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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government’s vision is to empower rural India so that people there have ample livelihood opportunities within the village itself without having to migrate to the cities for jobs. In his inaugural address at the Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 on Saturday, the Prime Minister urged organisations working in rural areas to help diversify incomes there by establishing simple enterprises. ET Year-end Special Reads Stocks to buy in 2025: 66 ideas from top brokerages for your new year portfolio What does 2025 hold for India's IT services sector? 2025 may be the year of EVs in India, dominated by SUV launches The PM said Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) are helping cultivators get better prices for their produce and urged that more of these be set up, along with bolstering the cooperative movement.
“We need to work towards creating five-six more cooperatives like Amul, which have a presence across the country,” he said. The Mahotsav is organised by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) and its associates. Citing the results of the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES), the Prime Minister Modi noted that consumption in rural India has nearly tripled since 2011, indicating that people are spending more on the things they want, rather than the bare essentials.
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This disparity has been slashed through continuous efforts, he said. The average estimated monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) in rural India was Rs 4,122 in FY24 compared with Rs 6,996 in urban areas. The urban-rural gap in MPCE declined to 69.
7% in FY24 from 83.9% in FY12. The PM highlighted the importance of drafting economic policies that take into account every section of society to strengthen the rural economy.
Emphasising the need to diversify rural incomes, he noted the importance of making irrigation affordable, promoting micro-irrigation, creating more rural enterprises, and maximising the benefits of natural farming for the rural economy, urging time-bound efforts in this direction. The government had implemented a programme in each village to ensure basic amenities, he said. Toilets have been built as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission , and millions of people in rural India have been given pucca houses as part of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Safe and clean drinking water was being provided through the Jal Jeevan Mission . “Today, healthcare facilities are being provided in more than 1.5 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs to the people,” he said.
Telemedicine, assisted by digital technology, has ensured access to the best doctors and hospitals in the villages. Millions of people in rural areas have benefited from telemedicine through e-Sanjeevini, he added. Modi accused the opposition of causing divisions in the name of caste and asked Indians to foil such attempts by strengthening the shared culture and heritage of the country’s villages.
“We have to thwart these conspiracies and preserve and strengthen the common heritage of our villages.” CREDIT DRIVE At the event, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that 0sthe government is working primarily for the uplift of the poor, youth, farmers, and women through various central schemes financed by the public sector banks (PSBs). “PSBs are already operating credit saturation drives in priority sectors for schemes such as PM MUDRA Yojana, PM Awas Yojana, and SVAnidhi Yojana,” she said, noting that the Grameen Bharat Mahotsav showcases India's rich cultural heritage as well as the aspirations of rural people and development in four areas — geographical indication (GI) tags, natural farming, women’s empowerment and tribal welfare, with a focus on products from the Northeast.
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