PM Modi addresses Indian Community in Muscat, Oman

Published By : Admin | February 11, 2018 | 21:46 IST
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the Indian community at Sultan Qaboos Stadium in Muscat, Oman.

During his address, PM Modi appreciated the role of Indian diaspora in Oman and said that Indian diaspora has played an essential role in strengthening Indo-Oman ties.

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The PM stated that 10 years ago, I was to visit Africa as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. I passed by Salalah, stayed there for some time, met some people and today I again got the opportunity to meet them. I wanted to visit Oman since a long time.

With the mantra of minimum government, maximum governance, we are trying to make life easy for the people, emphasised PM Modi. He noted that the poor are given life and safety insurance on just 90 paise per day and a premium of only 1 Rupee per month.

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Talking about the Union Budget 2018, PM Modi talks about the Aayushmaan Bharat yojana. Adding that this will benefit 45 to 50 crore people, he said this scheme had attracted global attention.

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