Is it acceptable that only 24 lakh Indians have declared their income over Rs 10 lakh: Modi

As the country witnesses Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the citizens, PM Modi in his opening speech said that 125 crore citizens have proved that for them truth and honesty are important despite inconveniences post demonetisation.

He has assured that the guilty in corruption will be punished soon.

While he thanked technology and bank employees for smoothening cash crunch. He also added that only 24 lakh people in the country has agreed that their salary is more than Rs 10 lakh “whereas if we see in the big cities, we can find lakhs of people with more than income slab of Rs 10 lakh,” he said.

He has cautioned against government employees being corrupt and has assured strict action against them.