Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the nation through television on Saturday evening.
According to reports, his speech would highlight the New Education Policy 2020. He will also speak about the country’s fight against Covid-19, sources said.
Modi will also address the grand finale of the Smart India Hackathon 2020 (Software) on Saturday.
‘The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will address the grand finale of the largest ever online hackathon in the world, from 7 pm onwards on August 1, 2020, through video-conference,’ the Education Minister said in a statement.
Announcing this, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today said that the grand finale of the Smart India Hackathon 2020 (Software) will be held from 1 to 3 August.
The Minister said that the hackathon is a ‘unique initiative to identify new and disruptive digital technology innovations for solving challenges faced by our country.’
‘Students would have the opportunity to work on challenges faced by government departments and private sector organisations for which they can offer out-of-the-box and world-class solutions,’ the Ministry added.