As the\u00a0NDA-led central government completes one year of its second term,\u00a0Prime Minister\u00a0Narendra Modi\u00a0in an audio message said that empowering the poor, farmers, women and youth remains his government\u2019s priority.
Prime Minister\u00a0Modi said that in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, people voted with a dream of taking\u00a0India\u00a0to new heights.
The\u00a0Prime Minister\u00a0said that \u201cempowering the poor, farmers, women and youth has remained our priority.\u201d
He has also written a letter to the people of the country listing several initiatives, achievements and big decisions taken by his government while expressing confidence about victory in the country\u2019s battle against COVID-19.
The decision on the abrogation of Article 370 furthered the spirit of \u201cnational unity and integration,\u201d he said and went on to highlight the Ayodhya verdict, amendment to the Citizenship Act among others.
He said that there were many other decisions that have added momentum to the nation\u2019s development trajectory, given new goals and fulfilled people\u2019s expectations.
\u201cWhile the creation of the post of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has improved coordination among the armed forces, at the same time,\u00a0India\u00a0has stepped up preparations for Mission Gaganyaan,\u201d he stated.
Modi stated that the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi now includes all farmers.
\u201cIn one year, more than Rs 72,000 crore has been deposited in the accounts of around 10 crore farmers under this scheme,\u201d he said. He added that the Jal Jeevan Mission will ensure the supply of potable drinking water through piped connections to over 15 crore rural households.
\u201cFor the first time in our country\u2019s history, farmers, farm labourers, small shopkeepers and workers in unorganised sector are assured the provision of regular monthly pension of Rs 3000 after the age of 60 years,\u201d\u00a0Prime Minister\u00a0Modi said.
Also, a decision has been taken to constitute a Vyapari Kalyan Board for timely resolution of the problems of the traders, he said.
The\u00a0Prime Minister\u00a0also stated that keeping in mind the education of tribal children, construction of more than 400 new Ekalavya Model Residential Schools has begun. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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