LIVE: Govt has taken some decisions to enable poor and middle class people to purchase houses, says PM Modi

New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announced a slew of schemes for the development of society.

“Govt has taken some decisions to enable poor and middle class people to purchase houses,” said PM Modi, who is now addressing the nation on 50 days of Demonetization drive.

Highlights of PM Modi’s speech as follows:

People want digital payments now. I appeal to people to use BHIM app.

Banks have been asked to raise cash credit limit to small businesses from 20% to 25%.

There has been talk for simultaneous LS/Assembly polls. Time has come for a debate on this.

Rs 6,000 to be put into accounts of pregnant women in 650 districts for vaccination and other medical use.

Let political parties not act holier than thought. Let us be transparent.

There is quite a bit of debate on political parties.

Rs 6000 to be credited to pregnant women's accounts.

I urge reform of election funding.

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