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EMPOWERING EVERY CLASS AND time under Prime Minister Modi's leadership is
SECTION OF THE SOCIETY a direct proof of this.
This is a watershed moment in Indian
GENERAL CATEGORY: democracy. Today, tribal society accounts
The decision to give 10 percent reservation for approximately 9% of the total population
to the general category on an economic basis, of the country. Tribal society's sacrifice in the
was implemented. Under it, new avenues freedom movement is also unforgettable, but
of progress opened for candidates with an for a long time in independent India, not enough
annual family income of less than Rs 8 lakh. efforts were made to connect them with the
mainstream of development, as well as for
their socioeconomic upliftment and political
OBC: representation.
The 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act, When the government was formed under
2018 was passed to give constitutional status former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's
to the National Commission for Backward leadership, there was a concerted effort
Classes. The new Act recognizes that to understand the hopes and aspirations
backward classes need development apart of this society. The National Commission
from the reservation. for Scheduled Tribes was established in
1999, along with the creation of a separate
SENIOR CITIZENS: ministry for the upliftment and prosperity of
tribal society through the 89th Constitutional
According to Census 2011, the population of Amendment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
senior citizens above 60 years of age in the has taken a more assertive role in the upliftment
country is 10.38 crores, which is estimated and respect of tribal society over the last eight
to reach 17.32 crores by 2026. An umbrella years. Because education is an important
scheme for senior citizens named Atal link in the development of any society, the
Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) has been
implemented with effect from 1st April 2020 central government has empowered Eklavya
which includes schemes focused on financial Model School. Along with the socioeconomic
security, food, health care, and dignified life of upliftment of tribal society, Prime Minister
the elderly. Modi's leadership is also bringing their cultural
heritage respectfully before the country. Tribal
subjects such as tribal art, literature, traditional
knowledge, and skills have been included in
the study and teaching. To commemorate
We have to work at a fast pace in this the Amrit Mahotsav of independence, many
Amrit Kaal to meet the expectations that programmes are being organised across the
our freedom fighters placed on us as country with the goal of bringing to light the
citizens of independent India. In these 25 heroic stories of tribal men and women.
years, the path to attain the goals of Amrit Certainly, July 25, 2022, has become such
kaal will proceed on two tracks –Sabka a date in the year of the Amrit Mahotsav of
Prayas aur Sabka Kartavya (everyone's Independence on which the country saw
effort and everyone's duty). an euphoric enthusiasm. The people of the
The new development journey towards
the bright future of India has to be country saw his face in the person of President
undertaken by our collective efforts, Droupadi Murmu. Such enthusiasm for the
following the path of duty. President, who became the epitome of the
leadership of women's power, would have
-Droupadi Murmu, President been rarely seen in the parliamentary history
of the country. From a simple background,
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