Archive · 2 Sep 2026
PM Modi Urges Indians to Avoid Gold and Foreign Spending
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people to spend more money inside India.
He said people should avoid buying gold when it is not necessary.
He also asked them not to travel abroad unnecessarily.
He said weddings should be held in India instead of other countries.
Modi wants people to support Indian products and businesses.
He connected this request to the idea of a self-reliant India.
He said India had recorded economic growth of 7.8 percent.
He believes these efforts can help create a developed India for future generations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people not to buy gold unless necessary.
He asked Indians to avoid unnecessary foreign travel and weddings abroad.
Modi encouraged people to support domestic products and businesses.
His appeal followed India recording 7.8 percent economic growth.
He linked self-reliance and domestic production to the goal of building a developed India by the centenary of independence.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India.
- What
- Modi urged people to avoid unnecessary gold purchases, foreign travel and weddings abroad, while supporting domestic products.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Where
- The appeal was made in a video message shared on social media; the report is datelined New Delhi.
- Why
- To strengthen domestic production, self-reliance and India's long-term development goals.
- Economic growth
- India recorded 7.8 percent economic growth.
- Gold purchase advice
- Modi said people should not buy gold if it is not necessary.
- Foreign travel
- He urged people to stop unnecessary travel to foreign countries.
- Weddings abroad
- He promoted holding weddings in India under the slogan “Wed in India.”
- Economic approach
- Modi emphasized domestic production and self-reliance.
- Long-term goal
- He said the aim was to hand over a developed India to the youth when 100 years of independence are completed.