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Nation 9 Years of Service

Women's power gaining traction

Ensuring the welfare of the farmers
n The Ujjwala scheme provided
over 9.6 crore gas connections. n Rs 6,000 per year to more than 11 crore farmers
through PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.
n For the first time in India, there
are 1,020 females for every 1,000 n Production of 221.06 metric tonnes of milk, an
males. increase of 51 percent in nine years.
n Farmers are getting benefits from the PM Crop
n More than 27.7 crore Mudra
Insurance Scheme.
loans have been disbursed
to help women realise their
n There are more than 7,000 startups in
entrepreneurial dreams.
agriculture and more than 500 startups in Shree
Anna at present.
n Over 27 crore Jan Dhan bank
accounts were opened to n Steps like neem-coated urea, soil health cards,
empower women. irrigation schemes, and e-NAM have made life
easier for farmers.
n Paid maternity leave extended
from 12 to 26 weeks. n More than 1,260 mandis and more than 1.74
crore farmers registered on the e-NAM platform.
n 3.18 billion Sukanya Samriddhi
Yojana accounts opened.
The North East emerging as a
n Over 3.03 crore women received new engine of development
payments under the Pradhan
Mantri Matrivandana Yojana.
n 75% reduction in AFSPA areas
n 70% of the registries under the
n Tribal Assam Peace Accord 2022 and peace
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
accords with Bodo, Naga, Karbi, and NLFT (SD)
were done in the names of
to establish peace in the North East region
women, either singly or jointly.
n 1.55 lakh hectares of land are being used for
organic farming.
n The National Bamboo Mission was set up to
Fulfilment of youth power aspirations promote bamboo and related industries.
n The wait for the Bogibeel bridge was completed
after 16 years.
n The Pradhan Mantri Rojgar n 273 new medical
Protsahan Yojana benefited colleges have opened
n Construction of seven airports in the last nine
1.21 crore people. in the last nine years.
years.
n 390 new universities have n Since 2016, 10,000 Atal n Currently, 4,016 kilometres of road projects are
been established. Tickering Labs have underway.
been established.
n 12 medical colleges are being established in
n A total of 23 IITs and 20 IIMs
Assam.
were established. n 733 Khelo India
centres have been n State capitals are being connected with broad
approved across the
n Under PM Shree, 14,500 gauge.
country.
schools are being upgraded
n Rs 22,000 crore for the Northeast. About 2,000
and developed.
projects sanctioned
n Interviews for non-
gazetted positions
n After roughly 40 years, n 3.3 lakh collectors benefitted under the Van
were discontinued.
there was a new National Dhan Yojana
Education Policy.
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