**Summary: Prime Minister's Greetings on Kutchi New Year (Ashadhi Bij)**
On July 16, 2026, the Prime Minister’s Office issued a formal statement regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings to the Kutchi community on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij, which marks the Kutchi New Year.
**Key Highlights:**
* **Commemoration:** Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to the Kutchi community living both within India and across the world.
* **Cultural Remarks:** The Prime Minister emphasized the global reach of the community, stating that the essence of Kutch remains vibrant wherever its people reside, likening their presence to fish in a vast ocean.
* **Public Communication:** The message was disseminated through the Prime Minister’s official account on X (formerly Twitter) and included traditional greetings in the Kutchi language.
* **Multilingual Access:** The press release was made available in 12 regional languages, including Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Manipuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
**Data Points and Metadata:**
* **Source:** PIB Delhi, Prime Minister’s Office
* **Date and Time of Issue:** July 16, 2026, 7:06 PM
* **Release ID:** 2285473
* **Visitor Count:** 936
* **Reference Codes:** MJPS/SS/VJ
Key Entities Referenced
Ashadhi Bij: The festival marking the Kutchi New Year, which is the central occasion of the Prime Minister's address.
Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India who extended greetings to the Kutchi community across the world.
Kutch: The region and community whose cultural identity and New Year celebrations define the scope of the announcement.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister extends greetings on the
occasion of Kutchi New Year
प्रव तथ: 16 JUL 2026 7:06PM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today, extended greetings to all Kutchi brothers and sisters
living across the nation and the world on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij, which marks the Kutchi New Year.
Shri Modi remarked that Kutch thrives across the world just like fish in the vast ocean; wherever a single
Kutchi resides, the essence of Kutch comes alive there every single day.
The Prime Minister posted on X:
કચ્છડ઼ાે ખેલે ખલકમ જીં મહાસાગરમ મચ્છ, જત ે હકડ઼ાે કચ્છી વસે ઉત ેડયા ડ કચ્છ.
અજ અાષાઢી બીજ અેટલ ે કચ્છી નયા વર, દેશ અન ે દુનયાંમ વસંધલ કચ્છી ભા-ભણકે કચ્છી નય વરજા રામ રામ અને જજી
જજી વધાઇયું.
કચ્છડ઼ાે ખેલે ખલકમ જીં મહાસાગરમ મચ્છ, જત ે હકડ઼ાે કચ્છી વસે ઉત ે ડયા ડ કચ્છ.
અજ અાષાઢી બીજ અેટલ ે કચ્છી નયા વર, દેશ અન ે દુનયાંમ વસંધલ કચ્છી ભા-ભણકે કચ્છી નય વરજા
રામ રામ અને જજી જજી વધાઇય.ું
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 16, 2026
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इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , Marathi , ही , Bengali , Assamese , Manipuri , Punjabi , Gujarati , Tamil , Telugu , Kannada ,
Malayalam