On July 4, 2025, the Rajasthan government launched the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Poverty-Free Village Scheme. The program aims to reduce poverty by supporting 5,000 villages with financial aid, skill training, and self-employment opportunities for below-poverty-line (BPL) families.

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• Scheme launched on July 4, 2025, in Rajasthan
• Targets 5,000 villages and over 30,000 BPL families
• Up to ₹1 lakh support to each BPL family for self-employment
• SHG women to receive ₹15,000 per family to boost income
• Families who rose above poverty to get ₹21,000 reward
• 17,891 bank accounts verified for direct fund transfer
• ‘Atmanirbhar Parivar Cards’ issued to self-reliant families
• Over 61,000 new poverty cases received via applications
• Action plans being made for each village for better outreach
• Scheme links families to skill, job, and finance programs