Addressing a public meeting here today, Rajnath emphasised that big economists and financial firms all over the world are saying that the Government of India has succeeded in lifting 25 crore people out of poverty in 8-9 years.
The UAE has committed USD 50 million to the second phase of the Lives and Livelihoods Fund 2.0 (LLF 2.0), a major multi-donor development initiative that supports the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) member countries in building sustainable pathways to lift millions out of poverty.
BJP national president JP Nadda on Sunday highlighted the significant increase in funding for Karnataka by the Government of India, which was Rs 80,000 crore previously and has now been increased to Rs. 2.93 lakh crores.
Lauding the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government for implementing pro-poor policies, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that 25 crore people were taken out of poverty in the last 10 years.
"From 1951, the Congress, from Jawahar Lal Nehru to Rajiv Gandhi, had talked about eradication of poverty, but did not present any solution to eradicate it," Rajnath Singh said while addressing a public rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua on Monday.
"Before 2014, what was the situation in the country? And now, after 2014, with the arrival of Modi ji, there has been progress in poverty alleviation, border security, and the nation's prestige abroad has increased. How has poverty alleviation happened in this country? Whether it's the Uj
Noting that unemployment and rising prices were the real issues in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the polls were also for saving the constitution and democracy in the country "which were under continuous attack from the BJP and the RSS".
ormer Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to focus on key issues like poverty, unemployment, special status to Bihar, iterating that he always sidesteps from engaging in discussions on issues of the people.
Amjad Ayub Mirza, a political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), stressed on Friday that the situation in the region is getting worse by the day, adding that the people's buying power has collapsed.
Even though the movie made on the life of Dashrath Manjhi, renowned as the 'Mountain Man', garnered accolades, there is no change in the lives of his family members who still continue to grapple with poverty.