NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann ki Baat will be aired live on 26 April simultaneously on all channels of All India Radio and Doordarshan. 

The program will also be live-streamed on the Prime Minister's official website. 

In a tweet he said, “Looking forward to 'Mann Ki Baat' on the 26th of this month.” This is the seventh edition of the radio program in which PM shares his thoughts with the citizens. 
 

Modi has already interacted directly with the people in the earlier six editions ofMann Ki Baat. He has dwelt upon several issues close to the hearts of the people such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, promotion of khadi, skill development, scholarships for disabled children, infrastructure for educational institutions, menace of drugs and the issues related to farmers.

In the last edition broadcast on 22 March, he shared the concerns of farmers and said that the government will take proper and prompt steps to resolve their problems and do its level best to help them tide over difficult situation. 
 

In another earlier edition, Modi urged students to shed their examination stress and develop a positive attitude.

He also shared the Mann Ki Baat forum with US President Barack Obama during his visit to India in January when the two leaders interacted with the people on a host of issues. 

Modi has from time to time invited citizens to share their ideas and thoughts on the subject in the Open Forum of MyGov.in. The programme has generated an encouraging response from citizens across the country.