Mahendra Nath Pandey
Whether it is the question of the prosperity of the farmers or the plan to provide tap water to every household, at the core of it all has been to bring a change in the lives of crores of Indians. Under Jal Jeevan Mission, more than six crore tap connections were given in just two and a half years and now more than nine crore people have started getting water from tap.
The resolution formula given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after assuming power eight years ago was ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ and ‘Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas’. Whatever decisions have been taken in this direction so far, they have been breaking the inertia of the society. In all this, the power of the whole society has also been with us. In order to achieve the goal of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ and ‘Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas’, the government is following which is ‘Service, Good Governance and Poor Welfare’.
The tenure of the last eight years of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government can be understood by keeping the facts and figures in the mirror. It is clear from the facts and figures that tell the story of the country’s development that now the task of the government of the country is not just to make plans and fulfill the paperwork, but by making new plans with long-term thinking and taking into account the needs in the earlier plans. The basic mantra of the government has been to make the life of the people easy by bringing about a comprehensive change.
If we look at the plans made during the last eight years, once the picture emerges in the mind, the sense of ‘Nation Paramount’ is visible. But it is said that the foundation stone is always remembered, so this story of change begins with the cleanliness campaign. The Prime Minister made the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan a mass campaign across the country. Along with this, gave the mantra of cleanliness to the people, ‘Neither filth will do, nor will he allow’. To connect the society with him, he called upon Mahatma Gandhi to fulfill the dream of a clean and healthy India.
In these eight years, through seven hundred small and big schemes, the government took the initiative to bring change not only in the country, but also in the lives of the Indians settled abroad. Be it Jan Dhan account, toilet, availability of gas, treatment facility with Ayushman card, help in street trade, distribution of food grains or development of infrastructural facilities, standard of living for all poor, middle and all classes. The goal was to make it better.
Silsila, which started with Swachh Bharat, Digital India, Make in India, Self-reliant India, Vocal for Local, Ujjwala Gas Yojana, Svanidhi scheme to connect the bread earners on the track with the banks, tells the story of India changing itself. Whether it is the question of prosperity of the farmers or the plan to provide tap water to every household, at the core of it all has been to bring a change in the lives of crores of Indians.
Under Jal Jeevan Mission, more than six crore tap connections were given in just two and a half years and now more than nine crore people have started getting water from tap. Not only this, the government had achieved the target of 100 percent electrification of villages thirteen days before the set deadline.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, one hundred and fourteen lakh houses have been approved for construction in urban areas, of which 53.4 lakh houses have been built so far. A target has been set to construct 2.95 crore houses in rural areas by 2024. Under Ayushman Bharat, more than ten crore families were provided free treatment of five lakh rupees annually. Under this scheme, Ayushman cards have been provided to more than seventeen crore beneficiaries till March 2022.
Vaccination campaign was carried out on a war footing to deal with and preventive measures against the corona epidemic. So far, more than one hundred and ninety nine crore doses have been administered to the people. During the pandemic, the food distribution campaign was carried out through the public distribution system and work started in the direction of improving health facilities in the country.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Yojana, the scheme of giving six thousand rupees every year to the farmers is going on. The central government has launched many such schemes, which bring a change in the lives of farmers and the goal of doubling their income should be fulfilled soon. Whether it is about the formation of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana, Natural Agriculture Scheme, National Agriculture Development Scheme, Soil Health Management, National Food Security Mission, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, Gokul Gram Mission, National Bamboo Mission, all these The schemes are contributing towards the prosperity of the farmers and the progress of agriculture. India has become the first nation to commercially produce nano urea in a country where there was a tussle for urea earlier.
The development of the country is incomplete without the development of rural India. It has also been said that the soul of India resides in the village. This is the reason that the central government started many important schemes for the development of villages. Important steps were taken in the direction of all-round development of villages through Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana, Internet facility in Gram Panchayats, E-Gram Swaraj Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana etc. The central government has run many schemes for the educational development, skill development and employment of the youth. Under the new education policy, a target has been set to provide vocational skills to at least 50% students by 2025.
In such a situation, when India is celebrating the Azadi Amrit Mahotsav, the government not only reminded the countrymen of their sacrifices by remembering the sages of independence, but also remembered the sages who made their important contribution in independent India, to connect the new generation with their struggle. Incredible work done.
Under the Thirteen Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes in order to resolve the self-reliant India, the Ministry of Heavy Industries has allocated Rs 25938 crore for the auto sector, Rs 18100 crore for the advanced chemical cell and ten thousand crores for the manufacture of hybrid and electric vehicles. has been fixed at Rs. The objective of these schemes is to overcome the cost overrun in the auto industry and make this industry a leader.
The integration of these schemes with incentive schemes for electronics and semiconductors will further benefit the auto industry and strengthen the supply chain of the auto industry to meet the needs of the Indian and foreign markets. This will help a self-reliant prosperous India. The government is confident that by following these policies, the auto industry will be able to achieve the three big goals of self-reliance in the field of auto manufacturing, progress in auto manufacturing and technology and taking necessary action to stop climate change.
Obviously, all this has been possible only when in the last eight years, the government took major decisions out of the box and chose a different path, leaving behind the notion of ‘Sab Chala Hai’. It is clear from every step of the government that success comes only when we make reforms, move ahead in time and break the inertia of the society and take tough decisions.
(The author is a Union Minister)