Mann Ki Baat: PM hails E-Sanjeevani app, talks about Tribeni Kumbh | Read Highlights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 98th edition of his monthly radio program at 11 am on Sunday. The 97th episode was aired on January 29, the first of this year. In the last episode, Modi urged the citizens to read about the lives and stories of people who have been conferred with the 'Padma' Awards.

He also drew listeners' attention to the problem of mounting e-waste and the consequences it can have on biodiversity as he said there is a need to create awareness about the safe disposal of gadgets. The prime minister also lauded the country for its efforts to conserve the wetlands and increase their number in the past eight years.

Here are the highlights of PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat:

• PM appealed to celebrate the ‘Holi’ festival with keeping ‘vocal for local theme’ in mind. 
• PM praises Haryana village's youth for "Swachh Bharat Mission"
• PM talks about Tribeni Kumbh Mahotsav of Hooghly, West Bengal
• "There are many such great traditions in our country which had disappeared, had been removed from the minds and hearts of the people, but now efforts are being made to revive them with the power of public participation, so 'Mann Ki Baat' will discuss it. What better platform than that?": PM
• PM Modi talks with the beneficiary of the e-Sanjeevani: "My dear countrymen, the power of Digital India is visible in every corner of our fast-moving country. Different apps play a big role in taking the power of Digital India to every home. One such app is E-Sanjeevani", he said.
• 'Ustad Bismillah Khan Youth Award': "My dear countrymen, whether it is about Banaras, about Shehnai, about Ustad Bismillah Khan ji, it is natural that my attention will go towards that. A few days ago 'Ustad Bismillah Khan Youth Award' was given," said the PM. "Do you know which instrument this is? It is possible that you may not even know! The name of this instrument is 'Sursingar' and this tune has been composed by Joydeep Mukherjee.": PM
• PM announces winners of the competition held on ‘Ekta diwas’: Friends, you will remember that on the occasion of Sardar Patel's birth anniversary i.e. 'Unity Day', we talked about three competitions in 'Mann Ki Baat'. These competitions, 'geet', 'lullaby' and 'rangoli' on patriotism were associated with it: PM Modi

• ‘Power of country increases with the power of the society’: You know the power of your mind, similarly, how the power of the country increases with the power of the society, we have seen, understood, and experienced this in different episodes of 'Mann Ki Baat': PM