Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Tokhan Sahu participated in the ‘TV9 Building a New India Summit’. In his speech, he provided information about the significant efforts made for the development of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said the contribution of urban areas to India’s GDP is 60 per cent. There are endless possibilities in these areas. He highlighted Prime Minister Modi’s vision of creating a $5 trillion economy and making India a developed nation by 2047. Sahu also said that urban areas act as an engine of economic growth of the country and cities must play this role of effective way.
State Minister Tokhan Sahu admitted that urbanization has accelerated in the last two decades, thereby increasing the inclination of people towards cities, who come to cities in search of employment, business, education and services. of health. However, with this increasing urbanization, many challenges have also increased, such as electricity, roads, water, education and health services. To address these challenges, Prime Minister Modi initiated many important missions since 2014 such as Swachh Bharat Mission, AMRUT Mission, Smart City Mission and Pandit Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana.
Swachh Bharat Mission
The minister said the government has continuously developed cities through schemes. If we take the example of open defecation free India under the Swachh Bharat Mission, this was a major change. He said that this plan was successful in the form of a mass movement. Thanks to this campaign, thousands of people became open defecation free and India became an open defecation free country.
The minister stated that thanks to the Swachh Bharat Mission, the lives of 60 to 70 thousand children, who were earlier dying due to filth and health-related problems, were saved. This mission has brought positive changes in our cities, towns, schools and universities.
infrastructure development
The government has completed 56 projects at a cost of Rs 1,087 crore and has initiated 430 projects under the AMRUT 2.0 scheme with an amount of Rs 8,000 crore spent under the Smart City Mission and is expected to be completed. 2025. The goal has been set to be met. More than 4 million houses have been provided under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, and now 3 million more new houses are being built, which will be for people in both rural and urban areas.
New milestone achieved under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi
India has achieved a new milestone under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi. India has earned international respect with the successful release of Chandrayaan. Thanks to the foresight of Prime Minister Modi and the plans implemented by him, India is moving rapidly on the path of development. Programs like Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana and Urban Livelihood Mission have improved the standard of living of millions of people. Under these schemes, loans are provided to women through self-help groups, due to which their standard of living is improving.
