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Sl. No Theme Target No. of Indicator

12 To allocate funds for essential services 1
13 To accelerate investments for gender sensitive development 1
14 To end hunger and Ensure that the poor &vulnerable are receiving suffi- 4
cient food at subsidized price throughout the year
15 To reduce malnutrition among children, women and older persons 3
16 To ensure equal opportunities for boys and girls to improve learning out- 1
comes
17 To end all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere 10
18 To eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage 1
19 To ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities 2
for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and
public life

20 To reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or train- 2
ing
21 To promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all 6
22 To support Transgender 3

23 Measures taken to support vulnerable 6
24 To adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies at 1
GP
25 To reduce significantly all forms of violence and related death rates 3

26 To provide Aadhaar Card for all 1
Total 70

GP needs to do is amongst others, ensure that the entitlements
reach those eligible in the GP. Various organisations including
Stakeholders banks, make it part of their CSR to assist PWDs through

The GP is the closest to reaching the vulnerable and most assistive devices. Number of NGOs work specifically with
vulnerable, and working suitable solutions that are not just differently abled including early childhood intervention.
hyper local, but individual. Committees of the GP, in particular
 National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), a social
the Village Level Child Protection Committee (VLCPC),
security scheme for the elderly, disabled, and widows and
Scheme Committees that address the vulnerable groups, key
such vulnerable, that provides financial assistance to
officials of government departments, like the AWW, ASHA
eligible beneficiaries in the form of a monthly pension.
worker, Counsellors, Helplines, police, teachers, CSOs,
organizations like UNICEF, etc. are connected to the issue.  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), helps to reduce poverty
Resources
and unemployment Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Looking at the examples of schemes below, with a brief on its (PMJDY), to promote financial inclusion and reduce
purpose will place the Theme in better perspective. What the poverty

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Theme 7: Socially Just and Socially Secured Village