2:28PM PM Modi reiterates, Government is committed to empowerment of each and every citizen of the country Screen Grab (PMO India) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reiterated that the Central Government is making all out efforts for the empowerment of each and every citizen of the country, including the poorest of the poor. The Prime Minister was addressing the International Bharati Festival, organized by the Vanavil (वानविल) Culture Centre in Chennai through video-conference last evening. Mr Modi said 15-crore women were disbursed MUDRA loans and they have become economically self-reliant. Noting that womenâs empowerment is an important vision of Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharati, the Prime Minister said, women are now joining the Armed Forces as officers with the Permanent Commission.