Even After 72 Years, 18 to 20 Percent People are Below the Poverty Line

    Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu advised political parties to come forward with long-term structural programs to speed up the country's economic growth, rather than bringing in schemes for the temporary benefit keeping in mind the populist and vote. 

 

   At the Meet and Greet event organized by friends and well-wishers in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh in the joy of completing 2 years of the post of Vice President, 

  Vice President Shri Naidu said that even after 72 years of independence, 18 to 20 percent people are living below the poverty line. And about 20 percent people remain uneducated.
   The Vice President expressed his desire that political parties focus on improving the basic amenities of the people, ensure quality medical services and educational facilities, try to reduce gender discrimination and discrimination in society and urban and rural divisions. Mr. Naidu suggested political parties to be patient and tolerant of public opinion. 

  He said that political parties should respect the opponents and accept structural programs with an open mind. He said that resorting to violence or attacking someone unfairly is harmful to democracy. The Vice President called for an initiative to reform the legislature, executive and judiciary to make India an exemplary country in parliamentary democracy. 

   He said that there is a need to improve service delivery, reduce the delay in the functioning of the judiciary and ensure the completion of legislative and parliamentary functioning without any hurdles. He said that ultimately delivery of services to people on time matters. 

   The Vice President emphasized the change in thinking, attitude and behavior of people at various levels and urged people to renounce their sense of self-interest and adopt a positive and structural attitude. Emphasizing the growing enthusiasm and interest of India around the world, the Vice President expressed confidence that a 2-digit growth rate can be achieved if people start working in a structural manner. 

   Referring to the removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, the Vice President called it a general reorganization of the state. Stating that Article 370 was a temporary provision of the Constitution, he said that it was a national issue, not a political one. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kishan Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Minister Shri P. Anil Kumar Yadav, MPs Prabhakar Reddy and Durga Prasad, several MLAs and other senior officials were present on the occasion.