{"id":3195,"date":"2026-06-01T22:19:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/?p=3195"},"modified":"2026-06-01T22:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:25:44","slug":"ravikant-garg-attends-mann-ki-baat-listening-programme-in-vrindavan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/ravikant-garg-attends-mann-ki-baat-listening-programme-in-vrindavan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravikant Garg Attends \u2018Mann Ki Baat\u2019 Listening Programme in Vrindavan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ravikant Garg Attends \u2018Mann Ki Baat\u2019 Listening Programme in Vrindavan<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mathura-Vrindavan:<\/strong> The 134th edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s popular radio programme <em>\u2018Mann Ki Baat\u2019<\/em> was listened to collectively by local representatives and citizens in Vrindavan on Sunday. The programme was attended by <a href=\"https:\/\/ravikantgarg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ravikant Garg<\/strong><\/a>, former Cabinet Minister in the Uttar Pradesh Government and Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Traders Welfare Board.<\/p>\n<p>The event served as an opportunity for participants to hear the Prime Minister\u2019s address and discuss various themes related to social development, public welfare, and community participation.<\/p>\n<h2>Focus on Welfare and Community Development<\/h2>\n<p>During the interaction, Ravikant Garg highlighted the importance of welfare-oriented initiatives aimed at farmers, women, youth, and economically weaker sections of society. He emphasized that inclusive development and public participation play a significant role in strengthening communities and improving quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>Participants appreciated several inspirational stories and social messages highlighted during the broadcast and discussed ways to increase awareness about welfare initiatives among citizens.<\/p>\n<h2>Senior Leaders and Local Representatives Present<\/h2>\n<p>Several public representatives and organizational office-bearers were present during the programme, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kapil Dev Agrawal \u2013 Minister for Skill Development, Uttar Pradesh Government<\/li>\n<li>Hari Shankar Raju Yadav \u2013 Metropolitan President<\/li>\n<li>Vineet Sharma \u2013 District General Secretary<\/li>\n<li>Jitendra Ronu Varshney \u2013 BJP Vrindavan President<\/li>\n<li>Mukesh Saraswat \u2013 Deputy Chairperson, Municipal Corporation<\/li>\n<li>Munna Lal Nishad \u2013 Nominated Councillor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Discussion on Local Development<\/h2>\n<p>Following the programme, participants held discussions on community welfare, social development, and issues concerning local residents. Emphasis was placed on improving awareness of government welfare schemes and ensuring that information reaches beneficiaries effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees expressed their commitment to contributing toward social development initiatives and encouraging greater public participation in community-focused programmes.<\/p>\n<h2>The MathuraNow View<\/h2>\n<p>Programmes such as \u2018Mann Ki Baat\u2019 often serve as platforms for discussing social issues, public participation, and community welfare. Beyond politics, their impact is frequently measured by how effectively local communities engage with development-oriented ideas and initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Ravikant Garg participated in the 134th edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s \u2018Mann Ki Baat\u2019 listening programme in Vrindavan, where discussions focused on public welfare initiatives and community development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[322,41,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-impact","category-mathura-local-news","category-vrindavan-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3195"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3198,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3195\/revisions\/3198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}