Sunil Sethi
Narendra Modi has completed more than eight years of tenure as Prime Minister and is still going strong. The love and confidence of the masses that PM Modi enjoys from different stratas of society, starting from indigent sections and going all the way up to business class is an achievement which the country is witnessing for the first time. Indians whether living inside the country or outside are reposed with a confidence and have aligned behind Modi ji in his support at every step in the last eight years which is evident from the fact that Modi led BJP government has come into power for the second time with even greater support. India’s Global Innovation Index achievement has jumped from 81st to 46th spot under leadership of PM Modi.The secret behind this charisma seems to be the years of hard work and out of the box thinking that has led to some of the most drastic developments since independence.
The government has taken some tough decision but without doubt the most historic one has been the abrogation of Article 370 and integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the whole of India. The iron fist with which the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act was introduced in the Parliament inspired not only the supporters but also the opposition to extend its support for complete and unqualified integration of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the same opposition which shied away from doing the same since decades and who were the perpetrators of the wrong done to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. And post 370 the government within two years extended its schemes for the upliftment of Jammu Kashmir and have already made ration and medical healthcare free. Government under PM Modi has assured the people that truth will not shy away under this government but will thrive.
Undoubtedly, the decisions of the government has given India confidence to keep its head high and the support given by the people has made the government take many tough decisions which were pending since decades like that of construction of Ram Mandir. On August 5, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the shilanyas for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, it was the culmination of a journey which began over three decades ago in September 1990. The path was long but the persistence and legal struggle of the thousands of Ram devotees cannot be anything short of a legend for the generations to come which could not have been made possible without the confidence the government under PM Modi.
Abrogation of 370 and Ram mandir was on the manifesto of BJP since long and not long after the government has fulfilled the same and has given the clear message that Modi government will do as promised and nothing less.
As India marks its 75th year of independence, the Modi led government has launched an umbrella programme “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” that is being celebrated across the country recognizing all those who contributed to India’s struggle for freedom. The campaign highlights the contribution of the unsung heroes of the nation and remindes our glorious past and the struggles.
Whether within or outside Modi has assured that every Indian feels safe. In order to rescue the stranded Indians after theTaliban took over Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched operation Devi Shakti and successfully evacuated more than 700 people stranded in war stricken zones. The government again showcased its prowess during rescue mission in war-hit Ukraine. The government did not think twice before sending four union ministers as special envoys to the neighbouring nations of Ukraine to monitor and coordinate the rescue operations which safely evacuated around 23,000 students including some foreign nationals.
The stringent measures the country has taken whether in opposing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor or ousting the Chinese from Indian territory from near Pangong lake area in multiple face-offs along the LAC (Line of Actual Control) has reposed the trust of the people that India can and will hold its ground. India has after seven decades of independence started building roads and stronghold along border areas which has led to rattling of Chinese troops and resulted in skirmish in the Galwan river valley. The skirmish resulted in heavy loss to Chinese and after the disengagement India is completing the infrastructure development in Ladakh.
Modi ji has worked around the clock for the upliftment of poor and downtrodden sections.The government has extensively focused on general masses by successfully enacting Jan Dhan Yojana under which more than 42 Crore bank accounts were opened and thus taking financial inclusion to every home in India which laid base for providing benefit schemes directly to the masses.Thereafter schemes like Kisan Samman Nidhi through which Rs, 6,000 is directly transferred to the bank account of the farmers in three instalments of Rs 2,000 per year was launched. This provided benefits to the poor and curbed the corruption.Through Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna, PM Modi endeavoured to provide affordable housing to all. As per the available data till end of March 2020, more than two crore people have been provided homes under the scheme.Under Ayushman Bharat, the government has provided insurance to all the medical people belonging to BLP category and in Jammu and Kashmir the insurance is provided to all the domiciles regardless of their income or social status. Under Jal Jeevan Mission, 6.57 Crore (34.32%) of rural households were provided with tap water connections in the last 35 months. The scheme aims to provide water connection for all rural households by 2024. Government has funded the unfunded by sanctioning 29 Crore loan sanctions and distributed Rs 15 lakh crores under the Mudra Yojana. Moreover, the government has provided free ration to the people so that no Indian goes to bed on an empty belly at the peak of COVID -19 pandamic.
The economy took a major hit when there was country wide shutdown due to COVID-19 pandemic. India has now achieved world breaking vaccination record within a short span of time and is even helping other countries in this time of distress and has not only showcased its ability but also its humbleness and readiness to help others. The recent trends also points that investors are returning back to the market having made good of their losses suffered during pandemic.
The ease of doing business is not only in the transaction but also in ease of calculating and paying tax introduced by GST which has waived away all the indirect taxes and has urshed India into an era whereby honest businesses can easily pay tax and contribute towards economy and at the same time make it difficult for dishonest to evade tax.
It is the far sighted-ness of the government that amended the Insolvency and Banking Code so as to provide timely payment to the small business. Under the IBC, the ongoing restructuring or rescuing of Jet Airways will be the biggest and the most remarkable achievement under any insolvency code so far.
The government in its short spam has laid the foundation of digital India through UPI whose fruit Indian tasted in 2020 when the country witnessed 25 billion real-time transactions and thus making India the largest digital payments ecosystem in the world. It is this system which became even more significant during pandemic. Infact Mark Zukerberg has in an interview said that it was only due to recent reform through UPI that digital payments can now be done even through whatsapp. On the execution end, the online banking frauds in India is bare minimum and negligible compared even to developed countries like USA.
The identity and unique heritage of India has thrived manifolds in the last few years. India has given the gift of Yoga to the world but it is for the first time that the gift is now being celebrated and cherished by countries across the globe in the form of International Yoga Day which is celebrated annually on 21 June since 2015, following its inception as was suggested by PM Narender Modi during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on 27 September 2014. The proposal in this regard was accepted by the world leaders. Infact, the resolution was co-sponsored by a whopping number of 177 nations which is the highest number of co-sponsors ever for any UNGA resolution of such nature.
(The author is Chief Spokesperson, BJP)
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