Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra has reached 11 cr people in last 50 days: PM Modi

New Delhi, Jan 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that in the last 50 days, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) has touched 11 crore people throughout India.

He added that the Yatra aims to transcend geographical barriers and reach all enabling the last-mile saturation of schemes.

The Prime Minister interacted with beneficiaries of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra on Monday via video conferencing. Thousands of beneficiaries from across the country along with Union Ministers, MPs, MLAs and local-level representatives joined the event.

Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said, “Vikas Bharat Sankalp Yatra has become not only the journey of the government but also the journey of the country. The Prime Minister said “Modi Ki Guarantee ki Gadi is reaching every nook and corner of the country. The poor people who spent their lives waiting to get the benefits of government schemes are seeing a meaningful change today. The government is reaching the doorsteps of the beneficiaries and proactively providing the benefits.”

“Along with Modi Ki Guarantee ki Gadi, government offices and people’s representatives are reaching to the people,” he added.

The Prime Minister reiterated the chief goal of VBSY is not to leave any deserving beneficiary from the benefits of the government schemes. He informed that since the Yatra began, 12 lakh new applications for Ujjwala connections were received along with lakhs of applications for Suraksha Bima Yojana, Jeevan Jyoti Yojana, PM SVANidhi.