Govt is working at unprecedented pace for nation’s development: President Murmu

The President was addressing the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in the Parliament House on the first day of the Budget Session today.

Highlighting various schemes of the government, the President said that it has been decided to expand the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to provide new houses to three crore additional families across the country.

She said the Dharti Aba Janjati Gram Utkarsh campaign has been started for five crore tribal people. She said that her government, under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme, has decided to provide health insurance to six crore senior citizens aged 70 years or above.

She said a modern education system is being provided to students under the National Education Policy. On women empowerment, she said, the government is working with the vision of women-led development. She said that banking and Digi Payment Sakhis are playing an instrumental role in financial inclusion.

Highlighting the initiatives taken to build a robust digital infrastructure in the country, the President said, her government has used digital technology as a tool for social justice and equality. She added that the India AI Mission has been started in the field of Artificial Intelligence. She also lauded the digital payment system saying that small shopkeepers are getting benefits from this. Expressing concern over the rising cases of cybercrime, she said that her government is taking concrete measures to curb cyber fraud.

The President said, the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project has been completed and now the country will be connected by railway line from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.