PM Modi improved lives of 60 crore poor citizens: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi improved lives of 60 crore poor people in country. What Congress could t do for poor in its 70 -year rule, Modi did it in five years, Shah said while greeting prime minister on his 70th birthday, and wished for his long life so that he can "serve nation".

Shah was attending ground-breaking ceremony of a 24X7 water supply project for Gandhinagar, which is his Lok Sabha constituency, through video-conference. He said citizens of this country me Modi Prime Minister in 2014 due to numerous pro-people works he h carried out as chief minister of Gujarat.

"After Modiji became Prime Minister, crores of people, around 60 crore poor citizens received electricity connections, gas connections, toilets, bank accounts and better health care under Prime Minister Jan Arogya scheme," Shah said while attending Gujarat government's event from Delhi.

"Modiji improved lives of 60 crore poor citizens. What Congress couldn't do in 70 years of its rule, Modiji did it in just five years. He also strengned our security by ordering surgical as well as airstrikes. He has put India on forefront of world map," senior BJP leer said.

Gujarat government on Thursday held groundbreaking ceremony of its ambitious project of providing drinking water round--clock to nearly seven lakh people of Gandhinagar city and surrounding areas.

This project is a part of Smart City project and would be complete in 36 months at a cost of Rs 229 crore, a government release said. Apart from construction of filtration plants, project encompasses laying water pipeline having a total length of 27 kilometres, it said.

To encour judicious use of water, meters will also be installed for each connection. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on completion of this project, Gandhinagar will become first city in country providing 24X7 drinking water facility in every household. Shah thanked Rupani, his government and entire ministration for implementing this project in his constituency Gandhinagar.