Garib Kalyan is the topmost priority of the Modi government

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has said that Garib Kalyan (welfare initiatives for the poor) is the topmost priority of the Modi government. He said that in the last 12 years of Garib Kalyan, the government has connected crores of citizens to banking facilities, financial security, and self-employment opportunities through welfare schemes such as the food grain scheme, PM Awas, and Jan-Dhan.

In a post on X, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, “Garib Kalyan is the topmost priority of the Modi government. In #12YearsOfGaribKalyan, the government has connected crores of citizens to banking facilities, financial security, and self-employment opportunities through welfare schemes like the Ann Yojana, PM Awas, Jan-Dhan, Mudra Loan, and PM Swanidhi. By integrating the country’s poor to the economic mainstream through basic infrastructure, social security, and a better standard of living, a strong foundation for a ‘Viksit Bharat’ is being built.”(UPDATED ON 8TH JUNE 2026)