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TAP WATER: During the five years of the Jal Jeevan FARMERS: Last year, India produced a record-breaking
Mission, 12.5 crore new households have been provided 350 million tonnes of food grains. With 150 million
piped water. During the last year, tap water connections tonnes of production, India has become the world’s
have reached about one crore new households. largest rice producer. India has also become the world’s
second-largest fish producer. In the field of milk produc-
LPG: Through the Ujjwala Yojana, more than 10 crore tion, India is also recognised as one of the world’s most
households have been provided with LPG connections successful countries.
so far. In the last one year, the government has trans-
ferred more than ₹6.75 lakh crore directly to beneficia- MOBILE AND EV MANUFACTURING: India has now
ries through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer). become the world’s second-largest country in fields like
mobile manufacturing. In the first five months of 2025-
SOCIAL SECURITY: At the beginning of 2014, only 25 26, India’s smartphone exports crossed ₹1 lakh crore.
crore citizens had access to social security schemes. This year, India has started exporting electric vehicles to
Due to the continuous efforts, today approximately 95 more than 100 countries.
crore Indians are covered by social security.
PM GRAMIN SADAK YOJANA: Under this scheme,
HEALTH: The Ayushman Bharat scheme, launched for approximately 18,000 km of new rural roads have been
poor patients, had provided free treatment to over 11 added in the last year. Now, almost the entire rural
crore people by last year. The last 1.5 years, Vay Vandana population of India is connected by roads.
Cards have been issued to approximately 1 crore senior
citizens. With help of these cards, nearly 8 lakh senior AIZAWL CONNECTED BY DIRECT RAIL ROUTE: Aizawl
citizens have received free treatment as in-patients in in Mizoram and New Delhi have been connected by a
hospitals. Over 6.5 crore citizens have been screened direct rail route. Last year, when the Rajdhani Express
under the Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission. It is a arrived at the Aizawl station for the first time, the en-
matter of pride that the World Health Organization has thusiasm shown by the local people brought joy to the
declared India free from trachoma, an eye infection. entire nation.

INSURANCE COVERAGE: Millions of needy citizens WORLD’S HIGHEST RAILWAY ARCH BRIDGE: India has
have received insurance coverage through the Pradhan achieved a historic milestone in the field of infrastruc-
Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and PM Suraksha Bima ture by building the world’s highest railway arch bridge,
Yojana. More than ₹24,000 crore in claims have been Chenab Bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir, and the new
disbursed under these schemes. Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu.

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