Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Union ministers to actively participate in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra – a mega outreach campaign aimed at emphasising central schemes.PM Modi asks ministers to participate in Viksit Bharat Sankalp YatraAddressing a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on Tuesday, PM Modi said that the outreach programme is part of making a viksit Bharat (developed India), according to the sources.He further asked the minister to focus on spreading the word on how several schemes have been designed to benefit various sections of the society in India.Vehicles are being used for publicising this yatraSeveral vehicles are being used for publicising government schemes across 2.55 lakh gram panchayats and nearly 18,000 locations in urban areas.The IEC (Information, Education and Communication) vans are being branded with different government schemes, such as the Kisan Credit Card, the rural housing scheme, the Ujjwala scheme and the PM Svanidhi Yojana, among others.As part of the Yatra, more than 2,500 mobile performing vans and over 200 mobile theatre vans will be pressed into service to cover the 2.55 lakh gram panchayats and clusters in all cities and towns of the country.About Viksit Bharat Sankalp YatraThe outreach programme has been conceptualised on the whole-of-government approach, with the Ministry of Agriculture being the nodal ministry for the rural campaign and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting spearheading the urban campaign.Notably, in November, this yatra was launched by PM Modi from Jharkhands Khunti.He had flagged off five specially designed IEC vans to mark the launch of the yatra. Similar vans were flagged off from other districts across the country that have a significant tribal population.The campaign to reach out to the beneficiaries of the Centres flagship programmes both in rural and urban areas will culminate on January 25 next year.(With input feeds)
