As Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra from Khunti, Jharkhand on Wednesday, specially designed IEC (Information, Education and Communication) Vans carrying messages of Government’s flagship welfare programmes were flagged off in 68 districts across the country with significant tribal population.
PM Modi was in Khunti on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, 2023, marking the birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Munda.
Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is one of the largest ever outreach initiative to be undertaken. It aims to touch all districts across the country by 25th January 2024, covering over 2.55 lakh Gram Panchayats and over 3,600 urban local bodies.
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According to PIB New Delhi, the focus of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is to reach out to people, creating awareness and providing benefits of welfare schemes like sanitation facilities, essential financial services, electricity connections, access to LPG cylinders, housing for the poor, food security, proper nutrition, reliable healthcare, clean drinking water, etc. Enrolment of potential beneficiaries will be done through details ascertained during the Yatra.
The schemes being publicized include Ayushman Bharat ; PMJAY PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana; Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission ; PM Awas Yojana (Rural); PM Ujjwala Yojana ;PM Vishwakarma; PM Kisan Saman ;Kisan Credit Card (KCC); PM Poshan Abhiyan; Har Ghar Jal – Jal Jeevan Mission; Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas (SVAMITVA); Jan Dhan Yojana; Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana; Suraksha Bima Yojana; Atal Pension Yojana; PM PRANAM; Nano Fertilizer etc.
Specific concerns of Tribal areas such as Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission; Enrolment in Eklavya Model Residential Schools; Scholarship Schemes; Forest Right Titles: Individual and Community Land; Van Dhan Vikas Kendra: Organising Self Help Groups are also being addressed, PIB informed.
The IEC Vans have been branded and customized to enable dissemination of information through audio visuals, brochures, pamphlets, booklets and flagship standees in Hindi and state languages showcasing the major schemes, highlights and their achievements at national, state and district level.
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