Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi hails innovation, local heroes

metro india news  I New Delhi

In his Mann Ki Baat address ahead of Deepavali and Chhath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised community efforts driving a self-reliant India through organic farming, eco-packaging, digital healthcare, and scientific research.

Urging citizens to support the ‘Vocal for Local’ campaign, he highlighted Khadi’s growing popularity and innovative packaging solutions, including award-winning initiatives in Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Key achievements in science and healthcare were featured, such as IIT Madras’s brain-imaging platform using the Param Shakti supercomputer, youth-led AI innovations, and over 50 crore tele-consultations completed via the e-Sanjeevani portal across nearly 1.9 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.

PM Modi also spotlighted local successes: natural cotton weaving in Punjab, millet revival across Meghalaya and Nagaland, and community-led river conservation in Uttarakhand. Tributes were paid to freedom fighter Bhai Parmanand on his 150th birth anniversary, fiber optics pioneer Narinder Singh Kapany ahead of his birth centenary, and Maharishi Valmiki. Concluding his speech, PM Modi urged citizens to join the 'Run for Unity' on October 31 for National Unity Day and praised organ donors as true inspirations.

‘Mann Ki Baat inspires society’

BJP Telangana president N. Ramachandar Rao has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme provides inspiration and guidance to students, youth and all sections of society. 

The BJP Telangana president watched the 139th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ live along with residents at Lakshmi’s Emporia Apartments in Miyapur under the Serilingampally Assembly constituency on Sunday. He appreciated the Prime Minister’s appeal ahead of Diwali and Chhath festivals to prioritise cleanliness, keep surroundings clean and actively participate in nature conservation.

On the occasion, Ramchandar Rao also highlighted the voter registration process for the upcoming elections to the two Graduates’ MLC constituencies in Telangana  Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda. The Telangana BJP chief said eligible graduates who had completed their degrees by October 31, 2023.