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Cover Story

Years
of Vikas Yatra

Facilities That Have Simplified Life

Ease of living is the
right of every citizen. 1.15 1155 120 Million
Our governance must Toilets
constructed
be such that the ‘Ease Million people kms metro under the
of Living’ and ‘Quality are availing network has Swachh
of Life’ of the nation’s facility of metro spread across 26 Bharat
daily
citizens improve day cities. Mission.
by day; this is our n Over 40 million housing units have been distributed under the PM Awas
benchmark. I state with Yojana, making all-weather housing accessible in both urban and rural areas.
full conviction that this n 105.6 million gas connections have been provided under the Ujjwala Yojana;
is the best time to be this not only eliminated the adverse health effects caused by smoke but
living in India. In today’s also saved time—specifically, the extra time previously spent on gathering
firewood or making cow-dung cakes.
India, doing business
is becoming easier, and n 93 million passengers have already availed the benefits of the ‘DigiYatra’
facility at airports; this facility has now been launched at 38 airports.
the lives of the people
are becoming simpler as n 587,000 Citizen Service Centers (CSCs) are currently providing services
across the country (as of December 2025); these centers offer over 800
well. different types of services.

Narendra Modi, Prime n The number of internet users reached 1.0286 billion in December 2025—
Minister up from a mere 250 million in 2014—marking a growth of over 300%. In
terms of the number of internet users, India now ranks among the top three
nations in the world.
n The average data consumption per wireless data subscriber stands at 25 GB
per month, whereas in high-income countries, this figure is 17.9 GB. The
cost per GB of data has dropped from ₹308 in 2014 to just ₹7.87 today.
Affordable access to data has made life easier through digital services.

Over 1.64 665 165

crore passengers Routes connect 95
have availed the airports, heliports, 74
benefits of the and water
2026
2014
UDAN scheme. aerodromes. Number of Airports