He said jan bhagidari (public participation) is essential in a democracy. In a country of 1.25 billion there are only 1.5 lakh people whose taxable income is more than 50 lakh. He talked about Chandrakant Kulkarni, a retired govt employee, who gave almost a third of his pension to Swachh Bharat mission. The democracy that we feel proud of, gave us huge strength, made every citizen powerful, Modi said. The government has come out with a scheme to declare undisclosed income before September 30.

Source: India Today June 27, 2016 03:11 UTC