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becoming Prime Minister when
40.35 crore he was Chief Minister of Gujarat.
In order to reduce the number of
Jan-Dhan accounts opened by August school drop-outs, he undertook
2020, Rs 1,30,701.05 crore deposited in several unique decisions like 'Shala
Jan-Dhan accounts, 29.75 crore RuPay Praveshotsav' soon after becoming
cards issued
Chief Minister. In order to reduce
According to GDP, India is the number of girls leaving schools
the 5th largest economy of in the absence of toilets, he ordered
the world construction of toilets in all the

In 2013-14, monthly per schools. It was his experience in
capita income was Gujarat which has led to toilets
Our goal is to Rs 6,699, it reached being built across all the villages
connect the Rs 10,534 in 2018-19 and schools of the country.
poorest of the poor MINIMUM GOVERNMENT,
in the country with As per December 2019 MAXIMUM GOVERNANCE
the mainstream of figures, India accounts for The Prime Minister has been
economic activity. 3.9% of the world’s GDP
We have left behind saying on several occasions, “I
the world's major 18 per cent increase believe that the government should
economies in terms in Foreign Direct Investment not do business. Its focus should
of growth rate New Education Policy after be on ‘minimum government
and GDP 35 years to make the youths maximum governance’.” The
economically self-reliant quality of governance becomes
paramount. There is another
by providing them with important aspect of the Prime
employable education
Minister regarding good
governance – to follow the
PROJECT STUCK FOR 25 YEARS, HURDLE Swaraj principle of Gandhiji.
CLEARED IN A FEW MINUTES Mahatma Gandhi believed that

rime Minister Narendra Modi monitors implementation and each village should be enabled
to find solution to local problems.
Pground realities of projects since they are announced. One People’s participation was a big
such example is the 289-kiometre long rail line from Khurda to reason behind the success of
Balangir in Odisha. This 25-year-old project is not completed Mahatma Gandhi’s independence
yet. He was very angry when he found out about this project movements.
in 2015. Expressing his displeasure, he had told the officers of Similarly, the cooperation of the
the PMO that this region belonged to the most needy people. people is must for any government’s
He had said that this project should be prioritized. If the work success in formulating policies
had been over by 2000, the cost of the project would have been and their implementation. As long
lower and the people of East India would have benefited from as the Government does not give
it. In the PRAGATI meeting held to review various projects, the opportunities to people, many of
status report of Khurda-Balangir railway project was placed the goals would remain on paper.
before the Prime Minister in January this year. After the Prime This is the idea that the Prime
Minister's intervention, the project has now been expedited Minister has made his mantra
and the work will be completed soon. n and connected the people directly

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