Chandigarh, June 12 -- Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Chandigarh state president Jatinder Pal Malhotra while addressing a press conference on Thursday, said that the 12 years of the Central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have become a golden chapter of service, good governance, welfare of the poor, women empowerment, social justice, unprecedented infrastructure development and nation-building.

He said that under the mantra of "Sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas and sabka prayas," nearly 25 crore people have been lifted out of poverty in recent years.Malhotra stated that the Modi government brought transparency and accountability through direct benefit transfer (DBT).

Benefits were transferred directly i...