PM Modi reiterates appeal to buy local, avoid foreign travel and weddings and stop buying unnecessary gold

Whereas congratulating the nation for the 7.8% financial development witnessed within the April-June 2026 quarter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi as soon as once more cautioned the Indian public to decide on ‘Swadeshi’ when it comes to their journey plans, and marriage ceremony places, and to chorus from shopping for gold until crucial.

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The federal government on Monday (August 31, 2026) launched the most recent knowledge on India’s Gross Home Product (GDP), which confirmed that GDP grew 7.8% within the April-June 2026 quarter as in comparison with 6.9% in the identical quarter of final 12 months. This, Mr. Modi stated, was a outstanding achievement given the worldwide state of affairs.

“The world is drowned in battle,” he stated in a social media submit. “There may be information of battle throughout. The world is surrounded by crises. The provision chain is totally disturbed. From the Covid period in 2020 until at present, stability just isn’t seen anyplace. Regardless of that, India is progressing at a quick tempo.”

Nevertheless, he additionally reiterated the attraction he made in Might through which he had requested Indians to keep away from actions that may end in essential international change flowing overseas. 

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“Don’t journey to international nations for tourism,” Mr. Modi stated in his newest video. “Keep away from organising vacation spot weddings in international nations. We must always dwell by the mantra of ‘Wed in India’. Keep away from shopping for gold if it’s not crucial.”

“If we proceed to emphasize self-reliance, I’ve full religion that once we attain 100 years of independence, we’ll hand over a developed India to our youth,” he added.

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The Prime Minister had made an analogous attraction in Might, on the top of the continued battle in Iran. 

On the time, he had requested Indians to prioritise working from dwelling, cut back petrol and diesel utilization by utilizing public transport and electrical automobiles, cut back using cooking oil, cease shopping for gold for at the very least a 12 months, purchase Indian-made merchandise quite than international ones, pause international journey, and undertake pure fertilisers as an alternative of utilizing imported chemical ones.