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Rise of the new

middle class

Deprived middle class was not taken care of for
decades, but in the last 9 years, with the aim of
making the middle class the driver of development,
the central government has associated them with
many schemes, in order to fulfill the dreams of a
prosperous and developed India. The middle class
with one third of the population should become a
pillar and main stream of development...

When the purchasing power
of the poor increases, the
power of the middle class to
carry out business grows too.
When the purchasing power
n Jan Aushadhi Kendras have provided new strength
of the villages increases,
to senior citizens and middle-class families in our
nation. We provide medicines which cost Rs 100 the financial system of the
in the market for just Rs.10, Rs.15, Rs.20 through Jan town and city runs at a faster
Aushadhi Kendras . And today, with 10,000 Jan
pace. And our economic
Aushadhi Kendras across the country, about Rs
cycle is interconnected.
20 crore have been saved by these people who
needed medicines for these kinds of diseases. And We want to move ahead by
these are mostly people who belong to middle- strengthening it.
class families.
n Looking at its success today, I want to tell the
countrymen that we are going to touch that
section of the society with a Vishwakarma scheme. n My family members who lives in cities but are
Now, from 10,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras in the living in rented houses, or slums, or chawls and
country, we are going to work in the coming days unauthorized colonies. If they want to build their
with the target of 25,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras. own houses, we will assist them with a relief in
n When there is less poverty in the country, then interest rates and loans from banks that will help
the strength of the middle class of the country them save lakhs of rupees.
increases a lot. And I assure you Modi's guarantee n If the income tax bracket for my middle-class
in the coming five years, the country will take its families is raised from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 7 lakh, it
place in the first three global economies, it will benefits the salaried class, the middle class the
definitely take place. Today the 13.5 crore people most. Internet data was very expensive before 2014.
who have come out of poverty have in a way Now we have the world's cheapest internet data.
become a middle class force. Every family's money is being saved.

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