Tune in to 136th Episode of Mann Ki Baat by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26th July 2026

Pradhan Mantri Ji, Namaskar. Today, our younger generation is heavily drawn to processed foods, gradually moving away from our rich, indigenous diets. Through your platform, could you initiate a 'Virasat Ki Rasoi' (Heritage Kitchen) campaign? The concept is to ask families across India to document and share just one forgotten traditional recipe from their grandmothers, especially those using seasonal, local ingredients or Shree Anna (millets). By amplifying a few of these unique recipes on your show, we can make our local superfoods trendy again and ensure this precious culinary wisdom is never lost.

Honorable PM, our senior citizens possess immense cultural wisdom but often feel isolated and vulnerable in today's fast-paced digital world. I request you to use Mann Ki Baat to launch a nationwide movement of generational exchange called 'Peedhi Samvad.' First, please consider urging our tech-savvy youth to adopt the elders in their neighborhoods to teach them digital safety, UPI usage, and online fraud prevention. Second, I urge you to appeal to these elders to share forgotten local histories, native dialects, and traditional lifestyle practices with the youth in return. Finally, please encourage schools and colleges to recognize students who actively participate in this knowledge exchange. A call from you will ensure our elders feel valued and our youth stay deeply connected to their roots.

Honorable PM, Our Anganwadi Didis are the unsung backbone of India’s grassroots health and early education. I request you to use Mann Ki Baat to launch a nationwide movement of respect for them. First, please consider giving them a dignified title like "Poshan Prahari" or "Desh ki Yashoda" to replace the term "helper." Second, I urge you to appeal to all Gram Panchayats and citizens to observe an 'Anganwadi Samman Divas' to publicly felicitate these women for their tireless service. Finally, please encourage successful citizens through Jan Bhagidari to adopt and upgrade the infrastructure of their local Anganwadi centers as a mark of gratitude. A call from you will ensure these vital nation-builders get the immense societal respect they truly deserve.

Citizens still face hurdles in accessing day-to-day services despite digitization. The lack of uniformity across states, multiple portals for the same service, and fragmented software systems create confusion and inefficiency. I propose “One India One Platform” – a unified national framework for citizen services, where states retain control but operate within a common platform. This will ensure consistency, reduce duplication, and simplify access. Equally critical is accountability. Today, grievances remain pending without clear escalation paths. A defined escalation matrix, strict timelines, and auto-escalation must be mandated to guarantee timely resolution. To institutionalize these reforms, a new law should be enacted—ensuring transparency, efficiency, and citizen empowerment. This step will truly modernize governance and build trust in a New India.

Respected Sir, I write to bring to your attention an escalating public safety crisis: brutal road rage assaults and murders are rising sharply across Indian roads, with Delhi NCR as the most acute flashpoint. What was once isolated traffic misconduct has hardened into a recurring pattern of violent confrontation; one our licensing and enforcement systems were never built to anticipate. I submit a White Paper titled Reimagining India's Driver Licensing System: From Vehicle Competency to Psychological Fitness; India's first ground-up national framework for road rage prevention. Its core finding: India's licensing system certifies a driver's ability to operate a vehicle, but has no mechanism to assess the psychological fitness and behavioural stability needed to do so safely under provocation. Drawing on incident data, psychology, and international regulatory practice, the paper proposes a ten-pillar National policy framework to curb road rage crimes. Regards, Dr.Ashish Kaul

Respected Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, Thank you for giving citizens like me the opportunity to share ideas through Mann Ki Baat. Inspired by your Swachh Bharat vision, I would like to suggest EcoEye - a smart cleanliness initiative that combines IoT-enabled dustbins with a citizen reporting app to ensure timely waste collection and quick reporting of unclean areas. This will improve accountability, encourage Jan Bhagidari, and help build cleaner, healthier, and smarter cities. I humbly request you to highlight such technology-driven initiatives to inspire every citizen to actively contribute towards a cleaner India. Thank you, Sir. Jai Hind!

घरगुती उपकरणं भाग दोन - एखादं उपकरण चाळीस पन्नास हजार खर्चून विकत घ्यायचं आणि बिघाड होऊन बंद पडलं तर काय दरवेळी नविन घेत बसायचं का आणि हे योग्य आहे का किंवा कितपत योग्य आहे, यांवर सरकार कडून काहीतरी बंधनं घालणं गरजेचं आहे, अशा प्रत्येक कंपनीला कमीत कमी बारा ते पंधरा वर्ष देखभाल दुरुस्तीची सेवा पुरवेल अशी सुयोग्य कायद्याद्वारे बंधनं घालावीत आणि ग्राहकांचं हितही तेव्हढंच महत्वाचं असतं याची जाणीव करून द्यावी, सुयोग्य विचार व्हावा ही नम्र विनंती,

घरगुती उपकरणं आणि त्यांची देखभाल दुरुस्ती. भाग एक - घरगुती उपकरणं बनविणाऱ्या मोठ मोठ्या जागतिक पातळीवरील अग्रेसर असलेल्या कंपन्या त्यांच्या उपकरणांच्या विकत घेतल्यापासून फक्त पाच वर्षांचीच देखभाल दुरुस्तीची सुविधा पुरवितात त्यानंतर ते त्या उपकरणाची देखभाल दुरुस्तीची सेवा देऊ शकत नाही असं त्यांचं म्हणणं आहे, आता सर्वसाधारणतः घरगुती उपकरणं ही कमीत कमी म्हणजे अंदाजे दहा बारा वर्ष तरी नक्कीच चालतात त्यानंतरच नविन घ्यावं किंवा बदलावं असा प्रत्येकाच्या ऐपती नुसार विचार केला जातो, समजा एखाद्या उपकरणाला काही प्रॉब्लेम म्हणजे काही बिघाड झाला तर त्या नावाजलेल्या कंपन्या आता हे सर्व जुनं झालं आम्ही फक्त आणि फक्त पाच वर्षच याची देखभाल दुरुस्ती करू शकतो त्यानंतर जमणार नाही एकतर तुम्ही बाहेरून दुरुस्त करून घ्या अन्यथा नविन घ्या आम्ही काहीही करू शकत नाही म्हणजे काय तर आमचा फायदा हेच आमचं ध्येय्य असे हात वर करून मोकळे होतात असं ऐकिवात आहे, उर्वरित घरगुती उपकरणं भाग दोन मध्ये -

भोगदे एप्रिल 2026 च्या दुसऱ्या आठवड्यात वर्तमानपत्रांत पाहण्यात आलं की नविन बांधण्यात येणाऱ्या भोगद्यात गोलाकार भिंती बांधताना फक्त उभ्या आणि आडव्याचं शिगांचा वापर होत आहे, मी मागे लिहून पाठविलं होतं की यांत थोडीशी वाढ करून उभ्या आडव्या शिगांमधील अंतर जेव्हढं ठेवलं जातं त्याच्या दीडपट अंतरावर जास्तीच्या अशा क्रिस क्रॉस शिगा वापरण्यांत याव्या, यामुळे त्या भिंती अधिक मजबूत व दणकट होतील, तसेच यांची जाडीही भोगद्याच्या आकारमानाप्रमाणे अडीच, तीन, चार, पाच, सहा, आठ किंवा दहा फूट वगैरे इतकी असावी त्यांत ठरविक अंतरांवर त्याचं प्रमाणांत भिंतीच्या जाडीच्या दुप्पट उभे पिलर व तसेच आडवे मजबूत बीम असावेत, आपातकालीन परिस्थितीत त्याठिकाणापर्यंत सहजतेने मदतीसाठी पोहोचता येईल असा मोकळा मार्गही असावा, ठराविक अंतरांवर पिण्याचं पाणी, अग्निरोधक व्यवस्था, प्रथमोचार पेटी, फोन वगैरे वगैरेंची सोय उपलब्ध असावी, स्थानिक वीज, सोलर वीज, पिण्याचं पाणी, खेळती व शुद्ध हवा मिळेल याकडेही लक्ष ठेवावं,

Regarding clean india I have an idea to clean india. First put n number of dustbins in heavy crowded places and use municipality workers in those crowded places to ask the public to throw wastage in dustbins with their own hands for some days,or months or years until public learn or habitate to throw wastage in dustbins because each person comes to market to buy atleast one unique things so when they come to market they will habitate to throw wastage in dustnins eventually in their home town or own village they use dustbins to throw wastage . My point hear is just remember the public or direct public using municipality workers or deploy some people to throw wastage in dustbins . If one responsible person remembers or tell to throw wastage in dustbins mostly 99 percent people will listen and agree to throw wastage in dustbins. Just remember their duty And provide access to use dust bins in crowded or market places choose crowded places in every town,village,cities. Jaihind