THE NAGPUR NUDGE

The Sangh parivar influenced many decisions of the Modi government

Unhappy with the Kashmir situation, the RSS had been asking the BJP to snap ties with the PDP since January

Within a week of Mohan Bhagwat’s demand that Air India be sold to an Indian company, the aviation ministry reworked conditions to make it more attractive for Indian players

Sangh affiliates like the Laghu Udyog Bharti have suggested corrections in the implementation in GST and expansion of the definition of SMEs

The SJM ensured that the old format of free trade agreements was discontinued, saying it jeopardised Indian industry

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, along with the Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas rejected the T.S.R. Subramanian committee recommendations on the New Education Policy; the Centre has formed a new panel

Caving in to the Sangh, the government plans to restructure the UGC, AICTE and NCTE, bring them under one umbrella

The BMS has stalled labour reforms and selloffs of PSUs

Last May, the SJM stalled a government move to disband the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, a body that helps slash prices of several lifesaving drugs and critical medical equipment

The SJM and BKS blocked clinical trials of genetically modified (GM) crops

The revival of Sanskrit is high on the Sangh’s agenda. In 2016, the HRD ministry asked all IITs and IIMs to offer elective language courses in Sanskrit. In January 2018, IIT Kanpur started text and audio services related to Sanskrit and Hindu texts