Prime Minister Modi said that countries of the world are attracted to India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). A few days ago, the UPI-Pay Now link was launched between India and Singapore. He said that now people in Singapore and India are transferring money from their mobile phones as they do in their own countries.
Speaking at the Mann Ki Baat program, Prime Minister Modi said that the e-Sanjeevani app has proved to be a boon to the people during the Covid-19 pandemic. Tele-consultation has become easy through this app. So far the number of teleconsultants using this app in the country has crossed 10 crores.
He hailed this wonderful bond between a patient and a doctor as a big achievement. He congratulated all the doctors and patients who used this facility. When he mentioned Indian dolls in Mann Ki Baat, the citizens of the country also immediately promoted it. Due to this, Indian dolls have become very crazed. , the demand for them has also increased in foreign countries. He specifically mentioned Dulhedi village in Haryana. He said that the youth in that village formed the Yuva Swachtha Evam Janaseva Samiti. All the members of this committee get up at 4 o’clock in the morning and get involved in cleaning the village.
‘Waste to Wealth’ is also an important aspect of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. He said that it is becoming a good source of income for the people along with cleanliness. If we make a resolution, we can make a huge contribution to clean India. At least they asked for a pledge to use bags made of cloth instead of plastic bags.
He wished everyone to celebrate the Holi festival amidst joy. He suggested using local products on Holi. This time he requested to celebrate Holi with the concept of ‘vocal for local’.
Prime Minister Modi mentioned the popular dance art of Telangana state. He explained that Perini Natyam was a very popular dance in Telangana during the Kakatiya period and praised Rajkumar Nayak for giving wide publicity to such a dance. He asked to encourage artists to preserve history and culture.