HEALTH

Congress was the first political party to acknowledge that health of the people and healthcare are the responsibility of the government. Congress introduced the first healthcare scheme in India and firmly believes that all citizens have the Right to Health.

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9. We will establish one government medical college-cum-hospital in each district.

Related healthcare commitments include:

QUALITY EDUCATION AND SWASTHA BHARAT

Strengthening AIIMS
We have established 15 AIIMS in the past decade to provide affordable and quality healthcare for all. We will strengthen our network of AIIMS to provide quality healthcare across the country.

Increasing Seats In Medical Education
Through the increased number of AIIMS and various medical colleges, we will increase the number of UG and PG seats in medical education.

HEALTH

Congress was the first political party to acknowledge that health of the people and healthcare are the responsibility of the government. Congress introduced the first healthcare scheme in India and firmly believes that all citizens have the Right to Health.

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17. A National Mission on Immunisation will be taken up. Only 76 per cent of Indian children receive full immunisation. Congress will ensure full immunisation of 100 per cent of children within 5 years.

Related healthcare commitments and context:

HEALTH

Congress was the first political party to acknowledge that health of the people and healthcare are the responsibility of the government. Congress introduced the first healthcare scheme in India and firmly believes that all citizens have the Right to Health.

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6. Budget allocation for Health will be increased step by step every year to achieve 4 per cent of total expenditure by 2028-29.

This commitment is integrated with other healthcare promises:

RURAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

The two realities that India faces are (1) that nearly 60 per cent of the people live in rural areas and (2) urbanisation is taking place rapidly. Hence, we have to pay equal attention to rural development and urban development, and provide adequate infrastructure in our villages and towns/cities.

Some issues like livelihoods, housing, water, electricity, habitat, pollution, climate change, transport and disaster management are common to both rural and urban areas.

WORLD-CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE

World-Class Road Network

Expanding PM Gram Sadak Yojana
We will extend the PM Gram Sadak Yojana to the remotest areas where there are settlements to ensure improved connectivity and access to healthcare, education, government services and markets.

Past Achievements mentioned:
Constructed 3.7 lakh km of rural roads in villages under PM Gram Sadak Yojana

Related Infrastructure Commitments:

WORLD-CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE

Digital Infrastructure

Facilitating Digital Revolution by 6G
We will expand the 5G networks and take the lead in the development of 6G technology.

Past Achievements mentioned:
Achieved the fastest 5G rollout in the world with the most affordable data prices

Related Digital Infrastructure Commitments:

Expanding Bharat Net
We have connected over 2 lakh Gram Panchayats with BharatNet. We will expand BharatNet to every village with broadband, making high-speed internet accessible to all.

ROBUST ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Railway Achievements and Commitments:

- Constructing 14.5 km of railway lines every day
- Operationalized dedicated freight corridors
- Redeveloping 1,300+ railway stations
- Eliminated unmanned level railway crossings
- Increased the non-fossil fuel energy capacity by 2.5 times to 180 GW
- Achieved 100% electrification by providing electricity connection to 2.8+ crore families under Saubhagya

WORLD-CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE

Providing Best in Class Experience in Railways

WORLD-CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE

World-Class Road Network

Past Achievements mentioned:
- Constructing 28 km of national highways every day
- Enhanced road connectivity across regions
- Improved infrastructure development

Expanding Expressways and ring roads
We will strengthen the modern road connectivity ecosystem to 15,000 km of access-controlled highways. We will construct ring roads around major cities to improve mobility and decongest cities.

We have empowered one crore rural women to become Lakhpati Didis. We will now empower three crore rural women to become Lakhpati Didis.

We will empower women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) with the skills and tools in key service sectors like IT, healthcare, education, retail and tourism with an aim to increase their income.

We will integrate women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) with ongoing initiatives such as One District One Product (ODOP), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Ekta Mall, ONDC, GEM, One Station One Product, enhancing better market access for their products.