Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the public welfare schemes launched by his government could not be termed freebies as they provided social security to the people and extended support to the poor and needy.
Mr. Gehlot said one crore people in the State were at present getting pensions in different segments.
Mr. Gehlot’s remarks in his speech at the Independence Day function at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here came as a reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent statement cautioning the people against the revadi (freebie) culture under which votes were sought by promising freebies. Mr. Modi had affirmed that this could prove “very dangerous” for the development of the country.
