Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while dedicating 15,000 houses of Raynagar Housing Society in Maharastra's Solapur on Friday, got emotional, stating that he wished he had had the opportunity to stay in such houses when he was young.
Addressing a gathering in Maharashtra's Solapur, Modi said happiness comes when people's dreams come true. "Their blessings are my biggest investment," he said. The beneficiaries comprise thousands of handloom workers, vendors, power loom workers, rag pickers, beedi workers and drivers.
The Prime Minister added that his government is inspired by Lord Ram's principles of governance with honesty and urged people to light Ram Jyoti on January 22, stressing that it will be an inspiration to remove poverty from their lives.
"Modi's guarantee means guarantee puri hone ki guarantee'. Lord Ram taught us to honour commitments made and we are fulfilling all goals we set for the welfare of the poor and their empowerment," he said.
The PM also laid the foundation stone of 8 AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) projects worth around Rs 2,000 crore in the state. He also dedicated more than 90,000 houses completed under PMAY-Urban in Maharashtra. He also kickstarted the distribution of 1st and 2nd instalments to 10,000 beneficiaries of PM-SVANIDHI in Maharashtra during the programme.
Modi also urged people, who got the houses, to light Ram Jyoti on January 22, when the consecration of the Ayodhya Ram temple will be held. "Lord Ram did the work that made his people happy. My government is dedicated to the welfare and empowerment of the poor. We launched schemes to mitigate their hardships," he said, adding that the role of middlemen has been completely eradicated in his government's welfare schemes.
Modi said homes and toilets have been constructed in ten years as the lack of these amenities was insulting to the poor, especially women. " We have constructed more than 10 crore toilets which is Modi's izzat ki guarantee' for women and provided more than four crore pucca houses so far," he said.
