PM Modi at the launch of social security schemes in Kolkata.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares the stage with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the launch of three social security schemes in Kolkata.
Here are the highlights of his address:- Today is the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. This gives every Indian with a sense of pride.
- 80 to 90 per cent people of our country do not have any insurance or a pension scheme.
- Am sure Rabindranath Tagore's blessing will make poor people more powerful in the nation.
- I want to talk about the riches of the poor today.
- 15 crore new accounts have been opened in the country in which over 15,000 crore has been deposited.
- The poor don't need 'sahara', they need 'shakti': PM Modi in Kolkata.
- We came (to power) and decided that no one will get a monthly pension below Rs 1000.
- We're funding the unfunded.
- Insurance of Rs 2 lakh in Rs 12.
- Only 10 per cent people have a pension plan. For the rest of the poeple, getting old is a matter of concern.
- I have come here as a prime 'sewak'. These schemes are for when you turn 60, you shall not need the 'sahara' of someone.
- 12 crore people are getting the LPG subsidy directly in their bank accounts.