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OVERVIEW mobile phones and is annually The global Covid-19 exporting mobile phones worth pandemic since 2020 of the pandemic. The Modi more than $5.5 billion. PLI government’s dynamic FDI Schemes across 14 sectors have created lakhs of jobs and placed had a severe economic policy has made India the the Indian economy on a rapid growth trajectory. fallout and affected all countries preferred global destination PM Modi has consistently across the globe. While many for investment. Moreover, assured the country’s wealth creators adequate support in economies continue to struggle numerous decisions for their efforts towards innovation and making India self-reliant. with sluggish economic growth improving the ease of doing This is reflected in his personal focus and support for the and record-breaking inflation, business have promoted Indian Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and its vision of building India remains the sole bright both domestic and foreign a semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in spot. This has been recognized investment. Unlike earlier India. This will make India one of the few countries with by global institutions such governments, the Modi such manufacturing capabilities and further boost economic as the IMF and World Bank government has made MSMEs, wellbeing and job creation. Global acknowledgement of which have forecasted India to a central focus of its economic India’s economic progress is visible in numerous countries’ be the fastest-growing country policy. The government’s desire to quickly finalize trade deals with India. among major economies in the Emergency Credit Line The dream of a digital world. Various indicators of Guarantee Scheme during the economy is becoming a reality. Over the last few years, economic performance, from Covid pandemic protected UPI has already become the preferred mode of payment. GST revenues to manufacturing more than one crore MSMEs From street vendors to luxury stores, from Dhabas to five- activity, indicate that the Indian and saved them from possible star hotels, everyone is using UPI for making and accepting economy has not only bounced permanent closure. Moreover, payments. Cashless transactions not only improve ease of living back but even breached pre- reforms such as revision of but also expand formalisation of the economy. pandemic levels. MSME definition and changes *** The Modi government’s in labour and environment laws comprehensive approach for have allowed MSMEs to expand managing the economic fallout their operations and grow. of the pandemic ensured PM Modi’s clarion calls for minimal effects and swift ‘Make in India’ and building an recovery. The government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat have led Aatmanirbhar Bharat plan to a transformation of India’s turned the crisis into an manufacturing sector. This has opportunity and gave much- also given a huge boost to our needed impetus to economic exports which have crossed growth. The swift recovery more than $400 billion for can be attributed to extending the first time in the country’s adequate support to various history. The Production Linked sectors of the economy and Incentives (PLI) schemes a string of structural reforms have led to a turnaround since 2014. These reforms in numerous sectors of the strengthened the Indian economy. From a net importer economy and enabled it to earlier, India has become withstand the drastic effects a manufacturing hub for 94 8 Saal - Seva, Sushasan aur Garib Kalyan

India to be 40% Rs. 20 lakh crore world’s fastest of global real-time growing major digital payments Aatmanirbhar happened in India Bharat Package economy during Covid saved in 2022 in 2021 economy Services PMI Monthly GST Record collections reached ten year at all-time $670 high of 58.4 in billion October 2021 high of of goods and Rs. 1.68 services exports lakh crore in FY22 in April’2022 Over PLI schemes From importer to create of mobiles to Rs. 3.19 lakh crore 60 lakh $5.5 additional jobs billion sanctioned for MSMEs over next 5 years in mobile exports under ECLGS for 2021-22 Over Highest ever India is now home to Rs. 5.49 annual FDI inflow of lakh crore 100 $83.57 Billion of bad loans Unicorns recovered in FY 2021-22 Universalizing Benefits For All 95

World’s fastest growing has turned adversity reforms, by incentivising major economy – why into opportunity. them. growth is not just a number • All economic indicators • Reforms have protected pointing towards India’s the interests of all • There is a global economic resurgence. stakeholders. consensus that India • From MSMEs to MNCs, will remain the world’s all firms have witnessed Building a better economy fastest growing major expansion in output • Introduction of Goods economy. and contributed to a and Services Tax (GST) historic rise in services, has led to greater • High growth will lead manufacturing and formalisation. to greater resources exports. • Sharp decline in NPAs for the government and • Hiring sentiment at an and economic offences allow further expansion all-time high in many due to strict action by of welfare schemes and sectors, ensuring growth the government for infrastructure projects. converts to jobs. recovering dues. • IBC has salvaged the • High growth leads Reforms by conviction and situation for the Indian to the creation of consensus banking and corporate new employment sectors. opportunities. • PM Modi has started a • India is rapidly new trend of reforms by transforming into a • New opportunities lead to conviction and consensus ‘Digital Economy’. a steady rise in incomes by personally pushing and distribution of many structural *** benefits of growth to reforms at a difficult every section of society. stage. Aatmanirbhar Bharat: • Cooperative federalism turning adversity into means the Centre is opportunity encouraging states to voluntarily undertake • Robust economic management by PM Modi since the pandemic started Creating a base for ‘Growthade’ • Record resource mobilisation through IPOs from Rs. 1,205 crore in 2013-14 to Rs. 1.12 lakh crore in 2021-22 • National highways increased from 91,287 km in 2014 to 1,41,000 km in 2021-22 • Number of operational airports increased from 74 in 2014 to 140 in 2022 • Extension for availing 15% tax rate for new manufacturing units till 2024, and tax incentives by a year for start-ups, will give a boost to sectors that have flourished in the last few years and created jobs • The net Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) are down 59% • 2021 saw a housing up-cycle after a decade, with prices and volumes surging 96 8 Saal - Seva, Sushasan aur Garib Kalyan

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EMERGENCY CREDIT LINE GUARANTEE SCHEME SAVES MSME SECTOR • MSME loan accounts worth Rs. 1.8 lakh crore saved from becoming NPAs by extending credit • This saved 1.5 crore jobs. • And if each job affected a family of 4, it saved 6 crore people’s livelihoods! Universalizing Benefits For All 99

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OVERVIEW for entrepreneurship and Prime Minister Narendra start-ups. The number of new Modi’s vision of making a government that trusts its government-recognized start- citizens. This trust is being ups annually has increased by almost 19 times between 2016- India an attractive reciprocated in the rising 17 and 2021-22. investment destination and number of taxpayers and record India’s efforts to improve the ease of doing business are the transformative reforms tax collections. Meanwhile, being acknowledged on the global stage. This is evident over the last eight years led the tax cuts have increased the in consistent improvement in various international rankings. to a historic improvement investible surplus available For instance, the country’s ranking in the World Bank’s in ease of doing business to companies. Similarly, Ease of Doing Business Index surged from 142 in 2014 to 63 and an unprecedented rise promoting self-regulation, in 2019. in foreign direct investment. self-certification, computerised Apart from numerous reforms and landmark This is not only supporting random labour inspections decisions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has successfully existing enterprises but also and faceless assessment/appeal led a mindset transformation. Unlike previous governments, encouraging a new wave of in taxes has not only dealt a the Modi government not only considers entrepreneurs risk-taking, be it among small blow to ‘Inspector Raj’ but also as wealth creators but also as partners in national entrepreneurs or new start-ups. improved compliance. development. Concerted efforts to improve the Ease of Rather than being merely an The National Single Doing Business have led to a historic expansion in the pool urban phenomenon, start-up Window System allows of wealth creators. This has increased resources available culture has now spread to all obtaining all approvals through to the government for poverty alleviation and infrastructure parts of the country. a single platform. Moreover, creation. Further, lower compliance costs not only lead Since 2014, rent-seeking the Modi government to greater earnings for firms but also higher incomes for and red-tapism have been has reduced unnecessary employees and more hiring. replaced by a red carpet. compliance burden by repealing *** The government is not an more than 1,400 archaic laws obstacle in the path of risk- and nearly 25,000 compliances. takers but is an active enabler. These used to create Entrepreneurs and investors unnecessary costs and hurdles in India are now delighted by a for Indian enterprises. business-friendly environment From the ease of starting and a government that actively a business to ease of getting addresses their concerns and electricity, from labour reforms redresses grievances. This such as the new labour codes paradigm shift has been made to the decriminalisation possible through landmark of many sections of the decisions such as removing Companies Act, the gamut of retrospective taxation and different steps taken firmly Angel Tax. establish that the environment The Prime Minister’s for wealth creators is the mantra of transparency best that it has ever been. and reducing compliance Never before has India requirements demonstrates witnessed such enthusiasm 104 8 Saal - Seva, Sushasan aur Garib Kalyan

Rise of 79 ranks, 1.67 lakh 4 new from 142 in 2014 to new companies labour codes 63 in 2019, in Ease registered to promote of Doing Business in 2021-22; labour welfare highest ever rankings in a single financial year Retrospective Angel tax Corporate tax repealed repealed tax cut to 15% from 25%for new manufacturing companies 16 out of 81 25,000 1,400+ unnecessary offences under archaic laws compliances repealed Companies Act scrapped decriminalised Number of Four-fold rise National Single approvals Window System needed to start in the number of a business down patents granted has ensured from 14 to easier just 3 compliance Universalizing Benefits For All 105

Painless, faceless, seamless of harassment, reducing • The ‘Growth tax system inspector raj. Ambassadors’ of India, our entrepreneurs are • Tax rates are not a pain From red-tapism to red powering India’s growth anymore. India has one carpet story by creating jobs. of the lowest corporate tax rates of 15% for new • Various economic • A new mindset of trust has manufacturing companies. reforms and incentives been created where the have made India the most government and citizens • For existing companies, preferred destination trust each other. the government reduced for investment. corporate tax rates • Self-regulation and from 30% to 22%. • Single window system Self-compliance are the is available for approvals norm. • Retrospective tax and clearances, reducing adversely affected hassles. • Ending ‘Inspector India’s image among Raj’, reforms in labour global investors and has • The number of documents inspection processes and accordingly been scrapped. needed for company environmental laws have Similarly angel tax has incorporation has been curbed rent seeking and also been scrapped. reduced. corruption. • Most tax processing • FDI rules have been *** and assessments happen liberalised in many online, which makes filing sectors and hence, FDI has returns, assessments, broken all records in the appeals and refunds past few years. seamless and quick. Trust in industry and • Faceless assessment and entrepreneurs appeals remove chances Did you know? • PM Modi made it easier to start a business by reducing the number of approvals needed from 14 to just 3 steps. • Since 2014, PM Modi has repealed more than 1,400 Union laws that were redundant or outdated. • India’s fintech adoption rate (87%) is higher than the global average (64%), making it one of the largest digital markets in the world. • India’s goods exports touched a record $420 billion in FY2022, which is more than the entire GDP of Pakistan ($350 Billion). • Electronics manufacturing has grown by 300% since 2014. • India is the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world after the United States and China. • India’s position in World Bank’s rankings for getting construction permits rose from 181 in 2018 to 27 in 2020 under PM Modi. • No. of patents granted has gone up by 77% - from 6,326 in 2015-16 to 28,391 in 2020-21 106 8 Saal - Seva, Sushasan aur Garib Kalyan

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11 NORTHEAST – A GROWTH ENGINE Universalizing Benefits For All 113

OVERVIEW the public in the last eight The government’s years. The long list of projects Northeast policy has country and beyond. includes iconic projects such as Various states in the Bogibeel Bridge, inaugurated by PM Modi in 2018, sixteen successfully changed Northeast have faced severe years after its announcement by PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. the region’s economic internal security challenges Even basic railway connectivity was lacking in the region until landscape and has also brought for decades. Under the the Modi government took it up on a mission mode. Over hearts closer. Apart from Modi government, the the last eight years, the Modi government has focused on responsiveness to the needs of centre has seriously tackled expanding the railway network in the region. the people, this has been made these challenges and saved The Modi government possible by improving physical innumerable lives through has extended unprecedented support for reviving traditional connectivity and making the proactive response. The signing sectors of the economy in the region. The landmark decision region’s interests and policy of peace accords has led to peace to declare Bamboo as grass and the launch of the National priorities salient to the central and a decline in violence in Bamboo Mission gave a fresh impetus to the production of government. the region. These efforts have Bamboo based products in the region. On numerous occasions, Earlier, the Northeast was paved the way for reducing Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted the success of never considered mainstream AFSPA coverage in the region. Sikkim in promoting organic farming and becoming the and repeatedly side-lined in Long pending disputes between world’s first 100% organic state. From being on the margins of policymaking. This was evident various states in the Northeast the India story, the Northeast is quickly becoming one of the in the number of visits by had been a major concern in country’s growth engines. earlier Prime Ministers and the region. Many decades-long *** members of their Cabinet disputes are finally getting to the region. Over the last permanently resolved through eight years, Delhi itself has the active efforts of the Modi reached the doorstep of the government. This will give a Northeast through regular further boost to integration visits by the Prime Minister, and trust and pave the way his ministerial colleagues, and forward for long-term peace senior bureaucrats. The Prime and progress. Minister has himself become Lack of physical connectivity an ambassador of Northeast and poor infrastructure had culture as he proudly wears contributed to the Northeast’s traditional attire from the isolation for many decades. region in public meetings. Innumerable long-pending Through him, the Northeastern infrastructure projects were culture has reached the entire completed and delivered to 114 8 Saal - Seva, Sushasan aur Garib Kalyan

Reduction Bogibeel 80% in AFSPA areas in bridge decline the region completed after in insurgency 16 year delay in the region Peace accords 6 Connecting airports all state like the built in the capitals with Bodo Accord, last eight years Naga Accord and broad-gauge Bru-Reang accord brought peace to the NER 1.55 lakh 4,016 km Around 2,000 projects worth over Ha of road projects currently ongoing Rs. 22,000 of land being utilized crore for organic farming sanctioned for the region National 21 3.3 lakh Bamboo medical gatherers Mission colleges benefitted under established to being set up Van Dhan Yojana boost bamboo and in Assam allied industry Universalizing Benefits For All 115

Taking Delhi to the doorstep of the Northeast PM Modi has visited the Northeast at least 50 times. This is a record for any Prime Minister. When he shows his priorities through such actions, the whole government machinery understands the importance of this region. Peace for Progress • Decades long border • Reducing travel time • Naga Peace Accord, 2015 disputes finally getting between Northeast and • Twipra Peace accord, 2019 resolved amicably. other states improves • Bodo Peace Accord, 2020 economic opportunities. • Bru-Reang Peace Accord, The track to growth 2020 • The Modi government is • Connectivity will enable • Karbi-Anglong Peace steadily bringing all parts commerce and the sale Accord, 2021 of the Northeast on India’s of goods produced in • Assam-Meghalaya railway map. the Northeast across the boundary agreement, 2022 • Three state capitals– country. • Peace accords have Assam, Tripura and reduced violence Arunachal Pradesh – are • Economic activity will considerably in the region. connected by broad gauge reduce migration for • Significant drop in rail. employment and fuel insurgency and civilian • Work on connecting further development. deaths. other state capitals is on track. *** Did you know? After 75 years of independence, the first-ever goods train reached Manipur in 2022! 116 8 Saal - Seva, Sushasan aur Garib Kalyan

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12 CONSERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE Universalizing Benefits For All 123

OVERVIEW Ambedkar as ‘Paanchteerth’ will etch the sacrifices and India’s cultural traditions Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, a achievements of our nation- and rich heritage have never memorable moment in the builders and freedom fighters got the prominence they history of modern India. in public memory. The got in the last 8 years. Prime Modi government has given Minister Narendra Modi Bringing back the nation’s recognition to all national takes pride in the country’s lost heritage has been a priority heroes irrespective of their rich civilizational history and for the Modi government. politics or ideology. This is gives due recognition to the Over centuries, innumerable best showcased in the newly cultural heritage. The Modi priceless artefacts, some with inaugurated Pradhan Mantri government is deeply aware of deep cultural and religious Sangrahalaya, a museum in the nation’s rich culture and has significance, had been stolen Delhi celebrating the lives taken much-needed steps for and smuggled abroad. The and contributions of all Prime preserving our heritage. Modi government adopted Ministers of India. a proactive approach for After decades of neglect, ‘bringing back our gods’. Innumerable bravehearts various sites of civilizational On numerous foreign visits, have lost their lives while significance have been PM Modi discussed this protecting Bharat Mata. In redeveloped and revived matter with global leaders 2019, Prime Minister Narendra through the efforts of the and multilateral institutions. Modi inaugurated the National Modi government. The Today, innumerable countries War Memorial in New Delhi Kashi Vishwanath Corridor are themselves reaching out which remembers those who and various other projects in to India to send back stolen made the supreme sacrifice for Varanasi have transformed artefacts and antiquities. India’s the country. Though it had the by lanes, ghats, and temple efforts have, in fact, inspired been under consideration since complexes in the city. The 900 similar efforts in Africa and 1961, not much progress was km Chardham road project other parts of the globe. PM made in this crucial project. will provide seamless all- Modi has successfully initiated a Prime Minister Narendra Modi weather road connectivity global movement. gave much-needed momentum to the four holy Dhams. PM to this project and work started Modi personally monitored The Modi government has after approval in 2015. the progress of redevelopment extended special recognition to projects in Kedarnath, a a wide range of nation-builders. *** temple extremely close to his The Statue of Unity in Gujarat, heart. The newly unveiled the world’s largest statue, has statue of Adi Shankaracharya not only put Kevadia on the in the Kedarnath complex global tourism map but also will be an eternal symbol of become a spot for remembering civilizational and cultural the man who delivered unity across regions. In August national unity. Projects such as 2020, PM Modi participated revamp of the Jallianwala Bagh in the Bhoomipujan for the complex and the development of sites related to Dr. B.R. 124 8 Saal - Seva, Sushasan aur Garib Kalyan

World class The Foundation 15 of the Kashi tourism circuits Vishwanath Ram being developed Mandir under Swadesh Corridor was laid in 2020 Darshan 228 Kedarnath 889 km redevelopment of NHs to be stolen artefacts project with an developed under brought back since 2014, outlay of Char Dham NH only 13 till 2014 connectivity Rs. 130 programme crore Somnath Temple National War Development of 12 reconstruction Memorial heritage cities under project with an outlay of and National HRIDAY Police Memorial scheme Rs. 3.5 finally become crore a reality 10 Rs. 1,200 Opening of crore New Tribal Kartarpur Freedom Fighter invested in Sahib Corridor Museums being developing cultural sites under for Sikh pilgrims established PRASHAD scheme Universalizing Benefits For All 125

IN THE Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar PM Modi FOOTSTEPS OF LOKMATA Built the present Kashi Developed the AHILYABAI Vishwanath Temple in Kashi Vishwanath Corridor HOLKAR Varanasi around the temple Revamped famous ghats of Ghats cleaned; Ganga Varanasi pollution reduced through Namami Gange Lokmata Ahilyabai Refurbished Sarayu Ghat in Holkar, one of the Ayodhya Bhoomipujan of greatest queens, is Bhavya Ram Mandir done still remembered for Rebuilt Juna Somnath rejuvenating temples. Temple Development works around PM Modi is following the Somnath temple, building in her footsteps! Parvati Mandir Unlike leaders of the past, region or religion. at India Gate. PM Modi wears his culture • While PM Modi’s work • Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy on his sleeve in Somnath, Ayodhya, carried forward through • PM Modi has never shied Kedarnath, etc, are Sabarmati Ashram away from giving our well known, places redevelopment. culture its due respect. of every religion are • Panchteerth brings Dr. being developed under Babasaheb Ambedkar • The government, too, PRASHAD scheme. to the centre of India’s works to promote India’s • Upgrade of Cheraman discourse and recognizing culture and values. Juma Mosque, Hazratbal, his contributions. Ajmer, St Thomas Shrine • Jallianwala Bagh • In gifts that PM Modi and Velankanni has been memorial’s uplift helps gives to dignitaries and taken up. make memories of the the places he takes world • St Luke’s Church in freedom struggle relevant leaders to, our cultural Kashmir was renovated to future generations. heritage can be seen. and reopened after 3 • 10 Tribal Freedom decades. Fighter Museums being • He has also made proactive developed. efforts to ensure the Honouring India’s greats • No political bias in return of stolen antiquities • Statue of Unity honours recognizing and respecting and artefacts. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s nation builders. Neither contribution to creating a one person, nor one From Somnath to united India. party, but a museum for Kedarnath, from Ayodhya • Netaji Subhas Chandra all Prime Ministers at PM to Ajmer, from Varanasi to Bose’s legacy being Sangrahalaya. Velankanni honoured, from releasing files to installing his statue *** • Modi government considers it a duty to preserve sites of importance, irrespective of 126 8 Saal - Seva, Sushasan aur Garib Kalyan

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OVERVIEW has also been an opportunity Prime Minister Narendra to unlock India’s economic Modi is India’s first tech- citizens. Technology has also potential and fulfil the made governance in India aspirations of millions of entrepreneurs. Innumerable savvy Prime Minister. more efficient and effective. tech-based start-ups across the country have been facilitated A tech-enthusiast since his From the adoption of biometric through various programmes such as Start Up India. youth, he has made technology authentication to the creation Under PM Modi, technology and digital solutions central of digital single-window is being democratized. The programme to take optic fibre to governance. In Gujarat approval systems, governance to every Gram Panchayat in the country is running at first, and now in India, he is undergoing a paradigm shift full steam. The cost of data is affordable. The digital divide is has worked on bridging the in India. going to be a thing of the past as all segments of the country digital divide, democratising The Modi government has are actively using modern technology - from digital technology and bringing rapid effectively deployed technology payments to communication. India is becoming a digital digitalization of governance. and digital tools for ensuring economy as UPI has become the preferred mode of payment for In the last eight years, there transparency and plugging all merchants - from the local vegetable market to the biggest has been a meteoric rise in leakages in governance. For mall in the city. Digital delivery of vaccines through the CoWIN mobile ownership across India. example, the introduction platform allowed India to ensure equity and accessibility The sharp decline in the cost of of Direct Benefits Transfer in vaccine distribution. data has led to deep penetration and Aadhar authentication in India is leading a global revolution for digitalization. of the internet, bridging the various welfare scams have led Other countries are looking towards India for providing urban-rural divide. to the elimination of lakhs of tech solutions such as the CoWIN platform. As a Technology adoption by the ghost beneficiaries, enormous responsible country, India is ensuring open-source government over the last eight savings for the government, access to these digital tools and supporting developing years has ensured a remarkable and timely delivery of benefits countries in their transition towards digitalization. increase in transparency to citizens. In 2021-22, the *** in governance. Today, all government saved more than government programmes Rs. 2 lakh crore due to the have a digital dashboard distribution of benefits through that provides all details of DBT. beneficiaries. These dashboards Even public procurement, have enabled citizens to hold a common avenue for the government accountable bureaucratic corruption and considerably reduced earlier, has now become leakages in public service digital as the Government delivery. Digital delivery of e-Marketplace (GeM) portal is public services is eliminating being utilized by government corruption and promoting departments and PSUs for ease of living. From Direct their procurement. The portal Benefits Transfer to faceless is successfully eliminating tax assessments, reducing corruption and streamlining discretion is eliminating rent public procurement in the seeking tendencies in the country. officialdom and empowering The rapid digitalization 136 8 Saal - Seva, Sushasan aur Garib Kalyan

Among 1.77 Cost per GB lakh 120 crore of data mobile Gram Panchayats connected with declined subscribers from Rs. 308 to optic fiber in India in 2021, less than Rs. 10 75 crore use smartphones Savings of over Record New procurement of start-ups Rs. 2.2 lakh crores Rs. 1 lakh crore in 555 districts across country through DBT on GeM portal 558 In 2021, Internet crore users 40% UPI transactions in India have in April 2022 of the world’s more than doubled digital transactions in the past 5 years were from India! 4.63 lakh 5.67 lakh km 104 operational Satellites of optical fibre Common Service cable laid under launched in a Centres (CSCs) Single Flight by Bharat Net ISRO - an unbroken under Digital India world record! Universalizing Benefits For All 137

Towards a Digital India digitalization of service delivery by • The massive rise in governance. plugging leakages. smartphone ownership • No commission to is rapidly bridging the From Direct Bicholia middlemen for access to digital divide. Transfer to Direct Benefits welfare schemes. • Significant drop in the Transfer • Massive savings due to cost of data has led to a the elimination of ghost surge in internet usage. • DBT enabled by JAM beneficiaries. • Digital literacy trinity – Jan Dhan – is facilitating the AADHAR – Mobile Phone *** • Transforming public 138 8 Saal - Seva, Sushasan aur Garib Kalyan

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