President Ram Nath Kovind highlighted the achievements of Modi government’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, that have administered 150 crore doses to the country’s citizens during the time.
In his address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session, President Kovind said the Rs 64,000 crore PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission will prepare the country for a health crisis in the future.
The President also added, six crore rural households are getting tap water under ‘Har Ghar Jal initiative’.
President Kovind said India’s agriculture exports have also crossed ₹ three lakh crore.
He said despite the pandemic, country’s farmers produced 30 crore tonnes of food grains and 33 crore horticulture produce in 2020-21.
More than 11 crore farmer families received ₹ 1.80 lakh crore through PM-KISAN.