This Article is From Oct 11, 2014

PM Modi Launches the 'Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana' in New Delhi: Highlights

PM Modi Launches the 'Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana' in New Delhi: Highlights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the 'Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana'

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana' (SAGY) in New Delhi today. It is an ambitious rural development scheme with an aim to improve the standard of living and quality of life of all sections of people through improved basic amenities.

PM Modi had announced this in his independence day speech. The Prime Minister has chosen to launch this ambitious plan on the birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan (JP). This follows the launch of the 'Clean India Mission' on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary and the 'Make in India' initiative on Deen Dayal Upadhaya's birthday.

Here are the highlights of his speech:

  • 'Welfare of poor is our dream': PM Modi at the launch of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.
  • Idea of this scheme is to develop villages every year.
  • In 5 years, we can adopt over 2000 villages.
  • Schemes must be in sync with changing times
  • We are around 800 MPs, if every year we make 3 model villages by 2019 we will reach about 2500 villages.
  • If on the basis of this Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, the states also launch scheme for MLAs,we will be able to make more model villages.
  • We must take interest, create an environment in villages so that each villager takes pride in his/her village.
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