Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said some people are trying to disturb peace in the name of caste politics and such conspiracies should be foiled to maintain social harmony in rural areas of the country.
Inaugurating the Rural India Mahotsav, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that villages will play an important role in realizing the dream of a developed India by 2047.
Without naming anyone, Modi said that some people are trying to disturb peace by spreading the poison of caste politics. “We have to work to strengthen the legacy of peace and harmony in villages,” he said. Recalling the steps taken by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government since 2014 for rural development, Modi said an SBI Citing the research report, he said that poverty in rural India has come down from 26 percent in 2012 to below five percent.
He said that the previous government neglected the people living in rural India and even after decades of independence the villages were deprived of basic needs but his government is empowering the villages and focusing on the people who were earlier neglected. Were.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on the occasion that banks have conducted saturation drive for 16 government schemes including Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Mudra and Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi. The Mahotsav will focus on developing rural infrastructure, building self-reliant economies and promoting innovation within rural communities through various discussions, workshops and other mediums. Its objectives include promoting economic stability and financial security among the rural population by promoting financial inclusion, with a special focus on North-East India.
