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78th Independence Day
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belong to middle-class families. Lakhs and crores
of rupees are spent on them. We have increased the
number of medical seats to almost one lakh in the
last 10 years.

n Transforming our agricultural system is crucial
and the need of the hour. We must break free from
the age-old traditions that have held us back for
centuries, and we are actively supporting our
farmers in this endeavor. We have been continuously
working towards this transformation.
n Today, we provide farmers with easy access to loans
and assist them with the latest technology. We are
assisting the farmers to ensure value addition to
their produce. We are also making comprehensive
arrangements for marketing their produce so that
the farmers have end to end assistance, and we are
committed to moving forward in this direction.

n When I observe the state of the world today, I see
that the entire world is turning towards holistic
healthcare where organic food has emerged as
the preferred choice. If there is any nation that can
create a global food basket of organic food, it is my
country and its farmers. This is why we aspire to
move forward with this vision in the coming days so
that our nation can become the organic food basket
for the world as it increasingly demands organic
Today, as the entire world is concerned
food.
about Mother Earth, we see the health of
n We are striving to ensure that the lives of farmers
are made easier, villages have top-class internet our soil deteriorating day by day due to the
connectivity, farmers have access to healthcare
use of fertilizers. The productivity of our
facilities and their children get access to smart
schools as well as employment opportunities. Given
Mother Earth (soil) is also depleting and
the challenges of sustaining an entire family on
small plots of land, we are making comprehensive declining. At this critical time, I want to
efforts to equip the youth with the skills needed to
secure new jobs and create additional sources of express my gratitude to the lakhs of farmers
income.
in our country who have chosen the path
n It is our social responsibility to support the most
of organic farming and have taken on the
disadvantaged members of society. If we leave
anyone behind, it hampers our collective progress. responsibility of nurturing and protecting
Therefore, we can only truly advance if we uplift
those who are lagging behind. our Mother Earth. In this year's budget, we
have also made significant provisions and
n It is our duty to make every effort to include the
neglected regions, the marginalized communities, introduced substantial schemes to promote
our small farmers, tribal brothers and sisters in the
forests, our mothers and sisters, our laborers, and and support organic farming.
our workers, ensuring they are brought up to our
level.

n The pace of this effort has already accelerated, and
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