PM Modi’s socio-economic reforms aroused aspiration in citizens: Dr Jitendra

Jammu, Mar 13: “Prime Minister Modi’s socio-economic reforms have aroused aspiration in the common citizen. Every citizen now feels that he is entitled to a pucca house and a decent toilet like any other citizen. This is the true spirit of democracy,” Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said here on Wednesday.
“The citizens no longer resign to their fate and that is the true essence of democracy,” Dr Singh said while speaking at the launch of Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan Evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan (PM-SURAJ) national portal for credit support to disadvantaged sections of society by Prime Minister Modi via videoconferencing.
The minister said Modi’s reforms have introduced a new work culture as well as a change of the mindset. “Every citizen is now feeling confident enough to have every facility available to another person and the confidence to reach the highest position by dint of his or her effort. PM Modi-led NDA Government unveiled scheme after scheme in the last ten years, with the sole motto of reaching the last person in the queue, rising above the narrow considerations of caste, religion or region.”
The Union Minister described PM-SURAJ as a transformative initiative which aims at uplifting the most marginalised segments of society. “The nationwide PM-SURAJ national portal for credit support to disadvantaged sections embodies the Prime Minister’s commitment to prioritise the underprivileged (vanchiton ko variyata). The credit support will be provided to eligible persons across the country and facilitated through banks, NBFC-MFIs, and other organisations,” he said.
Dr Jitendra said that in the last decade, the government has ensured the upliftment and conferment of honour on those sections of society which were either neglected or overlooked by previous governments. “Today’s launch of PM-SURAJ is a testament to that dedication and commitment,” he said.
Enumerating the achievements of the government in the past ten years, Dr Singh informed that more than 10 crore gas connections have been provided and as many toilets built, keeping in mind the health and honour of women. “Earlier, our sisters in rural areas were forced to commit injustice unto themselves because they were constrained to answer nature’s call in the twilight or at the first sight of dawn”, the minister said.
The Union Minister further said, “The government not only ended the all-pervasive cynicism and doom and gloom of the past but also transformed the people’s mindset. The government has walked the talk in the past 10 years.”
He stressed the need to generate awareness about the government’s welfare schemes and initiatives for the poor, farmers, women and the youth. “With its countless people-centric programmes and schemes, particularly for the upliftment of disadvantaged and neglected sections of society, the Modi government has shown what real democracy is”, the minister underlined.
Earlier, during the programme, Dr Jitendra Singh distributed Ayushman Health Cards, sanction letters for credit support, and PPE kits to sanitation workers to Safai Mitras (Sewer and Septic tank workers) hailing from several districts of J&K under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE).