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Nation PM Address in Parliament

you should be aware of it. Currently, such barriers are
being removed from the country. Whether it is the case
of COP 26, the G20 group, or working in various areas
of societal life, whether supplying medicines to 150
countries across the world in this Corona era, India has
taken a leadership role. India's leadership is currently
being debated.

ON INFLATION
Inflation is a problem that affects ordinary people in
the country. And our government, the NDA government,
has worked hard to resolve this issue by remaining
vigilant and sensitive from the start. As a result, our
government made controlling inflation the primary
goal of our fiscal policy. Inflation should not exceed
tolerable levels for the average person, particularly the
poor, and these figures alone demonstrate what we
have done to keep inflation in check.

ON EMPLOYMENT
Respected members of this House have also raised
some critical issues concerning employment. Some
others have also made suggestions. EPFO Payroll is
ON BEST EXAMPLE OF FEDERAL widely considered the most dependable method of
STRUCTURE determining how many jobs have been created. In the
In some ways, the entire Corona period has year 2021, approximately one crore twenty lakh new
exemplified our federal structure. Perhaps people have added to EPFO's payroll. These are all
no Prime Minister in history has had the
opportunity to meet with the Chief Ministers formal jobs. And of these, 60–65 lakhs are between
23 times in a single tenure. A total of 23 the ages of 18 and 25, implying that this is the first job.
meetings and detailed discussions were held That is, he has entered the job market for the first time.
with the Chief Ministers. We combined the According to the report, hiring has increased twofold
suggestions of the Chief Ministers with the since the implementation of the Covid restrictions. The
information available to the government of same pattern is discussed in the NASSCOM report.
India. Holding 23 meetings during the Corona According to this, there will be 27 lakh direct-indirect
period and developing strategies after jobs in the IT sector after 2017, and this is not only
extensive discussion and taking everyone on
board is a huge accomplishment. Everyone in terms of skills but also of people above that level
has worked together, putting in equal efforts, who have found work. India's global exports have
whether it is the central government, the increased as a result of the increase in manufacturing,
state government, or the local governments. and the benefits are directly reflected in the field of
We don't take anyone's contribution lightly. employment.
It is regarded as the country's strength. After
consulting with state governments, we chose ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
100 such aspirational districts. Except for one In a country like India, the progress of women
state, everyone agreed. Together, they have
produced such excellent results that, in many through everyone's efforts is a priority. In some ways,
cases, these districts have outperformed the increasing maternity leave is an effort to empower
state average. In some aspirational districts, women and the family. Today, we have our daughters
four times more Jan Dhan accounts have in NCC. We have daughters who serve in the army and
been opened than before. In these districts, in the air force. We have daughters who serve in the
all of the states have done an excellent job of navy. We put an end to the barbaric practice of triple
providing toilets and electricity to every family. talaq.
This, in my opinion, is the best example of a
federal structure.

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