Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said PM Modi wants to make 140 crore people, including the poor, in the country ‘atmanirbhar’ (self-reliant) and has worked with dedication for it.
He made the remarks while addressing a gathering of beneficiaries of the PM SVANidhi scheme in Gujarta’s Gandhinagar.
Shah said poor people have benefited the most under the Modi government. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was also present at the function to give loans to beneficiaries of the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANidhi scheme).
“In the last nine years, around 3 crore people got their own homes, four crore people got electricity connections, 10 crore people got gas cylinders, 12 crore people got toilets, 80 crore people got free ration, and 60 crore people have been covered under the Rs 5 lakh health insurance (scheme),” Shah said, adding that various schemes are being implemented to bring the poor people out of poverty.
“The vision of a developed India includes not just highways, overbridges, and the Moon landing. Every Indian citizen must get a house, drinking water, electricity, and a gas cylinder, besides the poor should get 5 kg of grain. That is the vision of a developed India,” the Union Home Minister said.
“We finished the onerous task of defending 140 crore citizens of the nation against the Covid-19 outbreak by developing our vaccine under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in trying circumstances. We also sent vaccinations to other nations,” Shah added.
