Addressing a public meeting here as part of 'vikas parv' (development festival) on completion of two years of his government, he asserted that he would "never go on the path of sins" as he charged that the previous government had "yielded" to pressure from various lobbies, including diesel and petrol ones.
Slamming the critics who "started questioning his work" even when he had not seen my office properly, Modi said his government's programmes are mostly for the benefit of farmers and poor people, besides ending the role of middlemen, including in jobs.
"Whatever I have done during the last two years has been for the welfare of the people only. Some people say Modi does not do big things," he said.
Accusing the previous government of "extending big favours" to few people, Modi asked, "should I commit the same sin? Should I go on the wrong path? When you have blessed me, there is no need for me to go on that path of sin. Even if one or two things remain undone, I will not let the nation go on the wrong path."
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He enlisted a number of programmes initiated in various fields and said a "change" can be felt in the country and that he wanted to take the country to new heights for which he required people's support.
He mentioned various schemes for the farmers like Crop Insurance and Irrigation scheme, talked about programmes like opening of bank accounts for the poor and insurance schemes for them as well as his endeavour to give LPG connections to five crore poor people over the next three years.
Highlighting his government's commitment to farmers'
welfare, Modi said, "We cannot bring in change without considering farmers' welfare. I have a dream to double the income of the farmers by 2022 - an occasion for celebrating 75 years of Indian independence, and I need your (people's) help and cooperation."
Modi cited Pradhan Mantri Krishi Beema Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana, Soil Healthcard Yojana, Etanol Yojana and E-market Yojana, among others, which will directly benefit farmers, to stress his government's commitment to them.
The Prime Minister also spoke about how the government had done away with the requirement of interview for Class III and IV government jobs.
Talking about making of ethanol from sugarcane, he said the idea was already there but the previous government "yielded" to pressure from petrol and diesel lobbies which "I refused to do".
He said the government would raise the limit of Ethanol mix in petrol and diesel from the current level of five per cent. In some foreign countries, it is upto 30 per cent.