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Therefore, the ‘Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan’ also helped in
eradicating it. The ‘Jal Jeevan
Mission’ also contributed a lot to
this success. Today, when clean
water is reaching every home
through taps, the risk of such
ailments has reduced. ‘World
Health Organisation’ WHO has
also appreciated the fact that
along with tackling the disease,
India has also got rid of its root
causes.
Friends, presently, most
of the populace in India is
taking advantage of one social
protection benefit or the other
and recently a very important
report of the International one of the biggest coverages
Labour Organisation (ILO) has in the world. Today, around
come out. 95 crore people of the country
It has been mentioned are getting the benefit of some
in this report that more than or the other social security
64% of the population of India schemes; whereas, till 2015, the
is now definitely availing of government schemes were
some social protection benefit reaching less than 25 crore
or the other. Social Security is people.

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