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'Mann ki Baat' : Jan Samvad
se Atmanirbharta
inspirational success stories of
the real changemakers of India
impacting the lives of the people
of India.
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Recently, on 26 April 2023,
I got an opportunity to attend
the National Conclave on
'Mann ki Baat'@100 conducted
by the Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting. During
the panel discussion on ‘Jan
Ravi Kumar Narra Samvad se Atmanirbharta’, I
was delighted beyond words
National President, Dalit Indian
to witness the real impact of
Chamber of Commerce and the monthly addresses of the
Industry (DICCI) Prime Minister through ‘Mann
ki Baat’. Being an entrepreneur,
the inspirational journeys of
contributors at grassroot levels
‘Mann ki Baat’ is a first-of- towards economic growth and
its-kind initiative in India where development have always
the Prime Minister of India, Shri motivated me. The success of
Narendra Modiji has created a ordinary people creating new
social interactive platform on AIR business and employment
for direct communication with opportunities instils a self-belief
the citizens of India, speaking that if aspirations are directed
on themes and issues that by the right actions, they too can
matter to the nation. The idea achieve them.
is to understand the aspirations This belief becomes more
and challenges of the citizens significant when the Prime
across the nation to build a new Minister speaks of the nation’s
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Atmanirbhar Bharat in the 21 development through inclusive
century. growth encompassing the 25%
30 th April 2023 marked population of the Scheduled
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the 100 episode of ‘Mann ki Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes
Baat’ creating history as the (STs) population. The economic
Prime Minister directly spoke development scenario of SC/
to the people of India for 100 ST communities can be clearly
months, consecutively. From divided into the pre-2014 era
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3 October 2014 till the 100 and the post-2014 era.
episode, the Prime Minister Under the dynamic
has highlighted hundreds of leadership of the Prime Minister,
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