Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini gathered with family members in Panchkula on Sunday, 25 October 2026, to listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address, Mann Ki Baat, a ritual of civic listening that the BJP leadership has consistently turned into a public moment.

Saini shared that the episode ranged widely — touching on organic farming, indigenous products, Khadi, local artisans, the government's telemedicine platform eSanjeevani, organ donation, the Run for Unity marathon, the culture of India's northeast, the Shri Anna (millets) tradition, and a discussion on Maharishi Valmiki's Ramayana. 'These subjects underline India's rich heritage, people's participation and the positive contribution of society,' Saini wrote, capturing the episode's through-line.

What Mann Ki Baat has built since 2014

Launched by Prime Minister Modi in October 2014, Mann Ki Baat airs monthly on All India Radio and has become one of the most consistent direct-communication channels between a sitting Indian prime minister and the public. It regularly weaves contemporary government schemes — Atmanirbhar Bharat, digital health, natural farming — with references to Indian epics, regional folk traditions and citizen achievement stories, deliberately blurring the line between policy communication and cultural pride.

Shri Anna, eSanjeevani and the episode's policy threads

Two schemes mentioned in this episode carry real policy weight in Haryana. eSanjeevani, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's free telemedicine service launched in 2019, has been steadily expanding rural reach; its mention in a national broadcast typically boosts awareness and local uptake. Shri Anna — the government's campaign to revive millets as a mainstream food — gained global momentum when the United Nations declared 2023 the International Year of Millets, and Modi's continued promotion keeps the crop politically and nutritionally visible for Haryana's farming communities.

Valmiki Ramayana and the northeast — culture as policy

The inclusion of Maharishi Valmiki's Ramayana in this episode is notable timing: Valmiki Jayanti falls in October, making the reference both culturally resonant and calendrically deliberate. The spotlight on northeast India's culture fits a sustained BJP effort to integrate the region's identity into the national mainstream narrative — a pattern visible across multiple Mann Ki Baat episodes over recent years. Saini framed these as 'inspirational for future generations,' signalling the state government's alignment with that cultural messaging.

For a chief minister who governs a predominantly agrarian state where organic farming uptake and rural digital health access are live policy questions, attending — and publicly amplifying — a Mann Ki Baat episode that hits both themes is less ceremony than it looks.