World is heaping praise on Indian model of 'Garib Kalyan', says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said global organizations are talking about learning from India's success stories in different fields and this was possible because every region in the country was getting equal priority in development and welfare of the poor under his government.

Addressing a function at Kodatarai village in Raigarh district, he described Chhattisgarh as a powerhouse for development of the country.

On the occasion, the PM inaugurated important rail projects worth around Rs 6,350 crore and laid the foundation stone of 50-bed each 'critical care blocks' in nine districts of Chhattisgarh, where assembly polls are due by the year-end.

He also distributed 1 lakh sickle cell counselling cards to the screened population.

"The entire world is not only watching but also heaping praise on the Indian model of 'Garib Kalyan' (welfare of poor). Heads of big countries had come to New Delhi to attend the G20 summit and all of them were impressed by India's efforts towards development and Garib Kalyan," he said.

"We have seen that in just five years, 13.5 crore people have come out of poverty. This happened because the BJP government launched welfare schemes in the interest of the poor," he added.

Today, global organizations are talking about learning from India's success and this was happening because every state and every area of the country is getting equal priority in development, Modi said.