Must use ‘last-mile’, ‘good governance’ approach to reach out to people in remotest corners, minorities: PM

The PM was addressing a post-Budget webinar held to seek ideas and suggestions for the effective implementation of the initiatives announced in the Union Budget 2023

Maximum efforts should be made to ensure that all government services and benefits reach the most marginalised people in the country, be it the tribespeople living in the remotest corners or the Pasmanda Muslims who have remained backward, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

Mr. Modi was speaking on the importance of “reaching the last-mile” and “good governance” while addressing the inaugural session of a post-Budget webinar.

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The webinar was the fourth in a series of 12 post-Budget webinars being held by the government to seek ideas and suggestions for the effective implementation of the initiatives announced in the Union Budget 2023, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

Citing how the Aspirational District Programme (ADP) had become a “success model”, Mr. Modi talked about the launch of the Aspirational Block Programme, which will keep with the government’s philosophy of focusing on last-mile delivery and policy of saturation. This programme, much like the ADP, will focus on building best practices in delivery of government services at the block level.

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The webinar laid a special focus on key policies announced for tribal communities in the Budget, such as the PM Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) Development Mission, extensive plans for recruiting teachers at Eklavya Model Residential Schools for tribal children, and the National Mission to eradicate Sickle-Cell Disease, which disproportionately affects tribal populations in the country.