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India has made substantial strides in social protection, expanding coverage from 22% in 2016 to 64.3% in 2025. Poverty has ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that over 95 crore Indians are now under at least one social security scheme, citing ...
In terms of the number of beneficiaries, India now ranks second in the world after China in providing social protection to ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the mantra of ‘women-led development’ is creating a new future for India. He ...
In Mann Ki Baat address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said nearly 95 crore Indians now benefit from government welfare ...
India has recorded a phenomenal expansion of social security coverage from 19 per cent in 2015 to 64.3 per cent in 2025, an official communique said.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), through its ILOSTAT database, has recognised this as one of the most substantial increases in social protection coverage globally.
Citing ILO report, Modi highlights massive social protection expansion since 2015 in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said around 95 crore people are benefiting from one social security scheme or the other, while till 2015, government schemes reached less than 25 crore people.
Starting in 2026, the full retirement age for social security will rise to 67, impacting retirement plans for millions. Early ...
This is not just a number. It reflects a significant transformation in how India supports its citizens,” Modi said, adding that India now ranks second globally in terms of social protection reach, as ...
Over 95 crore Indians now benefitting from some social security scheme, govt schemes reached less than 25 cr people in 2015: ...