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#PromisesDelivered
Rs 20.97 Lakh Crore

Announcement made on August 15, 2020 economic package under the Self-Reliant
and schemes hit the ground running India Campaign during Corona period
Production of PPE kits and N 95
National Digital Health Mission masks from 0 to 4 lakh daily and
Promised: National Digital Health Mission is we are now supplying to the world
beginning from today in the field of health. It will
revolutionize the health sector. More than 1.7 Lakh applicants
Delivered: It was implemented in six Union
Territories in the first stage on August 15 itself. The recent sanctioned loans so far under
Registration began. The draft data was released. It economic package PM SVANidhi Scheme
will be implemented across the country in the next of ₹20 lakh crore is
few months. a big step towards Rs 3 lakh crore loan without
NCC cadets at border areas 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' guarantees to micro and small
Promised: We will prepare almost one lakh cadets campaign. This scale sector facing crisis during
in the 173 border districts. One third of them should Corona period. A total package of
be daughters. campaign will usher
in a new trend of Rs 5.94 lakh crore for this sector
Delivered: Defence Ministry approved the proposal opportunities for
of a major expansion of the National Cadet Corps Only Indian applicants can
(NCC) on August 16, 2020. More than 1,000 every countryman,
colleges and universities have been identified. our farmers, apply for tenders upto Rs
workers and 200 crore. Special focus
Project Dolphin labourers, medium on manufacturing of mobile
Promised: We will focus on Dolphins in the rivers enterprises and the handsets
and seas under the Project Dolphin. This will also youth associated
create employment.
with startups After the ban on foreign apps, a
Delivered: On August 17, Union Minister of Environment, new platform for IT professionals
forests and climate change Prakash Javadekar – Atma Nirbhar Bharat
announced to launch it. Its blueprint is ready. It will kick
start after it gets formal stamp of approval. Innovation App

370 from Jammu and Kashmir, food grains and employment to the
Citizenship Amendment Act, Bodo poor and labourers in the village
The Prime
Agreement, Kartarpur Corridor were Minister brought in itself, to connect the youth power
taken not only within one year of the professionals and with start-ups or to bring every
Government formation in 2019, but made the best use section of the society, including the
were implemented too. There were of IT (Information middle class and women, into the
several issues which were in limbo Technology). The mainstream of development, these
for the last 70 years. Whether it is result is that for issues have been the priorities of
the first address from the ramparts the first time since the Prime Minister.The pace of
of the Red Fort or the seventh, the independence, a governance can be gauged from
Prime Minister’s philosophy of good Government has the fact that the announcements
governance is reflected in taking started a makeover made by the Prime Minister from
decisive decisions with strength and of the governance the Red Fort on August 15 were
implementing them in a time-bound into a corporate implemented simultaneously. The
manner. Whether it is a drive to governance National Digital Health Mission was
make India self-reliant or to provide prepared in such a way that it was

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