With an eye on 2024, PM unveils new plans
NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence about returning to power in 2024 even as he pledged measures to contain surging food prices and unveiled development initiatives, including the ₹15,000 crore Vishwakarma Yojana for workers skilled in traditional crafts and an urban housing plan aimed at providing interest rate relief for the poor. In his 90-minute Independence Day address from the Red Fort in New Delhi, about eight months before national elections are due, Modi also announced that the government is working with women self-help groups (SHGs) to create 20 million ‘Lakhpati Didis’ in villages.
He added the Centre has more than doubled the target for setting up Jan Aushadhi Kendras that dispense affordable generic medicines to 25,000. As the country marked its independence, Modi asserted his plan to address the nation again in 2024.
“And next time, on the 15th of August, from this very Red Fort, I will present to you the achievements of the country, your capabilities, the progress made by you, the successes achieved with even greater self-confidence," he said. In the run up to general elections, due by May, Modi urged people to fight the three evils of corruption, dynastic politics and appeasement.
Amid continuing violent ethnic clashes between Meities and Kukis in Manipur that led to disruptions in the monsoon session of Parliament, Modi said, “In the past few weeks, particularly in Manipur in the North-East, and in some other parts of India, there has been a spell of violence, where many people lost their lives and the dignity of mothers and daughters was violated. However, in the last few days, we have been hearing continuous reports of peace, and the entire nation stands with the people of
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