
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, Jan 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam today.
PM Modi also interacted with artisans during the event.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was also in attendance.

PM Modi was felicitated by Shaji KV, the chairperson of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
While addressing the gathering at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam after inaugurating the Bharat Grameen Mahotsav 2025, PM Modi remarked, “At the beginning of the year 2025, this grand event of Grameen Bharat Mahotsav is introducing India’s development journey. It is creating an identity. I congratulate NABARD and other colleagues for organizing this event.”
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“Since 2014, I have been continuously working towards serving rural India every moment. Giving people in villages a dignified life is my government’s priority. Our vision is to empower people in rural India, provide them with opportunities to move forward, prevent migration, and make their lives easier. To achieve this, we have launched a campaign guaranteeing basic facilities in every village,” he added.
PM Modi reflected on the challenges faced by rural areas, sharing his sense of gratitude for having spent his childhood in a small town, which provided him with firsthand experience of these challenges.
He emphasized that this experience also allowed him to recognize the immense potential of villages. Despite their hard work, he noted that villagers often struggle to access opportunities due to limited resources.