<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that people-centric governance and continuous effort toward good governance are the hallmarks of the last eight years of his government. Inaugurating the Iconic Week Celebrations of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs today in New Delhi, Mr Modi said, India has taken new steps every day and tried to do new work in the last eight years. He added, the government has speed up the development of the nation and empowered the poor. Mr Modi said, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan gave an opportunity to the poor to live a life of dignity.<br />''<br />''The Prime Minister said, permanent dwelling, electricity, gas, water, and free treatment have given deserving respect to the poor. He said, the scheme of free rations during the Corona period, freed more than 80 crore countrymen from the fear of hunger. He said, the nation has suffered a lot due to the previous government-centric governance. Mr Modi said, today, India has moved forward with people-centric governance.<br />''<br />''The Prime Minister emphasized that the youth of the country have been kept at the heart of the government reforms in the last eight years. He said, this will help them to show their potential. Mr Modi asserted that by reducing more than 30 thousand compliances, abolishing more than one thousand five hundred laws, and decriminalizing several provisions of the Companies Act, the government has ensured that Indian companies not only move ahead but also achieve new heights.<br />''<br />''Mr Modi said that the GeM portal has brought in new ease for procurement in government and made selling to the government very easy. He said, the purchase figure for the portal has crossed one lakh crore rupees.<br />''<br />''Talking about 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', the Prime Minister said, it is not just a celebration of 75 years of independence, but it is also a moment to celebrate, fulfill, and pump new vigour into the dreams for an independent India seen by the freedom fighters. Mr Modi said, it is the duty of every countryman to make a special contribution to the development of the nation at their own level. He said, this is a moment to infuse the dreams of our freedom fighters with new energy and dedicate ourselves to new pledges.<br />''<br />''The Prime Minister said the country has borne the brunt of government-centric governance in the past. But today 21st century India is moving ahead with the approach of people-centric governance. He said earlier it was the responsibility of the people to go to the government for availing benefit of the schemes. Now emphasis is on taking governance to people and free them from the rigamarole of doing rounds of different ministries and websites.<br />''<br />''The Prime Minister also launched the national portal for credit-linked government schemes – 'Jan Samarth' Portal. The portal is a first-of-its-kind platform that directly connects beneficiaries to lenders. The main purpose of 'Jan Samarth' portal is to encourage inclusive growth and development of various sectors by guiding and providing them with the right type of government benefits through simple and easy digital processes. Mr Modi said, this portal will improve the lives of students, farmers, businessmen, MSME entrepreneurs and will help them in realizing their dreams.<br />''<br />''On this occasion, a special series of five new coins dedicated to 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' has been launched. These special coins of denominations of one, two, five, ten and twenty rupees coins are visually impaired friendly. </span>