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                                                           Pillar 2: Inclusive growth

                                                              The most powerful validation of our development
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                                                              model is in the lives it has touched. Over 530
                                                              million Jan Dhan accounts have been opened—
                                                              more than the population of Europe. 40 million
                                                              homes have been built, 120 million toilets
                                                              constructed, and 100 million families now cook
                                                              with clean LPG instead of wood fire.
                                                              Tap water connections have also reached 140
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                                                              million households under “Har Ghar Jal.” Health
                                                              insurance under Ayushman Bharat covers over 350
                                                              million people, and 110 million farmers now receive
                                                              direct income support through PM-KISAN.

                                                           n   These numbers come alive through the stories
                                                              like that of Meera Manjhi, the 10th crore Ujjwala
                                                              beneficiary. She mentions how ₹2.5 lakh was
                                                              credited directly to her bank account without any
                                                              middleman. She now has tap water through Har
                                                              Ghar Jal, free ration every month, and a smokeless
                                                              kitchen under Ujjwala.

                                                           n   This is inclusive growth at a magnitude not seen
                                                              during any period in our recent history.


                                                           Pillar 3: Manufacturing
                                                           and Innovation

                                                              In 2015, we launched Make in India to create jobs
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                                                              and revive industrial growth. Today, electronics
                                                              manufacturing has increased 6 times to cross ₹12
                                                              lakh Cr. Electronics exports have increased 8 times
                                                              to cross Rs 3 lakh crore to become among the top
                                                              exported goods.  Bharat is now the second largest
                                                              mobile phone producer.

                                                           n   We are now deepening the manufacturing value
                                                              chain by producing electronic components under
                                                              the new Electronic Components Manufacturing
                                                              Scheme.
                                                              Simultaneously, India’s semiconductor mission is
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                                                              moving from a blueprint to breakthrough. The
                                                              country’s first commercial fab is under construction.
                                                              Five OSAT units are underway. And over 20
                                                              chipsets with indigenous IP have been designed by
                                                              students and engineers in India. We have onboarded
                                                              270 universities with world-class EDA tools. This
                                                              is laying the foundation for a semiconductor talent
                                                              pipeline that the world can rely on.


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