Highlights of Prime Minister

Highlights of Prime Minister

Narendra Modi's speech on the 71st Independence Day:

*Many parts of the country faced natural calamities recently; children died in a hospital; the entire nation is with them.

*We have to take the country ahead with the determination of creating a 'New India'.

*We might have grown up in despair but now we have to move ahead with confidence; there is no room for 'chalta hai' attitude.

*National security is our priority; we are capable of defending our country in all spheres.

*Rs 800 cr benami property seized by the government.

*GST rollout was a successful, technology miracle; it has shown the spirit of cooperative federalism.
 

*About nine crore farmers have got soil health cards and more than 2.5 crore poor women have got LPG gas connections.

*We are committed to restoring Kashmir's status of 'heaven on earth'.

*Kashmir problem cannot be resolved by bullets or abuses but by embracing people of Kashmir.

*No question of being soft on terrorism or against terrorists.

*Demonetisation has helped check corruption.

*India achieved record crop production despite natural calamities; production of pulses saw a record, govt bought 16 lakh tonne.

*By 2019, 99 irrigation schemes will be completed.

*Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana has helped crores of youth become self-reliant.

*Violence in the name of faith is not acceptable; casteism and communalism is 'poison'.

*An atmosphere has been created against 'triple talaq'.

*Rs 1.25 lakh crore of blackmoney has been detected.

*Rs 3 lakh cr has come to banking system after note ban; more than Rs 1.75 lakh cr under scrutiny; Rs 2 lakh cr blackmoney has reached banks.

*Demonetisation has helped bring blackmoney into formal economy.

*After note ban, 3 lakh shell companies were detected; 1.75 lakh shell companies have been shut.

*Removal of check posts after implementation of GST has cut time for transporting goods by 30 pc.

*Digital payments to move towards less cash economy; 34 pc increase in digital payments in last one year.

*As a result of fight against blackmoney, the number of those who filed income tax this year was 56 lakh, more than double the number last year.