Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the nation said that rules should be followed in the Corona era. He said that in India, the head of the village or the head of the country is not above any rules.

He said, ‘We are entering Unlock-2 while fighting against the Corona global epidemic. At the same time, we are also entering the season in which cold, cold increases, so you have the most appeal to take care of yourself. If you look at the death rate due to corona, India is in a better position than the countries around the world, this is due to the decision of the lockdown taken on time.

He said that earlier we were very cautious about washing hands and maintaining social distance, wearing masks but now carelessness is being seen in it. We have to be cautious. PM Modi said that a Prime Minister of a country was fined 13000 thousand rupees because he did not wear a mask. In India, no village head or prime minister of the country is above any rules.

In his address, PM Modi said, under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, a package of rupees two lakh crore was given to the poor. In the last 3 months, 31 thousand crore rupees have been deposited directly into Jan Dhan accounts of 20 crore poor families. During this time, 18 thousand crore rupees have been deposited in the bank accounts of more than 9 crore farmers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government has given 3 months of ration, i.e. 5 kg of wheat or rice to every family member free of cost to over 80 crore people in India while fighting Corona.

Making a big announcement, PM Modi said that during monsoon, the maximum agricultural work is done in India. In such a situation, the government has decided that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana will be expanded and under this, 80 crore people will be given free grain by November.

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PM Modi said, ‘Today I am going to make an important announcement related to this. We have more work during and after the rainy season, mainly in the agriculture sector. There is some slowness in other sectors. Gradually, the atmosphere of festivals also starts to form in July. This time of festivals also increases needs, also increases expenses. Keeping all these things in mind, it has been decided that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana should now be extended till Diwali and Chhath Puja, that is, by the end of November.

He further said, ‘This scheme, which gives free food grains to 80 crore people, will now be applicable in July, August, September, October and November also. More than 90 thousand crore rupees will be spent in this expansion of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. If you add the expenses of the last three months to it, then it becomes almost 1.5 lakh crores.

PM Modi said that a ration-card is being arranged for the whole of India. That is one nation – one ration card. The biggest benefit of this will be given to those poor colleagues who leave their village and go elsewhere for employment or other requirements.

He said, ‘Today, if the government is able to provide free food grains to the poor, the needy, then the credit goes mainly to two classes. First – hardworking farmers of our country, our Annadata, and second – honest taxpayers of our country.

The PM said, ‘In the coming time we will intensify our efforts. We will work relentlessly to empower everyone who is poor, afflicted, exploited, deprived. Will further increase the economic activities done.

Earlier, Home Minister Amit Shah himself tweeted and appealed to people to listen to PM’s address. Prime Minister Modi’s address is taking place at a time when tensions between India and China are at a peak after 20 Indian soldiers were martyred on June 15 in the Galvan Valley of Ladakh.

At the same time, this address is also happening at a time when the country is going to enter the ‘unlock-2’ in the lockdown amidst the increasing cases of the Covid-19 epidemic, for which the Union Home Ministry issued guidelines on Monday night.

News Source: AajTAk

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