Modi told the villagers that they should combine their collective strength and put it to good use, like educating the children, ensuring hygiene and making cleanliness a family priority, and celebrating birth of a girl child.
Saying that today in fact the village was adopting him as a parliamentarian and not vice versa, Modi said time had come when the people should realize their strength and rather than merely waiting for government help, should come forward to improve their lot.
Jayapur is a typical Uttar Pradesh village with a population of about 4,200. The population has a mix of Brahmins Musahar, Yadavs, Patels, Bhumihars, Bania, Kumhar and Dalits. There is only one primary school in the village and the lone internediate college is about 10 km away. Incidentally the village has no Muslims.
Modi's two-day sojourn is his maiden visit to Varanasi after becoming the prime minister in May this year.
Earlier, pitching for modernisation of the textile sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the weavers to utilise the growing e-commerce market to reach out to global consumers even as he announced a package of Rs 2,375 crore to revive banks in eastern UP.
"E-business is increasing. There are opportunities in the global market," Modi, who is on his first visit to his Lok Sabha constituency after assuming power, said after laying the foundation stone of a trade facilitation centre for weavers in Varanasi.
The ancient temple town is famous for silk products crafted by its master weavers.
Stressing that there was a huge market for weavers both in domestic and abroad, the Prime Minister said the textile sector provides employment to the poorest of the poor.
Modi also announced a package of Rs. 2,375 crore to revive 16 banks in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
"We have decided to offer a package of Rs. 2375 crore. The amount would be used to revive banks in 16 districts," he said.
He also stressed that politics should be kept outside the purview of the package.
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