Govt policies not for MPs to make poster of, says PM Modi

“For me, each rupee spent should reach the people at the grassroots level. The purpose behind the Sankalp Yatra is to know the experiences of those who have got the benefits of the government schemes and to know who all need to be further included. Everyone should benefit from Modi’s guarantee,” the prime minister was quoted by news agency ANI as saying.

PM Modi also promised to fulfil all guarantees and said the ‘Modi’s Development Guarantee’ vehicle is going to reach every village in the country. He emphasised that all the extended benefits of welfare schemes should reach the intended beneficiaries. He spoke about “saturation” and inclusive developement

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Hitting out at previous governments in India, PM Modi said the governments and politicians would focus only on areas from where they we hopeful of getting votes during elections.

PM Modi launched a program to increase the number of Jan Aushadi Kendras from 10,000 to 25,000 in the country. “The expenditure on medicines was earlier ₹12,000-13,000 which has now come down to ₹2000-3000 because of Jan Aushadhi Kendra, that is, you save up to ₹10,000,” he said.

In his virtual address, the prime minister added that 15,000 self-help groups will be given drones. “From Red Fort, I had announced to make women in villages ‘Drone didi’…The women will be given drone pilot training…Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra aims to extend government schemes and services to those who have been left out till now,” he said.