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Cover Story Women Power

FOR A DIGNIFIED LIFE

11.60 crore toilets were constructed under
Swachh Bharat Mission. It has transformed
the lives of women and made them proud.

FREEDOM FROM KITCHEN SMOKE

Gas connections were given to more than 9.6
crore poor families across the country under
the Ujjwala Yojana.
The World Health Organization estimates that
cooking with traditional fuels – wood, coal,
etc. used to cause 5 lakh deaths annually
in India. But due to this effort of the Central
Government, there has been a reduction of
20 percent in the cases of respiratory Since 2015 till date, 204 women
diseases in women.
have been awarded the Padma

FINANCIAL HELP DURING COVID for their phenomenal work. For

Rs 31,000 crore transferred to the the year 2022, 34 Padma Awards

bank accounts of 20.50 crore women were received by women working
beneficiaries.
Till January 31, sanitary napkins are being in different fields, while the list

made available through more than 9,082 announced this year includes 19
Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country
for Rs 1 only women. This is a record in itself.
To date, so many women have
HOUSING SCHEME never received Padma Samman.
There has been a increase in the number of
women who have got land and house ownership
rights under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
since 2015.

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