<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar today addressed a programme on the completion of nine years of the Narendra Modi-led government organized by the Sikkim BJP unit in Gangtok.<br />''<br />''Addressing a press conference, Dr Sarkar stressed on the Central Government's focus on inclusive development and uplifting the poor in the last nine years. Dr Sarkar highlighted the world's largest vaccination drive without any disparity; and provision of over 3.5 crore pucca houses, over 11 crore toilets, 9.6 crore free gas connections, sanitary pads for one rupee, and free ration to 80 crore people during COVID-19, and affordable medicines through over 9300 Jan Ausadhi Kendras among the initiatives that eased the lives of the poor and provided them dignity.<br />''<br />''He also highlighted the Central Government's initiatives and achievements since 2014 in areas of education; social justice; road, rail, and air connectivity; medical colleges and health; defence production; digitization; mobile internet networks; and national security, among other sectors.<br />''<br />''Dr Sarkar also interacted with various prominent citizens of Sikkim and discussed various developmental issues.</span><br />