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NEW INITIATIVES AND NEW TRADITIONS
New Traditions Guiding

India's Development

In order to give the country new direction, the Government has launched a slew of new
initiatives and schemes over the last nine years. However, with continuity, i.e., grooming old
traditions and out-of-the-box ways for public participation with the idea of public welfare,
some unprecedented steps have been taken that have become milestones in New India's
development journey. These include the New National Education Policy, Startups, Standup, Beti
Bachao-Beti Padhao and other women-related schemes, budget reforms, skill development,
Kisan Samman Nidhi , new UDAN, UPI, Khelo India, and environmental initiatives, among
others.
"The government will get a lot of help in implementing the assessment of the power of the government, the
the announcements related to the budget, and this talk of the performance of the government—mostly
is the time when the whole government team has to it has been around what big announcements the
work very hard before the budget. But with such a big government has been making. But for the first time,
initiative of dialogue with the stakeholders after the these norms are changing. Our government is being
budget, I think it will be more effective than that. Now evaluated by its delivery system. Providing rights to the
that we have done the budget a month in advance, to entitled has been the specialty of our government. This
do it one month earlier means that I have to run the is the new motto for the functioning of the government
country's economic system one month earlier." in the country."
"You must have seen how the Padma Shri and This marks the start of the shaping of a new
Padma-Vibhushan awards were given. It was based India, where the government has established new
on the recommendation by any leader or government; parameters for infrastructure-level connectivity as
we said that there is no need for a recommendation. well as communication, social, and other types of
Anyone online can send details about himself or connectivity. The path-breaking initiative is preparing
anyone else. Someone who has read something in the the script for the transformation of New India so that
newspaper can send the clipping. Now, as you must when the country celebrates the centenary anniversary
have seen, such people are getting Padma Shri, who of its independence in 2047, the fulfilment of these
are unsung heroes." resolutions can make it one of the most powerful
"The evaluation of the governments in our country, countries in the world.

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