India's social schemes reached 11 crore citizens since 2014

The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan reached 26.28 crore citizens, including 9.56 crore youth, through partnerships with spiritual bodies and digital dashboards. More than 8.53 lakh senior citizens received 46.32 lakh assistive devices through Rashtriya Vayoshri camps under the Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana. The elderline helpline (14567) resolved over 29 lakh grievances.

The SMILE scheme extended legal and economic identity to transpersons via a unified national portal, issuing 33,189 certificates, setting up operational 'Garima Greh' shelters, and integrating gender-affirmation procedures into the Ayushman Bharat framework.

Venture capital funds for Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes approved more than ₹750 crore for competitive businesses. Under the NAMASTE scheme, the ministry deployed ₹2,383.06 crore in concessional finance to mechanise sewer cleaning, covering 3.42 lakh sanitation workers.

The department described the shift as moving from welfare to empowerment through digital interventions, legislative safeguards and targeted livelihood opportunities.