Union Minister of State for External affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi on Tuesday participated at a in Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra in Shahpur Jat village of South Delhi area. Lekhi administered pledge of Viksit Bharat and interacted with beneficiaries of various schemes on the occasion.
Addressing on the occasion, Lekhi said that the country was waiting for the past 70-75 years for a leader who can take the country towards development and it happened in 2014.
She said that before 2014, there were no guarantee of anything but under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there is a guarantee that there will be no theft.
“Under the Ayushman Health Scheme, Prime Minister has given a health guarantee of up to Rs 5 lakh to the entire family and more than 55 crore people are covered under this scheme.
Lekhi said that Ayushman Bharat Yojana has not been implemented in Delhi because the Delhi government is not in favour of it.
Lekhi said that earlier there were 44 types of taxes but now only one GST is there, because of that the tax collection of the government is increasing and government is investing that in public welfare by fixing the broken roads, keeping people healthy.
“We all have the same responsibility to resolve that India should become a developed country, India should progress,
India should move forward and our children should have good health. We should have good doctors and engineers, there should be cleanliness everywhere, let us all contribute in making a developed India,” Lekhi added.
Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra has been launched throughout the country to raise awareness through outreach activities to achieve saturation of various welfare programs launched by the Government of India.