Global blood donation drive on PM Modi's birthday eyes world record

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To mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 75th birthday, a mega blood donation drive named Rakta Daan Amrit Mahotsav 2.0 was organised by the Akhil Bhartiya Terapanth Yuvak Parishad.

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00:00Across the country, various programs are being organized to mark Prime Minister Modi's birthday.

00:05As part of this, an attempt was made to set a new world record through a mega blood donation drive.

00:11Akhil Bhartiye Therapanth Yuvak Parishad organized 7,000 camps across India

00:17with the goal of collecting 3 lakh units of blood in a single day.

00:21The drive, named Raktadhan Amrit Mahutsav 2.0, is not only taking place in India

00:27but also in 70 countries worldwide in Delhi Union Railway

00:32and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav donated blood at Anuvrat Bhavan in ITO.

00:37Union Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel and Mansuk Pandvia

00:41also visited the camp and praised the efforts of the Therapanth Parishad.

00:48Outside India, blood donation camps have been set up in Nepal, USA, UK, Indonesia, Australia, Dubai

00:55and several African nations.

00:57Notably, the Akhil Bhartiye Therapanth Yuvak Parishad

01:01already holds the world record for the single highest single day blood collection

01:06which was 2,50,000 units in 2022.

01:10This campaign has received full support from Prime Minister Modi

01:13as well as the Ministries of Education, Railways, Health, Sports and Youth Affairs.

01:19The mission behind this initiative is to ensure that blood banks never run short

01:25and that no life is lost due to lack of blood.

01:28We are going to leave you with these visuals.

01:37Watch then as we bid you goodbye.

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