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Cover Story

Years
of Vikas Yatra

Compared to the past, the nation is advancing at a sig-
nificantly faster pace. It is with this very resolve that India
has embarked upon the journey of the Amrit Kaal—an
era envisioned to ensure that 100 percent of villages have
road connectivity, 100 percent of families possess bank
accounts, 100 percent of beneficiaries hold Ayushman
Bharat cards, and 100 percent of eligible individuals are
covered under the Ujjwala scheme with gas connections.
Be it insurance schemes, pension plans, or housing initia-
tives—the government is committed to bringing every eli-
gible individual under the ambit of these programs. Street
vendors and hawkers are being integrated into the formal
banking system through the SVANidhi scheme. Further-
more, the nation is currently working with great urgency
to implement the “Har Ghar Jal” Mission. Guided by a
philosophy of holistic, all-inclusive, and all-encompassing
development, the Central Government is ensuring that
no individual or social group is left behind in the nation’s
developmental journey—and that no geographical region
or corner of the country remains untouched or neglected.
Be it women’s empowerment or youth power—farmers
or the poor and marginalized—there is but one singular
vision: development must be all-encompassing. Over the
past 12 years, concerted efforts have been made to uplift
even those regions of the country that had previously
lagged. Eastern India, the Northeast, the entire Himalayan
region—including Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh—as well
as coastal areas and tribal belts, are emerging as pivotal
pillars for India’s future developmental journey. For all
these regions, the guiding mantra of good governance
fosters a mindset of consensus rather than mere major-
ity rule—a philosophy encapsulated in the motto: “Sabka
Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, aur Sabka Prayas”.
The nation is steadily advancing toward the creation of an
India that is liberated from poverty, corruption, terrorism,
casteism, and communalism. tered on sustainable solutions—thereby paving the way
for the creation of a rising ‘New India.’ Over the past 12
STRENGTHENING PATH OF A years, India has not only doubled the size of its economy
but has also achieved rapid growth, largely driven by
DEVELOPED INDIA modern infrastructure development. During this period,
From the ramparts of the Red Fort to various other plat- the budgetary allocation for critical infrastructure
forms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has enumerated a sectors—such as railways, roads, airports, ports, power,
list of initiatives that should have been undertaken during water supply, and gas pipelines—has been increased
the very early years of independence. However, at that nearly sixfold. Today, work on mega-projects across the
time, a long-term vision focused on sustainable solutions country is proceeding at an accelerated pace. Looking to
for these issues was not adopted. Consequently, the the North, the Chenab Bridge—one of the world’s highest
nation today, under its current leadership, is witnessing railway bridges—has been constructed in Jammu and
the realization of projects that had remained pending—or, Kashmir. In the West, the Atal Setu—the country’s longest
one might say, stalled in limbo—for seven decades. Now, sea bridge—has been built in Mumbai. In the East, the
the country no longer relies merely on fate; instead, new Bogibeel Bridge in Assam. And in the South, the construc-
traditions of development are being established—driven tion of the Pamban Bridge—one of the few vertical-lift
by a clear vision, long-term policies, and an approach cen- bridges in the world—has been completed. Similarly, the

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