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Are you a beneficiary of govt's social schemes? Thank PM Modi via video

Social scheme benefits for which Women and Child ministry is demanding gratitude are legal entitlements under the UPA-era National Food Security Act

Maneka Gandhi
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Nitin Sethi
The Women and Child Development ministry wants beneficiaries to express their gratitude to the ‘Modi Sarkar’ for the benefits they are getting under various social schemes of the ministry. It has sent written instructions to all state governments to shoot or get beneficiaries to shoot videos thanking the government for the benefits. These videos are to be then spread through the social media accounts the ministry runs. 

The Women and Child Development ministry administers the Integrated Child Development Services, a bouquet of benefits that collectively form one of the largest social development schemes of the government. Unlike most other social