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Our ideology is for the benefit of the country. We have grown up with the
same ideology that talks about Nation First. It is our ideology that we are
taught the lesson of politics in the language of national policy. In our politics
also national policy is paramount. We have to accept one of these- politics
or national policy. Our values teach us to accept national policy and keep
politics at second number. We are proud that our ideology talks about ‘Sabka
Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’, which is the mantra that we also live by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Decisiveness in framing policies,
f the 20th century was shaped by political taking quick action for development,
superpowers, the 21st century will be led empathy for the villages and poor,
Iby technology superpowers. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi built a roadmap for the progressing through promoting
technological development which provided an technologies and improvement in the
impetus to good governance in India. India’s living standard are the barometer of
rapid development not only surprised the global India's new success model
community but also raised the country’s stature
at various international platforms. It is due to development. Who would have thought that a place
the efficient use of technology that the country like Ladakh, with temperature of -30 degree Celsius,
continued to move forward even during the Corona could have access to tap water? Construction
pandemic. Despite the lockdown, the poor were of Bogibeel Bridge on the Brahmaputra River
able to get their entitlements easily. In dealing with could be completed in record time? Who would
this disaster, a country with a dense population have thought the work on the Atal tunnel which
like India, set up such a health infrastructure that was delayed for over 26 years could have been
the country set a record in the first wave of Corona. completed in the last six years? Who would have
Now that the second wave took a terrible turn, the thought resources like LPG, electricity and roads
Central Government once again gave the mantra available in every village could be made possible
of ‘Jaan hai toh Jahan hai’ making it clear that in the last few years? Who would have thought the
saving lives is its topmost priority. Better use of country could be made open defecation free by
technology in this work has provided quick results. constructing over 11 Crore toilets? Who would
The importance of technology in the new century have thought that 40 Crore poor citizens could be
can also be gauged from the fact that for the first brought under the network of banking facilities by
time in the country, the benefits of government opening bank accounts under Jan Dhan Yojana?
schemes are reaching directly to even the most Who would have thought the country can provide
marginalised sections of the society. Science and universal healthcare by providing free treatment
technology have become such an important tool of up to Rs 5 Lakh to more than 50 Crore people
in India’s development that projects ranging from under a scheme like Ayushman Bharat? The debt-
administrative reforms, power, rail reforms, curbing ridden farmers can be rid of their debts through
corruption, tax transparency, one nation-one tax the Samman Nidhi scheme? School children can
through GST, Skill India, Startup India, Digital India, create unique innovations and compete globally
initiatives for farmers and women, changes in the who could imagine? Youth of the country can turn
field of education to defence modernisation and job creators through schemes such as Startup
realisation of projects which were stalled for over India who could think that? Bodo and Bru-Reang
decades is all becoming possible now. agreements can be fructified to bring peace and
A look at the various projects completed in stability in the northeast? That for the first time,
the last few years set a new benchmark for Sikkim can emerge on the aviation map of India?

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