Budget 2021: In 90 points, read here, President’s Kovind’s full address to Parliament
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Published: Friday, January 29, 2021, 13:22 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 29: This joint sitting of Parliament which is being held during the time of the Coronavirus pandemic has great significance. It is the beginning of a new year and a new decade. We will also be entering the 75th year of India s independence this year. All the Members of Parliament present here today embody the conviction held by every Indian that the toughest of challenges will deter neither us nor India.
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Timely, calibrated decisions taken by Centre saved lakhs of lives during pandemic: President
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During this period, the country has demonstrated its scientific capabilities, technical expertise and the strength of its start-up ecosystem by developing a network of over 2,200 laboratories in a short time span, manufacturing thousands of ventilators, PPE kits and test kits and thereby, attaining self-reliance.
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NEW DELHI: Timely and calibrated decisions taken by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic saved the lives of lakhs of citizens, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday while highlighting the rapid decline in the number of new coronavirus cases and the significant increase in the number of recoveries. In his customary address to a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament that marks the start of the Budget session, Kovind said by making lakhs of COVID-19 vaccine doses available to several countries,
Digital transactions of over Rs 4 lakh Cr done through UPI in Dec 2020: President
President Kovind said the trinity of Jan Dhan Accounts, Aadhaar, and Mobile (JAM) helped safeguard the rights of people and Rs 1.8 lakh crore have been saved from falling into wrong hands.
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Over Rs 4 lakh crore worth of digital transactions were facilitated by UPI in December 2020 and more than 200 banks are linked to the UPI system,
President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday.
Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament on the first day of the Budget session, Kovind said the trinity of
Jan Dhan Accounts, Aadhaar, and Mobile (JAM) has helped safeguard the rights of people and Rs 1.8 lakh crore have been saved from falling into wrong hands.