The Modi government has implemented several commendable initiatives on various fronts such as universal healthcare, women empowerment, sanitation, clean energy, poverty alleviation, digital infrastructure, and promoting a start-up culture in India. These innovative schemes took a people-centric approach, ensuring that citizens become agents of change in their communities.
One of the major initiatives of the Modi government is the Make in India and Start-Up India campaigns. Make in India, launched in 2014, aimed to make India a hub for innovation, manufacturing, and design by facilitating investment and streamlining regulatory processes. The scheme attracted record foreign direct investment and opened up sectors like defense manufacturing and railways to FDI. Startup India, launched in 2016, focused on promoting entrepreneurship and innovation through various incentives for startups, with a corpus of Rs 10,000 crores.
The government also introduced initiatives targeting gender inclusiveness and women empowerment, such as the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme, which aims to empower the girl child at multiple levels and create a gender-inclusive society. The sustainable development initiative, Satat Bharat – Sanatan Bharat, focuses on clean energy, eco-restoration, and disaster-resilient infrastructure to combat climate change.
The Swachh Bharat Mission, one of the most well-known initiatives, successfully eradicated open defecation in India and focused on improving sanitation and cleanliness conditions across the country. The second phase of the mission, launched in February 2020, aims to sustain the Open Defecation Free status of villages and upgrade them to ODF Plus by focusing on solid and liquid waste management.
Moreover, the government has made significant strides in infrastructural development, with world-class airports, upgraded railway stations, and improved connectivity in remote areas through initiatives like the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan. This transformative approach aims to achieve economic growth and sustainable development by focusing on sectors like railways, roads, ports, airports, and logistics infrastructure.
Overall, these major initiatives of the Modi government reflect a participatory framework where citizen-led development and community-centric approaches are given prominence, marking a shift towards inclusive and sustainable development in India.
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