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Cover Story Empowering Rural India
The apprehension of mutual dispute has
reduced on getting the property card under
PM SVAMITVA Yojana. This will reduce the
ever-increasing pressure on our police and
judicial system. With this, it has now become
easier for those who have got property
papers in the village to get help from banks.
The price of these properties in the
village has also increased.
-Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
about 40 crore cheap LED bulbs were given, due
to which the electricity bill of the poor and middle
class has reduced by about Rs 20 thousand crore
every year.
Priority to serve the
underprivileged paramount
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear as
soon as he assumed power at the Centre that his
government would be of, by, and for the poor. In
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Demand for Khadi and village industry
products strengthen Gramodaya
To promote Khadi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed
to the people on many platforms including Mann Ki Baat to
adopt Swadeshi and Khadi, which showed its impact. The
demand for Khadi and village industry products increased,
which strengthened Gramodaya.
n The year 2014-15 saw a sale of Rs 33,136 crore.
n In the year 2021-22, there was a sale of Rs 1,15,415 crore.
n Export made easy to 23 countries, Khadi trade mark
registered.
n Between 2014 and 2022, 2 crore new jobs were created.
n Record sales of Rs 1.34 crore in a single day at New Delhi's
Connaught Place outlet in 2022.
Common Service Center:
One Stop Center of Services in Rural Areas
Launched in August 2015, 84 thousand
the Common Service Center
offers over 400 digital 5.21 lakh
services. 5.21 lakh CSCs
have been operationalized
till May, 2023 of which 4.14
2014 2023
lakh are in rural areas.
short, PM Modi's central government will prioritise
the welfare of the poor. This determination to
eradicate poverty and bring about qualitative
change in the lives of the country's villages
and poor reflects economic reforms. There are
numerous approaches to eradicating poverty in the
country. Prime Minister Modi intends to overhaul
the country, and the fabric of reforms is based on
these various approaches. First, the government
wants to set the country on a path of economic