48 months of Modi Government

On the eve of completion of Modi government’s four years in office, it is a good idea to analyse what are the hits and misses of the NDA regime, which stormed into power with absolute majority. Firstly, the regime deserves immense accolades for being corruption free. They have overcome the policy paralysis and decisive decision has become hall of the regime. Despite the poor economic legacy, Modi government strived hard to stabilise the economy by reducing the fiscal deficit, cutting on subsidies and partly through direct cash transfers. Though Modi regime is discredited for just renaming the policies of the UPA and not making bringing about any significant structural changes, it must be understood that by increasing the efficiency of the same decrepit initiatives Modi regime has improved deliverance. Undermining the risks of angering its loyal vote banks, Modi regime introduced disruptive economic reforms-Demonetisation and GST which has now not increased the tax compliance and tax base but increased the revenues. Forex reserves touched all time high, Foreign investments have increased.

Pet Initiatives like Make in India, Mudra Loans, Skill India, Standup India, Swacch Bharat, Ujjwala Yojana, Jan Dhan Yojana, Prime Minister Jeevan Bhima Yojana are slowly catching up with people and are bringing substantial change in the lives of disadvantaged sections. For the first time in seven decades, all villages in India are electrified. Efforts are on to make them achieve the target of open defecation free (ODF) villages. On the health front, government has introduced Sowbhagya scheme to take care of pregnant women, an initiative towards reducing the infant mortality rate. Government has rolled out the Modi care health which is estimated to benefit five crore families. Infrastructure development initiatives, defence procurements, Railways, power and petrol sector received maximum investments registered marked progress proportionate results weren’t obtained in Ganga rejuvenation projects.  India is now gaining more global prominence thanks to the Modi’s personalised diplomacy and unique chemistry with various world leaders. By and large Modi government has done a good job on various fronts.

Of all the prime ministers independent India had perhaps Modi has been the most popular and abused leader. Being victim of vicious campaign orchestrated to malign strong leaders and the Hindu community now Indian populace is dominated by two categories of people-Modi haters, Modi supporters and fence sitters. Major sections of the media, academia, intellectual brigade in India by far subsumed by Modi hatred has created a narrative that grossly undermined the efforts made by his government and perversely deepened existing fissures in Indian society. This influential chunk with global connections by far made every effort to tarnish image of India and projected a sloppy picture of India’s growth story. Unfortunately, this negative campaigning is now picked up by the fence sitters and outsiders who are largely divested of the ground realities. Interestingly, even among the formidable Modi supporters who strongly rallied for him in 2014 general elections is now slowly withering away with some Hindu nationalists expressing frustration over Modi’s failure in delivering certain promises made to Hindu society.  As of now, while Modi and his committed team of ministers are giving their best, people who are disillusioned by negative propaganda and overwhelmed by the frustration of Hindus being at the receiving end are casting doubts on the progress made by Modi government in four years.

With elections less than a year away it is time, people take stock of the situation with open mind. Instead of falling prey to the malicious campaign run by the break India forces, who are keen on clinching power by any means to plunder and rampage the nation, people should make right choices. India needs a strong, decisive, committed leader who keeps country above everything. Desperate, unemployed political leaders and staunch political rivals are now brazenly joining hands to stall Modi juggernaut. In a democratic country like India, onus of choosing a strong leader is thrust on people. Hence, people should make discrete and appropriate choices to usher the country into realm of progress and development.

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