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What is Mann Ki Baat?
First broadcast on October 3, 2014, Mann Ki Baat is an Indian radio programme in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses citizens on various issues and ideas pertaining to national importance. As of November 29, 2020, there have been 71 episodes of Mann Ki Baat.
As television is not widely available in India yet, especially in isolated rural regions, All India Radio (AIR) was chosen to be the official medium to reach the population.
In 2015, former US President Barack Obama was part of a special Mann Ki Baat show, who had arrived in India to be a part of the Republic Day Parade.
EPISODES
Over 61,000 ideas were received on the Mann Ki Baat website in the first fifteen addresses from which few were selected to become part of the show every month.
The episodes are expected to be 20 to 30 minutes long and aired every month. In the year 2018, there were only 2 episodes of Mann Ki Baat where PM Modi spoke on Yoga and another on the Constitution of India.
In 2017, an AIR survey found that the maximum listeners came from Bihar, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh; while the states of Andhra Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh had the lowest awareness.
Since 2017, Mann Ki Baat has been available in regional dialects to expand its reach.
The 50th episode of Mann Ki Baat was aired on November 25, 2018.
REVENUE
Since its beginning, the show became a major source of revenue for All India Radio as 10-second advertisement slots earned AIR Rs 200,000.
The show commands much higher advertising rates than any other programme on AIR, including live commentary of the India-Pakistan world cup match, which is usually rated at Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000.
Over 500,000 dislikes were marked for the 68th episode on August 30, 2020 in BJP's YouTube channel for not addressing issues of JEE(Mains) postponement and NEET(UG) examinations.
The video later became one of the most disliked videos with over 1.2 million thumbs down.
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The app, available on Android and iOS, aims to deliver diverse content under the tagline 'Waves - Family Entertainment Ki Nayi Lehar'
The National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) recorded 0.74 million digital arrest fraud complaints between January 1 and April 30 this year, following 1.5 million complaints logged in 2023
Prime minister played a representative video to show how such criminals pose as probe agency officials to prey on people's fear after gathering detailed information about their potential victims
PM Modi also added that both Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Birsa Munda were great men who had different challenges but their vision was the same
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MyGov posted on X that Mann Ki Baat has "more than 230 million regular and 410 million occasional listeners" and has "reached the hearts of 96 per cent of India"
He also congratulated the countrymen on the success of the 'Swachh Bharat Mission'
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In his monthly 'Mann Ki Baat' broadcast, he said his Independence Day call for one lakh youth without any political background to join politics has evoked wide reactions
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PM Modi said, In Mann ki Baat, I have often discussed the challenges of drugs. Every family worries that their child might be exposed to drugs.
In his Mann Ki Baat monthly radio broadcast, PM Modi said many people who would not be using Khadi products earlier now wear them with great pride
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In his 111th 'Mann Ki Baat' episode, PM Modi highlighted Araku coffee's popularity, noting its presence at the G20 Summit hosted by India in September last year
PM Modi also highlighted that the Paris Olympics will feature several firsts for Indian sports including in dressage in equestrian and women's 76kg wrestling
In his monthly Mann Ki Baat, Modi played a clip of a Hindi programme broadcast on Kuwait Radio
He congratulated the Election Commission and every person associated with the election process
Prime Minister Modi's monthly 'Mann Ki Baat' broadcast was last aired on February 25, after which it was stopped considering the Lok Sabha elections
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