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Cover Story Secured Life, Empowered Nation

Prime Minister Shram

Yogi Maandhan:

The future of unorganised
sector workers is getting

more secure.

The government is committed to making the workers of the
unorganised sector self-reliant because the strong future
of the country is hidden in the social security of crores of
workers. This is the reason Prime Minister Narendra Modi
started the Pradhan Mantri Shramyogi Maandhan Yojana:
to save the unorganised sector workers from financial
crisis in old age and to give them pension. Workers earning
less than Rs 15,000 a month will be able to get a monthly
pension of Rs 3,000 at the age of 60 with a small monthly
contribution. This scheme is not only proving to be a boon in
making unorganised sector workers financially capable but
also providing social security to them.

E-Shramik Portal was
launched on August 26,
Pradhan Mantri 2021, for
Shram Yogi 49,12,087 38 crore
Maandhan
Yojana was
launched on
people have people so that registration
March 5, 2019.
registered till of unorganised workers
December 2, 2022 could be done.

exports worth Rs 16,000 crore took place, the poor have been empowered and on the
and Railways loaded more than 1,500 metric other hand, their social security has also
tonnes of freight. All these records show how been ensured. In the Amrit Kaal, the Central
fast the country is moving forward and the Government's social security schemes
social schemes which have become the cycle emerged as epoch-making.
of life security for the common citizens are Surely, any country runs through the
giving them the strength to contribute to the system and moves ahead through the
nation as well. institutions. This work is not done in two-four
There is a holistic thinking behind months or two-four years but is the result of
these achievements, for which the central years of continuous development. Whether it
government has started programs that is to run the schemes or to speed them up,
give long-term benefits instead of taking the central government has given a security
'shortcut populist measures'. Such means, cycle to the common citizens, so that people
opportunities, and resources have been can make their life safe, and comfortable and
provided which have proved to give a better decide their future with the availability of new
life to the poor and deprived. On one hand opportunities and help in building a new India.

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