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Cover Story : 77 th Independence Day Celebrations
Poverty is
becoming a thing
of the past
The result of the long-term approach of the
Central Government is that the number of
people coming out of the poverty line has
started increasing rapidly. Now 'Garibi Hatao'
is not just a slogan, it has started becoming a
reality in the last nine years and the marginalized
person is also witnessing the nation's prosperity
with the principle of Antyodaya...
Today in our one tenure of
five-year, 13.5 crore of my thousand crore rupees.
fellow poor brothers and n We have directly deposited 2.5 lakh crore rupees
sisters have broken free into the accounts of our farmers through the PM
from the chains of poverty Kisan Samman Nidhi.
and entered the new middle n We have spent 2 lakh crore rupees on the Jal
Jeevan Mission, ensuring pure water to
class. There can be no greater
every household.
satisfaction in life than this.
n We have eased the burden of the poor visiting
hospitals during illness under the Ayushman Bharat
Yojana. We have spent 70,000 crore rupees under
the Ayushman Bharat Yojana ensuring they
n The various schemes from housing schemes, have access to medicine, treatment, and
providing 50,000 crore rupees to street vendors quality hospital care.
through the PM SVANidhi scheme, and many more n The country is aware that we spent 40,000 crore
have aided these 13.5 crore people to rise above rupees to provide free vaccines during the Corona
the hardships of poverty. crisis. But you will be happy to know that we
n People who live by traditional skills, that is, working invested nearly 15,000 crore rupees for vaccination
with tools and with their hands, are mostly from of livestock to save them.
the OBC community. n Cooperation Ministry has also been created which
n In the days to come, we will launch a scheme on is spreading its network through our cooperative
the occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti, benefiting institutions so that the poorest of the poor are
weavers, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, laundry workers, heard, their needs are met and they too can
barbers, and such families will be empowered contribute in an organized way towards the
through the Vishwakarma Yojana, which will development of the nation by being a part
begin with an allocation of around 13-15 of a small unit.
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