Education best way to fight poverty, says PM Modi while addressing Rikshaw

“In the last 10-15 years, there has been a huge amount of investment in India, and today we have a critical mass of Indian entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and indigenous tech companies in India“, Bahrami said.

“We have to snap out of this tradition and when I say snap out, can we not embark on a campaign to liberate the poor from their poverty?”

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cavalcade drove into a small venue where he gave away e-rickshaws and pedal rickshaws to beneficiaries, he was greeted with a traditional welcome of “Har har Mahadev”. “The most potent weapon against poverty is education”, he said drawing a huge round of applause from the audience. I have come here to tell this. I asked, “Why?’ He said, “This will enhance my skill development”.

Taking a swipe at the Opposition parties which had criticised his “Jan Dhan Yojna” programme, he said that had they [Opposition] helped the poor to open bank accounts earlier, they would not have had to worry about his flagship scheme. “Despite the nationalisation of banks, they have been inaccessible to the poor”, he noted while addressing an audience that largely comprised rickshaw-pullers and their families.

Furthermore, among seven global issues, Indians are most concerned about climate change. Also, the US needs to display some patience by not pressurising the Modi government to damage any of its other bilateral relationships like with Iran.

In a September 12 announcement on his Facebook page, Mr. Zuckerberg invited people to submit questions for the prime minister.

Upset over the cancellation of regularisation of their service following a recent judgement of the Allahabad High Court, district teachers had threatened to stage a protest in Varanasi.

Under IPDS, Varanasi will get 572 crore rupees.

Around 1.72 lakh shiksha mitras are on protest. Two of his previous proposed visits were cancelled due to heavy rainfall in June and July. He is also slated to visit Googleplex, the home of tech giant Google in Mountain View, and electric vehicle maker Tesla’s plant in Fremont. Senior officials of these organizations were present on the occasion of launch in Varanasi. Friday was no different. Even the far-flung areas of the holy city were cleaned, with garbage disposed of.

The roadside tea stalls in Kashi were abuzz with discussions around Modi’s visit. At the famous Nadesar tea stall, BJP leader Dharmendra Singh was ecstatic.

The prime minister said his government was committed to bringing power to every village and every household in India by 2022, when the nation celebrates the 75th year of attaining freedom.