President and Vice President and the Prime Minster have greeted the nation on the eve of the New Year. In her message, President Mrs Pratibha Devi Singh Patil has wished for peace, harmony and all round progress in 2011. She also urged the people to make a resolve to meet the challenges of the present decade and to promote unity amongst all. Vice President, Mr. Mohammed Hamid Ansari has called on the citizens to work together with resolve and dedication towards building a strong, united, peaceful and prosperous India. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, in his message, promised to will redouble our efforts to deal effectively with the challenges of inflation, cleansing the governing processes and national security. He called upon the people to make a new beginning to the year. He said we need to believe in the resilience of our democracy and its capacity to deal with infirmities and shortcomings through course correction.