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Mann Ki Baat 2.0 (44th Episode, January 29, 2023)

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, EVERYONE'S EFFORT

AND 'PERFORMING ONE'S DUTIES TOWARDS

THE COUNTRY' STRENGTHENS THE REPUBLIC

Since the year 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been addressing the nation with his monthly
programme Mann Ki Baat. On 29 January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again addressed the nation
in his first Mann Ki Baat of 2023. During this programme he said I am very happy to interact with all of
you once again. In his address, PM Modi dwelled on the issues of climate change, bio-diversity, wetlands,
Kashmir, and tribals and echoed that democracy is in our veins and India is the mother of democracy.This
time many personalities associated with the tribal community have received Padma awards. Prime Minister
Modi said that it is a matter of pride to give him this award. An excerpt...

n SHARED MESSAGES OF CITIZENS PRAISING REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS: This time also many
aspects of the Republic Day celebrations are being praised a lot. Pulkit from Jaisalmer writes to me that
it was great to see the workers who built the Kartavya path during the 26th January parade. Jaya from
Kanpur writes that she enjoyed seeing different aspects of Indian culture in the tableaux included in the
parade. Women Camel Riders and the women contingent of CRPF, who took part in this parade for the
first time, are also being highly appreciated.
DEMOCRACY IN OUR VEINS: Democracy is in our veins, it is in our culture - it has been an integral
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part of our work for centuries. By nature, we are a Democratic Society. Dr. Ambedkar had compared the
Buddhist monks union to the Indian Parliament. He described it as an institution where there were many
rules for Motions, Resolutions, Quorum, Voting and counting of votes.
YOGA DAY AND MILLETS: Yoga Day and our different types of coarse grains - Millets have a lot in
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common. Just as people have made yoga and fitness a part of their lives by taking active participation on
a large scale; similarly people are adopting millets on a large scale.
n NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS DISHES MADE FROM MILLETS: Today G-20 summit events are going
on in every corner of India and I am happy that in every corner of the country, wherever the G-20 summit
is being held, nutritious and tasty dishes made from millets are included in it. You can imagine that this
effort of the country and the increasing demand of Millets in the world is going to give strength to our
small farmers.

n IMPROVEMENT IN INDIA'S RANKING: Today India's ranking is 7th in Patent Filing and 5th in
Trademarks. Talking about patents only, there has been an increase of about 50 percent in the last five
years. In the Global Innovation Index too, India's ranking has improved tremendously and now it has
reached 40th position, while in 2015, India was far behind at the 80th position in the Global Innovation
Index.
n 'KACHRE SE KANCHAN': It was mentioned in a United Nations report that 50 million tonnes of E-Waste
is being thrown away every year. So utilizing E-Waste is no less than making 'Kachre Se Kanchan'
ENTHUSIASM FOR SPORTS RISES: In Kashmir, there is a lot of enthusiasm among the youth regarding
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sports. In the coming times, many of these youth will win medals for the country and will hoist the
tricolour.
OUR EFFORTS SHOULD GO ON RELENTLESSLY: To strengthen our Republic our efforts should go on
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relentlessly. The Republic becomes strong 'by public participation', 'by everyone's effort', 'by performing
one's duties towards the country', and I am satisfied that, our 'Mann Ki Baat', is the emphatic voice
of such dutiful fighters. We will meet again next time with interesting and inspiring stories of such
dedicated people.

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