President Droupadi Murmu on January 31 addressed a joint session of both Houses of the Parliament to kickstart the Budget Session. She highlighted the achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.
"The achievements that we see today are the extension of the practices of the last 10 years. We heard the slogan of 'Gareebi Hatao' since our childhood. Now, for the first time in our lives, we see poverty being alleviated on a large scale," said Murmu.
She hailed 'Make in India' and 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiatives.
"In last 10 years, India has seen completion of many such works in national interest for which people were waiting for decades...In last 10 years, we have seen India becoming one of the top five economies from 'Fragile 5'," she added.