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COVER STORY 75 WEEKS OF AMRIT MAHOTSAV

THE AMRIT OF SERVICE, DEDICATION,

AND DETERMINATION

THE WORLD'S LARGEST 6.55 CRORE TAP CONNECTIONS
AND FASTEST COVID Under the Jal Jeevan Mission
VACCINATION from August 2019 till now.
CAMPAIGN
PRIME MINISTER'S HOUSING SCHEME
"Once the people of India decide to do something, nothing More than 3 crore urban and rural
is impossible," Prime Minister Narendra Modi once said. By houses approved under Pradhan Mantri
reaching the extraordinary target of 200 crore vaccine doses, Awas Yojana
the country has not only earned the Prime Minister's trust,
but has also made the 75th anniversary of independence a 11.5 CRORE TOILETS
memorable one. India has also supplied 24 crore vaccine Construction of 11.5 crore toilets under
doses to the world under Vaccine Maitri following the Swachh Bharat Mission.
philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
The world's largest and fastest vaccination campaign
records also include a vaccination of 25 crore vaccine doses STAND UP INDIA
in a single day. The world's largest digital immunisation Loans of over Rs 5,300 crore to SC and
campaign has now set a new record by registering 110 ST beneficiaries.
crores on the CoWIN app. The first dose has been received
by 98 percent of the population over the age of 18, while 12.89 CRORE
the second dose has been received by 90 percent of the
population over the age of 18. On the other hand, the first People got the benefit of PM Jeevan
dose has been 100% in 16 states/UTs, and the second dose Jyoti Bima Yojana.
has been 100% in 11 states. THE EKLAVYA RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
India Five times more Eklavya residential

made a schools approved than before 2014.

record of About

200 crore 35
doses in crore small
entrepreneurs got
one and a loans under the
Mudra Yojana to
half years increase business.

water. Rajasthan Jeep Club organised a pledge plastic waste. Single-use plastic refers to plastic
programme at Amar Jawan Jyoti on July 1st to items that we can only use once or discard and
support the "Single Use Plastic Ban" as part of the that harm the environment. Cotton bags can be
Amrit Mahotsav series. Manufacturing, selling, used instead of plastic bags in this case.
depositing, and exporting of these items has been Countless such stories of change are propelling
prohibited since July 1. This ban has been enacted the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. There has
in order to reduce pollution caused by single-use been a great participation of the general public in

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