Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that 2014 marked the
beginning of a new era of welfare governance in India, asserting that under Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s transparent administration.

Speaking at the launch of the pilot implementation of the PM Family Care Tracker (PMFCT) and Health Passport in Gandhinagar, Shah said the year 2014 would remain a
defining milestone in India’s history.

“Whenever the history of India’s first 100 years of Independence is written, it will be
divided into two phases–before 2014 and after 2014,” he said

He stated that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, India has witnessed
transformational reforms across education, the economy, industrial development and
governance through long-term planning. He added that transparent governance has
ensured that government benefits now reach beneficiaries directly through bank
transfers.

Launching the pilot project, Shah said the integrated digital platform would strengthen
governance through a common identity system and ensure that no eligible beneficiary is
deprived of welfare benefits, as per the release.

Recalling his experiences of witnessing extreme poverty in Uttar Pradesh, the Union
Minister said the Modi government had transformed the lives of nearly 70 crore poor
citizens over the past 12 years by providing housing, electricity, tap water, toilets, LPG
connections, free food grains and free healthcare worth up to Rs 5 lakh.