New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the government has taken many steps in the interest of the farmers, including linking 1,000 more mandis to eNAM electronic trading portal.
“Despite difficulties of the pandemic, the farmers have achieved record production,” he said.
In his address, Modi hailed the contribution of farmers in the growth of the country and said his government has taken steps to make the farmers self-reliant.
PM Modi also released a postal stamp dedicated to the centenary during the event.
The day marks 100 years of the ‘Chauri Chaura’ incident, a landmark event in the country’s fight for independence.
Saluting the brave martyrs, the Prime Minister said the sacrifice made at Chauri-Chaura, gave a new direction to the country’s freedom struggle.
“Incident of Chauri Chaura was not limited to a police station being set on fire. The message of the incident was huge. Due to various reasons, it was treated as a minor incident, but we should see it in context. The fire was not just in the station but in the hearts of people,” PM Modi said.
Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel, and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, were also present on the occasion.
The centenary celebrations and various events planned by the State government began in all 75 districts of the state
The Uttar Pradesh government has planned to develop the ‘Chauri Chaura Shaheed Memorial’ in Gorakhpur as a heritage tourist spot ahead as the state government decides to hold yearlong celebrations to mark 100 years of the ‘Chauri Chaura’ incident.
While addressing the event, the PM urged people to remember the efforts of Baba Raghavdas and Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya due to which around 150 freedom fighters were saved from hanging on this special day.
The Prime Minister said the collective strength that broke the shackles of slavery, will also make India the world’s greatest power. This power of collectivity is the basis of the AatmaNirbhar Bharat campaign.
“During this period of Corona, India sent essential medicines to help the citizens of more than 150 countries. India is giving vaccines to the several countries keeping in mind to save human lives so that our freedom fighters are proud,” he said.
Talking about the recent Budget, the Prime Minister said that the Budget will give a new push to the efforts to meet the challenges, thrown by the pandemic. He said that the Budget belied the apprehensions of many experts that there will be a burden of new taxes on the common citizens. The Government has decided to spend more for the country’s rapid growth.
“The Budget has paved the way for better education and better opportunities for our youth. These activities will give employment to lakhs of youth. Earlier, Budget meant declarations of schemes which were never fulfilled. The Budget was turned into the bahi-khata (ledger) of the vote-bank calculations, now the nation has turned a new leaf and has changed the approach,” said the Prime Minister.
PM Modi added, “Rural infrastructure fund has been enhanced to 40,000 crore. These steps will make farmers AtmaNirbhar and agriculture remunerative. Swamitva Scheme will provide the document of ownership of land and residential property to the people of the villages.”
“Proper documents will lead to better price of the property and help the families with the bank credit also and land will be safe from the encroachers,” said the Prime Minister.
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