Survey shows over 100 crore people have listened to PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat

Virtually 96 per cent of persons are privy to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s month-to-month radio programme “ Mann Ki Baat”. The periodic tackle is estimated to have garnered a attain of greater than 100 crore individuals who have listened to the programme a minimum of as soon as, in accordance with a survey by the Indian Institute of Administration, Rohtak.

The survey on listener suggestions and sentiment evaluation of Mann Ki Baat was commissioned by All India Radio. Mann Ki Baat’s one hundredth episode is about to be launched on April 30.

In line with the survey findings, 23 crore individuals have both listened to or considered the programme often, whereas 41 crore have been occasional listeners, who can doubtlessly be transformed into common viewers.

With the programme being broadcast throughout DD and personal TV channels, 44.7 per cent respondents stated TV was their most well-liked medium to tune into the programme, whereas 37.6 per cent respondents stated they like listening it on the cell phone.

About 17.6 per cent stated they most well-liked listening to it on the radio. “About 62 per cent of the respondents aged 19-34 stated they like watching or listening to Mann Ki Baat on their cell phones,” stated Dheeraj Sharma, Director, IIM Rohtak. He added that of the overall pattern energy of 10,003 polled for this examine, 60 per cent had been males whereas 40 per cent had been females. This inhabitants was unfold over 68 occupational sectors with 64 per cent being from the casual and the self-employed sector.

He added that the radio programme was discovered to be positively influencing citizen behaviour, optimism and happiness.

“Hindi grabs a significant chunk of listeners of Mann Ki Baat with 65 per cent viewers preferring it over another language whereas English is available in at second place with 18 per cent,” the institute stated in a press release.

Gaurav Dwivedi, CEO, Prasar Bharati stated that Mann Ki Baat was translated by AIR into 22 Indian languages, 29 dialects and 11 overseas languages. “Mann Ki Baat is broadcast in 11 overseas languages excluding English, particularly, French, Chinese language, Indonesian, Tibetan, Burmese, Baluchi, Arabic, Pashtu, Persian, Dari and Swahili. It’s being broadcast by greater than 500 broadcast centres of All India Radio,” he added.