Digital tele-consultation app e-Sanjeevani has facilitated 10 crore consultations so far, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday, adding that the success of the app is a “living example of how the people of India have made technology a part of their lives.” In the 98th edition of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi said digital platforms like e-Sanjeevani are proving to be a life saver for many. “e-Sanjeevani is becoming a life-saving app for the common man of the country, for the middle class, for the people living in hilly areas. This is the power of India's digital revolution,” he said. As part of the programme, PM Modi also had separate conversations with a doctor and a patient who have been on the app. The patient, Madan Mohan Lal, a resident of Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh, also thanked the Prime Minister for developing the Kashi Vishwanath railway station. “What have we made? The people of Banaras have made Banaras. Otherwise, we have been called by Mother Ganga to serve Mother Ganga, that's all, nothing else,” Modi said. He also spoke of the recent tie-up with Singapore for UPI transactions with the country. “Be it India's e-Sanjeevani app or UPI, these have proved to be very helpful in raising the Ease of Living,” he said. PM Modi also announced awards for competitions he had started in a previous Mann Ki Baat episode on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary. “…we talked of three competitions in Mann Ki Baat… ‘Geet' - Patriotic Songs, 'Lullabies' and 'Rangoli' were associated with it. I am glad to inform you that more than 5 lakh people from more than 700 districts across the country have participated in this enthusiastically,” he said.
