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Poor's Welfare Nation

PM MUDRA YOJANA:
PM Mudra Yojana, being run to promote employment and enterprise, A VERY UNIQUE PROGRAM
has helped in realizing the dreams of 35 crore people in the country. The 'Garib Kalyan Sammelan' organized
More than 3 crore loans have been sanctioned so far. Collateral free in Shimla was a unique program to
loans from 50 thousand rupees to 10 lakhs have been given. commemorate the completion of 8 years
of the Central Government in which people
from state capitals, district headquarters,
and Krishi Vigyan Kendras across the
country participated. Lakhs of people from
The work to build the 1500 places across the country became
'Mandap' was small. Got a a part of this program. The conference
loan of Rs 7.20 lakh. Earlier we became an opportunity for the elected public
used to do small business, representatives across the country to interact
but after getting a loan, we directly with the public in an effort to elicit
expanded the business. public opinion about the various welfare
Earlier we had given programs being run by the government. In
employment to 8 people, this conference, the Chief Ministers, Union
now we give employment Ministers, Ministers of State, Members
to 12 people. We also do all of Parliament, Members of Legislative
payments digitally. Provided Assembly, and other elected public
food grains to those who representatives interacted directly with the
needed it during the Corona public at their respective places across the
period. My income is high, country and with the participation of Prime
so we did not claim the Minister Modi in Shimla, this event had a pan
Ayushman Bharat card, but nation appeal. During this, the Prime Minister
helped others in getting it. also interacted directly with the beneficiaries
- Arvind, Mehsana, Gujarat of a dozen schemes related to 9 ministries
and departments of the Government.
RASHTRIYA POSHAN MISSION JAN AUSHADHI PROJECT

Along with the cleanliness and water Now, while the poor are being
mission, there was a need to break treated easily, Jan Aushadhi Kendras Crores of people got the facility
the vicious cycle of malnutrition. To have played a big role in providing of accident and life insurance
address the challenge, the government affordable medicines to the patients. up to Rs 4 lakh. Crores of people
launched the Matru Vandana Yojana Rs 5360 crore have been saved got a fixed pension system after
in 2017 and the Rashtriya Poshan by the people in the financial year
Mission in 2018. A pregnant woman 2021-22 through Jan Aushadhi the age of 60. For getting a pucca
is given assistance of Rs 6,000. The Yojana. More than 8700 Janaushadhi house, toilet, gas connection,
total beneficiary of this campaign is 11 Kendras have been opened across electricity connection, water
crores. the country till March 2022. connection, or bank account,
poor people had to expend their
time and energy visiting the
government offices. They used to
give up. Our government changed
all these circumstances. My
dream is perfection. Let us move
forward towards the 100% target.”
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

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