PM Modi addresses 'Viksit Bharat Viksit Gujarat', says 'Modi's guarantee means it will be fulfilled'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressing a Viksit Bharat programme virtually said that there were four pillars of the programme, the poor, youth, farmers and women. PM Modi who addressed 'Viksit Bharat Viksit Gujarat' programme via video conferencing also inaugurated and perform Bhoomi Poojan of more than 1.3 lakh houses across Gujarat built under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and other housing schemes. The Viksit Bharat programme was organised at more than 180 places across all districts of Gujarat, with the main programme held at district Banaskantha.The state wide programme witnessed participation of thousands of beneficiaries of various government schemes including housing schemes. The programme was also be joined by Chief Minister Gujarat, other Ministers of Gujarat Government, MPs, MLAs and local level representatives.While presenting the interim Budget for 2024-25 in Parliament on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that her government will launch a scheme to help deserving sections of the middle class living in rented houses, or slums, or chawls and unauthorized colonies to buy or build their own houses. Highlighting the achievement of PM Awas Yojana, the Union Finance Minister said that despite the challenges due to COVID, implementation of the scheme continued and the government is close to achieving the target of three crore houses.