Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated iconic week celebrations of the Ministry of Finance today. This week is being celebrated as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (AKAM) from 6th to 11th June 2022. He also launched the National Portal for Credit Linked Government schemes - Jan Samarth Portal. He also inaugurated a Digital Exhibition which traces the journey of the two Ministries over the past eight years. The Prime Minister also released a special series of ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10 and ₹20 coins. These special series of coins will have the theme of the logo of AKAM and will also be easily identifiable to visually impaired persons.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said whoever took part in the long struggle for independence, added a different dimension to this movement, and augmented its energy. Some adopted the path of satyagraha, some chose the path of weapons, some faith and spirituality, and some intellectually helped to keep the flame of freedom burning bright, today is the day when we acknowledge all of them.
Today when we are celebrating 75 years of independence, the Prime Minister stressed, it is the duty of every countryman to make a special contribution to the development of the nation at their own level. This is a moment to infuse the dreams of our freedom fighters with new energy and dedicate ourselves to new pledges, he said.
The Prime Minister noted that India has also worked on different dimensions in the last eight years. The public participation that increased in the country during this period has given impetus to the development of the country and empowered the poorest of the country's citizens. The Prime Minister remarked that Swachh Bharat Abhiyan gave an opportunity to the poor to live with dignity. Facilities like pucca houses, electricity, gas, water and free treatment increased the dignity of the poor and improved facilities. The scheme of free rations during the Corona period freed more than 80 crore countrymen from the fear of hunger. “We are witnessing a new confidence among the citizens to come out of the mentality of deprivation and dream big”, he said.
The Prime Minister said the country has borne the brunt of government-centric governance in the past. But today 21st century India is moving ahead with the approach of people-centric governance. He said earlier it was the responsibility of the people to go to the government for availing benefit of the schemes. Now emphasis is on taking governance to people and free them from the rigamarole of doing rounds of different ministries and websites. Launch of National Portal for Credit Linked Government schemes - Jan Samarth Portal is a major step in this direction. This portal will improve the lives of students, farmers, businessmen, MSME entrepreneurs and will help them in realizing their dreams, he added.
The Prime Minister said that any reform, if its objectives and goals are clear and there is seriousness in its implementation then good results are assured. The Prime Minister emphasized that the youth of our country have been kept at the heart of the reforms the country has undertaken in the last eight years. This will help them to show their potential. “Our youth can easily open the company they want, they can start their enterprises easily, and they can run them easily. Therefore by reducing more than 30 thousand compliances, abolishing more than 1500 laws, and decriminalizing several provisions of the Companies Act, we have ensured that Indian companies not only move ahead but also achieve new heights”, he added.
The Prime Minister said that the in reforms Government is focused on simplification. GST has now replaced the web of many taxes at the centre and the state. The country is also seeing the result of this simplification. Now it has become normal for GST collection to cross one lakh crore rupees every month, he said. He said that the GeM portal has brought in new ease for procurement in government and made selling to the government very easy. Purchase figure for the portal has crossed 1 lakh crore, the Prime Minister informed. He also talked of portals that are bringing ease of doing business. He talked about Invest India Portal for information regarding investment opportunities, Single window clearance portal for business formalities. ‘In this series this Jan Samarth Portal is going to help the nation's youth and startup ecosystem’ the Prime Minister pointed out.
“Today when we move with the power of reform, simplification and ease, we attain a new level of convenience … We have shown in the last 8 years that if India collectively decides to do something then India becomes a new hope for the world. Today the world is looking at us not just as a big consumer market but looking at us with hope and confidence as a capable, game changing, creative, innovative ecosystem” , the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister said a large part of the world expects India to solve problems. This is possible because in the last 8 years we have trusted the wisdom of the common Indian. “We encouraged the public as intelligent participants in Growth. We have always found that whatever technology is deployed for good governance is not only adopted by people but also appreciated by them”, the Prime Minister said referring to the achievement of UPI.
इसलिए आज जब हम आज़ादी के 75 वर्ष का पर्व मना रहे हैं, तो प्रत्येक देशवासी का कर्तव्य है कि वो अपने-अपने स्तर पर, अपना कोई विशिष्ठ योगदान राष्ट्र के विकास में जरूर जोड़े: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2022
आज़ादी के लंबे संघर्ष में जिसने भी हिस्सा लिया, उसने इस आंदोलन में एक अलग dimension को जोड़ा, उसकी ऊर्जा बढ़ाई।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2022
किसी ने सत्याग्रह का रास्ता अपनाया, किसी ने अस्त्र–शस्त्र का रास्ता चुना, किसी ने आस्था और आध्यात्म, तो किसी ने intellectually आज़ादी की अलख को जलाने में मदद की: PM
स्वच्छ भारत अभियान ने – गरीब को सम्मान से जीने का अवसर दिया।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2022
पक्के घर, बिजली, गैस, पानी, मुफ्त इलाज जैसी सुविधाओं ने गरीब की गरिमा बढ़ाई, सुविधा बढ़ाई।
कोरोना काल में मुफ्त राशन की योजना ने 80 करोड़ से अधिक देशवासियों को भूख की आशंका से मुक्ति दिलाई: PM @narendramodi
भारत ने भी बीते आठ वर्षों में अलग-अलग आयामों पर काम किया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2022
इस दौरान देश में जो जनभागीदारी बढ़ी, उन्होंने देश के विकास को गति दी है, देश के गरीब से गरीब नागरिक को सशक्त किया है: PM @narendramodi
पहले के समय government-centric गवर्नेंस का देश ने बहुत बड़ा खामियाजा उठाया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2022
लेकिन आज 21वीं सदी का भारत, People-Centric गवर्नेंस की अप्रोच के साथ आगे बढ़ रहा है: PM @narendramodi
इसलिए 30 हजार से ज्यादा compliances को कम करके,
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2022
डेढ़ हजार से ज्यादा कानूनों को समाप्त करके,
कंपनीज एक्ट के अनेक प्रावधानों को decriminalize करके,
हमने ये सुनिश्चित किया है कि भारत की कंपनियां न सिर्फ आगे बढ़ें बल्कि नई ऊंचाई प्राप्त करें: PM @narendramodi
बीते आठ वर्षों में देश ने जो Reforms किए हैं, उनमें बड़ी प्राथमिकता इस बात को भी दी गई है कि हमारे देश के युवाओं को अपना सामर्थ्य दिखाने का पूरा मौका मिले।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2022
हमारे युवा अपनी मनचाही कंपनी आसानी से खोल पाएं, वो अपने enterprises आसानी से बना पाएं, उन्हें आसानी से चला पाएं: PM
Reforms- यानि सुधार के साथ ही हमने जिस बात पर फोकस किया, वो है सरलीकरण, Simplification
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2022
केंद्र और राज्य के अनेक टैक्सों के जाल की जगह अब GST ने ले ली है।
इस Simplification का नतीजा भी देश देख रहा है।
अब हर महीने GST कलेक्शन एक लाख करोड़ रुपए के पार जाना सामान्य बात हो गई है: PM
दुनिया के एक बड़े हिस्से को भारत से समस्याओं के समाधान की अपेक्षा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2022
ये इसलिए संभव हो पा रहा है क्योंकि बीते 8 सालों में हमने सामान्य भारतीय के विवेक पर भरोसा किया।
हमने जनता को Growth में intelligent participants के रूप में प्रोत्साहित किया: PM @narendramodi
