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SPECIAL REPORT | 25 Years of Good Governance & Reforms

11 Years of Infrastructure Revolution...
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An infrastructure-building yajna has been underway in the
country for the past 11 years. This revolution over the past 144
11 years has added world-class infrastructure to the nation. Vande Bharat train
From railways to highways, from ports to airports, India’s is running. Amrit
rapidly expanding infrastructure network is enhancing Bharat Express,
‘Ease of Living’ and boosting the nation’s prosperity. Namo Bharat have
also been started.
n Schemes like the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan, Udaan,
Smart City Mission and AMRUT have helped in developing
highways, railways, ports, airports and urban life facilities. As 1,46,342
India is moving towards the future, infrastructure is proving km is the length of the NH
to be a launch pad, not just a foundation. network, up from 91,287 km in 2014.
n 7.8 lakh kilometres of rural roads completed by 2014-25.
n India's first solar-powered motorway, the Eastern Peripheral n The Metrorail network reached above 1000 km; it was 248
Motorway, was completed in just 500 days. km in 2014. An investment of Rs 2.5 lakh crore was made
n The world's tallest railway arch, Chenab Bridge, and India's in this sector & over 2000 coaches were made domestically.
first cable-stayed rail bridge (Anji Bridge) were inaugurated n ort capacity doubled in the last 11 years, and turnaround
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in June 2025. time improved from 93 to 48 hours.
n More than 31,000 km of rail tracks were added after 2014, n Works worth Rs 1.12 lakh crore were completed under
and about 47 thousand km of rail electrification was done. Amrit Yojana, while Rs 1.64 lakh crore was invested in
Kavach is deployed on various routes for safety. Smart City Mission.

Strong startup ecosystem
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India has emerged as the third-largest startup n Earlier, even the name of The
ecosystem in the world in the last decade. India’s startup was not heard, but number of
youth are no longer job seekers, but are becoming in the last 11 years, India unicorns
job creators. In the words of Prime Minister has become the third has crossed
largest startup ecosystem
Modi, “Startups have become a social culture in the world after America 118
and no one can stop social culture. and China.

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Establishment of new n Establishment of Air Quality Management Commission in 2021.
n Establishment of NITI Aayog (National Institution
institutions: The path for Transforming India), replacing the Planning
to major change Commission. 2.7+

n By December 6, 2024, more than 49 lakh civil n Establishment of the National Recruitment Crore course
enrollments
Agency, Mission Karmayogi, and National
servants and more than 1,500 courses have Medical Commission in 2020. on the iGOT
joined the iGOT Karmayogi platform. platform
Mission Karmayogi is a unique initiative in the direction of capacity building.
Through this mission, government employees are to be modernized by
improving their mindset, approach, and skills. They are to be given the
opportunity to become true Karmayogis. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

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