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Viksit Bharat | NATION
PM Modi stated that a clear THE IDENTITY OF AN EVOLVING INDIA
roadmap for reforms was Trains are operating at speeds of 160 km/h on the Delhi-Meerut Namo
created, with a primary focus Bharat Rapid Rail Corridor. To date, over 40 million passengers have
on governance-level reforms. traveled on this network, which boasts a punctuality rate of 99.9%.
To achieve this, 21st-century Times have changed. Similarly, the Delhi Metro maintains a punctuality
India is not merely altering rate of 99.9%, placing it on par with metro systems in cities like New
regulations but transforming York, Hong Kong, and Paris.
the entire philosophy behind
them. Previously, the regula- RISING DEFENSE EXPORTS
tory approach was “prohibited Avenues have opened for private sector participation in India’s nuclear
unless permitted”—meaning energy sector. Likewise, a major policy reform was implemented in the
one could not undertake an defense sector, overhauling a system that had been in place for over
activity without government two centuries. More than 40 ordnance factories were merged to form
authorization. We are shifting seven distinct entities. Today, India is becoming self-reliant in meeting
this approach to “permitted its defense requirements, and defense exports have surged 55-fold
unless prohibited”—meaning compared to 2014 levels.
that if an activity is not explicitly
forbidden by law, there should TRANSFORMING BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE
be no need for permission at Today, the network of roads, bridges, and tunnels in border areas is ex-
every step. The underlying panding rapidly. In the years 2024 and 2025 alone, 250 infrastructure
rationale is straightforward: projects by the BRO (Border Roads Organisation) have been dedicated
the relationship between the to the nation. A shift in mindset has transformed the landscape of
government and the citizen border infrastructure.
should be founded on trust, not
suspicion. A MISSION TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE FOR CRORES
OF PASSENGERS
While approximately 12,000 bio-toilets were installed in trains before
2014, more than 360,000 have been installed since then. In other
In the times ahead, ‘Ease words, over 97 percent of these bio-toilets were installed in the last 12
of Living’ and ‘Ease of years. This transformation goes beyond mere cleanliness; it represents
Doing Business’ will a new model of governance focused on passenger dignity, hygiene, and
expand further. Our the building of a modern India. It is also a mission to provide a superior
government will continue experience to crores of passengers. n
to work tirelessly for the
nation’s youth, women
(‘Nari Shakti’), farmers,
the poor, and the middle
class. Our ‘Reform
Express’ is set to move
forward with even greater
speed.
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
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