India's Gini index stands at 25.5, ranking it the fourth most equal country globally, ahead of China and the US, according to the World Bank. This reflects India's success in reducing poverty and implementing inclusive welfare and financial initiatives
PM Modi highlighted that when he came to power, he introduced the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system for social welfare which eliminated fake, non-existent beneficiaries of various schemes that were resulting in massive amounts of funds being siphoned out of the system by corrupt middlemen
Mamata Banerjee also said the decision to extend the benefits of the scheme to eligible farmers in Bengal was a result of her government's "continuous fight".
