PM Modi's Independence Day 2024 Speech: Live Stream Details and Viewing Guide
Happy Independence Day 2024: This year marks India's 78th Independence Day, which falls on Thursday, August 15. This day commemorates India's independence from British rule. It is a national holiday for government and private workplaces, banks, schools and colleges and almost every other institution in the country.
Happy Independence Day 2024: This year marks India's 78th Independence Day, which falls on Thursday, August 15. This day commemorates India's independence from British rule. It is a national holiday for government and private workplaces, banks, schools and colleges and almost every other institution in the country.
To commemorate the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the national flag and address the nation with a speech from the Red Fort in New Delhi. PM Modi will hoist the national flag at 7:30 am, followed by an address to the nation. PM Modi will deliver his eleventh consecutive speech on August 15. Citizens across the country can watch the celebration live on various platforms including social media sites, television networks and more.
When and where to watch PM Narendra Modi's August 15 speech
The Independence Day celebrations will be live-streamed on the official social media sites of the Government of India. The celebration will also be telecast live on PM Modi's YouTube page and other social media platforms.
Besides, many other news networks including Doordarshan will telecast the event live.
- All Doordarshan channels and DD website
- All India Radio (AIR)
- All news channels
- Press Information Bureau (PIB), YouTube channel and X (formerly known as Twitter) handle.
- Prime Minister's Office website
- National Informatics Center website
The national channels of All India Radio will telecast the entire ceremony live in English with commentary in Hindi. Throughout the day, All India Radio will broadcast various patriotic and cultural programmes. Regional Doordarshan and Akashvani stations in some states will telecast local Independence Day programmes. At the end of the speech, the cadets of the National Cadet Corps sing the national anthem, and boys and girls NCC cadets (Army, Navy and Air Force) from various schools across the country participate in this celebration of patriotic fervor. Last year, Doordarshan's live coverage of the Independence Day celebrations included around 40 camera perspectives of Prime Minister Modi hoisting the tricolor at the Red Fort.