PM Modi releases ₹540 crore for PM-JANMAN beneficiaries: ‘Koi acchi cheez banate ho toh…’ | 5 points

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Narendra Modi on Monday released the first instalment of ₹540 crore to one lakh beneficiaries of rural housing scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN). PM Modi conducted the event via video conferencing.

During the event, PM Modi interacted with some beneficiaries of PM-JANMAN as they highlighted the positive changes in their lives after they availed of government schemes to get access to cooking gas connection, electricity, piped water and housing. The first instalment of ₹540 crore was released to beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin.

PM-JANMAN was launched for the socio-economic welfare of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) on November 15 on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas. PM-JANMAN, with a budget of approximately ₹24,000 crore, focuses on 11 critical interventions through nine ministries and is aimed at improving socio-economic conditions of PVTGs by saturating PVTG households and habitations with basic facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water and sanitation, improved access to education, health and nutrition, electricity, road and telecom connectivity, and sustainable livelihood opportunities.

-While addressing the beneficiaries through video conferencing PM Modi said, "Koi acchi cheez banate ho toh batao, hum khane ke liye nhi aayenge aap chinta mat karo." (If you make anything delicious do let me know. Don't worry I won't come to eat) -PM Modi emphasised on the Indian government's welfare achemes and said, "It is the endeavour of our government that no one is left out of its welfare schemes," he said.