Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik on Thursday said the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’, an outreach programme to make people aware of benefits of various government schemes, is an effort of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India, a developed nation by 2047.

Speaking in the quarterly District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting at Jolaibari on Thursday, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik said “The yatra must reach every corner of the state and sincere effort must be put in to ensure that targeted people avail benefits from the state and central government schemes and programmes,” she added.

She appealed to the people to come forward to assist and cooperate with the government machinery for the successful implementation of the Vikshit Bharat mission. The main focus of the yatra will be on reaching out to people, creating awareness and providing benefits of welfare schemes like sanitation facilities, essential financial services, electricity connections, access to LPG cylinders, housing for the poor, food security, proper nutrition, reliable healthcare, clean drinking water, etc. The ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ would connect every eligible person with public welfare schemes. The nationwide ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Tribal Pride Day on November 15. The country cannot be prosperous only through industrial development and leaving behind the poor. The target of developed India can be achieved by bringing the poor into the mainstream of development. The government aims to achieve 100 percent saturation of all the flagship programmes of the government all over the country, she added.

Minister for Cooperation, Tribal Welfare (TRP & PTG), Welfare of Minorities Shukla Charan Noatia, MLA Pramod Riat, MLA Mylaflu Mog, South Tripura Zilla Parishad Chairperson Kakali Das Dutta, MDC Kongjung Mog, MDC Sanjeev Riang, Bilonia Pur Parishad Chairperson Nikhil Gop, Shantirbazar Pur Parishad Chairperson Sapna Vaidya and others were also present in the meeting.