Prime Minister Narendra is addressing the nation on his bi-monthly radio programme 'Mann ki Baat'. The Election Commission had said that while no blanket ban could be imposed on the programme, it would take action if parts of the programme were found to be in violation of the model code of conduct now in place in Bihar.
Earlier, the Prime Minister tweeted: "#MannKiBaat at 11AM today. Looking forward interacting with you through the radio."
Live updates:
10:40 am: On Tuesday, the Prime Minister took to twitter to ask his followers to share their message by dialling 1800-3000-7800. He said some of it would be part of today's programme.
11.00 a.m. PM Modi speaks about organ donation and how students spread awareness through symbolic messages in the country.
11.02 a.m. Organ donations are very important in this country
11.02 a.m. Every year we need atleast 1 lakh eyes.
11.03 a.m. Many accidents occur everyday and they also are in need of organs every now and then.
11.04 a.m. A national helpline is also available for the same. Few days ago we saw how a liver transplant saved a life.
11.05 a.m. India-Africa foreign summit is all set to happen in New Delhi. Africa and India have a similar number of population.
11.06 a.m. India and Africa are similar in many ways. Indian-African ties are developing fiercely. 25,000 African students have studied in India and this summit will be an important one for the future.
11.07 a.m. Mahatma Gandhi had a good influence on the same
11.08 a.m. PM Modi read excerpts from a poem by one Garima Gupta from Uttar Pradesh where Gandhiji's methods were mentioned.
11.10 a.m. Peoples of these two countries can develop ties for a better future.
11.14 a.m. Mr. Modi spoke about how Swachh Bharat initiative can help the country. A message was played from one Savitha Rai from Mumbai.
11.16 a.m. He also spoke about how Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have taken initiatives for the Clean India mission.
11.17 a.m. Many initiatives by media houses have spread awareness about this mission to the poople of this country.
11.18 a.m. PM read out a letter from a village in Meghalaya which mentions that they received an award for cleanliness.
11.19 a.m. He also spoke about employment issues.
11.20 a.m. From Jan 1, 2016, interviews for non-gazetted jobs won't be necessary. This has been implemented.
11.21 a.m. I'm happy that whatever was promised on budget will be implemented soon.
11.22 a.m. Citizens can start saving their assets with gold. Sovereign gold bonds will be more beneficial for bank customers. Hereafter gold will be secure in your banks.