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OVERVIEW

The Constitution treats every to empower the traditionally of brave tribal fighters for the
Indian citizen as equal, and neglected communities. country, the government has
guarantees a life of dignity for declared November 15 of every
each of them. Yet despite several In line with its welfare programme, year, Bhagwan Birsa Munda’s
decades since independence, many the Modi government’s historic Jayanti as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas.
Indians continued to lack the decision to provide reservations This kind of recognition builds
basics to lead a life with dignity. for economically weaker sections pride among communities by
This had to change, and change provided much-needed support to highlighting their contribution to
rapidly. Since 2014, the government poor households. nation-building.
led by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has been committed to As part of its vision of inclusive The government’s efforts to
a model of development that development, the government extend welfare provisioning
ensures that no one is left behind. has undertaken many reforms to and poverty alleviation have
Development that guarantees empower Divyangjan, Transgender received recognition from
basic facilities such as drinking persons, Denotified and Nomadic global institutions. A recent IMF
water, electricity connections, tribes, and other such hitherto paper has credited the Modi
healthcare, toilets, LPG cylinders, unserved or underserved groups. government for ending extreme
education, and financial inclusion The government’s resolve for poverty in the country. The Global
to all, and not just to a select few. social justice was evident in its Multidimensional Poverty Index
decision to implement OBC and (MPI), released by the United
In the last nine years, the Modi EWS reservations in all India Nations Development Programme
government has launched and quota seats in medical education, (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty
implemented several welfare ensuring that students from these and Human Development Initiative
schemes to empower every Indian. groups can also aspire to become (OPHI) has also credited India
doctors in affordable government with a reduction in all ten of
The results of such irreversible colleges. Likewise, under the its Multidimensional Poverty
empowerment can be seen in Namaste scheme, the government Indicators. Serving the poor
programmes like MUDRA Yojana aims to eradicate unsafe sewer and the marginalized has been
and Stand Up India, which are and septic tank cleaning practices, the underlying promise of the
creating a large pool of young so that sanitation workers can lead Modi government, a promise
entrepreneurs from marginalised a life of dignity. that is guided by the principle of
groups. More than half of the 40 ‘Antyodaya’ which means that the
crore loans given under MUDRA An integral element of PM Modi’s goal of development isn’t complete
have been given to SC/ST/OBC government has been the effort till it reaches the last person in
entrepreneurs. This is ushering to recognize icons of social society.
empowerment of not just empowerment. For instance, to
individuals, but is also a means commemorate the sacrifices
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