By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:The radio program of the legendary Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji “Mann Ki Baat” has become a source of inspiration for all of us. This program, which is broadcast on the last Sunday of every month, is creating interest in the minds of the youth to do something new. Through this program, Modi is able to bring to the public the success of not only the youth, but also people from backward and tribal areas who have achieved success through their hard work, said the Honorable Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi after listening to the 139th “Mann Ki Baat” program of Modi ji at the state office. He expressed hope that this program will play an important role in building a prosperous Odisha and a developed India.
Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Majhi, recalling the 137th episode of “Mann Ki Baat”, said that Hon’ble Prime Minister Modi ji had recognized the efforts of Maithili, a tribal woman from Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary area in Sambalpur, Odisha, for environmental protection and self-reliance. This has increased self-confidence among the youth and people from all walks of life.
Regarding today’s “Mann Ki Baat” program, Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Majhi said that on the call of Modiji, cleanliness has become a big movement across the country and the youth are playing a major role in leading it. Modiji has emphasized on indigenous products in Vocal for Local. Similarly, the Prime Minister spoke on the group efforts of SHGs and women and their proper marketing.
The successful Prime Minister spoke on the example of ‘Shabari Naturals’ run by tribal women in Maharashtra and Karnataka, how improved packaging of products has helped in creating markets and increasing employment. Modi gave special emphasis in the “Mann Ki Baat” program on how problems can be solved through modern technology. He went on to give an example of how this technology can be used in the field of healthcare in remote areas and spoke about “e-Sanjeevani”. The Prime Minister mentioned that people in remote areas like Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep can be cured by providing medical advice and medicine through ‘e-Sanjeevani’.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Majhi said that this is an excellent example of the digital healthcare revolution in the country. Modi has made the people of India and the world aware in detail about how the latest 3D brain imaging technology developed by IIT Madras (Chennai) has succeeded in the field of human brain scanning for the first time in the world. This has created interest among the youth for this work. The Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Majhi said that Modi has given a great direction to the entire human society by emphasizing the issue of organ donation after death. The Prime Minister paid tributes to the contribution of the Indian-origin scientist Narendra Singh Kapani, known as the ‘Father of Fiber Optics’, on his birth anniversary.
While mentioning the importance of millet, the Chief Minister said that Odisha is a leading state in the country in millet cultivation. The state government is providing MSP and input support to the farmers. The Odisha government is going to celebrate ‘Mandia Day’ on November 10th. Mandia is being cultivated extensively from Koraput in South Odisha to Sambalpur, Bargarh, Kandhamal in the west and Sundergarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj in North Odisha. The food which was once the food of the poor, today has found a place in star hotels through advanced processing (biscuits, cookies, etc.). This has benefited the tribal and backward class farmers and has increased their interest in this cultivation. This ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program of the Honorable Prime Minister has played a big role in moving the society and the youth forward and creating new innovations. For this, Chief Minister Shri Majhi thanked Prime Minister Modi.
State President and Rajya Sabha MP Shri Manmohan Samal, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Kanakbardhan Singh Deo, Minister Shri Suresh Pujari were present and listened to the “Mann Ki Baat” program at the State Office. Among others, MP Smt. Anita Subhadarshini, MLA Shri Naveen Jain, Shri Om Prakash Mishra, State Vice President Shri Ashok Mishra, State General Secretary Shri Sarada Satapathy, Shri Birinchi Narayan Tripathi, State Executive Member Shri Jagannath Pradhan, State Treasurer Shri Ajay Kumar Agarwal, State Swachh Bharat Coordinator Shri Maheswar Mohanty, Bhubaneswar District President Shri Niranjan Mishra were present.
