25 Crore Lifted Out of Poverty, 5 Crore Homes Built for the Poor in Last Decade, Says PM Modi

Secondly, over Rs 3.5 lakh crore of money has already been deposited in the bank account of farmers with PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi by the government; Minimum Support Price has been given to record its highs; at the same time, procurement increased to three-fold, which existed ten years back.

Highlighting that his government has managed to take 25 crore people out of poverty in the last 10 years, provides tap water to 16 crore homes, and built 5 crore houses for poor families, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government had been working "tirelessly" for schemes that translate into the economic development of the country.

Replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address in the Lok Sabha, PM Modi said: "In the last 10 years, people gave us the opportunity to serve them, and 25 crore countrymen defeated poverty and came out of it, which has been stated again and again by various studies. "Even after 75 years of Independence, 75 percent of households comprising nearly 16 crore homes did not have tap water connections. In just five years, our government has provided tap water to 12 crore families in their homes."

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He pointed out that the poor have been provided with 4 crore houses, and more than 12 crore toilets have been given to uplift the quality of life of people, especially the women who bore the brunt of not having these facilities at their disposal. The Prime Minister also pointed out that the 'farmers first' initiatives undertaken by his government include a total of Rs 12 lakh crore spent over the last years to provide them fertilisers at affordable prices.

Secondly, over Rs 3.5 lakh crore of money has already been deposited in the bank account of farmers with PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi by the government; Minimum Support Price has been given to record its highs; at the same time, procurement increased to three-fold, which existed ten years back.

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The sharp rise in seats for medical college has also made its mention to be done before Prime Minister by this occasion. He said in 2014, even before the BJP came to power, there were only 387 medical colleges in the country.

In the present time, that has increased to 780 medical colleges, and with this number, seats for youths have also increased many times more, the Prime Minister added. In 2014, only 3,800 MBBS seats were available for ST students.

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Today, this number has increased to nearly 9,000, he added. For OBC students, MBBS seats were less than 14,000 before 2014. Today, this number has risen to around 32,000, which means that 32,000 OBC students will become doctors," PM Modi remarked.

"In the last ten years, a new university has been established every week, a new ITI every day, and a new college every two days.". Imagine the growth in opportunities for SC, ST, and OBC youth," the Prime Minister said. PM Modi also said that the government had taken care of aspirations of the youths by creating greater opportunities and opening multiple sectors to them. Hence, India's youth are exhibiting their potential across the globe. Mentioning the benefits extended to the middle class, PM Modi said while 2013-14, the income tax exemption limit was only Rs 2 lakh, this has now been increased to Rs 12 lakh.

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This has granted absolute tax relief to those who have an income of up to Rs 12.75 lakh as no tax has to be paid, he added, PM Modi further stated that the setting up of Jan Aushadhi Kendras, where medicines are available at an 80 per cent discount, has allowed families that purchase medicines at these centres to save almost Rs 30,000 crore in medical expenses combined.

"This is just our third term, we are committed to building a modern, capable and Viksit Bharat (developed India). For all of us, the country must always come first. Let us come together and make the dream of a Viksit Bharat our own — a dream shared by 140 crore Indians," the Prime Minister said.

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