Modi releases Rs 540 crore to one lakh beneficiaries under PM-JANMAN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stressed need to ensure that the benefits of various welfare schemes reach all. It would pave the way for development of the country, he said.
He was releasing the first instalment of Rs 540 crore to one lakh beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan via video conferencing. He said that the 10 years of his government have been dedicated to the poor.
The budget of many welfare schemes for the Scheduled Tribes has risen by five times and the scholarship for tribal students has grown by two-and-a-half times in the last 10 years, he said..
His government has exerted its full force to ensure that extremely backwards among the tribal population benefit from its every scheme, he said.
Modi also credited guidance from President Droupadi Murmu, India’s first tribal woman head of state, for the PM-JANMAN scheme.
More than four crore pucca houses have been built for the poor by his government, he said, asserting that those who were always ignored earlier have not only been reached out by him but also worshipped, he said.