Mann ki Baat: PM Modi praises Pithoragarh for using Himalayan fig to generate income
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Addressing his monthly radio program 'Mann ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the efforts being undertaken to encourage the production of Bedu in Pithoragarh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the efforts of the Pithoragarh district administration in Uttarakhand for generating employment by producing jams and chutney made from 'Bedu' fruit. PM Modi appreciated efforts being undertaken to encourage the production of Bedu in Pithoragarh in the 92nd episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Bedu in local dialect is termed as Wild Himalayan Fig.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 92nd episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on August 28
"Many types of medicines and plants are found in Uttarakhand, which are very beneficial for our health. One of them is the fruit Bedu. It is also known as Himalayan Fig. In this fruit, minerals and vitamins are found in abundance. People consume it not only in the form of fruit, but it is also used in the treatment of many diseases. In view of these qualities of this fruit, now the juice of Bedu, jams, chutneys, pickles and dry fruits prepared by drying them have been launched in the market," PM Modi said in Mann ki Baat.
"With the initiative of the Pithoragarh administration and the cooperation of the local people, it has been successful in bringing Bedu to the market in different forms. Bedu has also been launched in the online market by branding it as Pahari Fig. Due to this, farmers have not only found a new source of income, but the benefits of the medicinal properties of Bedu have started reaching far and wide as well," he added.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also listened to PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat at his camp office on Sunday. He expressed his gratitude to the prime minister and said that Bedu is sanjeevani for health, through which many diseases are treated by the local people.
"Himalayan fig is indeed very beneficial for health and is used by the local people to resolve various ailments," the chief minister said.
