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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended the inaugural function of the Iconic Week celebrations of the Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs. During this, PM Modi highlighted the contribution of the Corporate Ministry. The glorious journey of the Indian Rupee was also shown during the event. Simultaneously, new coins dedicated to the Amrit Festival of Independence were launched. In these, a special series of coins from 1 to 20 rupees has also been issued.
PM Modi said this big thing
During this, he said in his address that over the years, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs through their actions, through the right decisions at the right time, have created a legacy, have come a great journey. He said that you all are part of this legacy. Whether it is to make the life of the common people of the country easier, or to strengthen the economy of the country, many colleagues have contributed a lot in the last 75 years.
Coins from 1 to 20 rupees included
New coins dedicated to the Amrit Mahotsav of Azadi have been launched during this event. Under this special series of coins of Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 20 were issued. These special series coins will be easily recognizable by visually impaired persons. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that these coins will continuously remind people of the goals of Amrit Kaal and inspire them to contribute in the development of the nation. It is worth noting that these special series of coins will have the theme of the logo of AKAM and the visually impaired will be able to recognize it easily.
Jan Samarth Portal also launched
Along with launching new coins, PM Modi has launched ‘Jan Samarth Portal’. Which is a one-stop digital portal linking government credit schemes. Jan Samarth Portal is a first of its kind platform which directly connects the beneficiaries with the lenders. Describing the goal of this portal, the Prime Minister said that it is better for a person to reach one portal of the Government of India than to visit different websites of different ministries and his problem can be solved.
GST freed us from the web of taxes
Prime Minister Modi said that along with Reforms – that is, reforms, what we focused on is simplification. The GST has now replaced the web of multiple taxes at the Center and in the states. The country is also seeing the result of this simplification. Now it has become normal for GST collection to cross one lakh crore rupees every month. In the reforms that the country has made in the last eight years, great priority has also been given to the youth of our country to show their potential. Our youth can easily open the company they want, they can easily create their enterprises and run them easily.
Changes can be seen in Indian notes
According to a report, till now only notes with the picture of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi are printed in India, but this is likely to change now. According to the report, soon you may also see the picture of Rabindra Nath Tagore and Missile Man APJ Abdul Kalam on the notes. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering bringing in notes with photographs of these personalities along with Mahatma Gandhi. However, there has been no comment from the RBI or the Finance Ministry on this matter.