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Meritocracy India International 3 October 2015 7 Eight-year old Nepali Boy An eight-year old boy, found alone at Kalurpur railway station, was rehabilitated by Narendra Modi as Chief Minister. He got him admitted to a school and looked after him thereafter. In his Nepal visit as Prime Minister, he took the grown up boy along and handed him over to his parents. The Nepali youth is now pursuing higher studies in Ahmedabad. Women in Paramilitary Forces A massive drive was launched to double the number of women in paramilitary forces in just one year. All India Helpline for Women Helpline 181 for women's security and welfare was launched by Prime Minister Modi in early 2015. Housing for All Modi Government has visualised 'Housing for All' by 2022. He has asked his government to build over 2 crore houses for lower income groups. Electricity for All by 2018 More than 23,000 megawatts of electric power has been added in just one year of “maximum governance, minimum government.” At this rate of progress, electricity for all is possible by 2018. SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN, CLEAN INDIA CAMPAIGN From the ramparts of the Red Fort on 15 August 2014, Prime Minister Modi appealed to Indians to keep the country clean, Swachch Bharat. High priority sanitation works have been planned for 4,041 statutory towns and villages. The Prime Minister himself took up the broom to clean some areas in the capital and later, in his Constituency of Varanasi. Environment Laws were amended to include spot fines on people polluting public places, and imprisonment and fine on industries causing substantial damage to environment. On long distance trains, 'Clean My Coach' mobile app was introduced as part of Swachh Bharat mission. Toilets for the Nation Electo-Meritocrat Narendra Modi feelingly spoke of the pain of those Indians who do not have a toilet in their homes or in their schools. This was the first time that a Prime Minister had brought the nation's focus on this subject. By July 2015. India Incorporated and Public Sector Undertakings had volunteered to donate more than Rs. 45,000 crore for constructing toilets all over India. A target of 4,17,796 toilets for schools in the Swachh Vidyalaya programme was achieved. Within one year, 98% of the target was achieved by Ministries, Corporate sector and NGOs working as a team, resulted in millions of boys and girls re-joining schools. Cleaning of Ganga Cleaning the Ganga is a major undertaking of the Modi Government. Millions in UP, Bihar and West Bengal depend upon this river. Swift legal action against polluters and environment friendly cremations along the river bank are amongst the many measures being undertaken. Sansad Adarsh Gramin Yojna (SAGY) For Model Villages Electo-Meritocrat Modi, visualizing excellence in India's villages, originated Sansad Adarsh Gramin Yojna and appealed to all the Members of Parliament to adopt a village in their Parliamentary Constituencies and make it into a 'model village' of development, sanitation, water

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