Ahead of Budget Session, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday addressed the joint sitting of both the Houses of the Parliament. During his address, President lauds Modi Government for its various schemes and initiatives including GST, Demonetisation, Ayushman Bharat and others. President said ‘The country was going through a phase of uncertainty before the election (2014). After the election, my govt took up the initiative to form a ‘New India.’
President Ram Nath Kovind: Citizenship Amendment Bill will make it easier to provide Indian citizenship to those who had to take refuge in India after facing oppression somewhere else. They were not at fault, they were victims of situations like that. pic.twitter.com/zX0IKJVuOu
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While hailing the government for its work on Healthcare, President said, ‘We know that expenses on health make a poor even poorer. My govt understood this & started Ayushman Bharat Yojana. In the last 4 months, more than 10 Lakh poor people availed health benefits in hospitals under this scheme’. He further added ‘Healthcare is my government’s topmost priority. I am happy to inform you that the benefits of government’s schemes are reaching poorest of the poor’
Lauding Central Government on Citizenship Amendment Bill, President Ram Nath Kovind said, ‘Citizenship Amendment Bill will make it easier to provide Indian citizenship to those who had to take refuge in India after facing oppression somewhere else. They were not at fault, they were victims of situations like that’.
President also hailed the government’s move to bring the rural economy in the mainstream. He said, “Under Jan Dhan Yojana, 34 crore people have opened a bank account & almost every family in the country is connected to the banking system. According to an international agency, 55% of the total bank accounts opened between 2014-2017 were opened in India itself”.
President Kovind: Under Jan Dhan Yojana, 34 crore people have opened a bank account & almost every family in the country is connected to the banking system. According to an international agency, 55% of the total bank accounts opened between 2014-2017 were opened in India itself. pic.twitter.com/Zdp3fcRIBH
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He added, ‘GST is a long-term policy and is a boon for the business sector. The taxpayers in the country trust this government’
President said ‘Compromising with security needs is not in the interest of the present & future of the country. New deals in last year, purchase of defence equipment raised the morale of defence. After decades, Indian Air Force will use ultramodern Rafale aircraft in coming months&strengthen itself’.
After President’s address to both the Houses, Vice President Venakaiah Naidu also addressed the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. He said, ‘With blessings of 130 cr Indians my govt has commenced a journey towards building a new India. A new India where every person has access to basic amenities, every person is healthy&educated, every person gets an opportunity to nurture his/her talent’.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu – …where every child progresses in life without any deprivation, where every daughter feels safe, where every person gets justice with dignity, a new India which commands the respect of the entire world. https://t.co/4NvrW1mdww
— ANI (@ANI) January 31, 2019
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Budget Session, said, ‘Today, the country is observing the proceedings of the Parliament. The MPs should hold a meaningful debate in this session of the Parliament. We are eager to hold a debate on all important issues.’
PM Modi ahead of #BudgetSession: Today, the country is observing the proceedings of the Parliament. The MPs should hold a meaningful debate in this session of the Parliament. We are eager to hold a debate on all important issues. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/7EbcmtJwmk
— ANI (@ANI) January 31, 2019