Govt to launch mega drive for full saturation of welfare schemes as PM Modi sets target of 6 months

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of six months to ensure the full saturation of his government’s welfare schemes, official sources said on Saturday.

The government, they said, will launch a mega drive, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, across all 2.7 lakh panchayats in the country to reach out to beneficiaries and enrol them.

The sources added that the exercise will begin after Diwali next month and continue for several weeks.