Lofty goal indeed.
Yes, Getting Adhar card to Billion is an achievement. (Was it started by BJP or Jaithely?).
Creating Billion Bank account is a dubious credit, I still see cash transaction, I have not seen cashless transactions in villages. I do not even see electricity in some of the villages.
PAPA also reminds us not to forget the following SCAMS that took place during the Congress lead UPA I, UPA II regime:
7 Major Scams During UPA I, UPA II Govt
7 Major Scams During UPA I, UPA II Govt[/caption] The Congress-led UPA government which completed two back-to-back tenures from 2004 to 2014, made Manmohan Singh the second politician after Jawaharlal Nehru to be elected for a second successive term, however the UPA I and UPA II terms earned more infamy then fame due to multiple scams. But the past leaves no one behind, and the Congress-led UPA government faced a historic defeat in the 16th Lok Sabha election. Major scams under UPA I and UPA II are:
2G Spectrum Scam (2008) Considered to be one of the biggest scams in India, the 2G Spectrum Scam involved Telecom Minister A Raja who was charged with issuing 2G licences to private telecom players and even to companies without any telecom experience at very cheap rates in 2008. The scam cost the government around Rs 1.76 lakh crores as Raja kept entry fee for the license at 2001 prices and issued licences to preferred companies and players.
Satyam Scam (2009) The Satyam Computer Services Scam was considered to be one of the biggest scams in the corporate world involving Rs 14,000 crore, affecting Indian investors and shareholders were badly. Former Chairman Ramalinga Raju confessed to falsifying the company's accounts by US $1.47 billion after having kept everything undercover. Tech Mahindra later bought 46% share of Satyam, absorbing the company.
Commonwealth Games Scam (2010) An exceptionally large scam happened with the Commonwealth Games India was hosting in 2010, with an estimated cost of Rs. 70,000 crore. Headed by Congress party representative, Suresh Kalmadi who was the Chairman of the Organising Committee of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, the scam also involved Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit and Robert Vadra. Money allocated to prepare and plan for the Commonwealth Games was misappropriated at a large scale, prices for required purchases were inflated and payments were made to non-existent parties.
Coal Scam (2012) The government lost Rs 1.86 lakh crore in the Coal Scam which was also known as 'coalgate'. The report initiated by CAG stated that the government showed irregularities in allocating coal blocks to different companies and private parties over a 5 year period from 2004-2009. According to the report, the government did not carry out competitive bidding as was the norm for allocating the coal block natural resources, but sold the coal blocks to their preferred parties incurring a loss to the government.
Augusta Westland Scam (2012) The Augusta Westland or Chopper Scam involved former Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi and Italy based helicopter manufacturer Augusta Westland, in addition to other politicians and senior officials. The manufacturing company gave a bribe to Indian officials in order to get the contract for supplying 12 helicopters worth US $610 million for VVIPs in India. According to Italian courts, Congress President Sonia Gandhi was also involved in the scam.
Tatra Truck Scam (2012) Similar to the Augusta Westland scam, a bribe of Rs 14 crore was offered to officials to influence them to purchase 1,676 Tatra trucks from the manufacturer for the Army. A case was later registered against Vectra Chairman Ravi Rishi and former Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh who were involved in the bribery.
Adarsh Scam (2012) The Adarsh Scam involved allocation of flats in the posh Colaba locality of Mumbai. The 31-storied Adarsh Housing Society in Colaba was made for war widows and Ministry of Defence personnel on land belonging to the defence. After a period of time the allocation rules were modified due to the prime location and preferential allocation also came in. Initially unearthed in 2010, the scam forced the then Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan to resign and also impacted other Maharashtra CMs Sushilkumar Shinde and Vilasrao Deshmukh No government is perfect and certainly scams can happen anywhere at any time, however frequency can certainly be an indicator of development of a nation.
Source:
http://www.newsworldindia.in/india/7-major-scams-during-upa-i-upa-ii-govt/239119/