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New Delhi : PM Narendra Modi unfurled the tricolour at the Red fort to mark India’s 74th Independence Day here on August 15, 2020. Addressing the Nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the Prime Minister talked about various issues ranging from management of the Covid-19 pandemic, measures to boost domestic manufacturing as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, and steps to revive the economy with a focus on middle class people .
The Prime Minister reiterated the importance of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and assured full support to fellow Indians during the need of the hour. Over 130 crore Indians have decided to become ‘Aatmanirbhar’ amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Becoming ‘Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant)’ is mandatory. I am confident that India will realise this dream. I am confident of the abilities, confidence, and potential of my fellow Indians. Once we decide to do something, we do not rest until we achieve that goal,” he said.
Speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort , the Prime Minister announced a major push to infrastructure sector while addressing the nation on 74th Independence Day. He said that the Government is prioritising on improving the overall infrastructure for faster development with the help of National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) project and announced that over Rs 110 lakh crore would be invested in the NIP, according to a PIB release.
For this, the Prime Minister said that more than 7,000 projects have been identified across various sectors. National Infrastructure Pipeline Project will play a crucial role in pulling the country out of impact of Covid 19. NIP is a project that will revolutionise India’s infra creation efforts. Many new jobs will be created, our farmers, youngsters, entrepreneurs will benefit, he added.
The Prime Minister emphasised that now along with Make in India , we have to move forward with mantra of Make for World also. In his address, the Prime Minister said that the whole World has been noticing the reforms being pursued in India. As a result, the FDI inflow has broken all records. India witnessed 18% jump in FDI even during the Covid pandemic, PM Modi said.
Who could have imagined that lakhs of crores of rupees would be directly transferred into the Jan Dhan accounts of the poor in the country? Who could have thought that such a big change would happen in the APMC Act for the benefit of farmers? One Nation-One Ration Card, One Nation – One Tax, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and Merger of Banks is the reality of the country today, the Prime Minister stated.
The Prime Minister said that 7 crore poor families were given free gas cylinders while more than 80 crore people were provided free food with or without ration cards. Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan has also been started to provide employment to poor in their villages, he added.
This is also the first time when the EMI of a home loan for your home is getting a rebate of up to Rs 6 lakh during the payment period. Just last year, a fund of Rs 25,000 crore was established to complete thousands of incomplete houses, the Prime Minister said. He said that of the 40 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened in the country, about 22 crore accounts are of women. At the time of Corona, in April-May-June, about Rs 35,000 crore had been directly transferred to the accounts of women.
In Corona’s time, we have seen what the role of Digital India campaign has been. Just last month, almost Rs 3 lakh crore was transacted from BHIM UPI alone, the PM said.