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COVER STORY 75 WEEKS OF AMRIT MAHOTSAV

BEGINNING OF A NEW JOURNEY WITH

NEW RESOLUTIONS IN AMRIT YEAR

Pradhan Mantri GatiShakti Agnipath Scheme

The Gatishakti National Master Plan
was launched with the goal of ensuring With the spirit of a strong army
no delays in development projects and a strong nation, this scheme
and promoting better coordination was announced on June 16, 2022.
in government for the first time, The army of the country with
by connecting 16 ministries and an 18 percent youth population
departments through digital mediums. should also be young. In the first
Every infrastructure project to be built recruitment process since the
anywhere in the country will come announcement of the scheme
under its purview. This scheme will also 46,000 Agniveers will be recruited
fulfil several ambitious targets of the for 4 years. The intake of Agniveers
government which it wants to achieve will be increased gradually. In this,
by 2024-2025. This master plan also 25% of Agniveers will be given a
includes the National Infrastructure permanent commission in the army.
Pipeline Plan worth more than Rs 100 PM Ayushman Bharat Health
lakh crore. Infrastructure Mission

COOPERATIVES WILL ATTAIN NEW HEIGHTS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi formed the Ministry of Cooperation
for the first time in the country with the goal of making
cooperatives an essential part of development. This ministry
formed keeping in mind the mantra of 'Sahakar Se Samriddhi', will To improve the healthcare system
support a true public participation-based movement. of the country from block level
AYUSHMAN BHARAT DIGITAL HEALTH MISSION to district-state and central level,

Information related to the health of every citizen will be available this scheme was started by PM
in digital format. Starting on 27 September 2021, the scheme Narendra Modi from Varanasi on
has been implemented across the country. Along the lines of the October 25, 2021. 64 thousand
Aadhar card, this card will have all the information related to the crore rupees will be spent on the
health of the person, which will be able to assess with a unique ID scheme in five years. Under this
in one click. About 22 crore health accounts have been opened. scheme, critical care blocks will be
formed in 75 districts of UP.

Amrit Kaal's development journey becomes a rich the Amrit Mahotsava of independence, they draw
and glorious legacy of India of tomorrow. inspiration from millions of freedom fighters, and
The purpose of this Amrit Mahotsav, which the desire to achieve the greatest goals is strong.
began on the anniversary of Dandi Yatra, 75 weeks This 75th anniversary of independence is like an
before Independence, on March 12, 2021, was elixir for the current generation. It has become
also very pious. When 130 crore countrymen join such an elixir that it inspires people to live for and

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