<h1>Prime Minister urges citizens to embrace swadeshi, buy indigenous goods during Navaratri to boost self-reliant growth</h1> On the first day of Navaratri, the prime minister urged citizens to support a developed, self-reliant India by embracing swadeshi and buying indigenous products, linking the call to a renewed national energy and likening it to a 'saving festival' after the reduction of GST rates on numerous items became effective. The leader encouraged households and shops to adopt and display domestic goods to bolster prosperity, framed the festive period as an opportunity for collective economic participation, and extended wishes for health and good fortune to the public.