Under MGNREGA, Ganjam district of Odisha provided 100 days of employment to the highest number of families (1,01,001) in the country. Barmer (91,033) and Nagaur (79,592) districts of Rajasthan came in second and third.
Himachal Pradesh built its first-ever multipurpose rainwater harvesting dam in Una district. The dam will collect rainwater in 10 square km of catchment area and help over 5,000 people during the dry season.
The Rural Development Ministry and the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBD) signed an MoU to create a sustainable entrepreneurship model at the grassroots.
Sikkim to provide Rs. 20,000 to all non-working mothers annually under the Aama Yojana.
Ujala LED Bulb Scheme has saved Rs. 20,000 crore in electricity bills of middle-class and poor households. It has also saved 48,000 million kwh and also decreased annual carbon emissions by 4 crore tonne.
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