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Modi Highlights “Vocal for Local” Exports in Mann Ki Baat

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC · How we work

Center

Organic Cotton Initiative

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio address on 25 October 2026.
The speech cited concrete export figures and award-winning tribal packaging to directly show the ‘Vocal for Local’ campaign’s measurable impact.
Khadi Gram Udyog recorded INR28 crore sales in one day on Gandhi Jayanti, a INR1.5 crore increase year-on-year.
The Nav-Trinjan programme in Punjab’s Malwa region promotes organic cotton cultivation without chemical dyes.

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Vocal for Local Appeal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his monthly “Mann Ki Baat” radio address on 25 October 2026.
The programme was called a pilgrimage and highlighted Punjab’s farming revival with a weaving school, plus Uttarakhand’s Heval river restoration, harvesting, recharge and tree planting.
Modi urged to purchase local products for Diwali and Chhath, linking them to “Vocal for Local”.
The broadcast has aired continuously for 12 years since its 2014 Vijayadashami launch.

Blindspot

Modi said Bihar’s makhana is being exported to Greece and Karnataka’s arhar dal is reaching the Maldives, citing these shipments as proof that the ‘Vocal for Local’ campaign is opening new global markets.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

The Swadeshi movement began on 7 August 1905 in Calcutta after the British announced the Partition of Bengal, urging Indians to boycott foreign cloth and develop khadi. Economic critiques by Dadabhai Naoroji and later Gandhi’s push raised Indian-made cloth sales to 62 % by 1936, embedding self-reliance. In a 2026 Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked that legacy, urging citizens to buy Khadi Gram Udyog products.

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Organic Cotton Initiative

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio address on 25 October 2026.
The speech cited concrete export figures and award-winning tribal packaging to directly show the ‘Vocal for Local’ campaign’s measurable impact.
Khadi Gram Udyog recorded INR28 crore sales in one day on Gandhi Jayanti, a INR1.5 crore increase year-on-year.
The Nav-Trinjan programme in Punjab’s Malwa region promotes organic cotton cultivation without chemical dyes.

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