Rich-poor gap narrowing as rural India drives growth: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that India is witnessing a silent but powerful transformation, where aspirations are rising across villages and small towns under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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In a social media post on X, Goyal said that rural India is no longer on the margins of growth and is now playing a key role in driving consumption.

“Aspirational India rising! Under PM Narendra Modi's leadership, the rich-poor divide is narrowing, and rural India is driving consumption on the back of development through empowerment,” the Union Minister said.

The minister said that items once seen as symbols of urban comfort, such as bikes, cars, refrigerators, television sets and mobile phones, have now become common in village households.