Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel described it as a 'Citizen First' budget, which fulfils the aspirations of the people of the country, especially middle-class and underprivileged families. The Chief Minister emphasized that this budget accelerates development with a focus on GYAN [Gari
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on Sunday expressed concern over the situation of farmers protesting at the Shambhu border, saying that it was "saddening" to see the "Annadatas" (food providers) in such a condition.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of schemes of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) to provide remunerative prices to farmers and to control price volatility of essential commodities for consumers.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first decision of his third term, made in the interest of the country's farmers.
"The opposition is troubled when we talk about farmers. Farmers are our Annadatas. So we look into their problems. I don't think any other state has done anything to the extent we have done for farmers," the Chief Minister said.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said that the Centre is ready for talks with protesting farmers who are our "brothers" and "annadaatas", asserting that the Modi government has taken various steps to ensure higher income for farmers.
The Union Minister also slammed the UPA government, asserting that the Modi-led government has allocated more funds for farmers compared to the UPA's expenditure during its tenure.
Inaugurating the 'Gram Parikrama Yatra' from Shuktirth Bangar on Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath engaged with beneficiaries of various government schemes, highlighting that over 99 per cent of last year's sugarcane price has been paid.
Calling former Prime Minister and Jat leader Chaudhary Charan Singh a "symbol of honesty", Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said his life was dedicated to the country's farmers.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday highlighted that the BJP-led Central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes in focusing on four major castes - Garib (Poor), Mahilayen (Women), Yuva (Youth) and Annadata (Farmer).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has articulated that the vision to transform India into a developed nation by 2047, under the initiative 'Viksit Bharat 2047', centers on the focus on GYAN, which he elucidated as Garib (poor), Yuva (youth), Annadata (farmers), and Narishakti (women empowermen
In order to benefit more and more Annadata farmers from the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, the Yogi government will be running an intensive campaign to conduct Aadhaar seeding and e-KYC until October 15.