A LOOK BACK AT MODI’S INITIATIVES
Narendra Modi is into the third year of his second consecutive term as Prime Minister and has sought to usher inclusive, development-oriented and corruption-free governance and also sought to bring speed in decision-making.
Modi was sworn-in for his second term on May 2019 after serving as the Prime Minister of India from 2014 to 2019. He is the first Prime Minister to be born after Independence. The BJP-led government under PM Modi has taken several welfare initiatives.
Largest health care programme
Ayushman Bharat is the world’s largest health care programme which covers over 500 million Indians. There are over 350 million Jan Dhan accounts opened as part of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana that aims bank accounts for every Indian. Apart from insurance and pension cover to the most vulnerable sections of society, the JAM trinity (Jan Dhan- Aadhaar- Mobile) has brought transparency and speed and cut out delays and corruption.
Pension schemes
The Modi government has brought pension schemes for various sections. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has provided smoke-free kitchens to over 70 million beneficiaries, most of whom are women.
Nearly 18,000 villages that were without electricity even after 70 long years of Independence have been electrified. The government has a target of ‘Housing for All’ by 2022 and has sought to give focus to agriculture through schemes like PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, Soil Health Cards, E-NAM.
Swachh Bharat, Make in India initiatives
PM Modi launched ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ in 2014 and the sanitation coverage has risen from 38 per cent in 2014 to 99 per cent. The Modi government has sought to create next-generation infrastructure in terms of more highways, railways, i-ways and waterways. The ‘Make in India’ initiative launched by the Prime Minister seeks to give a rapid boost to manufacturing.
The Modi government has given a boost to digital transactions and sought to fund the unfunded through Mudra Yojana.
Apart from economic reforms across sectors and the roll-out of GST, the Modi government has paid attention to India’s rich history and culture.
India is home to the world’s largest statue, the Statue of Unity, a fitting tribute to Sardar Patel
International Day of Yoga
Narendra Modi’s call for marking a day as ‘International Day of Yoga’ received an overwhelming response at the UN.
The Modi government has plans for drinking water for all, roads, broadband connectivity to every village and education for all.
Various initiatives including Make in India, Digital India, Skill India, Fit India and self-reliant India are aimed at making New India.