Azadi Se Antyodaya Tak was launched today by Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minsiter Giriraj Singh in New Delhi. The 90-day campaign is launched with a mission to saturate 75 Districts across 28 States and UTs with beneficiary schemes of nine central ministries. Celebrating the spirit of the year-long Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the identified districts are aligned with the birthplace of 99 Freedom Fighters, who made the supreme sacrifice for the nation during its struggle for independence.
The goal of the campaign is to take up 17 select schemes with direct assistance to beneficiaries in saturation mode, reaching out to the person at the bottom of the pyramid in rural areas by each of the participating ministries and departments.
The 75 districts, marginally lagging behind in the development parameters, have been shortlisted through Monthly per Capita Indicators and Socio-Economic Caste Census data.
