Modi@2 | About Rs 36,000 Cr Leakages Stopped in Education: PM Modi
The event will have several performances and programmes highlighting the NDA’s ‘achievements’.
It’s Development vs Obstructionism: Modi
Highlights from PM Narendra Modi’s speech:
- Government should be continuously scrutinised but a false sense of despondency should not be created.
- Some people are compelled to criticise because of political compulsions. But there are two things. On one hand there is development, on the other there is criticism. People know which to choose.
- Two years ago, no newspaper or TV news bulletin was untouched by reports of corruption and scandal.
- More than Rs 36,000 crore leakages stopped in education. And this is just the beginning, it’s a new morning.
- During our work we have found more than 1.62 crore fake ration cards we have found.
- In Haryana alone there were six lakh fake names in kerosene oil subsidy lists.
- In LPG gas subsidy lists we found so many fake names, so much leakage – we saved you nearly Rs 15,000 crore.
- Due to our campaign of LED bulbs, we will save 20,000 MW electricity. But that is not newsworthy.
- Earlier there used to be politics in the name of how many subsidised LPG cylinders you can get. But today more than 1.13 crore people have given up their subsidy. Is this not change? Can there be a bigger example of public participation in a country’s development?
- I asked my tax officers, why do you think people are dishonest? You must have faith in the people of the country.
- We have taken a decision. For category 3 and 4 employees of the government, there will be no interview. A computer will decide the best candidates based on merit. This will end corruption.
Govt Efforts Have Accelerated Skill Education: Smriti Irani
Education Minister Smriti Irani highlighted government achievements and the road ahead.
Highlights
- “A bidi worker from Telangana is now digitally literate. Why? She said I wanted to Skype with my son in Dubai. See, the country is changing, it can change. There must be someone to wake it up. That person is Narendra Modi,” said minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
- “Yesterday we were talking about the farmer getting information about weather and markets. Today we are talking about the farmer’s son making an app,” said Raman Roy, Nasscom.
- “Digital India is the largest programme of its kind in the world. 1.25 billion people will be on one platform. It will transform the country,” said former Infosys director TV Mohandas Pai.
- “Nobody used to talk about skills in our country. Modi is the first Prime Minister in 66 years to take it up in the biggest and most systematic way possible,” said Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy.
- “Earlier, youth had to struggle to find employment. Today the government is giving them skills as well as jobs. If the economy has to be strengthened, women will have to be skilled. This government is doing that,” said Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis.
- “We are able to draw a lot more foreign investment. PM Modi’s trips are helping a lot to do that,” says minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
- “The creation of Make in India was a stroke of genius. It is helping draw a lot of investment in manufacturing,” says Mercedes-Benz India CEO Roland S Folger.
Health Card for Soil Transformed Farmer’s Lives: Jitendra Singh
“There are 30 crore middle class families in India. Many of them never dreamt of flying. Modi ji has taken up the task of introducing affordable air travel to the masses,” said Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma.
The show has now moved to Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur to talk about financial inclusion.
Modi Govt Spread Awareness About Need of Toilets: Vidya Balan
Actress Vidya Balan joined the government’s second anniversary celebration show from Gateway of India, Mumbai.
Kailash Kher Sings ‘Swachh Bharat Ka Irada’
Singer Kailash Kher sang an anthem for cleanliness – Swachh Bharat Ka Irada.
A performance on the hit song Jai Ho from the movie Slumdog Millionaire by the Prince dance group.
Our Mission Is Power to the Poor: Ramvilas Paswan
Ministers Najma A Heptulla, Ramvilas Paswan, Jayant Sinha and actor-lawmaker Manoj Tiwari on the panel talk about the government’s drive to bring electricity to all corners of India.
“Our mission for power is bringing new hope to the people who had lost faith on the government. Besides financial inclusion, there’s a change in the way people think today. People are confident. That’s a bigger victory,” said Minister of Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla.
A dance performance by Rajasthan dancer Padmashree award-winner Gulabo Sapera.
Bollywood Star Amitabh Bachchan Calls for Gender Equality at the Event
Kicking off the event celebrating two years of Modi Government, superstar Amitabh Bachchan said,
Answering a student who asked, “How did you become Big B?”, Bachchan said,
Nitinbhai Patel Replaces Anandiben Patel at the Event
The show travelled to Ahmedabad where instead of Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, Nitinbhai Patel is in the panel talking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Nitinbhai Patel is a Health, Medical Education, Family Welfare, Road and Building, Capital Project Minister in Gujarat.
Ganga Will Be Among the Ten Cleanest Rivers by 2018: Uma Bharti
Minister of Water Resources Uma Bharti raised the concern about cleaning the Ganga River.
Adopting Two Girls Was My Decision: Raveena Tandon
Actress Raveena Tandon spoke about how she helped an orphanage of 30 children who were thrown on the streets by their landlord.
Speaking about adopting two girls she said, “It was my decision. My family had no say.”
“E-Boats in Varanasi Don’t Pollute the Water at All”
A video on how electric boats or e-boats are changing the Varanasi was streamed at the event.
Never Signed a Film Where I Have to Hit a Woman: Madhavan
Standing for gender equality, actor R Madhavan said, “I think the empowerment of women is a lot about conditioning. I was brought up in such a way that I have never signed a film where I would have to hit a woman. I think mothers can play a great role in this kind of upbringing.”
Government Launched a Massive Crackdown on Parallel Economies: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley talked about the government’s measures to curb black money and unaccounted wealth.
Here’s what he said:
- The government launched a massive crackdown on parallel economies.
- Financial inclusion means connecting every last person to banks (on Jan Dhan Yojana).
- Schemes like RuPay cards, Mudra scheme are being praised world over.
- No retrospective taxation, need moderate corporate tax. We need a single taxation mechanism across the country.
- India is growing much faster compared to the world, but I feel India could do better. It is difficult to maintain growth when rest of the world is faring poorly.
Helping Orphans by Setting Up More Than 30,000 Homes: Maneka Gandhi
Maneka Gandhi, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Raveena Tandon and others discussed government initiatives for women and children.
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda said, “Mission Indradhanush is a huge programme for immunisation that is helping the children who are usually left out.”
“Society unfortunately favours the boy child. With schemes like Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, Sukanya Samridhi, the government is attempting to change that mindset – that is Modi ji’s vision,” said the Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
Celebs Expected at Second Anniversary of NDA Government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and most of his ministerial colleagues are expected to participate in celebrations for the second anniversary of NDA government in Delhi. The event will be held at India Gate on Saturday, where Amitabh Bachchan will also host a small segment of the programme.
The government is organising the event – ‘Zara Muskura Do’ (Smile Please) – which will have several performances and programmes highlighting its “achievements”.
According to a NDTV report, actress Vidya Balan will speak about Swachh Bharat, the Clean India campaign she has been promoting with the Rural and Urban Development Ministry. Anil Kapoor will speak about the power of youth, Raveena Tandon about Women’s Rights and Development, and Juhi Chawla about infrastructure.
Bachchan, whose inclusion has been questioned by the Congress due to his name surfacing in the Panama Papers scam, will host a section on the girl child.
The show will broadcast live from India Gate in the heart of the capital on the state-run Doordarshan.
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