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NATION | India’s Longest-Serving Elected PM

The last 12 years have marked a new era of women-led development in India

Under his guidance, the government has consistently placed the nation’s women at the core of its policies. Be it toilet
facilities, smoke-free kitchens, financial assistance during pregnancy, Mudra Yojana, PM Awas in the name of women,
Lakhpati Didi Abhiyan, a complete support system has been developed for the women of the country at every stage
of life, from birth till the last moments of life. By providing 33 percent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and
Legislative Assemblies, an effort has been made to further increase their participation in the policy making of the country.

mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas as the motto The Prime Minister considers youth power as India’s
of the government, the last 12 years have been an biggest asset. Under his guidance, skill development,
expression of these resolutions. Startup India, innovation, digital economy, sports,
Under the leadership of the Prime Minister, India has entrepreneurship and fitness have received unprece-
placed the welfare of the poor at the centre of gover- dented thrust. In the last 12 years, India has become the
nance. For the first time, facilities like concrete houses, third largest start-up ecosystem in the world and now
electricity, gas connections, pure drinking water, toilets our country is also emerging as a major sports power in
etc. reached crores of people of the country on such the world. India has also showcased its growing scientif-
a large scale. For the first time, bank accounts were ic capabilities to the world by hoisting the tricolor on the
opened for crores of people, enabling them to receive south pole of the Moon under Mission Chandrayaan.
government assistance directly, without the involve- Our farmers constitute one of the key pillars of
ment of any middlemen. For the first time, more than the ‘Viksit Bharat’ (Developed India) envisioned by
80 crore citizens got the facility of free ration and for the the Honorable Prime Minister. In the last 12 years,
first time, more than 60 crore poor people got the assur- many such steps have been taken like providing new
ance of free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh. These measures variety seeds to farmers, completing many incomplete
boosted the self-confidence of the people and instilled irrigation projects, giving PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, in-
in them the belief that they could live with dignity. The creasing MSP and increasing government procurement.
result of this was that more than 25 crore people were Unprecedented work has been done, particularly for
able to overcome poverty. small farmers, animal herders, and fishermen. Lakhs of

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