India's 12-Year Ease of Living Transformation Report
This comprehensive government report documents India's transformative governance journey from 2014 to 2026, highlighting massive improvements in housing, utilities, infrastructure, and financial inclusion that have reshaped daily life for millions of citizens.
Housing and Urban Development
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) fundamentally redefined affordable housing delivery across India. PMAY-Urban, launched in 2015, has sanctioned over 1.25 crore houses with more than 98 lakh completions, compared to only 8 lakh urban houses completed between 2005-14 under older schemes. PMAY-U 2.0 launched in 2024 provides financial assistance of up to ₹2.5 lakh under the Beneficiary-Led Construction vertical, requiring female family member ownership. PMAY-Gramin, launched in 2016, provides ₹1.20-1.30 lakh per house depending on terrain, with a total target of 3.98 crore houses registered for construction by 2026. Of these, 3.91 crore were sanctioned and 3.05 crore completed, with 75% owned by women or joint ownership, all complying with amenities for toilets, drinking water, and electricity.
The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) addressed basic service gaps in urban centers. Phase I covered 500 cities, while AMRUT 2.0 expanded to all 4,800 statutory towns with ₹2.99 lakh crore outlay—nearly three times higher than the original mission. Projects worth ₹2.79 lakh crore were sanctioned under AMRUT programs compared to ₹62,983 crore under JnNURM before 2015.
Universal Access to Essential Services
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) transformed rural cooking practices with over 10.57 crore clean LPG connections provided. National LPG coverage rose from 55.9% in April 2014 to 107.2% in April 2026, with consumers growing from 14.51 crore to 33.39 crore and doubled consumption. Ujjwala 2.0 introduced in August 2021 achieved its target of 1 crore additional connections by January 2022, with further expansions reaching 1.60 crore by December 2022 and 75 lakh more completed by July 2024.
Jal Jeevan Mission achieved remarkable progress in piped water access, increasing from 3.23 crore (16.72%) rural households with tap water in 2019 to over 15.86 crore (81.94%) by June 2026—adding 12 crore new connections with ₹2.08 lakh crore investment. The mission freed over 9 crore women from fetching water, with 1.81 lakh villages certified as Har Ghar Jal and 11 States/UTs achieving complete rural household coverage. Water quality was prioritized with 2,843 laboratories testing 38.78 lakh samples and over 24.80 lakh women trained in field testing kits. The mission was extended until December 2028 under JJM 2.0 with an enhanced outlay of ₹8.69 lakh crore including ₹3.59 lakh crore central support.
Swachh Bharat Mission transformed sanitation nationwide, with rural coverage rising from 39% in 2014 to 100% in 2019. By June 2026, over 12.14 crore household toilets and 2.76 lakh community sanitary complexes were completed, with more than 5.69 lakh villages declared ODF Plus. Urban waste processing rose to 82% in 2026 from 16% in 2014, while door-to-door waste collection reached 98% from 43%. All 35 States/UTs declared themselves ODF in October 2019, with WHO estimating 3,00,000 fewer diarrheal deaths in 2019 compared to 2014.
Power Infrastructure Transformation
India's power sector underwent massive transformation with installed capacity more than doubling from 248 GW in FY 2014 to over 532 GW by March 2026. Renewable energy capacity reached 274.69 GW compared to 76.38 GW in 2014, making India the world's third-largest clean energy capacity. Solar power contributed 150.26 GW versus 2.82 GW in 2014, while wind power rose 2.66 times from 21.04 GW to 56.09 GW. Nuclear power grew 84% to 8.78 GW, hydro capacity stood at 51.4 GW, and other sources contributed 11.74 GW.
Supply reliability dramatically improved with average rural supply increasing from 12.5 hours in 2014 to 22.6 hours in 2026, and urban areas receiving up to 23.4 hours daily. National energy shortage fell from 4.2% (2013-14) to 0.03% (2025-26), while per capita electricity consumption rose from 957 KW to 1,460 KW. India achieved its highest peak electricity demand of 256.1 GW on 25 April 2026, met without shortage while maintaining exports, surpassing the earlier 250 GW peak in May 2024.
Transmission infrastructure expanded to over 5 lakh circuit kilometers by January 2026 with transformation capacity of 1,407 GVA and inter-regional transmission capacity of 120 GW. The SAUBHAGYA scheme provided free last-mile connections to 2.86 crore households by March 2022. PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana launched in February 2024 helped over 40 lakh households install rooftop solar systems by May 2026, targeting one crore homes by FY 2026-27 with ₹75,021 crore backing. UJALA scheme distributed 37 crore LED bulbs, saving ₹19,153 crore annually in household savings.
Financial Inclusion Ecosystem
The JAM Trinity (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, Mobile) became India's welfare delivery backbone. PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts grew from 14.72 crore in 2015 to over 58 crore by June 2026 with deposits exceeding ₹3 lakh crore. In FY 2024-25 alone, ₹6.9 lakh crore was credited directly under 327 DBT schemes, with 40.60 crore RuPay debit cards issued with accident insurance cover.
PM Mudra Yojana sanctioned more than 57.7 crore loans worth ₹40 lakh crore since 2015, with 66% (₹16.88 lakh crore) sanctioned to women and nearly half of beneficiaries from SC, ST, and OBC communities. The new Tarun Plus category in FY 2024-25 raised the loan ceiling to ₹20 lakh, with Labour Bureau studies showing PMMY generated 1.12 crore jobs between 2015 and 2018.
Transport Infrastructure Expansion
India's road network expanded to 63.73 lakh km, the second-largest globally, with national highways growing 61% from 91,287 km in FY14 to 1,46,572 km by March 2026. Four-lane and above highways increased from 18,371 km to 45,516 km, with 3,644 km of access-controlled high-speed corridors operational. Bharatmala completed 22,590 km of roads by March 2026. Budget allocation for road transport increased almost tenfold between 2014 and 2026.
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana connected 99.6% of eligible habitations with budgetary support rising from ₹386 crore in 2014-15 to ₹19,000 crore in 2026-27. Completed roads increased from 3.86 lakh km during 2000-2014 to 4.11 lakh km during 2014-2026, while bridges grew from 484 to 10,293.
Railway electrification expanded from 20% before 2014 to 99.6% by March 2026 covering 69,873 route kilometers. Kavach train protection system deployed across 3,103 route km with implementation underway on 24,427 km, installed on 4,277 locomotives with 8,979 more in progress. Train accidents declined from 135 in 2014-15 to 16 in 2025-26. Railway budgetary allocation rose nearly ninefold from ₹32,000 crore in 2014-15 to ₹2.78 lakh crore in 2026-27.
Vande Bharat Express services expanded to 162 operational by March 2026, carrying 3.98 crore passengers in FY 2025-26 (34% YoY growth) and over 9.1 crore passengers total across nearly one lakh trips. The sleeper service introduced in January 2026 carried 1.21 lakh passengers in its first three months. Sixty Amrit Bharat trains provided affordable non-AC travel, while the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme identified 1,338 stations for redevelopment with 208 upgraded by April 2026.
The Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train project is under construction with Surat-Bilimora section beginning operations in 2027. Seven additional bullet train corridors were announced in Union Budget 2026-27 connecting major cities.
Civil aviation expanded from 74 operational airports in 2014 to 165 by April 2026. UDAN scheme operationalized 665 routes across 95 airports, heliports, and water aerodromes, carrying more than 1.64 crore passengers on 3.45 lakh flights. Investments exceeding ₹4,800 crore revived unserved airports, with 25 greenfield airports approved. The Modified UDAN Scheme approved in March 2026 targets 120 new destinations and 4 crore additional passengers. Digi Yatra launched in December 2022 served over 9.3 crore passengers across 38 airports by May 2026.
Metro rail expanded from 248 km in 5 cities in 2014 to 1,155 km across 26 cities by March 2026—the world's third-largest network. Daily ridership grew from 28 lakh to over 1.15 crore, with commissioning pace increasing from 0.68 km per month to 6 km per month. Budgetary support rose from ₹5,798 crore in 2013-14 to ₹29,550 crore in 2025-26.
Governance Reforms
The Jan Vishwas Act of 2023 amended multiple central laws to shift minor defaults from criminal penalties to civil remedies. The 2026 expansion covered 784 provisions across 79 central Acts, decriminalizing 717 provisions and amending 67 directly affecting citizens.
Citizen platforms showed significant impact: CPGRAMS resolved approximately 6 lakh grievances between January 2025-February 2026 with 69.8% satisfaction rate. MyGov platform reached over 60 million registered users with State instances in 28 States/UTs.
PM GatiShakti National Master Plan onboarded 58 Ministries/Departments with 3,204 data layers consolidated for integrated infrastructure planning across sectors.