Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched from Begusarai, Bihar multiple oil and gas sector projects worth about Rs 1.48 lakh crore across the country, flagging off ‘First Oil’ from the KG Basin, the first crude oil tanker from the ONGC Krishna Godavari deepwater project.

Addressing a gathering, he said he had arrived in Begusarai with the resolution of developing Bihar through the creation of Viksit Bharat.

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Mr Modi said there was a stark opposition between dynasty politics and social justice. Dynasty politics is especially injurious for the talent and youth’s welfare, he said.

“True social justice is achieved by ‘santushtikaran’, not ‘tushtikaran’, he said, and it is achieved by saturation,” the Prime Minister said highlighting that he only recognizes secularism and social justice in such forms.

He said that true social justice can be accomplished with the saturation and delivery of free ration, pucca homes, gas connections, tapped water supply, toilets, free health care services, and Kisan Samman Nidhi for farmers.

In the last 10 years, the Prime Minister said, the biggest beneficiaries of government schemes have been dalit, backwards and extremely backward communities.

He said the old glory of Begusarai is returning as today projects worth about Rs 1.50 lakh crore are being inaugurated or foundation stones of which are being laid. “Earlier such programmes were held in Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan, but now, Modi has brought Delhi to Begusarai,” said the Prime Minister.

Projects worth Rs 30,000 crore are related to Bihar alone, he added. This scale shows India’s capabilities and will create new employment opportunities for the youth of Bihar. He said the development projects of today will become a medium to make India the world’s third-largest economic power in the world, while also paving the way for service and prosperity in Bihar.

The Prime Minister reiterated the government’s priority for fast-paced development since coming to power in 2014. “History is proof that India has remained empowered when Bihar and Eastern India have been prosperous,” he said, pointing out the negative impact of Bihar’s deteriorating conditions on the nation.

He assured the people of the state that development of Bihar would make for Viksit Bharat. “This is not a promise, it is a mission, a resolution”, the Prime Minister said, highlighting that the projects of today mainly relating to petroleum, fertilizers and railways are a huge step in this direction.

“Energy, fertilizers and connectivity are the basis of development. Be it agriculture or industry, everything depends on them”, the Prime Minister said, underlining the government’s priority areas to boost employment and employment opportunities.

The Prime Minister reminded them about the starting of the Barauni fertilizer plant, a guarantee that was fulfilled today. “This is a huge achievement for the farmers of the country including those from Bihar”, he said. He said the plants of Gorakhpur, Ramagundam and Sindri were shut down but now they are becoming the mainstay of India’s self-reliance in urea. “That is why the nation says, Modi’s Guarantees means the guarantee of fulfillment of guarantee”, he added.

Prime Minister Modi touched upon the expansion of the scope of work of Barauni Refinery today which had created employment for thousands of shramiks for months. He emphasized that the Barauni Refinery will give new energy to industrial development in Bihar and play a crucial role in making India aatmanirbhar.