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We have to build 'Aatmanirbhar' India: Prez Murmu in her 1st address to Parliament
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IANS | 31 Jan, 2023
The Budget session of Parliament got underway on Tuesday with the maiden
address of President Droupadi Murmu to a joint sitting of both Houses.
While addressing the members of both Houses, the
President said, "This 25-year period of Amritkal is the golden century
of independence and the period of building a developed India. These 25
years are for all of us and for every citizen of the country to show the
culmination of our duties.
"By 2047, we have to build a nation
that will be connected to the pride of the past and with all the golden
chapters of modernity. We have to build an India that will be
'Aatmanirbhar' and capable of fulfilling its humanitarian duties", said
President Murmu.
"That should be an India that will not have
poverty, whose middle class will also be prosperous, an India whose
youth and women will stand at the front to show a path to society and
the country, an India whose youth stays two steps ahead of time," she
added.
India's self-confidence, the President said, is at its
highest and the world is looking at her from a different perspective. It
is providing solutions to the world. Today, there is a stable, fearless
and decisive government that is working towards realising the big
dreams.
"Today, through this session, I express my gratitude to
the countrymen for electing a stable government for two consecutive
terms. My government always kept the interest of the country paramount,
showed the will to completely change the policy-strategy", the President
stated.
"From abrogating Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir to
abolishing Triple Talaq, my government has taken major decisions. An
effective system has been put in place to end the corruption. The
government is of the clear opinion that corruption is the biggest enemy
of democracy and social justice. A continuous fight against corruption
going on for past years," President Murmu said while addressing
Parliament.
While speaking about the government welfare scheme,
the President said, "Earlier, there used to be a long wait for tax
refund. Today, a refund is received within a few days of filing ITR.
Today, along with transparency, the dignity of taxpayers is also being
ensured through GST. From removing fake beneficiaries from Jan
Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile to One Nation One Ration Card, we have made a huge
permanent reform. Over the years, in the form of DBT and Digital India,
the country has prepared a permanent and transparent system".
"Ayushman
Bharat Yojana has saved crores of poor from becoming poorer. About 11
crore families have been connected with piped water supply in three
years under the Jal Jeevan Mission. Poor families are getting maximum
benefit from this. My government has worked for every class without any
discrimination. As a result of my government's efforts in the last few
years, many basic facilities have either reached 100 per cent population
or are very close to that target", said the President while addressing
the session.
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