New Delhi: India's national telemedicine service e-Sanjeevani has completed nearly 50 crore tele-consultations (yaani 500 million consultations), Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday in the 139th episode of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, ANI reported.

Source: ANI via Indian Economic Observer

"The e-Sanjeevani programme shows how technology can improve lives and make everyday tasks easier. It gives me great satisfaction to see that, through this, about 50 crore tele-consultations have been conducted so far. It is an excellent example of the power of technology, the spirit of service of our doctors, and the trust of our fellow citizens," Modi said, adding that the service has reached even remote parts of the country.

Source: ANI via Indian Economic Observer

50 croreTele-consultations completed through e-Sanjeevani (yaani 500 million), as announced by PM Modi
1.9 lakhAyushman Arogya Mandirs bringing primary care to panchayat level, cited in the address

Modi shared cases from remote areas, BizzBuzz reported: on Baratang Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, health workers used e-Sanjeevani to consult a specialist for Oho-Tahane, a child from the Jarawa tribe with high fever and breathing difficulty, who was diagnosed with pneumonia and improved under specialist care; in Kalpeni, Lakshadweep, a doctor in Kavaratti guided the local team treating 60-year-old Kunhi Koya; in Zanskar, Ladakh, a specialist assisted Kunjang Dolma during pregnancy complications; and in Peren, Nagaland, 12-year-old Mushem received a prompt diagnosis and medication for an ear infection and fever.

Source: BizzBuzz

The milestone was announced in the same 139th Mann Ki Baat episode in which Modi marked 12 years of the programme. Read that report: Mann Ki Baat at 12 years

In the same address, Modi also spotlighted IIT Madras research conducting a world-first 3D mapping of the human brain using the Param Shakti supercomputer, and millet revival efforts in Meghalaya and Nagaland, ANI reported.

Source: ANI via Khelja

Sources: ANI report, October 25, 2026, via Indian Economic Observer and Khelja; BizzBuzz, October 25, 2026.

Source: ANI via Indian Economic Observer