<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed pride that the number of Unicorns in the country has reached one hundred.<br />'' <br />'' Addressing the nation in his Mann Ki Baat programme's 89th edition on All India Radio,  Mr Modi said the total valuation of these Unicorns is more than 330 billion dollars, which amounts to more than 25 lakh crore rupees. A Unicorn is a start-up worth at least 7.5 thousand crore rupees.<br />'' <br />'' Mr Modi said  forty four Unicorns came up last year and 14 more were formed in 3 to 4 months this year. He stated that even during the pandemic, Indian start-ups have been creating wealth and value. The average annual growth rate of Indian Unicorns is more than those of the US, the UK and many other countries.<br />'' <br />'' <br />'' The Prime Minister pointed out that Indian Unicorns are diverse and operating in many fields such as E-commerce, Fin-Tech, Ed-Tech, and Bio-Tech. He happily noted that India's start-up ecosystem is not limited to just big cities but entrepreneurs are emerging from smaller cities and towns as well. He said that this shows that in India,  one who has an innovative idea can create wealth.<br />'' <br />'' The Prime Minister emphasised that right mentoring is very important in the Start-Up world. He said a good mentor can take a start-up to new heights' and guide the founders towards right decision. He said there are many such mentors in India who have dedicated themselves to promote Start-ups.<br />'' <br />'' Mr Modi gave the example of Sridhar Vembu who recently received the Padma Award. He is a successful entrepreneur, who has now taken up upon himself to groom other entrepreneurs. Mr Shridhar is encouraging rural youth to do something in this area while staying in the village itself.<br />'' <br />'' Mr Modi also mentioned Madan Padaaki who created a platform named One-Bridge in 2014 to promote rural entrepreneurs. Today, One-Bridge is present in more than 75 districts of southern and eastern India. More than 9000 rural entrepreneurs associated with it are providing their services to rural consumers. He also spoke about Meera Shenoy who is doing remarkable work in the field of Market Linked Skills Training for rural, tribal and disabled youth.<br />'' </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mann Ki Baat programme is not only popular in urban areas, but also quite popular in agency and fishermen belt in Andhra Pradesh. Speaking on Mann Ki Baat and how he is inspired by Prime Minister's address in the Programme, a retired Government employee from Markapuram, Ram Bhupal Reddy, told AIR News  Prakasham District as to how he makes use of his retirement benefits. <br />'' <br />'' "Several poor girls due to financial problems stop their education in the middle.  I have come across such in my career.  I thought of doing something for the poor girls who try to continue their education.  I have been providing financial assistance from my salary to some poor girls in their education. After my retirement, instead of having my own happy life with the retirement benefits, I have deposited all the money in the Sukanya Samridhi Yojana for the benefit of the poor children. This makes me happy."<br />'' <br />'' A. Gopal Rao, a regular radio news listener, speaks about the salient features of Mann Ki Baat …<br />'' <br />'' "Mann Ki  Baat is a very good programme, where there is a lot of information about welfare schemes of the Government.  Prime Minister is identifying the right persons and interacting with those in the Mann Ki Baat and thus through mouth publicity, many get inspired from the programme. Thus Mann Ki Baat programme is very much useful".<br />''      <br />'' Prof. Saraswathi Raju Aiyar and Dr. G. Chenna Reddy of Acharya Nagarjuna University, while interacting with our Correspondent, Dr. G. Kondala Rao opine that Mann Ki Baat is a wonderful programme and PM, Narendra Modi ji is giving a right direction to youth and students from his inspiring words.  Several Research Scholars from the University consider the Programme as a "value addition programme" which touches almost all the important areas of the society. A regular follower of the Mann Ki  Baat, Mr. Venkateswara Rao, from  Srikakulam in AP,  considers, the programme as very valuable and youth and ryots will be benefited a lot from the programme. </span><br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Vani, a student from Kalher village in Medak district of Telangana, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi explained interesting information about Yoga and its spread across the world. She observed that everyone should make Yoga part of one's daily routine, as suggested by the Prime Minister.</span><br />