PM Modi interacts with Indian community in Washington DC

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New Delhi : PM Narendra Modi, on June 25, 2017, interacted with the Indian community in Washington DC. He said that the Indian diaspora rejoiced whenever there was good news from India and wanted India to scale new heights. He appreciated the role played by the diaspora in growth of the American economy.

The Prime Minister said that people in India are now getting opportunities and the right environment. He expressed confidence that soon, they would transform the country. The Prime Minister asserted that in the last three years, there has not been a single allegation of corruption against the Union Government, according to a PIB release.

The Prime Minister spoke of the role of technology in reducing corruption. Elaborating on the benefits of Direct Benefit Transfer, he said this has helped in better targeting of subsidy and eliminated leakage to a great extent. The Prime Minister complimented families which have given up their LPG subsidy. He laid out the vision of providing LPG connections to 5 crore poor households. “When I think of a developed India, I think of a healthy India, particularly the good health of the women and children of our nation,” he added, according to the PIB release.

The Prime Minister said that through technology-driven governance, a modern India is being created. He said that when appropriate policies and governance are in place, the aspirations of the people of India can be achieved. The Prime Minister spoke about terrorism and said the world has now understood the threat it poses. In this context, the Prime Minister spoke of the surgical strikes carried out by India recently. He also appreciated the role of the Ministry of External Affairs and in particular the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in helping people in distress across the world, according to the release.