Modi's first year challenges and accomplishments

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Booting out big corruption is no doubt the numero uno among several feats of NaMo

Narendra Modi’s biggest achievement in his first year in office is, arguably, a huge reduction in big corruption (involving top politicians and industrialists). Hard data on corruption doesn’t exist, so assessments can be subjective and incomplete. But for the most fascinating, credible insights into the government-business interface, please read a May 5 report in The Economic Times, on how India Inc views Modi’s first year.

Among those interviewed “there was virtual unanimity that corruption at the top had declined dramatically”. This finding — first highlighted by TOI which interviewed prominent businessmen in February — represents a sea change.

Modi?s greatest feat: Booting out big corruption - TOI Blogs

 

[sarang]

This is not satire:

Unilever and its indian branch developed a microfilter cum deodourizer personal water purification unit, and was promoted by WHO for use in african countries. The 10 inch long tube can be dipped in a water source - pond or pool, dirty or otherwise - and sucked to get potable, bacteria, coli free drinking water. Even the hindustan unilever advt for their water purifier offered to pay rs one crore to someone who can prove that their unit did not filter out harmful pathogens.

If we first learn and then practice our age old hindu culture, respect nature, and do not defile water bodies (a few introductory lessons in 'soucham' may help), there is no need to worry about clean water. It will be easily available and regenerated continuously.

This is a satire:
Why do we need clean water, we are enamored with urine (human as well as Cow). LOL
We have threads in this site, including a minister promoting urine.

It is only the foreign media that is hung up on clean water.

 

[sarang]

Mukeh ambani said in one interview - raising money is not at all an issue; in one breakfast meeting with bankers and financiers I can raise any amount of capital.

Modi said in one interview - money is not a problem for government schemes and plans. The imp issue is it must be well spent, projects completed on schedule without overrun, and welfare schemes must reach the beneficiary in full without leaks. He must feel that he got what is due to him, facilities are available for skill acquisition and seed capital available easily for exploiting those skills.

According to gurumurthy, about 50 million micro units generate 200 million jobs, several times the jobs created by capital intensive private sector. SMEs, the other major segment needs only moderate support. The big boys need very little support except simplification of procedures, simple transparent tax laws and guarantee that they can bring in or take our money at any time.

Modi govt has distinct plans for all these three segments. Kutch in gujarat developed exponentially when narmada water, good road connectivity and 24 hour electricity were made available.

To get a proper picture, one must keep aside the filter interposed by fdi, stock market, big industrialists and agenda driven media and economists.

Jandhan, mudra bank, cash subsidy instead of commodity subsidy, and many such initiatives will bring a marked change in the lives of 80% of the population.

Nation will wait Sir.

 

[V.Balasubramani]

'90 pc of Modi's achievements are due to decline in oil prices'

'Where are our local manufacturers? Why don’t you appease them first? We are in such a position that we get our Ganesha and Krishna idols made in China!'

'This government wants to cater only to the bulging middle class population of about 300-400 million'

Narendra Modi rode to a massive victory in the 2014 general election on poll promises of a Shining India, where both the rich and the poor would reap the benefits of reforms. But the reality is far from what he promised. As the Narendra Modi government completes one year in office, Rediff.com speaks to eminent economists to analyse the first 365 days of the present government.

In the 2nd interview in the series,Shobha Warrier/Rediff.comspoke to S Janakarajan (bottom, left), an economist currently working as a professorial consultant at the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai.

Part I in the series: 'Achche Din not here but we are moving in the right direction'

He is also a professorial associate at the Centre for Water and Development, SOAS, University of London UK. He has done his post-doctoral work at the Cornell University, USA and subsequently was a visiting fellow at the International Development Centre, Oxford University, the UK, for one year.

Janakarajan, who recently co-edited a book titled Indian Economy in Transition: Essays in Honour of C T Kurien warns that without proper infrastructure, India will never be able to build a market economy, and that is why, he says, foreign investors are hesitant and selective.

"You have to clear the mess here first if you want the international community to come and invest. You can’t sell an empty box," he says.

'Land Acquisition Act in its present form will result in lot of chaos, resentment, and frustration'

Read more at: '90 pc of Modi's achievements are due to decline in oil prices' - Rediff.com Business

 

[sarang]

Oil subsidy has been reduced in the budget, from 60000 crores in 2014/15 to rs. 30000 crores in 2015/16. All subsidies are getting phased out.

 

[V.Balasubramani]

One year of Modi government, not much to cheer about for aviation sector: Experts

New Delhi: With the Narendra Modi government set to complete a year in office, aviation industry experts say the sector hasn't had much to cheer about during this period as the much-needed reforms have either been in a go-around mode or in holding pattern.
The government, in its very early days, had vowed to transform the industry by proposing several measures to reform and revive the sector.

Read more: One year of Modi government, not much to cheer about for aviation sector: Experts - IBNLive

 

[tbs]

hi

black money has not come back fully....nobody arrested so far.....still talk like election rally speaches.....

 

[prasad1]

Source: https://www.facebook.com/NarendraModiReportCard

What was the source of this statistics?
Secondly if one has to do better than a dysfunctional coalition government then bar is set too low.

 

[Brahmanyan]

One year has passed since Mr Narendra Modi has taken over as Prime Miniter of the Country with absolute majority.
He has proved to be a sincere leader and hard task master. Now we feel we have our own leader to lead the Country in the right direction.

During this year Mr Modi has succeeded in bringing fiscal discipline among his ministries. There is no major law and order problem in the Country, neither any big scam has been reported during the period. He has revived the Country's presitige among the comity of Nations and restored the pride among the people as Indians.

However his steps for the economic revival has not started giving results. The benefits of his welfare schemes have not yet permeated down to the commonman. His Government should take steps to arrest sky rocketing cost of consumer items like food and vegetables. His ministries should stop spending on wasteful expenditure on Advertiments in the media. If the results of his economic revival reach the people then their word of mouth is enough to advertise success of the measures.

The results of the important ministries of Finance, Communications, Railways and Petroleum Products are not favourable to our expectations.

Mr Modi's idea of "Cooperative federalism" with States is an excellent concept. He should start engaging the States with the central Govenment in all progressive economic activities' to enable the results to reach the people.

Mr Modi's "swach bharat" is an excellent move. Similarly he should introduce a movement for "healthy India" by free modern medical facilities reaching poorest of the poor living in villages. Mr Modi should evince more interest in reviving Agriculture which is the base of the economy in most of the States.

We hope in coming years the BJP Government under Mr Narendra Modi will live-up to the confidence of the people who have voted them to power.

Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.

 

[sarang]

Similarly he should introduce a movement for "healthy India" by free modern medical facilities reaching poorest of the poor living in villages.

Diagnostic testing forms almost 80% of the medical bill. The govt has identified this as a special area to be tackled. The process of making diagnostic testing (blood tests, scanning etc) free for the vulnerable and middle class communities is initiated. Let us hope the it is done soon and available with minimum hassles.

 

[V.Balasubramani]

Modi@1: Where is the black money?

Source: Modi@1: Where is the black money? - Rediff.com India News

 

[vletuknow]

With the first anniversary of the Narendra Modi government approaching, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said weeding out corruption has been one of the biggest achievements of the BJP-led dispensation.

"In the past one year, the word 'corruption' has been removed from the political dictionary," he said while launching three social sector schemes here this evening. Jaitley said he can point out at least 100 corruption scandals under the previous Congress-led UPA Government but the Modi dispensation has been able to keep off such controversies. He specifically pointed to the policy of auctioning national resources which has helped achieve a corruption-free administration

Regards
Upendra

 

[V.Balasubramani]

One year of PM Modi: He's still Mr Clean but no longer India's sweetheart

Popular politicians aren’t ordinary people. They are an idea, an image and a brand that is the combination of their own political, intellectual and marketing skills and the perception people have of them.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, like all successful mass leaders, isn’t any different. Modi, too, is the convergence of many things he means to many people. What are they; what are the parts that make Modi?

Think of it as a variation of the parable of the blind men and the elephant. A politician is the elephant we imagine after encountering parts of him, based on our hopes, aspirations, biases and fears.

Prime Minister Modi is no different. His gigantic electoral victory was built on his ability to front different parts of himself to different constituencies, whose imagination then filled in the rest.

Social commentator Shiv Vishvanathan writes in The Times of India, “I think the greatest achievement of year one of the Modi regime is the creation, invention and selling of Modi himself. He's the new persona India seeks to embody, and his performances are events in themselves. In a deep way, the sales pitch is the policy and this regime has been salesman for a man and his world.”

But, Modi wasn’t invented, created and hard-sold in the first year of his regime. He has been a work-in-progress for almost a decade before the 2014 election. Since he became the Gujarat chief minister, several key events and his own performance conspired to turn Modi into a mix of Mr Hindutva, Mr Development, Mr Clean, Mr Patriotic and Mr Terminator of the Congress and its corrupt, dynastic, incompetent culture. Think of these then as the legs, trunk or tail of that metaphorical elephant.


Read more at: One year of PM Modi: He's still Mr Clean but no longer India's sweetheart - Firstpost

 

[tbs]

hi

with out proper opposition and single majority are ONLY main achievements of bjp...

 

[prasad1]

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/cartoon/article7224445.ece?homepage=true

 

[prasad1]

Narendra Modi came to power on May 26, 2014. Since then, these questions have been asked incessantly: can Mr. Modi change India? Can he do what Manmohan Singh could not? Can Mr. Modi take India to superpower status? But the critical point is this: these questions are completely contradictory to the ethos of a democracy. It is the inability to rise above them that is the greatest crisis in Indian politics: the lag between the formal shell of democracy and its practice, the republic and its language.
That is why we already see ennui setting in about the Modi regime — things being the same, and fading hopes of a new India. But how can a nation of India’s size transform itself when people are completely divorced from the transformation?
People’s power is being systematically decimated and ceded to political rulers. Increasingly, individual leaders are seen as agents of change — a renowned scholar saw Mr. Modi as a potential Abraham Lincoln and a popular columnist sees him bringing development to India if not thwarted by “Hindu fanatical organisations”. Here, Mr. Modi the individual exists in a bubble separated from the social forces that brought him to power.
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Leaders, however illustrious, do not build democracies; people do. As Fanon put it, “the magic lies in their hands and their hands alone”.
The destiny of 1.3 billion people cannot be left to a single individual. Vibrant people’s struggles for democracy do exist, but are fragmented, and on the margins. They have to coalesce into new and robust social and political formations that are interested in building democratic language and institutions. Only then can we stop asking if the prime minister will change the nation’s future.


The republic without a language - The Hindu

 

[CHANDRU1849]

During the last one year, the PM has been visiting abroad to have cordial relationships with other countries, especially economically powerful ones. He could have done this thru video conferencing, spending more time in his office and overseeing the administration, more particularly in areas related to agriculture.

There is no clear statistics about price rise, inflation and his overall performance.

Bihar assembly elections will definitely throw a light on his popularity among poor people.

 

[V.Balasubramani]

Bihar assembly elections will definitely throw a light on his popularity among poor people.

Sir,

You are right.

Any way, what is the current status of our bilateral relationship with other countries, more especially with neighboring countries?

Where do we stand now?

Spending so much of money for the PM’s visits to other countries is justified?

This subject needs a debate.

Meanwhile just go thro this news item

“Why Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visits More Than One Country on Foreign Tours

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has explained why he chooses to visit more than one country during his foreign tours. "I'm from Ahmedabad where we have a saying, 'single-fare, double journey'," he told newspaper Hindustan Times in an interview.

"I usually try to visit two to four nations," said the Prime Minister, who leaves today on a seven-day tour to take his push to turn thriving India into a major manufacturing and investment hub to Eurozone's two biggest economies, France and Germany. He will also visit Canada.

France will be the 13th country the PM will visit in 11 months since he assumed office last May. The Opposition back home has criticised his frequent and long trips abroad.

"I expect my visit to be helpful in advancing our Make in India initiative. The free trade agreement discussions are ongoing and would be reflected in my meetings," he said in the interview adding, "No Prime Minister has visited these countries for a long time.

Read more at: Why Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visits More Than One Country on Foreign Tours

 

[sarang]

"Modi will never ever become PM". N Ram, of the The Hindu. He is now out of editiong job.

"I will leave the country if Modi becomes PM". Ananthamurti. Many offered to buy him first class air ticket to the country of his choice. He did not take the offer.

"I will walk naked if modi becomes pm". Hundred adarsh liberals.

"The destiny of 1.3 billion people cannot be left to a single individual. Vibrant people’s struggles for democracy do exist, but are fragmented, and on the margins. They have to coalesce into new and robust social and political formations that are interested in building democratic language and institutions.
Only then can we stop asking if the prime minister will change the nation’s future." Nissim Mannathukkare:

Modi is an elected democratic leader as per indian laws and constitution. For the next 4 years he represents the voice, ambition and expectations of indian public, lot wiser than nissim who perhaps is not nationalistic, is not aware of ground realities, is steeped in socialism, secularism and misguided ideologies. Indian public knows what is democracy and knows it better than most in the west and east. He must be reminded that a strong, honest and sincere leader only can make the democracy vibrant. A poor dishonest leader will lead the country into ruin as the past leaders have done.

 

[sarang]

What better credentials required to get published in the hindu.

Nissim Mannathukkaren

"Research Topics: Left and communist movements, Development and democracy, Modernity, Politics of popular culture, Marxist and postcolonial theories"

Nissim condemns the entire population of india. 'eviscerated' what a desperate expletive? He will be happy if indians remain in poverty, bonded labour, commie control, while he gets grants to devalue developing countries and promote soft commnism.

The problem is not created by an individual politician like Mr. Modi; it is a reflection of the consistent infantilisation of citizens in these democracies, which have eviscerated their power. What is more concerning than the dumbing down of political discourse is the public’s response.

 

[sarang]

No wonder nissim dislikes our pm.

 

[sarang]

Meeting place of socialists and soft communists. No guessing who will attend!

 

[sarang]

This is what modi did in gujarat; vajpai started the golden quadrilateral; rrural and urban road connectivity is part of the mission india.

 

[mkrishna100]

This is what modi did in gujarat; vajpai started the golden quadrilateral; rrural and urban road connectivity is part of the mission india.

Having an excellent road and rail connectivity is the best way to improve economy across all sectors . America has very good roads but poor rail connectivity and many say that it was deliberately done by the Car Lobby to force people to use Cars rather than use rails .I am not aware of the truth of this but this was told by an American friend of mine .

 

[sarang]

EU diplomats visit RSS chief to know more about the organization

This too is an achievement to open the eyes of brainwashed diplomats and politicians.

*****

NAGPUR: Apart from BJP chief Amit Shah, a team of diplomats from European Union (EU) handling political affairs, called on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday. In what is being dubbed to be a socio-cultural trip, it is also one of the rare visits by a group of senior diplomats to this outfit, given its importance in the new regime.

Sources say never before in the recent past a visit of such a major scale was organized by foreign diplomats to the RSS headquarters. The meeting with Bhagwat lasted for almost half an hour.

Though some diplomats had individually attended RSS' events like Vijayadashmi rally earlier, visit of a team, that too seeking time of RSS' chief, has left political observers thinking. The team, which had representatives of 10 countries, was led by Anne Marchal, head of political affairs of EU here. They were taken around the city by RSS' Nagpur in-charge Rajesh Loya.

The group had diplomats from counties like Greece, Belgium, Italy, Denmark and Sweden. Apart from Hedgewar Smruti Mandir at Reshimbagh and RSS' headquarters in Mahal, the group was also taken to Mahatma Gandhi's Sewagram Ashram and Deekshabhoomi memorial of Dalit icon Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.

There was a proposal from the EU side which wanted to understand RSS as an organization following which the trip was organized, said a source. It reflects international interest in RSS which is also believed to have a say in the government. There was no discussion on political or economic affairs. RSS was projected as a social organization, saying that apart from other activities, it also runs trade unions, farmers body, blood and eye banks under is banner, said source. The emphasis was to highlight the multifaceted role of RSS as an organization.

The visit coincided with the RSS officers' training camp under way at Reshimbagh ground where the organization's philosophy is inculcated in senior level workers. Around 750 RSS volunteers are being trained in the camp which includes brainstorming sessions and physical regime to prepare them to work as full-time RSS workers.

The visit was kept a closed-door affair with the media not kept in the loop.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/EU-diplomats-visit-RSS-chief-to-know-more-about-the-organization/articleshow/47312911.cms