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Women and Child Development minister Irani said the government has invested Rs 56 crore for five years into the programme, which was started last year. Under SAMVAD, child care institution professionals will also be trained, he said. Irani said the objective is to ensure that every individual in childcare institution is trained so SAMVAD begins in 2020.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that dialogue and debate is the only solution to the number of global challenges varying from terrorism to climate change. In a video message for the second edition of "Samvad"- Global Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness the Prime Minister said,"As inter-connected and inter-dependent world of 21st century battles a number of global challenges, from terrorism to climate change; I am confident that the solutions will be found through Asia's oldest traditions of dialogue and debate."