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Cover Story Sankalp years
Shakti of

These examples above, including the Uri surgical poverty line each year. Many decisions, such as Triple
strike and the Balakot air strike, have shown
that India is changing now. There are dozens of Talaq, Ram Mandir, the Bodo Agreement, and Article
such examples in the country that have not only 370, contributed to the establishment of peace and
become possible but are breaking the shackles harmony. Such decisions, which had been pending for
and determining the direction of the new India. decades, were thought to be permanent issues, but
under Prime Minister Modi's leadership, a solution was
completed under the current leadership. The country found, and a new India is emerging. Cleaning has now
is now relying on a clear vision, long-term policies, become a habit among the people of the country.
and sustainable solutions rather than destiny. New By sweeping himself, the Prime Minister established
development traditions are being established, and a a new habit and made people aware of it. Children
new India is emerging. were taught by connecting them to the Swachh Bharat
Sixty five percent of the country's population is under campaign. As part of the cleanliness campaign,
the age of 35. They have natural aspirations as well as toilets were built in over 11.5 crore homes, and cities
the spirit to propel the country forward. Prime Minister and rural areas were linked. With the advancement
Narendra Modi's 'New India, Great India' vision is an of technology, a new era of transparency has begun.
initiative to build a secure, prosperous, and progressive Rural India now consumes more internet data than
India by realising the spirit of India's youth. Today, cities. The BHIM app is used for digital transactions
every Indian is seeing his or her resolutions come true. in villages and cities. Through e-commerce, market
With a few examples, it is possible to understand what availability has increased. Because of technology,
kinds of beliefs existed in the past that are no longer today 100% of the benefit reaches the beneficiaries,
seen or heard anywhere today. whereas previously only 15 paisa reached the village
UPI has today become such a platform that it has for one rupee. However, 100% of the benefit is now
become a culture among people in terms of digital reaching the beneficiaries.
transactions, whereas it was previously stated that it Whether it is the implementation of schemes
was not possible in a country like India and that only a or monitoring, technology is giving impetus to the
small number of people would use it. This platform is infrastructure development of villages. While IT-
accessible via a variety of platforms. It has evolved into faceless assessment has brought about revolutionary
the root of a tree, from which many branches sprout. changes, initiatives such as e-office have accelerated
Initiatives such as e-NAM, the Soil Health Card, Organic the pace of administration. There was once a job-
farming, One Nation-One Fertiliser for Agriculture, and seeking mindset in India, but PM Modi changed it to
the Agriculture Market have brought to the agriculture
sector sustainable solutions that were previously
ignored.
The implementation of digital infrastructure in
the health sector, Ayushman Bharat, the PM Digital What is development? What are
Health Mission, N-95 masks, oxygen, PPE kits, and pains? What is poverty? What
Jan Aushadhi Kendra are all initiatives aimed at are troubles? I have experienced
achieving long-term solutions. There was a time when them very closely, and this is the
health-care spending drove 8 crore people below the experience that I have today for the
whole country, for crores of citizens
of the country, working as a family
member. It has been the continuous
effort of the government to ensure
that no entitled person should be left
out of the schemes for the welfare of
the poor. Everyone should get benefit.

- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

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