Many international locations drawn to India’s UPI: PM Modi in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ deal with

Highlighting nation’s digital strides, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday mentioned many international locations of the world are drawn to India’s UPI.

Addressing the 98th Edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme, PM Modi remarked that the UPI (Unified Payments Interface) system and e-Sanjeevani App are shining instance of the ability of Digital India. “Many countries of the world are drawn towards India’s UPI. Only a few days ago, UPI-PayNow Link has been launched between India and Singapore. Now, people of Singapore and India are transferring money from their mobile phones in the same way as they do within their respective countries,” he mentioned.

Prime Minister mentioned the nation has seen that on the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, the eSanjeevani App has proved to be an incredible boon for the individuals. It is a shining instance of the ability of Digital India, he mentioned.

“Through this app, tele-consultation, that is, while sitting far away, through video conference, you can consult a doctor about your illness. Till now, the number of tele-consultants using this app has crossed the figure of 10 crore. This amazing bond between a patient and a doctor is a big achievement. For this achievement, I congratulate all the doctors and patients who have availed of this facility. This is a living example of how the people of India have made technology a part of their lives,” PM mentioned.

During the programme, Prime Minister spoke with Dr Madan Mani from Sikkim. He additionally spoke to Madan Mohan, a resident of Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh who shared his expertise as a affected person whoo bought the advantage of teleconsultation by way of e-Sanjeevani App.

Prime Minister additional spoke about Indian toys and story-telling kinds in ‘Mann ki Baat’.

He mentioned residents have made ‘Mann Ki Baat’ an exquisite platform as an expression of public participation.

He mentioned, “In Mann ki Baat, when we referred to Indian toys. My fellow citizens have promoted this too, readily. Nowadays Indian toys have become such craze that their demnad has increased even in foreign countries. When we spoke of Indian genre of story-telling in ‘Mann ki Baat, their fame also reached far and wide. People started getting attracted to the Indian story-teeling genre more and more.”

‘Mann ki Baat’ is a month-to-month deal with, aired on All India Radio on the final Sunday of each month, by way of which Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with countrymen.

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