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occasional audience that has
the scope of being converted into
a regular audience. A majority of
listeners have become aware of
the Government's working and 73
per cent are optimistic and feel
the country is going to progress.
Fifty-eight per cent of listeners
have responded saying their
living conditions have improved
while 59 per cent have reported
increased trust in Government.
Sixty per cent people have shown
interest in working for nation-
building and 63 per cent of
people have said their approach
to the Government has become
positive after listening to ‘Mann ki
Baat’.
belief in democracy and As per the survey, the Prime
governance. Minister has been credited by the
And this is evident from a population of the country as
survey recently conducted by knowledgeable and having
Indian Institute of Management, an emotional connect
Rohtak. It says that the with a sympathetic
programme has reached 100 and empathetic
crore people, out of which 23 approach.
crore tune in regularly while
another 41 crore constitute an With the
help of the
vast network of
Akashvani, private and
community radio stations, the
Prime Minister has been able
to reach a vast spectrum of
the socio-economically and
culturally diverse populace, and
have inspired and energised
them on not just social, cultural,
and economic issues but also
challenging problems that

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