Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Shimla for a rally to mark the eighth anniversary of his government, on Tuesday interacted virtually with beneficiaries of various Central schemes and released Rs 21,000 crore to 80 crore farmers as the 11th installment of financial benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme.
Following his arrival at the Mall Road in the Himachal Pradesh capital, Modi, accompanied by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, walked to the venue of the rally in Ridge Maidan around 11.30 am.
There, the prime minister interacted with the beneficiaries of the Central schemes from across the country.
Addressing the 'Garib Kalyan Sammelan', Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, "In last 8 years... not even once did I vision myself as PM. Only when I sign documents do I have the responsibility of PM but as soon as the file is gone, I'm no longer a PM... I'm just a Pradhan Sevak of 130 cr people who're everything in my life and my life is also for you."
"(Earlier) talks used to be about 'atki latki bhatki' schemes, nepotism, scams but today talks are about benefits from govt schemes... Today India's start-ups are being talked about globally. Even World Bank talks about India's Ease of Doing Business," PM Modi said today.
The Sammelan conceptualizes elected public representatives directly interacting with the public in an endeavour to get feedback about the various welfare programmes being run by the government.
Modi last visited Himachal Pradesh on December 27 to address a rally at the Paddal ground in Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur's home district Mandi to mark the fourth anniversary of the BJP government in the state.
The Assembly election in Himachal Pradesh is scheduled to be held later this year.
(With inputs from agencies)
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