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When the Corona pandemic hit the
nation a loud and clear message was
given by reducing the salaries of the
Prime Minister and Parliamentarians
who can be job creators instead of job seekers.
In this regard, GST has emerged as a game-
changer as it brought the freelancers and service
providers under its ambit. The Government aims to
‘Cultivate one Million children in India as Neoteric
Innovators’ through Atal Innovation Mission and
Atal Tinkering Labs. It is due to the rising impact
of digital technology that salaries are now directly
transferred to bank accounts and through other The script for making a New India
digital payment modes instead of paying in cash. started with the Swachh Bharat
The Government’s various initiatives to promote Campaign which later encompassed
digital technology are encouraging employers Digital India, Make in India and now
to reorient their employment services terms and it has touched the most jubilant and
conditions. Labour reforms are aimed at taking crucial phase of Self-Reliant India
the country on the path of fast progress. and Vocal for Local
FAVOURABLE TIME FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
India has set very ambitious and voluntary Accessibility Ranking India has jumped from 99th
renewable power capacity targets to promote spot in 2014 to 26th spot in 2018. In the Global
renewable energy in the country. India took Competitiveness Index India improved its ranking
a leading role in shaping the Paris Climate from 71 to 58 in a very short span of time whereas
Agreement and launching the International Solar in the World Economic Forum’s Travel and
Alliance. India is among the very few nations Tourism Competitiveness Index India improved
which have continuously improved its Global its ranking from 65 to 34. Strong and responsible
Innovation Index and it has reached the 48th spot. leadership is also taking timely decisions enabling
During last few years annual per capita income fast progress. During the adverse times of Corona,
has risen between Rs 78,000 to Rs 1.25 Lakh. The the Government is taking every possible step to
trend of negative agriculture growth rate has been mitigate the crisis. This is also a test of India’s
reversed, the number of income taxpayers has resilience. It has been proven time and again that
more than doubled. The pace of construction of when India wholeheartedly resolves to reach a
national highways improved from 12 to 37 km per target, then it pulls every stop to achieve it. This is
day. Besides, rural road construction improved also one of the key lessons of our independence
from 70 to 130 km per day. struggle. A poem of those times by one of the
The electrification of rail lines has crossed most respected literary personalities of the country
from 3,000 kms to over 13,000 kms. Enhancing Sohan Lal Dwivedi which was dedicated to the
electricity generation capacity, laying an extensive entire freedom movement and Mahatma Gandhi
network of optical fibres, and promoting financial highlights this national trait of ‘Unity is Strength’.
inclusion which reached 99.6 per cent has resulted
in high FDI inflow to the country and a jump in चल पड़े जिधर दो डग, मग में
the various growth indexes. India has improved चल पड़े कोजि पग उसी ओर
its Ease of Doing Business Ranking from 142 in गड गई जिधर भी एक दृष्ि
2014 to 63 presently. In the World Bank Electricity गड गए कोजि दृग उसी ओर
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