Cherishing and safeguarding public infrastructure is to secure another aspect of hard-won freedom, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Wednesday and noted that stopping a person from throwing stone at the public property is "not just a matter of obeying laws, it is of answering to an inner conscience".Addressing the nation on the eve of 73rd Independence Day, Kovind said the government can build infrastructure but what is more crucial is for society and for citizens to use and nurture it.He said the government can build financial infrastructure such as an inclusive banking system, online-friendly tax system and easier access to capital, physical infrastructure such as housing, availability of energy, toilets and water, connectivity, airports, universal data access, and healthcare."However, what is more crucial is for society and for citizens to use and nurture this infrastructure - for the benefit of themselves and their families, and for the benefit of society and us all," he ...
