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We need to strengthen the poor to end poverty, says PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for strengthening the poor in order to remove poverty

Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Press Trust of India Bhopal
1 min read Last Updated : Sep 12 2020 | 12:24 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on

Saturday called for strengthening the poor in order to remove povery.

He said the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is aimed at empowering the poor.

Modi was speaking at the virtual housewarming ceremony of 1.75 houses built in rural parts of Madhya Pradesh under the PMAY.

"To remove poverty, we have to strengthenpoor and this scheme is aimed at empowering them only," he said.

Modi also interacted with some of the beneficiaries of the project.

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First Published: Sep 12 2020 | 12:21 PM IST

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