PM Modi says govt reaching out to most deprived, mentions Pasmanda Muslims' backwardness
The Hindu
In a post-Budget webinar on “Reaching the last mile”, PM Modi said his government is launching a special mission for the most deprived among the tribals
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 27 emphasised the importance of good governance for reaching the last mile, saying such an approach will have no scope for discrimination and corruption. Mr. Modi also underscored backwardness among Pasmanda Muslims as he highlighted his government’s efforts to reach out to the most deprived sections of society with its various welfare schemes.
In a post-Budget webinar on “Reaching the last mile”, the Prime Minister said his government is launching a special mission for the most deprived among the tribals.
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“We have to quickly provide various facilities to our tribes people in over 200 districts and over 22,000 villages of the country. Similarly among our minorities, especially among Muslims we have Pasmanda Muslims. How we have to take benefits to them... as they even today after so many years of Independence remain far behind,” he said.
The backward sections of Muslims are described as Pasmanda Muslims.
Mr. Modi said the policy of saturation, a reference to maximum coverage of various schemes, and the approach of reaching the last mile complement each other.
The Prime Minister said along with money, political will is needed for development and asserted that the development of tribal communities has been a priority for his government.
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