 ASEAN nations will attend the Republic Day celebrations in 2018 as chief guests.The PM spoke about the 'Swachh Survekshan 2018', which will be carried out from January 4 to March 10 next year to evaluate the cleanliness of India's urban areas.