Modi govt achievements 2017

31.12.2017 37.5 Lakh houses sanctioned under PMAY-(U) with an investment of Rs 2.03 Lakh crore jointly from center and states/UTs, RS 17.32 lakh houses grounded and 4.68 lakh houses compeleted since launch of mission. Rs. 12,916 crores realesed to states/UTs.

26 States/UTs notiify real estate Rules- 6 states have established permanent Rea; estate regulatory Authority.

Around 20,000 projects registered with real Estate regulatory Authority under RERA

SWACHH BHARAT MISSION (URBAN)-1977 Cities declared ODF.

43 Lakh individual household toilets and 2.43 lakh community toilets constructed. 

Swach Survekshan 2017 conducted by Ranking 434 cities. 

Swachtha Survekshan -2018 covering all 4041 cities to commence from 4.1.2018

Metro Rail Policy 2017 unveiled.

180 KM OF Metro lines opened for operations during 2017 making total of 430 KMS of Metro rail lines across country.

DDA on course to digitize entire land records.

National Transit Oriented Development Policy issued to promote planned and sustainable urban centers.

271 Projects worth Rs 12,321 crores awarded for sewage and septage mangement.

Projects worth Rs.1164 crores sanctioned for Delhi under UDF.

31.12.2017l 2017 a watershed year for Northeast:

"Indian Forest Act of 1927", was amended as a result of which "Bamboo", which was defined as a "Tree" under the Indian Forest Act of 1927, was changed, thereby doing away with the requirement of obtaining a permit for felling of bamboo for economic use. This opened new avenues of job generation and entrepreneurship by allowing bamboo cultivation and bamboo use by non-farmers on non-forest land.

100% funding by Central Government for projects in the NER.

Shri Narendra Modi undertook a trip to Mizoram, the first visit to the State by a Prime Minister in the last over 20 years.

North-Eastern Region set an example for the rest of India by being the first to introduce "Venture Capital Fund" from the Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) for young Start-ups and entrepreneurs who choose to invest in the region.

India's first-ever experiment to have a helicopter-based "Air Dispensary" to carry out OPD health services in remote and inaccessible parts of the region.

Work on new rail link to Bangladesh also began with the rail track being laid from Agartala and being funded up to Akhaura by the Ministry of DoNER.

For the convenience of Northeast students studying in other parts of the country, construction of an exclusive hostel in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus at New Delhi began on July 24, 2017, while a piece of land measuring 5341.75 sq. meters.

29.12.2017l Flyover-cum-ROB at Narela to provide relief to Lakhs of people & ease traffic congestion.

29.12.2017l 54 new Working Women Hostels approved by WCD Ministry over last three years.

28.12.2017 5,45,090 Affordable Houses Sanctioned for Urban Poor under PMAY(Urban). 

28.12.2017; Modi Govt has directed to categorize railway stations taking into account earnings, passenger footfall, strategic importance. in this scheme of station categorization, even the small stations, because of footfall criteria, would get the higher level of passenger amenities leading to better passenger satisfaction.

20.12.2017; Modi Cabinet approves Establishing India's First National Rail and Transportation University at Vadodara. Indian Railways on the path of modernization through widespread technological and infrastructure upgradation. Contribute to 'Make in India' and 'Skill India' and help generate large scale employment. Foster innovative entrepreneurship and support start-up India initiative. Use of latest pedagogy and technology applications: Envisioned to be a best-in-class institute which will use latest pedagogy and technology applications to provide high-quality education and training.

19.12.2017; For first time in India, 15,183 villages electrified in the country out remaining 18,452, as on 30th November, 2017.

15.12.2017; For first time, Union Cabinet today approved 100% Central funding of Northeast projects through Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).

15.12.2017; Government has fixed Ceiling Prices of 849 medicines, including 2 coronary stents, till November 2017. Slab-wise Percentage reduction with respect to Maximum Price

               No. of formulations

0<=5%    233

5<=10%   134

10<=15%   97

15<=20%   98

20<=25%   93

25<=30%   65

30<=35%   46

35<=40%   24

Above 40%  59

15.12.2017; First time in India, Modi govt approves subsidizing MDR charges on debit card/BHIM UPI/AePS transactions of value less than Rs.2000

15.12.2017;  HI-Tech System To Detect Railway Track Defects. Indian Railways is using Track Recording Cars (TRC) and Oscillation monitoring System (OMS) for detection of track defects in addition to manual inspection. Ultrasonic Flaw Detection is also done using Single Rail Tester (SRT) and Double Rail Tester (DRT) to check internal defects in rails. Procurement of six nos. Self Propelled Ultrasonic Rail Testing (SPURT) Car for detection of internal defects in rails is also planned. Further, it has been decided to undertake trial of Ultrasonic Broken Rail Detection (UBRD) System, Rail Fracture & Intrusion Detection System using distributed optical fiber sensing and Loco-Vision Analytics and Rail Integrity Monitor system (RIM) on some stretches for detection of broken rail.

5.12.2017; For first time in India under modi govt Water circuits to be developed on the lines of power circuits.  Modi govt has stressed on the need of river connectivity, construction of Barrages, Dams, Rubber dams and Bandhas, drip and piped irrigation in the country and highlighted the need for water circuits in the country on the lines of power circuits for better water conservation.

30.11.2017; 1,12,083 Affordable Houses sanctioned for urban poor under PMAY(Urban). Rs.8,105 Cr Investment approved with central assistance of Rs.1,681 Cr.

23.11.2017; Transforming 115 backward districts across the country. First Meeting of Prabhari Officers on 24th November. In keeping with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a New India by 2022, Government has embarked upon a major policy initiative for the rapid transformation of 115 backward districts across the country. Senior Government officials in the rank of the rank of Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary have been designated as Prabhari Officers or the in-charge to coordinate the efforts of the Centre and the states in addressing the specific developmental needs of the districts.

12.12.2017; With the addition of 9 new stations, the total number of railway stations with superlative WiFi services reaches a figure of 236.

22.11.2017; During the Rajaswa Gyan Sangam held on 1st and 2nd September, 2017, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had observed that the Income-tax Act, 1961 was drafted more than 50 years ago and it needs to be re-drafted. Accordingly, in order to review the Act and to draft a new Direct Tax Law in consonance with economic needs of the country, the Government has constituted a Task Force with the following Members:
(i) Shri Arbind Modi, Member (Legislation), CBDT - Convener

(ii) Shri Girish Ahuja, practicing Chartered Accountant and non-official Director, State Bank of India;

(iii) Shri Rajiv Memani, Chairman & Regional Managing Partner of E&Y;

(iv) Shri Mukesh Patel, Practicing Tax Advocate, Ahmedabad;

(v) Ms. Mansi Kedia, Consultant, ICRIER, New Delhi;

(vi) Shri G.C. Srivastava, Retd. IRS (1971 Batch) and Advocate.

Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) will be a permanent Special Invitee in the Task Force.

The Terms of Reference of the Task Force is to draft an appropriate Direct Tax Legislation keeping in view:

(i) The direct tax system prevalent in various countries,

(ii) The international best practices.

(iii) The economic needs of the country etc

21.11.2017; For first time in India A world class Center of Excellence in Maritime and Ship Building (CEMS) is being set up by Modi Govt via Ministry of Shipping in collaboration with  Siemens and Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) under the Ministry’s flagship Sagarmala Programme.

21.11.2017; More Than Three Decade Old Demand for an “Express” Train for People of Kirandul in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh Fulfilled. Railway Administration Extends Train No. 08152 Visakhapatnam – Jagdalpur Upto Kirandul.

 

20.11.2017; For first time an Indian Judge Justice Dalveer Bhandari won 2nd term as Judge on International court of Justice. it was mainly due to unprecendented efforts by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her entire team at Ministry of External Affairs and diplomatic missions and personal interaction by minister with all member countries which led to this huge win that led to India’s re-election to ICJ. Britain feared more rounds of voting would lead to Bhandari acquiring over 2/3rd support in the Assembly an unprecendeted support at United Nations General Assembly.

14.11.2017; first package of the Delhi – Meerut Expressway project stretching from Akshardham Temple to Delhi-UP border  will be ready by December this year.  The 9 km, 14 lane highway is being completed in a record time of 14 months as against the earlier expected construction period of 30 months. This is Indoa's first national highway in the country with 14 lanes, and has several features that would help reduce pollution. These include a 2.5 metre wide cycle track on either side of the highway, a vertical garden on the Yamuna Bridge, solar lighting system and watering of plants through drip irrigation only. Shri Gadkari said this highway will be developed further upto Lucknow, and will be a lifeline for the people of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

9.11.2017; The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, launched the Bihar Krishi Road Map 2017-2022 in Patna today.

7.11.2017; first time in India, Foundation station laid for Skywalk and FOB at ‘W’ Point, ITO this is among 5 projects approved for funding of Rs. 643.58 crore through Urban development Fund. 

5.11.2017; For first time, to curb misuse of limited liabilities aspect of company law, around 2.24 lakh companies have been struck-off till date for remaining inactive for a period of two (2) years or more;. Around 3.09 lakh Directors disqualified who were on the Board of Companies that have failed to file Financial Statements and/or Annual Returns for a continuous period of three (3) financial years during 2013-14 to 2015-16.; Steps are underway for setting-up National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), an independent body, to test check Financial Statements, prescribe Accounting Standards and take disciplinary action against errant professionals;. A separate initiative is underway to develop a State-of-the-Art software application to put in place an 'Early Warning System' (EWS)  to strengthen the Regulatory Mechanism.

27.10.2017; Modi Cabinet approved a Rs. 7,002 crore plan for construction of permanent campuses for six new IITs, to be completed by 31st March 2020. Each campus will have facility for housing 1,200 students, beginning from the academic year 2020-2021. Currently, these institutions are functioning from temporary campuses with a total strength of 1,530 students. After construction of the campuses, this strength will go up to 7,200.

27.10.2017; Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) – Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have undertaken LPG network expansion exercise to strengthen LPG supply chain through advertising for appointment of more than 6000 new LPG distributorships primarily in rural areas across the country. This is in addition to the locations in which already selection has been made and process of commissioning distributorship is underway to expand availability of LPG to all. For the first time, OMCs have changed the selection process from physical to digital mode with the introduction of online receipt of application, processing and online draw. This initiative of the Ministry is part of promoting digital India movement and to bring more transparency and accountability in the selection process.

26.10.2017; For first time under Modi government. Seven shortlisted companies given ‘Letters of Intent’ for 14 monuments under ‘Adopt a Heritage Scheme’ of M/O Tourism.

1.  SBI Foundation for the adoption of -

o   Jantar Mantar, Delhi.

2.  TK International Limited for the adoption of

o   Sun Temple, Konark

o   Raja Rani Temple, Bhubaneshwar

o   Ratnagiri Monuments, Jajpur, Odisha

3.  Yatra Online Pvt. Limited for the adoption of:

o   Hampi, Karnataka

o   Leh Palace, Jammu & Kashmir

o   Qutub Minar, Delhi

o    Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra

4.   Travel Corporation of India Ltd. for the adoption of:

o    Mattancherry Palace Museum, Kochi

o    Safdarjung Tomb, Delhi

5.   Adventure Tour Operator Association of India for the adoption of :

o    Gangotri Temple Area and Trail to Gaumukh

o    Mt. StokKangri, Laddakh, Jammu and Kashmir

6.   Special Holidays Travel Pvt. Ltd. (With) Rotary Club of Delhi for the adoption of Agrasen ki Baoli, Delhi

7.    NBCC shortlisted for the adoption of Purana Quila, Delhi.

23.10.2017; Those engaged in personal skill earn much more than employed graduates or post graduates. in order to develop personal skills, India’s First Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra for Skilling in Smart Cities was launched under Skill India Mission in collaboration with NDMC.

22.10.2017; Prime Minister Sh Narendra D Modi Inaugrated the first ever ferry service in India between Ghogha and Dahej in Gujrat.  It will reduce the travel time between the two places from 6-8 hours to mere 1-1.5 hours.

20.10.2017; After cleaner ghats, Ganga at Varanasi to be pollution-free too. Varanasi town currently generates an estimated 300 MLD of sewage, which is expected to increase to 390 MLD by 2030. From the current capacity of three existing sewage treatment plants – Dinapur, Bhagwanpur and DLW, only 102 MLD of sewage is being treated while the remaining flows directly into river Ganga through Varuna and Assi rivers. To bridge this gap, a 140 MLD STP at Dinapur and a 120 MLD STP at Goitha are being constructed under Japan International co-operation Agency (JICA) assisted project and JNNURM scheme respectively. These projects are at advanced stage of construction and will be commissioned before March 2018. Apart from this, a 50 MLD STP at Ramana has also been awarded under Hybrid Annuity based PPP model to exclusively address the sewage treatment requirements of Assi BHU area. Concession agreement for this project has already been signed. Together, these STPs will create sewage treatment capacity of 412 MLD, adequate to meet the sewage treatment demands of the town till 2035. 

17.10.2017; The first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda dedicated to the Nation by the Prime Minister on Ayurveda Day at New Delhi.

16.10.2017; First time in India pension scheme for private sector has attracted Over 69 lacs subscribers join Atal Pension Yojana with contribution of Rs. 2690 crores. 

14.10.2017; For first in India under Modi government, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) has been started to provide a permanent solution from drought. Government is investing Rs 50,000 crore for a period of five years to develop complete irrigation supply chain, water resources, distribution network and farm-level application solutions to achieve the target of providing water for every farm. 

11.10.2017; About 3000 MLD sewage from 97 cities on its banks are the biggest source of pollution for Ganga. Of this, 1750 MLD sewage comes from just 10 cities. 34 projects worth Rs 3581 crore had been sanctioned for Ganga cleaning between 2008-2014, while 56 projects worth Rs 9630 crore have been approved since 2014 till date 18 of these projects are ready, Shri Gadkari said the other projects will also be done by March 2019.  

10.10.2017; Indian Railways and German Railways sign Joint Declaration of intent regarding carrying out of feasibility study on existing Chennai-Kazipet corridor of Indian Railways for increasing the speed trains to 200 kmph. 

9.10.2017 For first time in India, people acknowledged the sacrifices of our Jawans by giving them standing ovation at Jammu Airport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWhA6hf1sUE

6.10.2017; Modi Government received vital information from 13 Banks regarding the bank account operations and post-demonetization transactions of some of the 2,09,032 suspicious companies that had been struck off the Register of Companies earlier this year; Investigative agencies have been asked to complete necessary investigation in a time bound manner.

4.10.2017; For first time in India bullet proof jackets shall be made in India. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has transferred the technology of Bullet Proof Jacket (BPJ) to M/S MKU Limited, Kanpur for manufacturing these for the Indian Army and Para-Military Forces personnel. 

12.9.2017; First time in India, work on Three River Interlinking projects to begin within three months. these are the Ken-Betwa Linking Project, Damanganga- Pinjal Link Project and the Par-Tapi-Narmada Link projects. 

12.09.2017; First time in India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MOCA) identifies more than one lakh directors of shell companies for disqualification. 
23.8.2017; Modi govt gives in-principle approval for Public Sector Banks to amalgamate through an Alternative Mechanism. India should have fewer but stronger public sector Banks.

16.8.2017; Union Cabinet approves new Metro Rail Policy; Focus on compact urban development, cost reduction and multi-modal integration for faster transport development.

16.8.2017; Government fixes ceiling prices of Knee Implants; People of India to save Rs.1500 crore per annum. Overcharging of Knee Implants would be strictly monitored and penalized. 

20.7.2017; under Rural Electrification component of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), 2.63 crore BPL Households have been electrified till 30.06.2017. A total of 6,015 villages were electrified in 2016-17 taking overall total to 13,872 villages. till 30th June 2017 . 25.01 crore LED bulbs distributed under UJALA; 26.90 lakh LED street lights installed in 25 States/UTs.

18.7.2017; An estimated 415 projects at an investment of approximately 8 lakh crores, have been identified in the areas of port modernization, new port development, port connectivity enhancement, port-linked industrialization and coastal community development for phase wise implementation over the period 2015 to 2035 under the Sagarmala programme.

6.7.2017; 6.22 lakh households in Delhi to be given water taps in next two years under Atal Mission. East and South MCDs to become Open Defecation Free by October this year; North MCD by December; All seven UTs by March, 2018.

4.7.2017; All the 1,137 statutory cities and towns in six States of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala and Telangana are set to be declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) by October 2 this year marking the completion of three years of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).

3.7.2017; With the roll-out of the GST, 22 States in India have abolished their check posts; 1.    Andhra Pradesh, 2.    Arunachal Pradesh, 3.    Bihar 4.    Gujarat 5.    Karnataka 6.    Kerala 7.    Madhya Pradesh 8.    Maharashtra 9.    Sikkim 10. Tamil Nadu 11. West Bengal 12. Chhattisgarh 13. Delhi 14. Goa 15. Haryana 16. Jharkhand 17. Odisha 18. Puducherry 19. Rajasthan 20. Telangana 21. Uttar Pradesh 22. Uttarakhand.

30.6.2017; 10 Railway stations identified for smart redevelopment based on feasibility assessment. Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Lucknow, Kota, Tirupati, Ernakulam, Thane New among the identified. National level Special Purpose Vehicle to be formed for implementation. Rail Land Development Authority and NBCC sign MoU to roll out implementation. Redevelopment work to be completed in 3 years.

28.6.2017; Cabinet gives ‘in principle’ approval for disinvestment of perpetual loss making Air India and five of its subsidiaries.

27.6.2017; For first time Modi govt has started final location Survey of Bilaspur-Manali-Leh New Broad Gauge Line which will provide all Weather Rail Connectivity to the Remote Regions of Himachal Pradesh and Leh-Ladakh. 

23.6.2017; 30 more smart cities announced; takes the total to 90.  Thiruvananthapuram, Amaravati, Patna, Srinagar, Bengaluru, Shimla, Dehradun, Aizawl, Gangtok among those selected.
22.6.2017. For first time in India, Modi govt initiated targets to make India open defection free. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G), rural Uttarakhand and rural Haryana have declared themselves as the 4th and 5th Open Defecation Free (ODF) States of India. The two today joined the league of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala, which were the first three states to be declared ODF. Nationally, the sanitation coverage has increased from 42% to over 64% in just two and a half years since the launch of SBM.

21.6.2017; All States/UTs except the State of Jammu & Kashmir, approves the State GST Act and are ready for the smooth roll-out of GST with effect from 1st July, 2017.

19.6.2017; Modi govt launched theStartup India Virtual Hub, an online platform for all stakeholders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India to discover, connect and engage with each other.

16.6.2017; Modi govt has set up GST facilitation ceel in Ministry of commerce and Industry to give online help facilitate and address any issue raised by any industry trader or enterpreneur.

13.6.2017; first Meeting on Draft National River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Bill, 2017. The bill addresses the critical issues pertaining to River Ganga on its cleanliness and un-interrupted flow. It id for the first time such legislation is being attempted in the country which has been necessitated by the huge pressures to preserve and protect River Ganga perpetuated due to over stressed water demand from agricultural, domestic and industrial sectors.

12.6.2017; for first time in India, Modi govt introduced pension for all Atal Pension Yojana (APY). It was today included under Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act 2016; APY currently has more than 54 lacs subscribers with an asset base of more than Rs. 2,200 crores. 

7.6.2017; For first time in India. modi govt set targets for cleanness andand toilet habits of Indians. By now 33,76,793 Individual Household Toilets and 1,28,946 Community Toilet Seats built so far. 43,200 out of 81,015 urban wards achieved 100% Door to Door collection and transport of Municipal Solid Waste.

4.6.2017; New Bridge Constructed in Record Time of 165 Days on Savitri River. An old Masonry Arch Bridge on Savitri and Kal river near Mahad in Maharashtra having width of 5.90 m and length of 184 m constructed in 1928 collapsed due to heavy unprecedented rainfall on the night of 2nd August , 2016. Shri Nitin Gadkari immediately announced to construct new bridge at this location within 6 months. The project has been speedily rebuild on a record time of 165 days before the onset of monsoon rain with a total Cost of Rs.35.77 Cr.

26.5.2017; India’s First Fleet of 200 Electric Vehicles Launched in Nagpur .

24.5.2017; Modi govt approves setting up of new AIIMS in Kamrup, Assam.

24.5.2017; Modi govt approves allocation of 2.5 per cent of Central Road Fund for development and maintenance of National Waterways (NWs) by amending in the Central Road Fund Act, 2000

21.5.2017; Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has inaugurated the WiFi facility from Kudal Railway Station today at 28 Railway Stations of Konkan Railway.

20.5.2017; for first time in India under Modi govt has framed Policy to Engage Indian Private Sector in Manufacture of High-Tech Defence Equipment in India under make in India. to begin with the policy will be implemented in a few selected segments namely, fighter aircraft, submarines and armoured vehicles and later extended to other sectors depending upon results.

17.5.2017; Modi govt has given its approval for construction of 10 units of India’s indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR).  The total installed capacity of the Plants will be 7000 MW. India has current installed nuclear power capacity of 6780 MW from 22 operational plants. Another 6700 MWs of nuclear power is expected to come onstream by 2021-22 through projects presently under construction.

17.5.2017; Cabinet approves amendments in eviction of public premises Act allowing use of force to get public bunglows vacated.

17.5.2017; Modi Govt approved Signing of Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) with Letter of Assurance (LoA) holders of Thermal Power Plants(TPPs) - and Introduction of a New More Transparent Coal Allocation Policy for Power Sector, 2017-SHAKTI. 

6.5.2017; International publication ‘Condé Nast Traveller’ lists Ganga cruise as one of the ‘six river cruises to take in 2017’. The Inland Waterways Authority of India facilitates cruise operations on NW-1 (river Ganga) from Kolkata to Varanasi in collaboration with private cruise operators.

6.5.2017; From the banks of Rupnarayan to the shores of Ganga : Integrated cargo transport along multiple waterways begins. IWAI ship carries cement from Kolaghat (west bengal) on NW (National Waterway) -86 to Bhagalpur (Bihar) on NW-1 (National Waterway).

5.5.2017; Over 2.20 Cr LPG Connections given in 1st year of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana; Overall 3.25 Cr LPG connections given in 2016-17; Highest ever in any given year. “Total LPG Consumer base increased to over 20 Cr in 2017 from 14 Cr in 2014.

 
3.5.2017; India climbs 12 notches on Travel and Tourism Competitive Index 2017 from 52 in 2015 to 40 in 2017 thanks to improved power, sanitation and drinking water situation across country. 

30.4.2017; A new dawn for buyers of flats from real estate companies. Real estate Act comes into force from tomorrow.

28.4.2017; Over 21 lakh LED Street Lights installed across India under Street Light National Programme. Scheme is being implemented in 23 States and Union Territories· Annual energy savings is 295 million units.

28.4.2017; The Eastern Peripheral Expressway for decongesting Delhi likely to be complete by August 2017. The expressway passes through Sonipat, Bagpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Faridabad and Palwal in Haryana and Uttar Prades

28.4.2017; Urban Housing Mission now set for implementation in NCT of Delhi. Pending issues resolved at a meeting chaired by LG of Delhi.

20.4.2017; Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had launched ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) ‘ to ensure Housing for All by 2022:

1.      Under PMAY(Urban), 17,73,533 affordable houses have been approved  for 2,008 cities and towns in the last less than two years as against 13,82,768 sanctioned for 1,061 cities in the earlier 10 years;

2.      An investment of Rs.96,266 cr has been approved so far for construction of houses for urban poor as against Rs.32,713 cr during 2004-14;

3.      Central assistance of Rs.27,883 cr has already been approved for release to States/UTs under PMAY(Urban) as against Rs.20,920 cr during the ten years of previous government;

4.      PMAY(Urbana) has been extended to Middle Income Groups there by benefitting people with annual incomes up to Rs.18 lakhs, covering large sections of the society;

5.      Specific time limit of 2022 has been fixed for achieving the Housing for All target as against the open ended approach of the previous government; and

6.      More importantly, an enabling eco-system has been created to promote affordable housing through various initiatives like granting Infrastructure Status for this segment, concessions like exemption of profits from affordable housing projects from Income Tax etc.

19.4.2017; PM Modi all citizens are VVIPs. Modi Government has done away with beacons for all categories of vehicles exemptions is only for with emergency and relief services, ambulance, fire service etc

11.4.2017; CBDT issues PAN and TAN within 1 day to improve Ease of Doing Business.

11.4.2017; Modi Government has decided to bring all welfare and subsidy schemes under Direct Benefit Transfer to prevent theft, leakage of subsidy to fake and fictitious persons.

11.4.2017; Modi govt in order to promote  financial  inclusion and  to extend  the  banking  network  in unbanked  areas, general  permission has  been  granted  by  Reserve  Bank of  India (RBI)  to domestic  Scheduled  Commercial  Banks including Public  Sector Banks (excluding Regional  Rural  Banks)  to  open branches  at  any place  in the country, without  seeking  prior  approval of  RBI  in  each  case, subject  to  at least  25 percent  of the total  number  of  branches  opened  during a  financial  year  being opened  in  unbanked  rural (Tier 5 and Tier 6)  centres (population up to 9,999).  RBI  has  also  specified  that the  total  number  of  branches  opened  in Tier 1 centres (population 1,00,000 and above) during the financial year  cannot  exceed the total number of branches opened  in Tier 2 to Tier 6  centres (population up to 99,999)  and all centres in  the  North Eastern States and  Sikkim. 

3.4.2017; Modi govt has released 3.25 crore new LPG connections during FY 2016-17 including 2 crore free connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). This is the highest ever number of LPG connections released in a financial year so far in the LPG history of the country. Under PMUY, women of BPL families especially residing in rural areas have been given free LPG connections.

3.4.2017; Modi govt constructed a record 47,350 kms. of roads under Pradhan mantri grameen sadak yojna. This is highest construction of PMGSY roads in a single year in last 7 years.

2.4.2017; Record Capacity Addition of Wind Power of 5400MW was generated in Last Fiscal. 

2.4.2017; PM Sh Narendra Modi, dedicate India’s longest road tunnel – the 9 kilometre long “Chenani – Nashri Tunnel” connecting Jammu with Srinagar. The tunnel will reduce distance of 31 Kms between the two cities, bypassing snow-bound upper reaches. 

1.4.2017; Modi Government launched PowerTex India, a comprehensive scheme for powerloom sector development, simultaneously at over 45 locations in the countrywith the following components:
In-situ Upgradation of Plain Powerlooms

Group Workshed Scheme (GWS)

Yarn Bank Scheme

Common Facility Centre (CFC)

Pradhan Mantri Credit Scheme for Powerloom Weavers

Solar Energy Scheme for Powerlooms

Facilitation, IT, Awareness, Market Development and Publicity for Powerloom Schemes

Tex Venture Capital Fund

Grant-in-Aid and Modernisation & Upgradation of Powerloom Service Centres (PSCs)

31.3.2017; 13,002 villages have been electrified till date under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram JyotiYojna (DDUGJY). Out of remaining 5450 un-electrified villages, 835 villages are uninhabited. All the remaining 4615 un-electrified villages are to targeted to be electrified by 1st May, 2018. 

31.3.2017; Airlines to fly to 31 new cities this year. 128 unconnected-by-air city pairs will get flights between April and September. This would be under the first phase of the Modi Govt’s affordable regional connectivity scheme. Half of the seats on 19 to 78-seater small planes operating on these routes will have a fare cap of Rs 2,500.

30.3.2017; Under Swachh Vidyalaya initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, 4,17,796 toilets were constructed/repaired in 2,61,400 elementary and secondary government schools in a period of one year, thus ensuring that every government school has separate functional toilets for girls and boys.

30.3.2017; In the first phase (from 2016-17 to 2018-19) one crore houses are targeted for construction under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana-Grameen.

27.3.2017; Ministry of Labour & Employment provides housing subsidy of Rs. 1,50,000/- per worker for construction of house.

17.3.2017; Ministry of Railways have decided to establish one Railway University at Vadodara in Gujarat.  The Ministry has taken following steps for improving the passenger safety

(i) Proliferation of Linke Hoffman Busche (LHB) coaches:

(ii) Retrofitment of Centre Buffer Coupler (CBC) on Integral Coach Factory (ICF) coaches:

(iii) Improving Fire Retardancy in coaches:

(iv) Provision of Fire Extinguishers:

(v) Provision of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system in coaches on a pilot basis

15.3.2017. Modi govt approved New National Health Policy. The policy proposes free drugs, free diagnostics and free emergency care services in all public hospitals. The policy proposes raising public health expenditure to 2.5% of the GDP in a time bound manner.

15.3.2017; Modi govt approved opening of 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs).

10.3.2017; The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, (as passed by the Lok Sabha on 10th March 2017), when enacted, will repeal five obsolete British statutes on admiralty jurisdiction in civil matters, namely, (a) the Admiralty Court Act, 1840 (b) the Admiralty Court Act, 1861, (c) Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890, (d) Colonial Courts of Admiralty (India) Act, 1891, and (e) the provisions of the Letters Patent, 1865 applicable to the admiralty jurisdiction of the Bombay, Calcutta and Madras High Courts;

02.03.2017; An all-time record number of over 4,000 PG medical seats have been approved by Government of India in various medical colleges and hospitals for the academic session 2017-18 this year, taking the total number of PG seats available to 35,117.

02.03.2017; Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over three of its products for induction into the Indian Army in a formal function here today. The products are namely (i) Weapon Locating Radar (WLR), SWATHI, (ii) NBC Recce vehicle and (iii) NBC Drugs.

02.03.2017; The Indian Navy, on Thursday, successfully conducted the maiden firing of an Anti-Ship missile from the first of the indigenously built Kalvari class submarines, during a test firing in the Arabian Sea.

01.03.2017; Swachh Bharat Milestone- 100 districts in India declared ODF (Open defection free)

01.03.2017; In a major step taken to develop adequate sewage treatment infrastructure in Patna to keep Ganga clean, projects worth  Rs 1,050 crore have been awarded under  Namami Gange programme. The amount will be spent for setting up two two Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs),renovation of one existing STP , construction of two pumping stations and laying of new underground sewage network of about 400 kilometers. 

15.2.2017; Indian space research Organization creates history launches 104 satellites in one go 96 from USA, 3 from India and 2 each from Israel, the UAE, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Kazakhstan. Previous record was of 37 satellites by Russia.

14.2.2017; Retail inflation cools to record 5-year low of 3.2% in January 2017.

14.2.2014; The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority of India on Monday fixed the ceiling price of drug eluting stents (DES) and bioresorbable stents at Rs 30,000 (US $441) and that of bare metal stents at Rs 7,500 (US $110). The prices will be effective from notification on February 14. This comes as a huge relief to lakhs of patients who have to undergo coronary angioplasty to insert stents to open up clogged arteries. Over six lakh stents were estimated to have been used in angioplasties in India in 2016.

9.2.2017; NHIDCL Started Work for Better Road Connectivity in NE Region and so far projects aggregation to 1188km at a cost of Rs.14,830 Crore have been awarded.

9.2.2017; Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started a series of ground tests for testing the performance of sensors and actuators for soft landing of the Lander on the lunar surface. 

9.2.2017 E-Bidding Process To Select Operator Started for regional connectivity UDAN Scheme.

9.2.2017; 23 Dreamliner Aircraft Already Acquired By Air India, 4 More to Come.

9.2.2017; For First Time a Buffer Stock of Pulses Crosses 10 lakh MT. Procurement and Price support to incentivize farmers to take up cultivation of pulses on larger scale.

9.2.2017; Individual beneficiaries having Ration Cards under NFSA to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication to receive subsidies under NFSA. Notification issued by the Ministry Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution & comes into effect from 8th February, 2017

9.2.2017; The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Department of Posts (DOP) announced on 24 January, 2017 their decision to utilize the Head Post Offices (HPO) in the various States as Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) for delivering passport related services to the citizens of our country.  56 post offices have since been operational and more would come.

9.2.2017; The Air Wing of Border Security Force (BSF) added a new chapter with the induction of its own pilots and crew.

9.2.2017; 934 hostels have been sanctioned till date under the Working Women Hostel scheme of Ministry of Women & Child Development all over the country benefitting more than 70,000 working women.

8.2.2017; The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan' (PMGDISHA) to make 6 crore rural households digitally literate. The outlay for this project is Rs.2,351.38 crore to usher in digital literacy in rural India by March,.2019.

8.2.2017; Modi Government has accorded ‘in principle’ approval for setting up of atomic power plants at Gorakhpur in Haryana and Mahi Banswara in Rajasthan for setting up 4 reactors of 700 MW each. At present, Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) are under construction in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Haryana.  More PHWRs are proposed to be set up in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh & Karnataka.

8.2.2017; Gujarat has become first State for establishing Cashless System for distribution of foodgrains. Gujarat installed Aadhaar Enabled Payment System in 17250 FPSs, much before the targeted date of 31st March, 2017.

8.2.2017; Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti informed that presently 42 sewage infrastructure projects are under execution. These 42 projects envisage to create 327.93 MLD sewage treatment capacity. Till December 2016, 253.50 MLD sewage treatment capacity has been created. Sewer Network of 3896.55 km is to be laid under these projects. Sewer network of 1060.96 km has been laid and balance work is under progress. The Minister informed that currently, eight projects of sewage treatment plants are under execution at a total cost of Rs. 348.76 crore. These projects envisages creation of 109.40 MLD treatment capacity. Till December 2016, treatment capacity created was 33.40 MLD.

Sushri Bharti informed that online Effluent Monitoring Systems have been installed in 572 out of 760 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) and online data is being captured at dashboard from 266 such industries. Monitoring data connectivity to MoWR, RD & GR, CPCB, State and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) is being undertaken. Also, 135 GPIs have been closed for non-compliance to stipulated norms and 17 have been exempted (ZLD achieved). Balance 36 units have been given deadline till 31st March 2017 for installation of online Effluent Monitoring System (EMS).

The Minister said eight Real Time Water Quality Monitoring Station (RTWQMS) are operational under National Hydrology Project. A network of 113 RTWQMS has been planned. In Phase – I, 36 RTWQMS is under installation and to be completed by March 2017. CPCB has proposed to install nine RTWQMS on the tributaries of River Ganga.

The Minster informed that as of now 2789 villages have been declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) villages out of 4291 marked Villages on the main stem of the river. A total of 8,96,415 (54%) Individual House Hold Latrine (IHHL) have been completed out of targeted.

Sushri Bharti said Projects for 182 ghats and 118 crematoria have been sanctioned. 50 nos. of ghats and 15 nos. of crematoria are under progress at present. The work in respect of all remaining ghats/ crematoria will commence within the next three months. Against the target of 15.27 lakh individual household latrines, approx. 10 lakh individual household latrines are expected to be completed by March 2017. Liquid and solid waste management in 25 selected villages will be started within the next three months. Pre-plantation activities will be taken up in all five Ganga states, so that plantations against the work plan of 2016-17, as well as 2017-18 are taken up during the next monsoon season.

6.2.2016; 1,639,265 street bulbs have been replaced with LED Lights throughout the country under Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP).

6.2.2017;  As on 26.5.2014 there were 18,452 un-electrified villages out of which in just little over 2.1/2 years 11,931 villages have been electrified (as on 30.01.2017) under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY).

3.2.2017; In the past two years, 50,000 BPJs have been procured for the Indian Army. More are being procured.

1.2.2017; 5000 Additional PG seats for specialized doctors in clinical subjects will be created in the coming years.

Earlier 2014-2016;

Schemes for poor;

Modi Government with a view to provide LPG connections to poor household, had launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). Under PMUY, 5 crore free new LPG connections are to be given over a period of three years starting from 2016-17 to BPL households identified through SECC data. 1.5 crores free gas connections have already been disbursed by 25.12.2016.

Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Government of India is providing free electricity connections to BPL households. Out of total 4.27 crore connections sanctioned, free electricity connections to 2.5 crore BPL households have been provided as on 31.10.2016.

Modi Govt beats 10 years of JNNURM in approving houses for urban poor 12.84 lakh affordable houses sanctioned in over one year as against 12.40 lakh under 10 years of UPA.

Shri Narendra Modi today formally launched “Housing for All” in rural areas under which the Government proposes to provide an environmentally safe and secure pucca house to every rural household by 2022. Named the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin), in its first phase the target is to complete one crore houses by March 2019.

84,460 more affordable houses for urban poor sanctioned for five States.

The State of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala declared Open Defecation Free (ODF).

Modi govt sets up a Higher Education Financing Agency.

All citizens including erstwhile unorganized sector workers / employees self employed are being given affordable accident insurance for Rs 1/- PM

All citizens including erstwhile neglected unorganized sector workers / employees self employed are being given affordable life insurance cover @ Rs 28/- PM.

For first time in India, poor allowed access to bank accounts. Poverty can only be removed by savings and savings can only be done if one has a bank account.

1/3rd of over five lac villages were given electricity for first time in last 70 years.

Modi govt launched following schemes for pensioners' during the year 2015:

Anubhav; A platform to share their experience and showcasing commendable work done during service.

Bhavishya; An online tracking system to track progress of each pension case its sanction and payment.

Pensioners’ Portal; A one stop solution for all information needs of the pensioners.

24*7 power to each and every village and Home;

Modi Government signed the MoU for ‘24x7 Power For All (PFA)’ under Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) with Tamil Nadu in New Delhi, on 9th January, 2017. Now agreement with all the 28 States, except one, and all the 7 Union Territories in the country have been finalized and is under implementation.

Schemes for homeless for housing loans taken in 2017;

4% rebate in interest for loans upto 9.00 lakhs.

3% rebate in interest fr loans upto 12.0 9 ;Lakhs.

3% rebate in interest for renovation of houses for loans upto Rs 2.00

Number of houses being built for rural poor being increased by 33% from 1.0 crores to 1.33 crores.

Interest rebate for farmers;

Rebate in interest for 60 days to all farmers.

Loan amount to be made availbe to NABARD for loans to farmers being increased from 20,000 crores to 41,000 crores.

Earlier;

Modi Government initiated several steps for welfare of farmers.

i) Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme.

ii) 100% urea has been Neem Coated to prevent its misuse for fake khoya.

iii) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) to promote organic farming.

iv) The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) for assured irrigation. v) ‘National Agriculture Market’ (NAM) has been introduced.

Modi govt introduced ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’:

i) There will be a uniform premium of only 2% to be paid by farmers for all Kharif crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops. In case of annual commercial and horticultural crops, the premium to be paid by farmers will be only 5%. The premium rates to be paid by farmers are very low and balance premium will be paid by the Government to provide full insured amount to the farmers against crop loss on account of natural calamities.

ii) There is no upper limit on Government subsidy. Even if balance premium is 90%, it will be borne by the Government.

iii) Earlier, there was a provision of capping the premium rate which resulted in low claims being paid to farmers. This capping was done to limit Government outgo on the premium subsidy. This capping has now been removed and farmers will get claim against full sum insured without any reduction.

iv) The use of technology will be encouraged to a great extent. Smart phones will be used to capture and upload data of crop cutting to reduce the delays in claim payment to farmers. Remote sensing will be used to reduce the number of crop cutting experiments.

The new Crop Insurance Scheme is in line with One Nation – One Scheme theme.

Schemes for small and medium enterprises.

Loan limit increased from 20% to 25% of turnover.

Overall limit increased from Rs 1.00 crores to Rs 2.00 crores.

Deemed income reduced from 8% of turnover to 6% of turnover.

Schemes for women;

Rs 6,000 will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of pregnant women who undergo institutional delivery and vaccinate their children.

Earlier;

Under Modi Govt for first time in India, First women fighter pilots joined the Indian Air Force.

Under Modi Govt for first time in India, First women fighters joined armed battalions.

Under Modi Govt for first time in India, Women allowed to join permanent commission in Indian Navy.

Modi govt is constructing shelter Home at Vrindavan for 1000 women.

Modi govt's steps to bring back/tackle black money;-

(i) Constitution of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Black Money under Chairmanship and Vice-Chairmanship of two former Judges of Hon’ble Supreme Court,

(ii) Enactment of a comprehensive law – ‘The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015’ which has come into force w.e.f. 01.07.2015 to specifically and more effectively deal with the issue of black money stashed away abroad,

(iii) Constitution of Multi-Agency Group (MAG) consisting of officers of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for investigation of recent revelations in Panama paper leaks,

(iv) Proactively engaging with foreign governments with a view to facilitate and enhance the exchange of information under Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs)/Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs)/Multilateral Conventions,

(v) According high priority to the cases involving black money stashed away abroad for investigation and other follow-up actions including prosecutions in appropriate cases,

(vi) While focusing upon non-intrusive measures, due emphasis on enforcement measures in high impact cases with a view to prosecute the offenders at the earliest for credible deterrence against tax evasion/black money,

(vii) Proactively furthering global efforts to combat tax evasion/black money, inter alia, by joining the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement in respect of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) and having information sharing arrangement with USA under its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA),

(viii) Renegotiation of DTAAs with other countries to bring the Article on Exchange of Information to International Standards and expanding India’s treaty network by signing new DTAAs and TIEAs with many jurisdictions to facilitate the exchange of information and to bring transparency,

(ix) Enabling attachment and confiscation of property equivalent in value held within the country where the property/proceeds of crime is taken or held outside the country by amending the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 through the Finance Act, 2015.

(x) As a result, the money held by Indians in Swiss banks has fallen by nearly one-third to a record low of 1.2 billion franc (CHF) or about Rs 8,392 crore amid a continuing clampdown on black money and corruption.

India Joined MTCR an exclusive club of countries controlling missile technology.

(xi) To curb corruption and prevent leakages in subsidy distribution Modi govt is has moved 447 schemes identified across 58 ministries to direct benefit transfer.

(xii) In strike on Black money in Swiss banks, India signed the ‘Joint Declaration’ with Switzerland, for the implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI). It will now be possible for India to receive from September, 2019 onwards, the financial information of accounts held by Indian residents in Switzerland for 2018 and subsequent years, on an automatic basis.

(xiii) Auction System for Mines ended Corruption and favoritism.

(xiv) Modi govt did away with interviews for 3rd and 4th grade Jobs. These positions will be filled by merit only on exam results of written exam.

(xv) 100% digitisation of ration cards done, towards leak-proof PDS.

Modi Govt banned Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes is surgical strike on terror funding and black money. To move towards less cash economy, govt has asked banks to provide POS terminal to all business outlets by 31.3.2017. in unprecedented outcome, approx Rs. 500 crores in cash and jewellery seized and approximately Rs. 8,000 crore of Undisclosed Income admitted by the taxpayers. Income Tax Department is carrying out investigations in more than 600 cases since the de-monetization of old High Denomination on 8th November, 2016;

PM Modi's emphasis on the "transfer of wealth" from the "corrupt" to the poor which came with his advice to those with Jan Dhan accounts to hold on to what has been deposited in their accounts: cast him as the architect of transfer of money from rich to poor.  

Other Benefits of demometization;

i) Earlier a lot of figures of black money were thrown around whereas no one was actually aware of how much was black money was there which is held in cash. Now cash has been deposited in banks.

ii) Most future transactions are expected to be through banks. This would be taxable leading to another additional tax earnings which can be used to alleviate poor and remove poverty.

iii) Stone pelting and terrorism which was a paid profession is likely to be reduced though this benefit may be only of a short term unless we can control China’s CPEC in POK.

iv) Red killings were financed by cash. There is perceptible fall in killings. There has been no dalit killings in radical brahim mass murderers commies ruled Kerala.

v) Entire machinery of terrorists is presently in disarray.

vi) Bollywood which is financed mostly by dubai based cash kingpin is sure to be affected leading to more work for minority (non-convert) community.

vii) At moment there is no fake currency.

Perceived ill  effects narrated by opposition are false;-

i) Employed were not affected. It generated lot of work for unemployed daily wagers who stood in que for others.

ii) People are now more cautious is spending leading to increased savings.

iii) Death is certain. Number of people who died due to heart attack during the 50 day period was on an average same as during this period last year. Number of people who died due to heart attack by not standing in line was much more than those who died due to heart attack while standing in line.

iv) No-one who was spending by cheque or cards was affected. Others are learning to be digital, the modern way forward.

Efforts to end political corruption;

1.2.2017; Under Modi Govt, first time in India cash political donations restricted to Rs 2,000/-. all other donations to be by through banks or through RBI Bonds.
       Earlier 
Modi govt wants all elections to be held simultaneously to curb political spending which is source of corruption and called for meeting for this purpose between all stakeholders.

255 political parties have been de-listed by Election commission which never contested any elections in last 10 years. Under Law made by earlier regimes donations to political parties is exempt from Income tax. Thus one can form a political party, deposit black money in its account and than withdraw white money. The EC has also asked the tax authorities to initiate appropriate action against them.

Safety and security

Indian army crossed the LOC to hit terrorists inside Pak held kashmir.

First time in India, a dozen "laser walls" have been made operational along the India-Pakistan international border in Punjab.

First time since 1947, govt has placed contract to purchase 50,000 bullet-proof jackets.

Entire Mumbai city is now under CCTV coverage with more than 5,000 high definition CCTV cameras giving live feeds to disaster control room of BMC and helping police nab criminals.

Free wi-fi installed at 100 Railway stations in India. 200 more Railway stations will have free wi-fi in 2017.

Modi government deployed advanced version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with "trajectory manoeuvre and steep-dive capabilities" for mountain warfare, in the northeast as a conventional deterrent against China. Modi govt is constructing 73 strategic roads along Indo-China border out of which 24 roads have already been completed.

Modi govt created three new defense divisions; Defense Cyber Agency (DCA), which will be followed by the Defence Space Agency (DSA) and the Special Operations Division (SOD).

Modi govt is constructing of National War Memorial and National War Museum in Delhi.

Modi govt raising of 17 India Reserve Battalions (IR Bns) by Jammu & Kashmir and Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected States.

Modi government signed peace accord with Nagaland's insurgent group Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah).

Millions of govt schools achieved separate toilets for girls & boys.

First time in India, Railways is carried water to drought hit areas.

To tackle naxal violence and develop naxal affected areas, 4148 km of roads were built in Naxal affected areas.

Modi govt approved creation of public utility infrastructure in naxal affected areas such as schools, dispensaries/hospitals, electric and telecommunication lines, drinking water projects, water/rainwater harvesting structures, minor irrigation canals, non-conventional sources of energy, skill up-gradation / vocational training centers, power sub-stations, rural roads, communication posts, police establishments like police stations/outposts / border outposts / watch towers, in sensitive areas identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It also includes underground laying of optical fibre cables, telephone lines & drinking water supply lines.

Modi govt is putting in place a five-layer elaborate plan to completely stop infiltration on the 2,900-km western border with Pakistan. CCTV cameras, thermal image and night-vision devices, battlefield surveillance radar, underground monitoring sensors and laser barriers will be placed along the border to track all movement.

Infra;

PM Modi answers another demand of public. lays foundation stone for chaardham highway;

Earlier

Modi govt has added 30,000 megawatt more thermal power in India in just 20 months of its rule.

Modi government has established Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) for inventorization and condition survey of all bridges on National Highways. It has identified approximately 1500 bridges for construction, reconstruction or strengthening, as required.

Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has granted 'in principle' approval for setting up of 18 new domestic and international Greenfield Airports across the country.

Modi Govt has drafted a National Water Framework Bill, 2016, to resolve several inter-state disputes over river water sharing through a model legislation, so that every state gets "equitable" share of a river's water without violating rights of others.

India approved $1bn highway project linking Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal.

Modi govt released Earthquake Hazard Zoning Maps with Tehsil level details. 

Modi Govt has revived 9 stranded gas based power generation plants.

To save electricity, use of LED bulb is being promoted. Procurement price of LED Bulbs is reduced from Rs 310 per unit in February 2014 to Rs 38 per unit in August 2016 due to the aggregation of demand and bulk procurement.

Coal production is at all time high.

Modi Government is setting up four new Major Ports viz. Enayam in Tamil Nadu, Sagar in West Bengal, Dugarajpatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Vadhawan in Maharashtra.

Modi Government has approved for setting up of 14 Greenfield airports namely, Mopa in Goa; Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra; Shimoga, Gulbarga,Hassan and Bijapur in Karnataka; Kannur in Kerala; Pakyong in Sikkim; Datia/Gwalior (Cargo) in Madhya Pradesh; Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh; Karaikal in Puducherry; and Dholera in Gujarat.

National Perspective Plans OF April 2016, prepared under Sagarmala Project of the Ministry of Shipping has identified more than 150 projects across the areas of port modernization AND new port development, port connectivity port-led industrialization and coastal community development.

Modi Government is planning to put in place studying feasibility for Diamond Quadrilateral Network of High Speed Trains comprising of four sides i.e. (i) Delhi-Mumbai, (ii) Mumbai-Chennai, (iii) Chennai-Kolkata, (iv) Kolkata-Delhi; and both diagonals i.e. (v) Delhi-Chennai and (iv) Mumbai-Kolkata.

To generate employment, Modi govt is developing extensive industrial cum economic corridors in partnership with state govts.

1) Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)

2) Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC):

3) Bengaluru-Mumbai Economic Corridor (BMEC):

4) Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC):

5) Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC):

Agreements signed with Japan for India’s first bullet train.

Modi Govt gave approval to declare 106 additional inland waterways. Earlier there were only five.

Government sanctioned 599 highways projects and about 12,903 km of national highways have already been awarded.

Modi govt launched ‘setu Bharatam”, to build bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways.

Cleaning of River Ganga; 41 Sewage treatment plants development / rehabilitation under 34 projects, having total capacity of 808.23 mld, have been sanctioned in the Ganga Basin. 6 STPs have been completed. Rest are under construction.

First time in India, the road transport ministry has asked state governments and agencies to remove all speed breakers from highways.

Economy;

Modi govt merged Railway budget with general budget.

Indian achieves GDP growth of 7.6% which is fastest among all major economies.

High Speed Talgo trains are doing test runs.

Several govt companies e.g. BSNL, Air India came to profits for first time.

Railways have developed a new vacuum toilet.

To curb rising air pollution efforts on to run two wheelers on CNG.

Modi government made India's first-ever policy on capital goods.

Modi Govt has provided legal provisions to stop misleading advertisements.

First broad gauge freight train to Mizoram began operations.

Modi Government took historic decision to implement OROP.

India has just 24.4 lakh tax payers who declared an annual income of over Rs 10 lakh yet 25 lakh new cars, including 35,000 luxury cars, are being bought every year for last five years.

Membership of elite international clubs;

A draft proposal for accepting new members into the Nuclear Suppliers Group circulated this month to members paves the way for India’s entry but leaves Pakistan out, says a US-based arms control organisation.

Indian was made member of Missile technology control regime in 2016.

India was made an Associate Member State of CERN in 2016.

For first time United Nations celebrated Diwali in 2016.

Australia, Japan, France and Russia agreed to give nuclear fuel to India.

India to jointly develop a new generation of Brahmos missiles+ with 600 km-plus range This was possible due to India Joining MTCR Regime. MTCR prohibit its members from transfer, sale or joint production of missiles beyond 300-km range with countries outside the club.

Misc;

18.1.2017; Modi govt gave its approval for introduction of the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017 to repeal 105 Acts.

Earlier;

Modi govt constituted a Committee which identified 1824 redundant and obsolete Central Acts for repeal.  After careful examination and consultation with various Ministries/Departments in the Government of India, four Acts have been enacted to repeal 1175 Central Acts (during the period May, 2014 to August, 2016) by Parliament which were –

i)        The Repealing and Amending Act, 2015 repealing 35 Acts; The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015 repealing 90 Acts;

ii)        The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016 repealing 756 Acts;

iii)        Appropriation Acts including Appropriation (Railways) Acts;

iv)        The Repealing and Amending Act, 2016 repealing 294 Acts.

Out of the aforesaid 1824 Acts, 227 Acts (including Appropriation Acts enacted by Parliament for the States under President's Rule) are identified to be repealed by State Governments have been requested to take necessary action to repeal them.

India-post launched help center No 1924 to solve postal complaints.

Modi government has issued unique identification numbers to 16,795 judges of district and subordinate courts across the country for better monitoring of their judicial functions.

Files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose are being declassified.

Control on Foreign agents

Licenses of 20,000 NGOs cancelled for violating foreign exchange regulations

Every developmental, pro poor and pro people project passes through 4 stages i) generating an idea (planning) ii) feasibility study (whether it will result in desired benefits to people. whether it can be accomplished, how it can be accomplished and what would be required for it to be accomplished including fund requirement etc) iii) sanction and review by experts and GOP, iv) execution stage.

SPEED OF REFORMS

In 2014, issue was whether number of subsidized gas cylinders be 9 or 12. At asking of PM Modi, More than 1 crore 20 lakh people voluntarily gave up Gas subsidy.

Benami transaction prohibition act pending since 1988 was notified by Modi Govt in 2016.

No payment beyond 20,000 in cash in property sale purchase transactions.

Passed Real Estate Bill.

Excise duty imposed on gold jewelry transactions.

Between 2011-2014 National fiber optical network was installed in only 56 villages. However between 2014-2016 under Modi govt it was installed to 76000 villages.

पिछली सरकार में प्रधानमंत्री ग्रामीण सड़क योजना प्रति दिन 69 किलोमीटर होती थी। हमारे आने के बाद 111 किलोमीटर हो गयी है ! और हमने रोड बनाने में Space Technology का उपयोग किया है। Space Technology से photography होती है, monitoring होता है। हमने रेलवे में Drone का उपयोग किया है। photography करते हैं, काम का हिसाब लेते हैं। कार्य संस्‍कृति Technology की मदद से कैसे बदलाव लाया जा सकता है।

ग्रामीण आवास योजना, पिछली सरकार में एक साल में, 1083000 घर बनते थे। इस सरकार में एक वर्ष में 2227000 घर बने। National Urban Renewal Mission एक महीने में पिछली सरकार में 8017 घर बने। हमारी योजना से 13530 घर बने हैं।

पहले Broad Gauge Railway का commissioning एक साल में 1500 किलोमीटर हुआ करता था। पिछले साल यह बढ़ करके 1500 किलोमीटर से सामने 3000 किलोमीटर, double और हम 3500 किलोमीटर तक किया !

Solar Energy को लाया गया। 2014 में 2700 मेगावाट थी, आज हम उसको 9100 मेगावाट पहुंचा दिए हैं।

DISCOM योजना के कारण, उदय योजना के तहत राज्‍यों को उस योजना जब वो सफल कर पाएंगे करीब-करीब 1 करोड़ 60 हजार से ज्‍यादा रकम राज्‍यों की तिजौरी में बचने वाली है और राज्‍यों के साथ जोड़ करके अगर भारत सरकार ने 1 करोड़ 60 हजार की घोषणा कर दी होती, तो चारों तरफ कहते कि वाह, मोदी सरकार ने इतना पैसा दिया। हमने योजना ऐसी बनाई कि राज्‍यों के खजानों में 1 लाख 60 हजार करोड़ रुपया DISCOM के द्वारा, उदय योजना के द्वारा बचत होने वाली है

पिछली सरकार के समय LED Bulb करीब तीन सौ, साढ़े तीन सौ, तीन सौ अस्‍सी उस रुपये में चलते थे। LED Bulb से energy saving होता है हमने बड़ा mission रूप में काम उठाया और करीब-करीब इतने कम समय में पिछले आठ-नौ महीने में इस योजना को बल दिया है। इतने कम समय में 21 करोड़ LED Bulb लगाने में हमने सफलता पाई है और तेज गति से आगे बढ़ रहे हैं। और अब तक जो LED Bulb लगे हैं उसके कारण परिवारों में जो बिजली का बिल आता था, वो जो बिजली का बिल कम हुआ है, वो परिवारों में करीब-करीब 11000 करोड़ रुपयों की बचत हुई है। अगर किसी सरकार ने बजट में 11000 करोड़ बिजली उपभोक्‍ताओं को देने का तय किया होता, तो अखबारों में Head-Line बनती। हमने LED Bulb लगाने मात्र से 11000 करोड़ बिजली का बिल सामान्‍य मानव के घर में कम किया है।

17 मंत्रालय के 84 योजनाएं, हमने Direct Benefit Transfer AADHAR योजना के साथ जोड़ करके उसको आगे किया और 32 करोड़ लोगों को 1 लाख 56 हजार करोड़ रूपया  Direct Benefit Transfer स्‍कीम में दिया गया।

PAHAL योजना हमारे यहां गैस सिलेंडर जाते थे, सब्सिडी मिलती थी, जब उसको आप AADHAR योजना से जोड़ा तो उसका leakage  करीब-करीब 26 हजार करोड़ रूपये से ज्‍यादा leakages रूका, जिसका परिणाम यह आया कि डेढ़ करोड़ गरीब परिवारों को गैस का कनेक्‍शन देने हम सफल हुए हैं।

जब से हमने Technology का उपयोग किया AADHAR का उपयोग किया करीब-करीब 3 करोड़ 95 लाख, फर्जी राशन कार्ड पकड़े गए, उससे करीब-करीब 14 हजार करोड़ रकम बिचौलिए मार खाते थे, गरीब के हक का मार खाते थे, वो मुख्‍य धारा में आया और गरीबों की तरफ गया।

यूरिया चोरी होता है कारखानों में चला जाता है किसान के नाम पर subsidy  के bill कटते हैं लेकिन किसान को लाभ नहीं मिलता था। यूरिया का दूसरा दुरूपयोग होता था synthetic-milk बनाने में और उसके कारण गरीब बच्‍चों की जिंदगी के साथ खेला जाता था।  यूरिया को 100% नीम कोटिंग किया आपने निर्णय किया था, छह साल में आपने सिर्फ 20%, 35% cap लगाने के बाद 35% भी नहीं पहुँच पाए, सिर्फ 20%, नीम-कोटिंग किया। हमने आ करके इस बात को हात में लिया और 188 देश, आपका छह साल, मेरा छह महीना हिंदुस्‍तान में 100% नीम कोटिंग यूरिया कर दिया, imported यूरिया को भी नीम-कोटिंग कर दिया

Governance के मुद्दे पर बहुत काम कि‍या है। पहले affidavit की प्रथा दी। हमने उसे बदल कर self-attestation की व्‍यवस्‍था कर दी!

हमने 3th and 4th grade jobs के लिए हमने इंटरव्‍यू खत्‍म कर दि‍ए।

पहले कंपनी रजि‍स्‍टर करनी होती थी तो 7-7, 15-15 दि‍न, दो-दो महीने लगते थे। आज 24 घंटे में कंपनी रजि‍स्‍टर हो सकती है।

पहले पासपोर्ट पाने में महीने लग जाते थे, आज पासपोर्ट एक हफ्ते के भीतर देने की व्‍यवस्‍था की है। और अब Postal में जो head-office है उसको भी Passport-Office में convert कर रहे हैं