<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The Viksit Bharat  Sankalp Yatra in Tamil Nadu has been raising awareness through outreach activities in villages, small towns and cities. The objective of the yatra is to highlight the various schemes of the Central Government and also to enroll the beneficiaries of such schemes.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The officials of the Government, public sector and banks have been intensely camping on sites to reach out to the people living in far and nearby areas. According to the latest information available 17 crore people have been reached through the yatra throughout the Country. Their health status has been checked. Many have applied for subsidies, and loans in banks and have also learnt to use drone technology in agriculture.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">My name is Karthika. I am from Pudupadi, Ranipet District. I am working in the MGNREGA scheme. We can clean the water bodies in the villages. This will help in storing water for irrigation which will also be useful for agriculture in a big way. Farmers will be able to reap the benefits if there are more crops. Drinking water is also available because of cleaning and floods are averted.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Beneficiary 2.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">My name is Bhuvaneswari. I am from Mangadu, Kanchipuram District. I am doing AARI work for fabrics. For doing this work as self-employment, the Government is providing Rs. 10 thousand as a loan in the first instalment. Then I applied for the second loan of 20 thousand rupees after repayment of the first loan. We can pay it because of the income. Through the yatra, we came to know about the various schemes of the Government. We came to know about Tuberculosis diseases and the treatment for it.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Conclusion.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">With 434 locations to be reached in Tamil Nadu by the 25th of this month, the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra has made the dreams have been realised and lives transformed. With inputs from PTCs, Joy Akashwani Chennai. </span></p>