New Delhi: The decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on Monday will bring about positive changes in the lives of farmers, laborers, and workers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said as his government enters the second year in office.
These decisions will bring tremendous benefits to the farmers, street vendors, and micro, small and medium enterprises, he said.
"To give impetus to the campaign for a self-reliant India, we have not only changed the definition of MSMEs but have also approved several proposals to revive it. This will benefit the small and medium scale industries, as well as create huge employment opportunities," Modi said in a series of tweets in Hindi and English.
PM Street Vendor's Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) is a very special scheme, he said.
"For the first time, our street vendors are a part of a livelihood program. This scheme will ensure support for street vendors. It harnesses technology and emphasizes capacity building," he said.
India will prosper, the prime minister said, when its farmers prosper.
"Our government has fulfilled its promise to our hardworking farmers of fixing the MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times of the cost of production," he said.
Care has also been taken towards improving the financial situation of our farmers, the prime minister noted.
Monday's meeting was the first meeting of the Union Cabinet after the Modi 2.0 government entered its second year in office.
The government completed one year in office on May 30. Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the meet was held on a Monday as it was the first working day after May 30. Cabinet usually meets on Wednesdays.
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Itanagar (PTI): Fourteen candidates are in the fray for the two Lok Sabha seats in Arunachal Pradesh, which will go to polls on April 19, an official said on Friday.
Eight candidates will contest in the Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency from where Union Earth Sciences minister Kiren Rijiju and Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Nabam Tuki are trying their luck.
The total number of candidates, contesting in the Arunachal East parliamentary constituency, is six after the nomination of Techi Rana, an independent candidate, was found invalid during scrutiny on Thursday, the official said.
Eight independent candidates are fighting the Lok Sabha polls from the two constituencies.
Besides Lok Sabha polls, assembly elections in the northeastern state will be held on April 19.
Altogether 169 candidates are in the fray for the 60 assembly seats, the official said.
The number of valid nominations for the assembly elections includes 59 of the BJP, 23 of the Congress, 16 of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and 23 of the National People's Party (NPP).
There are 29 independent candidates in the assembly elections, he added.