New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared in the “Mann Ki Baat” program the experiences he has had, from “e-Sanjeevani” to his first trip to Chennai.
On the last Sunday of every month, Prime Minister Modi speaks with the people of the country through the “Mann Ki Baat” radio program. Accordingly, the 139th Mann Ki Baat episode was broadcast today. The key points from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address in it are:
Our people have a special quality. We naturally make any technology a part of everyday life. The ‘e-Sanjeevani’ scheme is a fine example of this. It shows how effectively technology can be used to make people’s lives easier.
Through this, about 50 crore teleconsultations have been conducted so far. This statistic is enormous. It is a shining example of the power of technology, the service-mindedness of our doctors, and the trust of the people of the country.
Today, the e-Sanjeevani service has reached even the remotest parts of the country through its vast network. The stories of the people who benefit from it will move you deeply. On Baratang Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Oho Tahane, from the Jarawa tribe, developed a severe fever. It was difficult even to breathe. In this situation, local health workers contacted a medical expert through e-Sanjeevani. The child had pneumonia with fever, and as soon as the child came under the medical expert’s supervision, an improvement in the child’s health began to be seen.
One day, near Kavaratti in Lakshadweep, the health of 60-year-old Kunhee Koya suddenly deteriorated. At that time, contact was made via e-Sanjeevani with an experienced doctor in Kavaratti on the other side of the sea. As that experienced doctor guided the local medical team, Kunhee Koya felt reassured.
In Zanskar, Ladakh, Kunjang Dolma faced some complications during childbirth. In this situation, e-Sanjeevani helped her, and a medical expert assisted her immediately.
In Nagaland, 12-year-old Mushem had developed an ear infection and had a fever. He too benefited from e-Sanjeevani. The medical expert immediately diagnosed his illness and prescribed the right medicines.
There was a time when even a small medical checkup needed to be shown to a doctor took people a considerable amount of time and involved difficulties. Today, nearly 1,90,000 Ayushman health centers across the country are bringing new conveniences into people’s lives. In a way, these health centers are developing into health hubs in panchayats. The most heartening news is that now even villagers are getting health checkups at the right time in order to stay healthy. And in this, e-Sanjeevani is making a very major contribution.
Earlier this month, I had gone to Chennai. There I met many scientists, researchers, and young talents from across the nation. Our youth are today conducting research in fields that can change the future of the entire human society, and one such field is brain research. In connection with this, I dedicated the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras to the people.
At this center, a Brain Imaging Technology Platform has been developed, and it stands as an example for the world. Through this, high-resolution digital 3D images of the human brain are being created, and the goal is to carry out 3D mapping of 100 human brains in the coming days and study them in detail. This is the first such effort anywhere in the world. A very high-powered supercomputer is being used for this work.
I would like to talk with you about a few more experiences from my Chennai trip. My first experience was my conversation with young people on the metro. The second event was my visit to IIT Madras. One interesting thing during these interactions was that I was able to see how our youth power is working to create innovative solutions to problems. One of the startups I met works on testing gold by rubbing it to find out its quality. This can help us avoid being cheated when buying gold.
A group of young people is working on a platform about how to recover money lost to fraud. Another group was involved in figuring out how artificial intelligence can be used in the detection of cervical cancer. Friends, the interaction at IIT was entirely focused on deep technology. IIT Madras’s incubation ecosystem has been helpful to these startups.
One of these startups is developing an electric vehicle that can fly over the sea. Another startup is producing batteries for drones and electric vehicles that can be charged quickly. A team is working on using artificial intelligence in defense technology,” Prime Minister Modi said.
