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# Recent Sustainable Development Initiatives in India ## **Ending Poverty (Goal 1)** 1. **The Mahatma Gandhi rural employment Grant Guarantee Act (MGREGA)** was the largest program. It provides cash transfer to average 49.81 days of employment per household in 2018-19. 2. **Pradhan Mantri Jeevan J...

# Recent Sustainable Development Initiatives in India ## **Ending Poverty (Goal 1)** 1. **The Mahatma Gandhi rural employment Grant Guarantee Act (MGREGA)** was the largest program. It provides cash transfer to average 49.81 days of employment per household in 2018-19. 2. **Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana** and **Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana** provide life and accident insurance for subscribers at nominal annual premium. 3. **Atal Pension Yojana** provides a pension for workers in the unorganized sector. ## **Ending Hunger: Provide food securities and improvement in nutrition and provide sustainable agriculture (Goal 2)** 1. **A program** under food securities cover up to 75% of rural and up to 50% of urban population. 2. **Digitalization of ration cards**, using a valid Aadhaar card to deliver benefits. 3. The land under **organic farming** was increased by 2.7 million hectares in March 2020.