‘Govt. To Spend On Welfare Schemes’

  • 13-Jun-2021
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Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that he knows the rising prices of petrol and diesel are problematic, but it can't be brought down because the government is saving money to spend on welfare schemes. The prices of the fuels widely used in vehicles has seen a steep hike in the last few days, with petrol breaching the Rs 100-mark in some cities of India.

He further said, Over Rs 35,000 crore have been being spent on vaccines in a year. In such dire times, we're saving money to spend on welfare schemes. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Rs 1 lakh crore under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana scheme to give free foodgrain to the poor for eight months. Under PM-Kisan, thousands of crores have been directly deposited in the bank accounts of our farmers. The MSP was hiked recently. And all this is happening in the current year, Dharmendra added. 

 

He also took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who targeted the Centre over increase in fuel prices, saying if he is so concerned about it, he should ask his chief ministers in Rajasthan and Maharashtra (where the party is part of the ruling coalition) to reduce prices.

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