Chandigarh, June 12 -- Highlighting the achievements of the central government in 12 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP's Chandigarh president Jatinder Pal Malhotra on Thursday said nearly 25 crore people have been lifted out of poverty amid a special focus on good governance, welfare of the poor, women empowerment, social justice and infrastructure development. He said transparency and accountability was introduced through direct benefit transfer (DBT), eliminating lakhs of fake beneficiaries and preventing nearly Rs.4.31 lakh crore from falling into the wrong hands. More than 81 crore citizens have been receiving free food grains since Covid, he said. .htc...