Utilise every penny meant for rural development: PM Modi

Addressing an webinar on Positive Impact of Union Budget 2022 on rural development, Modi said, "Mahatma Gandhi once said the soul of India lives in its villages, and it should be our responsibility to fulfil this vision with new energy, new strategies and new hope to uplift rural India."

"As we celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, we need to take the leadership and responsibility for the development of our villages. We need to ensure that every penny of the budget is utilised optimally," he said.

He said, "'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas' have been the inspiration behind every policy and actions taken by his government."

"In this year's Budget, a clear roadmap has been given by the government to achieve the larger goal of saturation.

"PM Awas Yojana, Rural Road Scheme, Water Life Mission, Connectivity of the North East, Broadband connectivity of villages... necessary provisions have been made for every such scheme in the Budget," he said.

Modi said the Vibrant Village Programme announced in the Budget is very important for the development of border villages.

"The PM development initiative for the Northeast region will ensure 100 per cent implementation of programs in a time-bound manner," he said.

He said that the government has set a target of ensuring 4 crore connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission and in order to achieve this target, everyone should do a lot of hard work.

"I also urge upon every state government that we need to pay a lot of attention to the quality of the pipelines that are being laid," he said to the participants.

"Demarcation of property is important. Swamitva Yojana is helping in this.

"Over 40 lakh property cards have been issued. For the registration of land records, a universal system and unique ID will be a big achievement," he added.