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Meritocracy India International 3 October 2015 5 Modi Government launched web portal for online approval of Over Dimensional and Over Weight Cargo in January 2015 in order to curb corruption and introduce transparency in the movement of heavy weight cargo. This will remove one of the biggest hurdles in the 'Make in India' campaign. DEEP ABIDING CONCERN FOR THOSE TRAPPED IN POVERTY Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna scheme was launched to enable the poorest of the poor to open accounts in banks even with zero balance, so that government subsidies could be transferred directly to the bank accounts. Earlier, there were leakages enroute, and famously and sadly, only 15 paise of the Rupee from Delhi reached the poor via a host of middlemen (or, shylocks). This huge deprivation of the poor came to an end, once and for all – for the FIRST time since 1947 ! The highly corrupt PDS of doling out foodgrains to the poor began to be replaced by direct cash transfers to bank accounts. By January 2015, 99.7% households had bank accounts under this scheme. (The Times of India, 21 January 2015). This paved the way for the transfer of Rs. 65,000 crore subsidies and other cash transfers directly to the accounts of the poor. Seventeen crore new accounts of the poor were functioning well. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna provides life insurance benefit up to Rs. Two Lakhs for a premium of only Rs. 330 per annum. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Raksha Yojna provides to all savings bank account holders up to Rs. 2 lakh in case of accidents leading to disability, for a premium of only Rs. 12 per annum. Atal Pension Yojna : This gives pension benefit to the unorgainsed workers. On attaining the age of 60, they can have pension of Rs. 1000 to Rs. 5000, depending upon the contribution options they exercise between the ages of 18 and 40. Medical Insurance for the Unorganized Construction Workers st st Millions of labourers working on construction sites began to avail medical benefits from 1 August 2015, under a specially extended insurance scheme by the Modi Government. All these schemes are FIRST of their kind for the welfare of the poor. The response was in lakhs, jumping to crores. These were acclaimed as easily the best inclusive packages unveiled by any government since Independence. Still more was to come. NITI Aayog was tasked to identify the poorest families in every single village of India for direct cash transfers to their bank accounts via the Aadhar Card route. And listen please. The Opposition said : Modi government is suit-boot ki sarkar. LPG Cylinders for the Poor Prime Minister Modi, concerned for the poor who had to collect wood and suffer smoke-filled cooking areas, appealed for the surrender of LPG subsidy to those who could afford it. More than three million persons surrendered their subsidies in just a few months, enabling millions of poor families to enjoy the comfort and cleanliness of cooking on gas. The direct transfer of subsidies to bank accounts have saved Rs. 15,000 crore for the National Treasury, for bijli, sadak, pani ghar. To give up your LPG subsidy, log on to www.myLPG.in www.giveitup.in 30,000 to , 40,000 households are giving up LPG subsidy daily, reported The Times of India on 25 August 2015. ELECTO-MERITOCRAT'S CONCERN FOR THE HARASSED INDIAN th Here are more examples of maximum governance, minimum government, sab ka saath, acche din. A simple idea like 'self-attestation' has brought relief to millions every day. They don't have to run from pillar to post to get attested. Digital Life Certificate has eased the hardships

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