Government making efforts to mitigate war-induced financial setback on residents: PM Modi

By PTI

BHOPAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mentioned efforts are being made to mitigate the burden on residents because of the financial disaster which, after the COVID-19 pandemic, aggravated because the world has entered a battlefield, in an obvious reference to the continued Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Modi was talking just about whereas taking part within the “Grah Pravesham” (house-warming) programme of 5.21 lakh homes of beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin in Madhya Pradesh.

“Earlier, the world faced trouble due to the coronavirus outbreak. Now, the world has entered a battlefield. Due to this, various new crises are arising on the economic front. Efforts are being made to help, as much as possible, to minimise the burden on Indian citizens,” Modi mentioned.

He alleged that some political events raised slogans to eradicate poverty, however didn’t work to empower the poor.

“Empowerment gives courage to the poor people to fight poverty. Poverty gets defeated when efforts of an honest government get combined with that of the empowered poor,” he mentioned.