Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted virtually with the Jagatsinghpur district PRI members, beneficiaries, and officials on various welfare schemes under the Union Government on Tuesday.
The District Rural Development Agency [DRDA] organised the cybernetic meeting at Sadbhabana Sabha Gruha here, connected with Prime Minister Modi who was addressing a rally in Shimla's Ridge Maidan to mark the eighth anniversary of his becoming the PM.
DRDA PD Dr Rudra Narayan Dash, ZP President Manoj Bhoi, CDMO Dr Khetrabasi Dash, BDOs, ZP members, Panchayat Samiti chairpersons of eight blocks, PRI members from various Gram Panchayats, municipality chairpersons and executive officers and some beneficiaries attended the meeting.
In his maiden address PM Modi spoke about 16 schemes and programmes spanning under nine Central Ministries after he assumed office and discussed their success stories. The PM said that after coming to power his Government has pruned nine crore fake names from the list of beneficiaries of various poverty eradication schemes.ZP President Manoj Kumar Bhoi opined that Modi's speech mesmerised all participants. The PM’s interaction highlights the people-centric approach of the Union, said Project Director DRDA Dr Rudra Narayan Dash.