25 Crore People Pulled Out Of Poverty In Last 10 Years, Says PM Modi

The Prime Minister was addressing the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Gujarat’ programme via video conferencing, during which he inaugurated and laid the foundation for over 1.3 lakh homes in the state under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and other housing schemes.

“The biggest beneficiaries of our government’s pro-poor schemes are Dalits, OBCs (other backward castes) and tribals,” Modi said, responding to the opposition’s allegations that his government is ignoring SCs, STs and OBCs. Modi said that the poor, youth, farmers and women are pillars of developed India.

During the programme, he also interacted with the beneficiaries of the housing schemes and said that it marked the fulfilment of “Modi ki guarantee”.