'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao', 'Har Ghar Tiranga', Environment — PM Modi's Points Of Focus In 100th Mann Ki Baat

In his 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi talked about topics on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, women empowerment, education and cultural preservation and tourism

PM Modi hosts 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat marked its 100th episode on Sunday where he revisited topics such as women empowerment, education, tourism and more. He began the episode by congratulating the citizens on the milestone, adding he got emotional while reading people’s messages for the 100th episode. 

He started the episode by mentioning one of the flagship schemes of his government, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao under which he had asked the people to upload a selfie with their daughters. “In no time 'Selfie With Daughter' turned into a global campaign,” he said. He also spoke with one of the fathers from Haryana, where the scheme was launched, and asked about his daughters. 

He also talked about women's empowerment and noted the participation of women in various fields from the army to sports. He mentioned women of Deur village from Chhattisgarh who runs cleanliness drives through self-help groups and tribal women of Tamil Nadu. 

Tourism 

Speaking on the tourism industry, the Prime Minister said, "Tourism sector is growing rapidly in the country. Be it our natural resources, rivers, mountains, ponds or pilgrimage sites, it is important to keep them clean. This will help the tourism industry a lot."

He also asked people to visit at least 15 tourist destinations within the country to the states other than where they live before going to visit any other country. 

“Along with cleanliness in tourism, we have also discussed the Incredible India movement often. Through this movement, for the first time, people came to know about such places, which were just in their neighbourhood,” he said. 

“I always say that before going abroad for tourism, we must visit at least 15 tourist destinations of our country and these destinations should not be from the state where you reside…they must be from any other state outside your state,” Modi added. 

Education And Cultural Preservation 

Responding to a question by UNESCO DG Audrey Azoulay on India’s efforts regarding education and cultural preservation, called it “favourite topics of Mann Ki Baat”. 

“Be it the National Education Policy or the option of studying in a regional language, or technology integration in education, you will notice many such efforts,” he noted. 

“We have also accorded a regular place to the efforts of Cultural Preservation in 'Mann Ki Baat', the PM said.

He also highlighted how the radio programme started mass movements and helped in gaining momentum for others. 

"The beginning of raising awareness about Indian breed dogs, our native dogs, was also started with 'Mann Ki Baat' only. We had started another campaign that we will not bargain with the poor small-scale shopkeepers,… we will not haggle with them. Even when the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign started, 'Mann Ki Baat' played a big role in connecting the countrymen with this resolve," he said

Environment 

Addressing the issue of the environment, PM Modi spoke with Pradeep Sangwan who runs the 'Healing Himalayas' campaign where Sangwan and his team clean the Himalayan forests.

Similarly, we have continuously talked about serious topics like clean Siachen, single-use plastic and e-waste. Today, this effort of 'Mann Ki Baat' is very important in solving environmental issues about which the whole world is concerned, Modi said.