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Can Modi convert the roaring success of PM Awaas Yojna into tangible vote share?

19Jan

By Chirag AhujaNo Comments

2019 Elections, Analysis, Government Schemes

Can Modi convert the roaring success of PM Awaas Yojna into tangible vote share?

Housing is one of the most basic means essential for human survival. Yet to own a house is still a dream for a major chunk of our population due to financial constraints. The last few decades have witnessed the launching of several Central and State schemes to provide the homeless with houses. These schemes have achieved have limited success but the problem is far from over. The 2011 census counts 17, 73,040 homeless people in India - 52.9 % in urban areas and 47.1% in rural areas – on the basis of a definition that identifies a person or family as homeless if they do not live in a ‘census house,’ which refers to a ‘structure with a roof.' Thus, with an aim to fulfill this basic need, PM Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Housing for all on June 1, 2015. This scheme has two com

9Jan

By Harshita Swaminathan1 Comment

Government Schemes, India

Everything you need to know about ‘Ayushman Bharat Scheme’

On September 23rd, 2018, the Modi-led government launched India’s most ambitious public health insurance scheme yet: the Ayushman Bharat– Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). What is Ayushman Bharat Scheme? The scheme covers free hospital treatment for rural and urban poor, for up to Rs. 5 lakhs per family. It covers 10.74 crore poor families and there is no upper limit on the family size. The scheme is entitlement-based, so there is no enrolment process or premium that beneficiaries must pay. Transactions are also cash-free, so beneficiaries need not go through the trouble of waiting for reimbursement from the government, but simply find their name on a database of beneficiaries and avail the healthcare services they are entitled to. Each empanelled hospital shall have an “Ayush

Digital India Campaign: Advantages and Privacy Threat

16Jun

By Vinnie nandaNo Comments

Government Schemes, India

Digital India Campaign: Advantages and Privacy Threat

On 1 July 2015 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Digital India campaign to ensure that the Government services are made available to all citizens electronically by improved online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or by making the country digitally empowered in the field of technology. The initiative includes plans to connect rural areas with high-speed internet networks. Components of Digital India Campaign - Digital India consists of three core components (a) development of secure and stable digital infrastructure (b) delivering government services digitally, and (c) universal digital literacy. Read more - Is Indian Railways Doing Well Under The Modi Government? The vision of Digital India programme is inclusive growth in areas of electronic service

How did Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojna Perform?

4Jun

By Vinnie nanda3 Comments

Government Schemes, India

How did Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojna Perform?

In India, the poor have limited access to cooking gas (LPG). The spread of LPG cylinders has been predominantly in the urban and semi-urban areas with the coverage mostly in middle class and affluent households. But there are serious health hazards associated with cooking based on fossil fuels. According to WHO estimates, about 5 lakh deaths in India alone due to unclean cooking fuels. Most of these premature deaths were due to non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. Indoor air pollution is also responsible for a significant number of acute respiratory illnesses in young children. Let's look at how did Pradhan Mantra Ujjawala Yojna perform? According to experts, having an open fire in the kitchen is like burning 400...