Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched ‘Amrit Kalash Yatra’ under the ‘Meri
Mati-Mera Desh’ campaign, saying “it is not just a programme, but a medium to connect
oneself with the future of the country”.
Under the event, every household, ward, and village will collect the ‘Mitti’ (soil) or grains
in a pot from September 1-30, following it up from October 1-13th at the block and later
from October 22-27th at the state level, and finally, from October 28-30th these 7,500
pots will reach New Delhi.

Launching the ‘Amrit Kalash Yatra’, Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will put
soil from these Amrit Kalash in the Amrit Vatika created in Delhi in honour of our great
“veers”, which will keep on reminding every citizen that we must make India great during
the period of Amritkal.

Speaking at the event, the Minister said this programme can become a medium to make
oneself a part of the process of making the country great and after 25 years when the
present generation will lead a great India, then they will have the satisfaction in their
mind that previous generation had helped make a very strong India.
Noting that the event is happening at a time when India has completed 75 years of
independence, Shah said the upcoming Amritkal and “Sankalp Se Siddhi” will put India at
the forefront in every field globally by August 15, 2047.
Shah further said, “India, as envisioned by our freedom fighters, will be created in the
next 25 years.”
Shah said that the idea behind this programme is that every individual, family, citizen,
and child should connect emotionally with the idea of creation of great India.

Shah said that Prime Minister Modi has integrated several programmes into this initiative,
and has provided every Indian with an opportunity to become part of the initiative.