New Delhi: The people-centric governance and continuous effort towards good governance have been the hallmark of the BJP-led government at the Centre in the last eight years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he inaugurated the ‘Iconic Week Celebrations’ of the ministry of finance and ministry of corporate affairs at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday.

On the occasion, Modi also launched a special series of coins that are also ‘visually impaired friendly’. The coins of Re 1, ₹2, 5, 10 and 20 denominations will have the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) design are not commemorative coins and will be part of the circulation. Modi also launched the ‘Jan Samarth portal’ – a credit-linked portal of 12 government schemes.

India has also worked on different dimensions in the last eight years. “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – gave an opportunity to the poor to live with dignity. Facilities like pucca houses, electricity, gas, water and free treatment increased the dignity of the poor, increased facilities.

The scheme of free ration during the Corona period freed more than 80 crore countrymen from the fear of hunger,” he added. Modi said in the reforms that the country has done in the last eight years, great priority has also been given to the youth of the country to show their potential.