PM Modi Announces Free Food for 80 Crore Indians
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation credit to the farmers and taxpayers. Watch our latest video learn about the highlights of his speech.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday 30th June 2020 addressed the nation on the coronavirus situation. He gave credit to the farmers and taxpayers as because of them the Central Government provided free food grains to the poor and needy in the country. PM Modi praised India's progress compared to the rest of the world. He urged people to take all precautions even during Unlock 2,0, particularly those living in containment zones.
Negligence in Social Behaviour Post Unlock 1.0
PM Modi said that, “India's efforts are better than many other nations across the world. However, since Unlock 1.0 started, we have noticed some carelessness in our attitude regarding COVID-19.” Earlier we used to carefully wash hands, use sanitizers, wear masks, maintain social distance and avoid shaking hands, but now we see that that is not happening as strictly. Everybody needs to follow the rules. The citizens need to be more careful as the country enters Unlock 2
COVID Death Rate Under Control
PM Modi said that compared to other countries, India is still in a very stable condition and the death rate is under control. The right decisions at the right time have helped to manage the situation.
Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana
PM Modi said that we are now bringing One Nation One Ration Card. This will benefit migrant workers and their families. Keeping in mind all the festivals that are coming up in the next few months, the Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana scheme will now be extended till Diwali and Chhath Puja, which means till the end of November. It will provide 80 crore people with 5 kg free ration and 1 kg dal per month. This will be done at a cost of more than Rs 90,000 crore. He also said that in the last 3 months, Rs 31,000 crore was deposited in the bank of 20 crore families. Rs 9,000 crore was deposited to bank accounts of farmers.
Grateful to Farmers & Taxpayers
The credit for the way India is being able to handle this crisis goes to two categories of people. Farmers and taxpayers. The reason is the farmers worked hard and provided food and the taxpayers honestly paid their taxes on time so we were able to provide food to the poor and migrants. The PM said that farmers and the taxpayers are the reason why India is not going hungry. On behalf of the entire nation, he bowed down and thanked all the farmers and the taxpayers.
