Atma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan announced

Atma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan announced

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Economy

In News:

• The Indian Prime Minister recently announced a special economic package worth ₹20 lakh crore known as Atma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan. 
• The aim of the abhiyan is to make India self- reliant. 

Key takeaways:

The abhiyan shall include: 

• new economic package (recently announced by the Finance Minister)

• earlier government announcements during COVID crisis 

• decisions taken by RBI 

This is equivalent to almost 10% of India’s GDP

India’s self-reliance will be based on five pillars – 

• Economy
• Infrastructure 
• Technology driven system
• Vibrant demography 
• Demand

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