PM Modi hoisted the tricolor at the Red Fort for the 9th time

Independence Day 2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the tricolor on the ramparts of the Red Fort for the ninth consecutive time on Monday. and addressed the country. This year's celebration on August 15 is special as it is happening on the 75th anniversary of India's independence and the government is starting many programs on this occasion. The government has started many programs including 'Har Ghar Tiranga' on the 75th anniversary of independence.

PM Modi often talks on the important results of the steps taken by his government on this occasion and sometimes makes important announcements. In his speech last year, he had announced National Hydrogen Mission, Gati Shakti Master Plan and running 75 Vande Bharat trains in 75 weeks.

Earlier in 2020, Prime Minister Modi had announced that the work of connecting more than six lakh villages with optical fiber network would be completed in 1,000 days. He also mentioned the government's plan to give digital health identity cards to every citizen. In his Independence Day speech in 2019, he made an important announcement to make the post of Chief Defense Chief.