Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India’s social security framework, bolstered by numerous welfare schemes, currently covers nearly 100 crore people as opposed to only 24 crore in 2014.

He spoke about the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana with a high interest rate of 8.2 per cent, aimed at ensuring the education of the girl child and securing their future. Currently, 4 crore accounts have been opened with more than Rs 3.25 lakh crore deposited in these accounts.

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Speaking at the birth centenary programme of the spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba, Modi said the country’s welfare and social security schemes were being discussed even internationally.

Visiting the holy shrine and Mahasamadhi of Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of his birth

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