9 Lakh Youth from Pune have benefitted from MUDRA Scheme : Javadekar

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New Delhi : Nine lakh youth from Pune have benefitted from Mudra Scheme and  schemes like Bharatnet, Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Matrutv Vandana Yojana too are making rapid progress, said Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar. He was speaking after the first meeting of District Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) at Pune, Maharashtra, which took place on September 14, 2019, under his chairmanship.

Javadekar said, “Meetings of Disha are held to plan for the schemes, and monitor their execution. Mudra scheme is making rapid progress in the district and 9 lakh youths from district have been allotted loans worth Rs 8,000 crore under it. Out of 58 railways stations under Pune division, 46 have been equipped with wifi facility. Five Escalators too have been installed.”

“The Passport Seva Kendra at Baramati has distributed 5,000 passports so far. Passport Seva Kendras have been started at 50 places in 5 districts. Bharatnet has given optical fibre connections to 790 Gram Panchayats in the district and among them 155 have wifi facility with average daily use of 20 GB. The schools are being provided with sports material and sports hour too will be made compulsory in schools,”Javadekar added, according to a PIB release.