NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's next Mann ki Baat will be aired live on the coming Sunday, 26 April, on All India Radio (AIR).

The broadcast will simultaneously be aired on all channels of AIR and Doordarshan, and will also be live-streamed on the Prime Minister's official website.

In a tweet he said, "Looking forward to 'Mann Ki Baat' on the 26th of this month."

This is the seventh edition of the radio program in which the PM will share his thoughts with the citizens of India.

Modi has already interacted directly with the people in the earlier six editions of 'Mann Ki Baat', and has dwelt upon several issues close to the hearts of people such as 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', promotion of khadi, skill development, scholarships for disabled children, infrastructure for educational institutions, menace of drugs and issues related to farmers.

In the last edition, broadcast on 22nd March, he shared the concerns of farmers and said that the government will take proper and prompt steps to resolve their problems and do its level best to help them tide over difficult situation.

In an earlier edition, the Prime Minister had urged students to shed their examination stress and worry, and instead develop a positive attitude.

He also shared the 'Mann Ki Baat' forum with the US President Barack Obama during the latter's visit to India in January when the two leaders interacted with the people on a host of issues.

The Prime Minister has from time to time invited citizens to share their ideas and thoughts on the subject in the Open Forum of MyGov.in. The programme has generated an encouraging response from citizens across the country.