PM Modi at G20-‘Brazil took forward the people-centric decisions taken in New Delhi’
New Delhi| Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the G-20 session on ‘Social Inclusion and the Fight Against Hunger and Poverty’ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PM Modi said that first of all I would like to congratulate President Lula for the grand arrangements made for organizing the G-20 summit and for his successful presidency of the G-20.
PM Modi said that the people-centered decisions taken at the G-20 summit in New Delhi have been taken forward during Brazil’s presidency. It is a matter of great satisfaction that we gave priority to the SDGs. We focused on inclusive growth, women-led development and youth power. It is clear that One Earth, One Family, One Future is as relevant at this summit as it was last year.
He said that in the last 10 years, we have lifted 25 crore people out of poverty. More than 80 crore people are being given food grains for free. 55 million people are benefiting from the world’s largest health insurance scheme. Now 60 million senior citizens over the age of 70 will also be able to avail free health insurance.
With its focus on women-led development and social inclusion, more than 30 crore women microentrepreneurs have been linked to banks and given access to credit. More than 40 million farmers have received US$20 billion in benefits under the world’s largest crop insurance scheme. More than $40 billion in aid has been given to 11 million farmers under the Kisan Yojana.
Apart from this, he said that India is also contributing to global food security. We have recently provided humanitarian assistance to Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Prime Minister said that we support Brazil’s initiative for a global coalition against hunger and poverty. This is an important step towards implementing the Deccan High Level Principles for Food Security adopted at the New Delhi Summit.
PM Modi also said that I would like to say that the countries of the Global South are most adversely affected by the food, fuel and fertilizer crises due to global conflicts. Our negotiations can therefore be successful only if we take into account the challenges and priorities of the global South. Just as we raised the voice of the global South by granting the African Union permanent membership of the G-20 during the New Delhi Summit, we will reform the institutions of global governance. I trust that there will be an even more detailed, positive dialogue on this subject during the next session.
