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PM's Gujarat visit Nation
THE MIDDLE CLASS WILL BE EMPOWERED

he Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on May 28, visited the
Tnewly built Matushree KDP Multispecialty Hospital at
Atkot, Rajkot, which is managed by Shri Patel Seva Samaj.
Here the Prime Minister said ahead of the completion of
eight years of the government that eight years of service
to the poor, and 'Good Governance' and 'Garib Kalyan'
were given top priority. The mantra of 'Sabka Saath- Sabka
Vikas- Sabka Vishwas- Sabka Prayas' has given impetus
to the development of the country. Moving on the path of
Mahatma Gandhi to strengthen the economy through
indigenous solutions more than 3 crore families got
pucca houses, more than 10 crore families became
open defecation free, and more than 9 crore women got
gas connections under the more than 2.5 crore families
got electricity and more than 6 crore families got water
connection and more than 50 crore beneficiaries got
free health insurance up to Rs 5 lakh. The Prime Minister
believes that these are not just figures but proof of the
government's dedication and the service of the country
for the benefit of the poor. The government is working It is the 'sanskar' of this pious land of
to provide 100% basic facilities. It is the effort of the
government that the poor and middle class should revered Bapu and Sardar Vallabhbhai
be empowered, together their life should be easier. In Patel that in eight years, I have not let
2001, when the people of Gujarat gave the opportunity,
there were only 9 medical colleges, now there are 30 anything happen even by mistake nor
medical colleges in Gujarat, the Prime Minister said in have I done anything myself as would
the program recalling his days as the Chief Minister of make you or any other citizen of the
Gujarat, the Prime Minister said, "I wish to see a medical
college in every district of Gujarat and the country. We country hang his head in shame.
have changed the rules and now medical and engineering
students can study in their mother tongue” NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER

with farmer producer unions, apart from cutting reserves. In the future, this innovation will also
the tax associated with cooperatives. provide other forms of nano-fertilizers.
A STEP TOWARDS SELF-RELIANCE IN This step towards self-sufficiency in this
THE FIELD OF FERTILIZER... nanotechnology in fertilizers is significant in the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi after inaugurating sense that India is the second-largest user of
the Rs 175 crore nano-urea (liquid) plant at IFFCO fertilizers and third in terms of production. Till 7-8
Kalol said, “Now the power of a sack of urea is years ago, farmers' queues for urea and getting
contained in a bottle. That is, a half-liter bottle of hurt in lathicharge were often seen making media
nano urea will meet the requirement of one sack headlines. We imported one-fourth of our fertilizer
of urea. The cost will be less and it will also be requirement. Potash and phosphate have to be
easier to bring it home from the market. This is brought almost 100% from abroad. Last year, the
a big support for small farmers. This plant will central government has given a subsidy of Rs 1
produce about 1.5 lakh bottles of 500 ml per day, lakh 60 thousand crore in fertilizers so that the
8 more such plants will be set up in the future. farmers of India do not face any problems. This
Foreign dependence on urea will be reduced relief to the farmers is going to be more than Rs 2
and it will save the country its foreign exchange lakh crore this year. g

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