PM Modi's first townhall-style address: 10 facts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to reach out to citizens through his first-ever ' townhall'-style event today.

1.In a first of its kind initiative, citizens from various parts of the country will get an opportunity to interact with the Prime Minister.

2.MyGov, the government of India's citizen engagement platform, is organizing the townhall event.

3.The townhall will be held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in New Delhi.

4.The event is expected to see participation of various ministers and senior government officials.

5.The townhall address will also see launch of new MyGov initiatives and distribution of awards to winners of MyGov contests - Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat, Duties of a Citizen, Governance Quiz and India Africa Quiz.



6.The event will have four sessions. The first session 'Do' will cover contests on design innovation, eGreetings as also volunteering, poll and survey functionalities of MyGov.

7.The second session 'Discuss' will see officials and MyGov contributors in an interactive discussion on brainstorming ideas and sharing experiences.

8.The third session will invite fresh ideas for improving user experience, introducing new features for the platform and the panel for this includes social media representatives, MyGov users, Members of Parliament who have contributed to MyGov, and senior officials of the Ministry of Electronics and IT, and NIC.

9.The fourth session will be cover the 'Disseminate' theme and will feature some prominent media personalities, and senior ministers in the union government.

10.The event will end with a townhall-kind of address by PM Narendra Modi.