Salient points of speech : Hon’ble BJP National President Shri J.P. Nadda while addressing “Navashakti Samavesh” in Bellary (Karnataka)

Salient points of speech of Hon'ble BJP National President Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda while addressing ‘Navashakti Samavesh’ in Bellary, Karnataka

●       Our Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji is highly committed for the upliftment and empowerment of all sections of our society, specially the most backward Adivasis (tribals). The Narendra Modi Government is taking various steps to improve the living standard of our Adivasi brothers and sisters and to transform their lives.

●       The amount of work done and initiatives taken by our Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji for the welfare and empowerment of the Adivasi community is unprecedented, no other previous governments have done so much work for them as done by the Narendra Modi Government. Apart from development and growth of the Adivasi community the Narendra Modi Government has also taken several steps for their social, cultural and political autonomy and empowerment of our Adivasi brothers and sisters.

●       In the past 70 years post Independence, no political party made serious and honest efforts for the upliftment and empowerment of our Adivasi brothers and sisters. It is our Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji who ensured the elevation of a Tribal woman who comes from an extremely poor background to the highest post of our country. Today Smt Droupadi Murmu ji is our Hon'ble President which is a matter of pride for the entire nation, but it is a matter of great honour and extreme happiness for the entire Adivasi community.

●       It is only the Bharatiya Janata Party which has done the important work of bringing the tribal community to the national mainstream. In Karnataka, earlier it was done by our government under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Yediyurappa ji and now this is being fulfilled by our Chief Minister Shri Basavaraj Bommai ji.

●       For a very long time, the Congress and its political allies formed their governments at the Centre, but they always misused our Adivasi community merely as vote bank. Whenever the time came to give the Adivasi community their dues and privileges back, the Congress party and its allies backtracked and left our Adivasi brothers and sisters in lurch. This is the sad reality of the Congress party and its allies.

●       Our Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji started the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas celebrations to recognise the sacrifices and contributions of our Adivasi community and the Narendra Modi Government is constructing Janjatiya Museums across the country. Why didn't any political party ever think of celebrating the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas and honour our Adivasi icons?

●       Earlier the budget for the development and welfare of the Adivasi community used to be just Rs 3,850 crores, but the Narendra Modi Government has increased by two and a half times to Rs 8,451 crores, which clearly shows the will and intention of our Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji to empower and uplift our Adivasi brothers and sisters.

●       At the national level a total of 27 National Tribal Institutes have been constructed. The main reason behind the development of these institutions is that research activities related to development and welfare of our Tribal communities can be done which will help the Union government in policy formation. This will enable the Centre to form more effective and constructive policies and programmes for the development and growth of our Tribal communities.

●       Under the leadership and guidance of our Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre and in the states have taken special initiatives and launched various programmes and policies for the welfare and empowerment of our Tribal society which include development of Eklavya Residential Schools, scholarships for Tribal girls and boys, holistic development of Tribal villages, and medical and healthcare for Tribal communities.

●       Tribal communities have been specially benefitted from various social welfare programmes undertaken by the Narendra Modi Government which include PM Awas Yojana, Ujjawal Yojna, Soubhagya Yojna, Ayushman Bharat Yojna, Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna, Swachh Bharat Yojna and many other schemes.

●       In Karnataka the reservation for the Tribal communities have been increased from 3% to 7%. I call this step taken by our Chief Minister Shri Basavaraj Bommai ji as revolutionary and highly remarkable. I thank and congratulate Shri Ramulu for this. With this historic step the lives and fortune of our Adivasi brothers and sisters will change forever.

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