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Coverage of the mission launch and early milestones.

Launch25 August 2026Press Information Bureau, Government of India

Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches Mission Samriddh Gaon

The mission builds an integrated model for poverty-free, employment-rich and fully serviced villages. Pilot models will be developed in Budhni block of Sehore and Khategaon block of Dewas in Madhya Pradesh, then replicated nationwide. Every family will be linked to central and state schemes based on need and eligibility, converging agriculture, livelihoods, basic services, food processing and employment.

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Coverage25 August 2026IANS

Mission Samriddh Gaon: convergence of schemes to build model villages

Coverage of the national launch — the mission aims to prepare a model of holistic development to make villages poverty-free and employment-rich, ensuring no family is forced to migrate for want of livelihood.

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DocumentConcept Note · August 2026Viksit Bharat · Samriddh Gaon Mission

Mission concept note: the household prosperity pathway

The concept note sets out the mission's three outcome dimensions — Garibi Mukt, Rozgar Yukt, Buniyadi Suvidha Sahit — and the planning chain VPRP + VGPP → GPDP → Lakhpati household, with a full indicator register derivable from existing MIS.

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