India, Aug. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort today, highlighted the unprecedented expansion in India's social security coverage, noting that the number of people covered has increased from 25 crore before 2014 to 100 crore within a decade.
The Prime Minister said that the resolve for a developed India would be fulfilled only when development reaches the last person. Underlining the expansion of social security coverage, he said, "Before 2014, only 25 crore people had social security cover. He further added, "Only 25 crores in the last 5-7 decades; we have provided social security cover to 100 crore countrymen within a de...