Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Amid pandemic, Modi govt shifts focus to schemes for poor
New Delhi: From reaching out to street vendors to construction of affordable houses in rural areas, the National Democratic Alliance-led Central government has stepped up its initiatives for the poor who are the worst affected from the coronavirus pandemic.Over the last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached out to the beneficiaries of the micro credit scheme - PM Street Vendors’ Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme from Madhya Pradesh, inaugurated 1.75 lakh houses constructed under the PM Awas Yojana – Gramin, inaugurated three petroleum projects in Bihar and reached out for the sustainable development of the fisheries sector.On Tuesday, PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for seven urban infrastructure projects.
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