Prime Minister Modi Launches PM-SURAJ Portal To Empower Marginalized Communities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan’ (PM-SURAJ) national portal during an event organized by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

The portal signifies the government’s commitment to extending credit support and empowering one lakh entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities.

Under the National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) program, the Ministry distributed Ayushman health cards and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to sewer and septic tank workers (Safai Mitras).