PM Modi Breaks Down At PMAY Event In Maharashtra, Says: 'Wish I Had A Home Like This'. VIDEO

PM Modi broke down as he announced that the houses under PMAY-Urban scheme will be handed over to its beneficiaries soon.

Prime Minister on Friday broke down in tears while addressing a crowd in Solapur, Maharashtra, during an event to dedicate homes constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban Scheme. The houses are being handed over to over 15,000 beneficiaries, including power loom workers, rag pickers, vendors, handloom workers, power loom workers,and bidi industry workers, among others. He expressed his happiness for the people whose dreams have come true because of the newly constructed homes.

PM Modi was in Solapur on Friday morning to inaugurate and lay the foundation of various development projects there. These included Rs. 2,000 crore worth of 8 Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) projects in Maharashtra. He also dedicated homes constructed under the PMAY to thousands of beneficiaries. 

While addressing the crowd, he reminisced about his childhood and said, "Under the PM Awas Yojana, the inauguration of the country's largest society has taken place. I wish I had a chance to live in such a house when I was a kid. I feel happy when I see that the dreams of thousands of families have been fulfilled. And their blessings are the biggest asset for me."

"In the last 10 years, my government implemented schemes aimed at removing poverty," he added.

While promising to bring India into the top three countries of the world, PM Modi said, "In the 3rd term of our Central government, India will be in the top three economies of the world. I have given this guarantee to the people of India that in my next term, I will bring India into the top three countries of the world. This is my guarantee..."

Prime Minister Modi promised to dedicate over 90,000 houses built under the PMAY-Urban Scheme in Maharashtra to several beneficiaries. In addition to this, he will dedicate Raynagar Housing Society's 15,000 houses in Solapur to thousands of workers and labourers.

During his visit, PM Modi will also kickstart the distribution of the first two instalments of PM-SVANIDHI to 10,000 beneficiaries in Maharashtra.  

After this, he will visit Bengaluru to inaugurate the Boeing India Engineering & Technology Centre followed by the launch of the Boeing Sukanya program in Bengaluru, Karnataka. 

By Friday evening, PM Modi will be in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to inaugurate the opening ceremony of Khelo India Youth Games.