After registering a landslide victory in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) eletions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the 31st edition of Mann Ki baat on April 30. In his 31st address, Prime Minister urged the youth to travel, explore and learn as much as they can. He further asked the young Indians to go to their neighbourhood and play with the local children. Prime Minister asserted that experience could teach a person more than books could.
PM Modi had last addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme on March 26 soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a clear mandate in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in assembly elections 2017.
In his last address, the Prime Minister had spoken about depression at length and urged people to address the problem and speak about it instead of ignoring it adding that there was nothing to be embarrassed about it. He had also asserted that the mothers who got maternity leave during pregnancy and delivery for 12 weeks, will now get maternity leave for 26 weeks.
Here are the key highlights of the monthly radio programme:
11: 27 AM: I am glad to be joining the Vesak Day celebrations in Sri Lanka, where I will interact with leading Buddhist scholars: PM Modi
Let us devote ourselves towards a transformed India. #MannKiBaat pic.twitter.com/raLNTxUbe7
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2017
11: 24 AM: New India is not about VIP. It is about EPI- every person is important.
11: 22 AM: Prime Minister says read beacons were a sign of elitist. “Removing red beacons on the car is one thing. We are ensuring the VIP culture is removed from the minds of the select few ‘VIPs,” says PM Modi.
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11: 18 AM: PM Modi urges the youth to travel, explore and learn as “experiences teaches more than books”
Do some thing out of the box. India is full of diversities. Try learning a language. Go learn swimming or drawing: PM @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/lx9AaCDOgz
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2017
11: 15 AM: I am sure there is so much to learn and people have so much to teach. These must meet and new skills must be taught and learnt: PM Modi
11: 10 AM: My young friends, try and make these upcoming holidays about new experiences, new skills and new places: PM Modi
Pursue sports in the holidays. Also go play with children of nearby areas. #MannKiBaat pic.twitter.com/MvoaVJQHKL
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2017
11: 08 AM: During summers, many people come to our homes…postmen, milkmen, vegetable sellers…always offer them water especially in summers: PM Modi
11: 05 aM: Temperatures are rising. No wonder this time when I asked for suggestions for Mann Ki Baat, people wrote about the summers: PM Modi
11: 03 AM: PM Modi greets the people of Gujarat and Maharashtra on their respective statehood days.
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11: 01 AM: Before Mann Ki Baat, I used to get so many messages, thoughts & ideas on MyGov, Narendra Modi App, by post. Glad to receive feedback from the youth.
11: 00 AM: PM Modi begins his 31st “Mann Ki Baat” address.
10: 55: PM Modi to host Mann ki baat at 11 AM.
Do join #MannKiBaat at 11 AM today. pic.twitter.com/FKoEJwkhSb
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2017
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