The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi interacted with beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in Uttar Pradesh via video conference. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath was also present on the occasion.

Addressing the event, the Prime Minister said August 5 has become very special for India. It was on 5th August, 2 years ago, the country had further strengthened the spirit of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat by abrogating Article 370,  making every right and facility available to every citizen of Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister also mentioned, on August 5, Indians took the first step towards the construction of a grand Ram temple after hundreds of years. Ram temple is being constructed at a rapid pace in Ayodhya today.

आज की ये 5 अगस्त की तारीख बहुत विशेष बन गई है।

ये 5 अगस्त ही है, जब 2 साल पहले देश ने एक भारत, श्रेष्ठ भारत की भावना को और सशक्त किया था।

5 अगस्त को ही, आर्टिकल-370 को हटाकर जम्मू कश्मीर के हर नागरिक को हर अधिकार, हर सुविधा का पूरा भागीदार बनाया गया था: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 5, 2021

यही 5 अगस्त है जब कोटि-कोटि भारतीयों ने सैकड़ों साल बाद भव्य राम मंदिर के निर्माण की तरफ पहला कदम रखा।

आज अयोध्या में तेजी से राम मंदिर का निर्माण हो रहा है: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 5, 2021

Continuing with the importance of the date the Prime Minister talked of  enthusiasm and excitement brought today, by re-establishing our pride in hockey by the resurgent youth of the country on the Olympic grounds.

आज 5 अगस्त की तारीख, फिर एक बार हम सभी के लिए, उत्साह और उमंग लेकर आई है।

आज ही, ओलंपिक के मैदान पर देश के युवाओं ने हॉकी के अपने गौरव को फिर स्थापित करने की तरफ बड़ी छलांग लगाई है: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 5, 2021

The Prime Minister lamented that on one hand our country, our youth are achieving new achievements for India, they are scoring goals for victory, while there are some people in the country who are engaged in self-goal for political selfishness. He added that they are not concerned with what the country wants, what the country is achieving, how the country is changing. The Prime Minister continued that this great country cannot become hostage to such selfish and anti-national politics. No matter how much these people try to stop the development of the country, this country is not going to be bound by them. The country is progressing rapidly on every front, challenging every difficulty, he said.

To illustrate this new spirit, The Prime Minister enumerated many recent records and achievements of Indians. Apart from Olympics, Shri Modi also talked of upcoming landmark 50 crore vaccination, record GST collection of 1 lakh 16 thousand crore  in the Month of July signaling new momentum in the economy. He also pointed out an unprecedented monthly export figure of more than two and half lakh crore . This is the highest figure in post Independence India, catapulting India into top-10 agri-export countries. The Prime Minister also talked of the trial of the first Made in India aircraft carrier Vikrant, completion of construction of the highest motorable road in the world in Ladakh and launch of e-Rupi. 

एक तरफ हमारा देश, हमारे युवा भारत के लिए नई सिद्धियां प्राप्त कर रहे हैं, जीत का Goal कर रहे हैं तो वहीं देश में कुछ लोग ऐसे भी हैं जो राजनीतिक स्वार्थ में Self Goalकरने में जुटे हैं।

देश क्या चाहता है, देश क्या हासिल कर रहा है, देश कैसे बदल रहा है इससे इनको कोई सरोकार नहीं: PM

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 5, 2021

ये महान देश ऐसी स्वार्थ और देशहित विरोधी राजनीति का बंधक नहीं बन सकता।

ये लोग देश को, देश के विकास को रोकने की कितनी भी कोशिश कर लें, ये देश इनसे रुकने वाला नहीं है।

हर कठिनाई को चुनौती देते हुए, देश हर मोर्चे पर तेज़ी से आगे बढ़ रहा है: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 5, 2021

The Prime Minister criticized the opposition that those who are worried only for their position cannot stop India now. New India is ruling the world by winning medals not ranks. He added that the path to move forward in the new India will not be determined by family name, but by hard work. India’s youth has firm belief that both they and India are on the move. 

जो लोग सिर्फ अपने पद के लिए परेशान हैं, वो अब भारत को रोक नहीं सकते।

नया भारत, पद नहीं पदक जीतकर दुनिया में छा रहा है।

नए भारत में आगे बढ़ने का मार्ग परिवार नहीं, बल्कि परिश्रम से तय होगा।

और इसलिए, आज भारत का युवा कह रहा है- भारत चल पड़ा है, भारत का युवा चल पड़ा है: PM

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 5, 2021

Talking about the pandemic, the Prime Minister noted that in the past, when such a big crisis hit the country, then all the systems of the country were shaken badly. However, today in India, every citizen is fighting this pandemic with full force. The Prime Minister dwelled at length on the efforts to deal with the once in a century crisis. Augmentation of medical infrastructure,  world’s largest free vaccination programme, campaign to fight starvation among the vulnerable section, such programmes received investment of lakhs of crore rupees and India is moving ahead successfully.  Infrastructure products did not stop amidst the pandemic as exemplified by the highway, expressway projects, dedicated freight corridor and defence corridor in Uttar Pradesh. 

अतीत में हमने अनुभव किया है कि जब देश पर पहले इस तरह का बड़ा संकट आता था तो देश की तमाम व्यवस्थाएं बुरी तरह से हिल जाती थीं।

लेकिन आज भारत, भारत का प्रत्येक नागरिक पूरी ताकत से इस महामारी का मुकाबला कर रहा है: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 5, 2021

The Prime Minister said the double engine government has ensured that the schemes made for the poor, downtrodden, backward, tribals are implemented expeditiously. He cited PM Svanidhi Yojana as a great example of this.The Prime Minister also elaborated on the measures taken to mitigate the situation during the pandemic. An effective strategy kept the cost of food items in control, Suitable measures were undertaken to keep the supply of seeds or fertilizers for farmers as a result, the farmers gave record production and the government also made record procurement under MSP. He also praised the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for record MSP procurement in UP. In UP the number of farmers benefited from MSP doubled during the past year. In UP, more than 24 thousand crore rupees were deposited directly in the account of 13 lakh farmer families as price of their produce. In Uttar Pradesh 17 lakh families have been allotted houses, lakhs of poor families got toilets, One half  free gas and lakhs of  electricity connections. 27 lakh households have received piped water in the state, the prime Minister informed. 

डबल इंजन की सरकार ने ये सुनिश्चित किया है कि गरीबों, दलितों, पिछड़ों, आदिवासियों के लिए बनी योजनाएं ज़मीन पर तेज़ी से लागू हों।

पीएम स्वनिधि योजना भी इसका एक बड़ा उदाहरण है: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 5, 2021

The Prime Minister remarked that in the past decades, Uttar Pradesh was always seen through the prism of politics. It was not even allowed to discuss how UP can play a better role in the development of the country. The Prime Minister noted that the double engine government has changed the way we look at UP's potential from a narrower vision. The confidence that UP can become the powerhouse of India's growth engine has been born in recent years, he said.

बीते दशकों में उत्तर प्रदेश को हमेशा राजनीति के चश्मे से देखा गया था।

यूपी देश के विकास में भी अग्रिम भूमिका निभा सकता है, इसकी चर्चा तक ही नहीं होने दी गई: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 5, 2021

डबल इंजन की सरकार ने यूपी के सामर्थ्य को एक संकुचित नज़रिए से देखने का तरीका बदल डाला है।

यूपी भारत के ग्रोथ इंजन का पावर हाउस बन सकता है, ये आत्मविश्वास बीते सालों में पैदा हुआ है: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 5, 2021

The Prime Minister concluded that this decade is the decade of Uttar Pradesh to make up for the shortfall in the last 7 decades. This work cannot be done without adequate participation of the youths in UP, daughters, poor, downtrodden and backward in UP and giving them better opportunities.

ये दशक एक तरह से उत्तर प्रदेश के पिछले 7 दशकों में जो कमी हुई उसकी भरपाई करने का दशक है।

ये काम यूपी के सामान्य युवाओं, हमारी बेटियों, गरीब, दलित, वंचित, पिछड़ों की पर्याप्त भागीदारी और उनको बेहतर अवसर दिए बगैर नहीं हो सकता: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 5, 2021

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