The saturation of the welfare scheme means that all the eligible beneficiaries get the facilities.
The saturation of the welfare scheme means that all the eligible beneficiaries get the facilities.
As the debate on freebies intensified, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on August 13, 2022, the Modi government aims to empower all through saturation of existing welfare schemes as every Indian citizen is entitled to access to basic amenities.
He said at an event in Bengaluru, “Every Indian citizen has the right to have access to basic facilities, without anyone noticing.
The saturation of the welfare scheme means that all the eligible beneficiaries get the facilities.
“If you have reached all those who are deserving of something then you have achieved saturation … in the last 75 years a lot of effort has been made to improve the lives of the poor,” she said in the release of the 100th. But said. Edition of the economic newspaper of BJP Karnataka.
“The difference between the world’s all poor hatao (slogans) and now… So that they cover every character,” she said.
Garibi Hatao was the slogan of the Congress led by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the 1971 election campaign.
The Finance Minister’s statement assumes significance because political parties are fighting for freebies. Opposition parties led by AAP called for a plebiscite on spending taxpayers’ money on health and education.
Earlier this week, Ms Sitharaman attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for giving a “perverted twist” to the free debate, saying the AAP leader has placed education and health in a category that creates fear in the minds of the poor. is an attempt to do.
He said, “Since independence no Indian government has ever denied them. Therefore, by classifying education and health as free, Kejriwal is trying to instill a sense of anxiety and fear in the minds of the poor, ” He said that.
Joining the debate, DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday said the government’s expenditure on education and health cannot be considered free.
In an apparent reference to Modi, Stalin said, “Some people have now emerged with the advice that there should be no freebies. We are not worried about it. If I talk more, it will become politics. So. I don’t want to talk about it any more.” The prime minister has in recent times hit out at the competitive populism of ‘rewari’ (free gifts) giving, which is not only a waste of taxpayers’ money, but also an economic disaster that could hamper India’s drive to become self-reliant. Is.
His comments were seen to be directed at parties like the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which promised free electricity and water for assembly elections in states like Punjab and, more recently, Gujarat.
Ms Sitharaman also pointed out that the government is ensuring that those who have cheated and gone banks are constantly being chased, their properties are auctioned and money is continuously given back to the banks. Is.