Mann Ki Baat 122: first bus to Katejhari, CBSE sugar boards, honey output and Khelo India records
In the 122nd episode of Mann Ki Baat on 25 May 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of the first bus reaching Katejhari village in Gadchiroli, CBSE's 'sugar boards', India's honey output of about 1.25 lakh metric tonnes and drone-flying women in Telangana's Sangareddy district.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 122nd Mann Ki Baat broadcast on 25 May 2025 highlighted several stories. A bus reached Katejhari village in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, earlier affected by Maoist violence, for the first time. CBSE's 'sugar boards' in schools aim to make children aware of their sugar intake. Honey production has risen from about 70–75 thousand metric tonnes a year 10–11 years ago to about 1.25 lakh metric tonnes, roughly 60% higher. Women in Sangareddy district of Telangana are spraying pesticides on farmland using drones. The PM also said 26 records were set at the Khelo India Youth Games hosted by five cities of Bihar, where Bihar won 36 medals.
Key facts
- Episode
- 122nd Mann Ki Baat, 25 May 2025
- First bus
- Katejhari village, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)
- Sugar boards
- CBSE initiative in schools on sugar intake
- Honey output
- ~70–75 thousand MT → ~1.25 lakh MT (~60% rise)
- Drone women
- Sangareddy district, Telangana
- Khelo India Youth Games (Bihar)
- 26 records; Bihar won 36 medals
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Katejhari village, where a bus arrived for the first time as mentioned in Mann Ki Baat in May 2025, is in which district?
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Correct answer: A — Gadchiroli
Katejhari is in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.
The 'sugar boards' installed in schools to make children aware of their sugar intake, praised in Mann Ki Baat in May 2025, are an initiative of which body?
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Correct answer: D — CBSE
The PM described sugar boards as a unique initiative of CBSE.
According to the Prime Minister in Mann Ki Baat (May 2025), India's annual honey production has risen to about how much?
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Correct answer: B — 1.25 lakh metric tonnes
Honey production rose from about 70–75 thousand metric tonnes 10–11 years ago to about 1.25 lakh metric tonnes.
In Mann Ki Baat (May 2025), the PM mentioned women spraying pesticides with drones in Sangareddy district. In which state is Sangareddy?
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Correct answer: C — Telangana
Sangareddy district is in Telangana.
According to the PM in Mann Ki Baat (May 2025), how many records were set at the Khelo India Youth Games hosted in Bihar?
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Correct answer: A — 26
The PM said 26 records were made; 36 is the number of medals Bihar won.