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INAUGURATION OF E-GRAM SWARAJ AND GEM PORTAL

n Integrated e-Gram Swaraj and GeM portal the country.
inaugurated for public procurement at
Panchayat level. e-Gram Swaraj - Government n Taking a step towards fulfilling the vision of
e-Marketplace Integration aims to enable 'Housing for All', Prime Minister Modi participated
Panchayats to market their goods and services in the Griha Pravesh programme of more than 4
through GeM by leveraging the e-Gram Swaraj lakh beneficiaries under PM Awas Yojana-Gramin.
platform.
n Foundation stone and inauguration of various
n Launch of a campaign called 'Vikas Ki Or Sajhe rail projects worth about Rs 2300 crore. The
Kadam'' with the aim of increasing people's projects dedicated to the nation included 100
participation in ensuring the full benefits of percent rail electrification as well as doubling,
the government's schemes. The theme of the gauge conversion, and electrification projects in
campaign is inclusive growth, with a focus on Madhya Pradesh. Prime Minister Modi also laid
extending the benefits of schemes to the last mile. the foundation stone for the redevelopment of
Gwalior station.
n Around 35 lakh owner property cards were
handed over to the beneficiaries. With this, about n The foundation stone for projects worth about Rs
1.25 crore property cards have been distributed in 7,000 crore was laid under Jal Jeevan Mission.

FAST DEVELOPMENT IN NINE YEARS AT THE GRAM PANCHAYAT LEVEL

n Before 2014, less than 70 thousand crore rupees new panchayat buildings have been constructed in
were received as a grant from the Finance just 8 years.
Commission for Panchayats, now this grant has
n The previous government had also started a plan to
increased to more than 2 lakh crore rupees.
provide optical fiber to gram panchayats, but less than
n In the 10 years before 2014, about 6,000 panchayat 70-gram panchayats in the country were connected
buildings were built with the help of the central with optical fiber. Now optical fiber has reached more
government. After 2014, more than 30 thousand than two lakh panchayats in the country.

to this country, to this democracy. The scope of of Panchayats. More than 30 lakh panchayat
work may be different but the goal is the same – representatives were virtually involved in this
service to the nation through public service. Prime programme. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said,
Minister Modi launched the e-Gram Swaraj- GeM “There is a need to run an awareness campaign by
Integrated Portal, which will make the process the panchayats about the new efforts being made
of procurement through Panchayats simple and for agriculture. Today work is going on a very wide
transparent. scale in the country to promote natural farming.
Prime Minister Modi said, “In this Amritkaal of When the panchayats are involved in every activity
independence, we all countrymen have dreamed of related to development, then the collective efforts
a developed India and are working day and night of the nation will be strengthened. This will
to fulfill it.” We are also continuously reducing become the energy for building a developed India
the gap between villages and cities with the help in Amritkaal.

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