1 cr people have joined yatra flagged off by PM Modi

NEW DELHI: The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 15 from Khunti, Jharkhand, has reached over 36,000 Gram Panchayats and witnessed participation of over 1 crore citizens, as per the data captured on the customised portal developed by MEITY. India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh leads with over 37 lakh people participating, followed by Maharashtra (12.07 lakh) and Gujarat (11.58 lakh).
The Yatra has received encouraging reception in Jammu & Kashmir as well, with over 9 lakh people participating till date.
While the first week of the Sankalp Yatra saw participation of 5 lakh citizens, over 77 lakh people across the country participated in the Yatra during the last 10 days.
Within a short span, the urban segment of the Yatra reached over 700 locations and a total of 79 lakh individuals have taken the “pledge” to strive to make India a developed nation by 2047.
In an unprecedented outreach effort, the Yatra strives to cover over 2.60 Gram Panchayats and more than 3,600 urban local bodies using information, education, and communication (IEC) vans that call upon people to utilise government schemes for their benefit.
A focal point of the Yatra has been raising awareness about women-centric schemes, leading to over 46,000 beneficiaries enrolling for the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana scheme. Health camps have also proved to be a big draw and till date 22 lakh individuals have been screened.