‘Mann ki Baat’: Governance of Lord Ram was source of inspiration for Constitution makers, says PM Modi

New Delhi, January 28

In his first ‘Mann ki Baat’ of 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple displayed a sense of collectiveness as it brought crores of people of the country together. 

“In Part-III of the original copy of the Constitution, the fundamental rights of the citizens of India have been described and it is note-worthy that at the beginning of Part-III, the makers of our Constitution had allotted due space to the pictures of Bhagwan Ram, Mata Sita and Lakshman ji. The rule of Prabhu Ram was also a source of inspiration for the makers of our Constitution and that is why on January 22 in Ayodhya, I had talked about ‘Dev se Desh’… I’d referred to ‘Ram se Rashtra’,” he said. 

He said that he was impressed with the cleanliness campaign carried out at religious places from January 14 to 22 to mark the day of consecration ceremony. He urged people to not stop the campaign. 

Modi said that women power was central to the January 26 Parade at the National Capital. “The most discussed element was seeing women power at the Parade… when the women contingents of Central Security Forces and Delhi Police started marching on Kartavya path, everyone was filled with pride. Seeing the marching of the women’s band and seeing their tremendous coordination, people in the country and abroad were thrilled. This time, out of the 20 contingents that marched in the Parade, 11 were women,” he said. 

The PM said India of the 21st century is thus moving ahead with the mantra of women-led development. 

He mentioned Arjuna awardees in which 13 women were awarded with the coveted award. 

“These women athletes participated in many major tournaments and brought glory to the flag of India. Physical challenges, economic challenges could not hold up vis-à-vis these courageous and talented players. In the changing India, our daughters, women of the country are performing wonders in every field. There is another area where women have made their mark, that is self-help groups. Today, the number of women self-help groups in the country has also increased and their scope of work has also expanded a lot,” he said. 

He congratulated the Padma awardees who have brought significant change without being in the ‘limelight’.

“This time, too, Padma honors have been conferred upon many countrymen who, by connecting with the grassroots, have worked to bring about big changes in the society. Away from media headlines, away from the front pages of newspapers, these people have been engaged in social service without any lime-light. We have hardly seen or heard anything about these people earlier, but now I am happy that after the announcement of Padma Awards, people such as these are being discussed everywhere; people are eager to know more and more about them. Many people from abroad have also been honoured with the Padma Award, whose work is lending new heights to Indian culture and heritage. These also include citizens of France, Taiwan, Mexico and Bangladesh,” the PM said. 

Modi revealed that the Ministry of Ayush in collaboration with the World Health Organisation has categorised data and terminology related to traditional medicines. 

“Through the efforts of both, the terminology related to disease and treatment in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha medicine has been codified. With the help of this coding, all doctors will now write the same language on their prescriptions or slips. One advantage of this would be that if you go to another doctor with that slip, the doctor will get complete information about it from just that slip. That slip will help one in knowing one’s illness, treatment, what medicines one has been taking, for how long the treatment has been going on, what things one is allergic to. Another benefit of this will accrue to those people, who are associated with research work,” he said.