PM Narendra Modi's 73rd Birthday: Top 10 Game-Changing Policies By Prime Minister on His B'day

Today (Sunday, September 17, 2023) is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 73rd birthday. He was born on September 17, 1950. On May 26, 2014, Narendra Modi took the nation's oath of office for the first time. In May 2019, Modi took the oath for the second time and once more became the prime minister. Since taking office, the Modi government has introduced more than twenty programmes focused on the needs of the populace.

On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 73rd birthday, here is a look at 10 of his government's signature initiatives that have improved people's lives and sped up reform.

A central sector programme called PM-KISAN was introduced on February 24th, 2019 to help landholding farmers with their financial needs. Through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) option, a financial benefit of Rs 6000 per year, distributed in three equal installments, is sent into the bank accounts of farming households all throughout the nation. The programme was initially designed for small and marginal farmers (SMFs) with landholdings of up to 2 hectares, but with effect from 01.06.2019, it has been expanded to include all farmers with landholdings

For business owners (who have a GST revenue of less than Rs 1.5 crore) and independent contractors, a Mega Pension Scheme has been approved.

For about 3 crore small business owners, independent contractors, and dealers, the scheme ensures a minimum assur.ed pension of Rs 3,000 per month after they reach the age of 60.

The Pradhan Mantri A national mission on financial inclusion known as Jan Dhan Yojana uses an integrated strategy to achieve full financial inclusion and offer banking services to every household in the nation. The programme ensures that a variety of financial services, including basic savings accounts, need-based credit, remittance services, insurance, and pensions, are available.

The Pradhan Mantri Shram A voluntary and contributory pension programme called Yogi Maandhan is available to unorganised workers who are 18 to 40 years old and have monthly incomes of no more than Rs. 15,000.

On April 8, 2015, the Prime Minister unveiled the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) programme, which aims to give loans of up to 10 lakh rupees to non-corporate, non-farm small, and micro enterprises.

A pension scheme called Atal Pension Yojana is primarily intended for workers in the unorganised sector, including maids, gardeners, delivery boys, etc. The former Swavalamban Yojana, which was poorly received by the public, was replaced by this programme.

On May 1, 2016, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi announced the beginning of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), which will provide 50 million LPG connections to women from BPL families.

India's Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana is a life insurance programme funded by the government. Ages 18 to 50 with bank accounts are eligible for the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.

An accident insurance programme supported by the Indian government is called Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana. Only 20 percent of Indians have any type of insurance as of May 2016, and this programme seeks to enhance that percentage.

The Government of India introduced the Gold Monetization Scheme in 2015. Under this programme, individuals can deposit gold in any form in a GMS account and earn income when the price of the metal increases.