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SPECIAL REPORT
A Year Journey of Good Governance
9. International Solar Alliance (2015): A treaty- 15. GST Council (2016): The Centre and the
based international organisation for solar energy states were provided with a platform, through
was formed through an initiative by India and a constitutional body, to jointly decide on tax
France. Solar energy became a foundation for matters. The GST replaced various indirect taxes
global cooperation through mechanisms like and marked a shift toward creating a common
pooled procurement, standardisation, project national market.
preparation, and financing.
16. National Commission for Backward Classes:
10. Digital Public Infrastructure (2016): Open The institutional standing of the National
digital frameworks - such as Aadhaar, UPI, and Commission for Backwards Classes was
Account Aggregator - were created, enabling strengthened by granting it constitutional status.
banks, startups, and governments to build new This provided a permanent institutional voice to a
services upon them. Public digital facilities significant segment of the population.
became a shared foundation.
17. Chief of Defence Staff (2019): The post of
11. GeM (2016): Government procurement was CDS and the Department of Military Affairs
consolidated onto a single online platform, were created to foster better coordination among
enhancing transparency regarding prices, the three armed forces. A long-proposed joint
products, and vendors. The procurement system military structure was given an institutional
moved away from middlemen and limited framework.
competition toward an open digital marketplace.
18. CDRI (2019): An international coalition for
12. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2016): It disaster-resilient infrastructure was formed at
introduced a unified, creditor-driven and time- India’s initiative. Resilience became a shared
bound mechanism for resolving financial distress. global priority through research, technical
This provided an institutional basis for credit cooperation, and robust construction standards.
discipline.
19. Mission Karmayogi–iGOT (2020):
13. Atal Innovation Mission (2016): Atal Civil servant training shifted from a system
Tinkering Labs were established to bring based on rank and seniority to one focused
innovation to the school level, and Atal on continuous, competency-based learning.
Incubation Centres were set up for startups. Officials were provided with digital
The spirit of innovation received a significant training tailored to their specific roles.
boost on a broad scale. So far, 10,000 labs
have been set up; approximately 60 per cent 20. IN-SPACE – Boosting private
of these are in government schools, and companies in the space sector (2020): A
more than half are located in rural areas. single-window mechanism was established
for private companies in the space sector.
14. RERA (2016): Buyers’ rights in the real estate This created an institutional pathway for
sector received legal protection. Project the private sector to advance in areas such
registration, maintaining buyers’ funds in as launches, satellites, testing facilities, and
a separate account, and mechanisms for space services.
dispute resolution increased accountability.
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