30 crore bank accounts, equal to entire American population, opened under Jan Dhan Yojana

Vadodara: Foreign Minister S jaishankar said during a Garib Kalyan Sammelan in Vadodara that the country was progressing despite many challenges in the way and benefits offered by the government in the form of welfare schemes was transforming the lives of the poor.

The Foregin Minister had participated virtually from Vadodara in the main function organized for the Prime Minister in Simla.

As a snapshot of his stint as foreign minister, Jaishankar said that years ago during our visits to India while working at the Indian embassies overseas , we used to wonder when would primary facilities available in developed countries become available in India?

The Prime Minister has implemented several programs to give priority to basic facilities like water, health, electricity, cleanliness, and employment.

He informed that a new India was being built and that the life of the poor was being transformed.

He also said that foreign dignitaries are wonderstruck when we tell them about the achievements of the schemes being implemented by the government.

As an example he informed that 30 crore bank accounts, equal to the entire popularion of America, have been opened under the Jan Dhan Yojana.

He also cited the Jal Jivan Mission under which 45 crore water connections, equal to population of the entire European Union, have been given.

The 8 crore gas connections given under the Ujjwawla Yojana can benefit the whole of Germany, he added.

Benefits that can cover the entire 11.5 crore population of Japan have been given under the PM Grameen Aawaas Yojana and PM Kisan Samriddhi Yojana. DeshGujarat