Summary
These projects are grouped into water, basic services, job‑creating facilities, and disaster safety.
More work means more jobs and better places like schools and health centers.
Digital tools will track each project to avoid repeats.
Key Points
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375 permissible works were added, a 41 % rise from the old list.
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Four categories: water security, core rural infrastructure, livelihood facilities, disaster preparedness.
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Water projects cover check dams, drip irrigation, rainwater harvesting, and ice stupas.
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Core infrastructure includes solar street lights, waste‑to‑wealth recycling, libraries, and health centres.
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Livelihood facilities add dairy units, mushroom houses, sericulture sheds, and fish farms.
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Disaster preparedness adds flood shelters, embankments, and fire‑break lines.
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Village councils will choose projects, and a digital system will monitor them.
New Words to Learn
19 wordspermissible
allowed
infrastructure
big things like roads, schools, and water systems
rejuvenation
making something look fresh again
drip irrigation
a way to water plants using small drops
sprinkler systems
machines that spray water over fields
rainwater harvesting
collecting rain to use later
ice stupas
big ice towers that store water
artificial glaciers
man‑made ice to keep water for farms
greywater
used water that can be cleaned and reused
sericulture
raising silkworms for silk
poly‑houses
greenhouses made of plastic sheets
aquaculture
farming fish or other water animals
embankment
a wall built to stop water
fuel‑buffer zones
areas cleared to keep fires from spreading
Antyodaya
help for the poorest families
Divyangjan
people with disabilities
circular‑economy
reusing things instead of throwing them away
convergence
different plans working together
duplication
doing the same thing twice
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