Mann Ki Baat 123: PM hails WHO's trachoma-free status and ILO's social-protection finding
On 29 June 2025, in the 123rd episode of Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said WHO has declared India trachoma-free and an ILO report found over 64% of Indians covered by some social protection benefit.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 123rd 'Mann Ki Baat' episode aired on 29 June 2025. The Prime Minister said the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared India trachoma-free; trachoma is a bacterial eye disease that can lead to loss of eyesight. Citing an International Labour Organization (ILO) report, the Prime Minister said more than 64% of India's population now avails some social protection benefit, with about 95 crore people covered by social security schemes against under 25 crore till 2015. The episode recalled International Yoga Day 2025 (theme 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health'), 50 years of the Emergency marked as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas', the restart of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and the Amarnath Yatra starting on 3 July.
Key facts
- Episode
- 123rd, 29 June 2025
- Health
- WHO declared India trachoma-free
- Social protection (ILO)
- 64%+ of population; ~95 crore covered (under 25 crore till 2015)
- Yoga Day 2025 theme
- 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health'
- Emergency
- 50 years; 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'
- Pilgrimages
- Kailash Mansarovar Yatra restarted; Amarnath Yatra from 3 July
Practice MCQs 4 questions
In Mann Ki Baat (29 June 2025), the PM said WHO had declared India free of which disease?
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Correct answer: C — Trachoma
Mann Ki Baat 123: WHO has declared India Trachoma free; India now has become a Trachoma free country.
Citing an ILO report in Mann Ki Baat (June 2025), what share of India's population did the PM say avails some social protection benefit?
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Correct answer: A — More than 64%
Mann Ki Baat 123: the ILO report says more than 64% of the population of India is now availing some social protection benefit.
As recalled in Mann Ki Baat 123, what was the theme of International Yoga Day 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Yoga for One Earth, One Health
Mann Ki Baat 123: this time the theme was 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health'.
Consider the following about the 123rd episode of Mann Ki Baat (29 June 2025): 1. About 95 crore people were said to be covered by social security schemes, against under 25 crore till 2015. 2. The 50th year of the Emergency was recalled as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'. 3. The Amarnath Yatra was said to commence on 3 July. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
All three are correct as per the PM's address: about 95 crore people covered (under 25 crore till 2015); the Emergency's 50 years observed as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'; the Amarnath Yatra to commence on 3 July.