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New Indian Express
10 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Bihar would not forget insult: PM Modi slams RJD over Ambedkar portrait insult
PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a blistering attack on RJD chief Lalu Prasad after a portrait of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar was purportedly seen placed near someone's feet. Modi said the people of Bihar would never forget such an insult to the Dalit icon. 'RJD and Congress keep Baba Saheb at their feet, I keep him in my heart,' Modi remarked, lashing out at Lalu Prasad without directly naming him, during a public meeting held at Jasauli in Siwan district. 'The entire country has seen how RJD behaved with the portrait of Baba Saheb. Posters have been put up asking them to apologise for insulting him, but I know they never will, because they have no respect for Dalits and the extremely backward class. By insulting Ambedkar, they want to show they are bigger than him in stature,' he added. Modi continued his scathing criticism by drawing a contrast between his government and the opposition. 'I emphasise Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, but for RJD and Congress, it is only Parivar Ka Saath, Parivar Ka Vikas,' he said, while launching and laying foundation stones for various projects.
Hans India
13-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
11 years of Digital India : Tech turned into a tool to empower the lives of poor says PM
New Delhi: Besides the 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' pledge, the goal and vision of achieving 'Digital India' is beginning to realise as this forms the core of governance of the incumbent dispensation. The digital revolution, which began 11 years ago, is entrenched in almost every policy-making and public welfare scheme delivery with elaborate plans on how to bring benefits to the poor, downtrodden and marginalised sections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to the social media platform X on Thursday and wrote about "leveraging the power of technology in bringing innumerable benefits for people". "Service delivery and transparency have been greatly boosted. Technology has become a means of empowering the lives of the poorest of the poor," he further said. The Digital India initiative, launched by PM Modi in his first term, has gone on to reshape the way the country has grown and developed in the past decade. The governance has become transparent and accessible for every citizen, while it has also unlocked massive opportunities for the common citizen. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) marks one of the biggest hallmarks of the Modi government as it ensured seamless and leakage-free delivery of public welfare funds and schemes to crores of poor households. Today, the villages have access to internet services, while the digital payment system is also reaching the rural belts. Today, there are more than 322 schemes across 56 ministries covered under the DBT. More than Rs 44 lakh crore has been transferred directly into the accounts of beneficiaries, while Rs 3.48 lakh crore has been saved by cutting out leakages and preventing middlemen. In the past ten years, there has been a 90-fold increase in DBT transfers, marking a new era of public welfare delivery, laced with speed and transparency. Aadhaar – a unique identity of every citizen is powering the country's digital identity revolution. Today, every citizen of the 140-crore population has a unique 12-digit Aadhaar number. Aadhaar authentication transactions have crossed 150 billion mark. DigiLocker, an application that facilitates document storage online, has given strong impetus to paperless governance. As per official estimates, there are more than 52 crore registered Digilocker users in the country, with over 852 crore documents issued. Under the Jeevan Pramaan yojana, technology was harnessed to bring dignity to human lives. Jeevan Praman Patra has simplified life for pensioners by providing hassle-free digital life certificates. Today, more than 10 crore pensioners are registered, which means they no longer need to visit banks for giving "life certificates" in person. More than 143 lakh 'Digital Life Certificates' have been submitted since November 2024. UMANG App has been instrumental in converging all government services on one platform. It has become a single digital gateway for accessing more than 2,000 services across various government departments. As per records, there are over 8.21 crore registered users, with over 597 crore transactions.
Hans India
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Delhi Cabinet Approves Ordinance to Regulate Private School Fees
New Delhi: In a significant move aimed at protecting parents from arbitrary fee hikes, the Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Ordinance, 2025. The decision was taken during the government's 8th cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat. Announcing the decision at a press conference, Delhi's Education Minister Ashish Sood said the ordinance is designed to rein in exploitative fee collection practices by private schools and bring long-awaited financial relief to parents. 'In the last 100 days, every cabinet meeting under Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's leadership has resulted in key decisions in public interest,' Sood stated. 'Today's approval is a major step towards ensuring transparency and fairness in school fee structures.' The ordinance, once enacted, will prohibit private schools from arbitrarily increasing fees and is expected to directly impact over 1,600 private schools in the capital. It will take effect retroactively from April 1, 2025, following the President's assent. This means parents who were compelled to pay steep fees earlier this academic year may be eligible for relief. Sood added that the ordinance will be sent to the Lieutenant Governor, who will forward it to the President of India for approval. 'This is a historic day for Delhi's middle-class families,' said Sood. 'For years, under the previous AAP government, parents were burdened by unchecked fee hikes. The BJP government is now taking a decisive step to end this injustice.' He also highlighted that this is the first major education-related legislative initiative by a BJP-led government in Delhi in nearly three decades. Framing the move as part of the broader vision of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas,' Sood emphasized the government's commitment to transparent and citizen-centric enacted, the ordinance will serve as a regulatory framework for Delhi's 1,677 private schools, ensuring that fee hikes are justified, accountable, and in line with parents' expectations.
News18
09-06-2025
- Business
- News18
India Under PM Modi: 11 Years of Good Governance
Last Updated: The government's focus on inclusive growth through 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' and self-reliance through Aatmanirbhar Bharat will continue to shape India's trajectory June 9, 2025, marks the completion of 11 years of governance under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under his leadership, the country has made substantial progress in economic development, social progress, and has strengthened its position as a key global player. In the past 11 years, India's economy has expanded considerably. When PM Modi took office in 2014, the GDP per capita (based on purchasing power parity) was around $5,000, and today it has increased to over $12,000, a 240 per cent rise. The International Monetary Fund projects a 6.2 per cent growth rate for India in the FY 2025-26, higher than China's 4 per cent, US' 1.8 per cent, Japan's 0.6 per cent and the UK's 1.1 per cent, making India the fastest-growing major economy in the world. India has overtaken Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy, with a GDP exceeding $4 trillion. It is to the dynamic leadership of PM Modi that today India's economy has doubled from $2.1 trillion in 2015 to $4.3 trillion in 2025, a 105 per cent growth in mere 10 years. This growth wouldn't have been possible, without major policy changes like the Goods and Services Tax, implemented in 2017. The gross GST revenue collected in the FY 2024- 25 was over Rs 22.08 lakh crore, of which the Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) was Rs 4.13 lakh crore, the State Goods and Service Tax (SGST) was Rs 5.16 lakh crore, and the Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) was Rs 11.25 lakh crore. The 'Make in India" initiative, launched in 2014, is starting to showcase its potential and success. For instance, Apple vendors nearly doubled exports of iPhones from India from Rs 85,000 crore in FY23- 24 to Rs 1.5 lakh crore in FY 24-25. The production-linked incentive scheme, offering $24 billion in incentives since November 2023, supports sectors like electronics and drones. India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has overtaken Visa in daily transaction volume. On June 1, UPI processed 64.4 crore transactions, followed by over 65 crore on June 2. In contrast, Visa's average daily transaction volume in the financial year 2024 stood at 63.9 crore. Digital payments via UPI are projected to reach $1 trillion by FY26, growing at 40- 50 per cent annually. Infrastructure development has accelerated, with 36 km of highways built daily compared to only 8-11 km under UPA, and 100 per cent rural electrification has been achieved. In this period, foreign direct investment rose from $36 billion in 2013-14 to $709.84 billion over the decade, and India's exports jumped from $318 billion to $825 billion. Under the 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas" philosophy championed by PM Modi, social welfare programmes have expanded significantly. The Aadhaar system, covering 99 per cent of adults, enables direct benefit transfers, reducing subsidy leakages, with $34 trillion transferred using the Jan Dhan scheme. Rural development includes building 12 crore toilets, and providing tap water to over 15 crore households with eight states and three UTs having achieved 100 per cent water coverage in January 2025 itself. The Ujjwala scheme distributed 10 crore gas connections, and Ayushman Bharat issued 37 crore health cards. Food subsidies increased nearly fivefold since 2019, supporting access to affordable grains. Over 10 crore farmers have received Rs 3.75 lakh crore in financial support. Together these and other measures have ensured that India has significantly reduced our extreme poverty rate, from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12 to only 5.3 per cent in 2022-23, as revealed by the latest World Bank data. This means, under the inclusive leadership of PM Modi, 27 crore individuals were lifted out of extreme poverty in the past 11 years. Another critical aspect in which India has made substantial advancements is in the defence sector. India's defence exports have grown from Rs 1,941 crore in 2014 to Rs 23,662 crore in 2024, reflecting a gradual shift from 'defence buyer" to 'defence exporter". Under PM Modi, India is pushing for military modernisation with focus on aatmanirbharta (self-reliance). In the coming decade, the defence sector is set to become a major contributor to our economic growth. Over the past 11 years, India has achieved robust economic growth despite global challenges such as Covid-19 pandemic, war between Russia and Ukraine disturbing the global economic scenario, and the recent skirmish with Pakistan. India has made significant progress in GDP growth, social welfare expansion, infrastructure and industrial development, and defence modernisation, including increased exports. These advancements are gaining international recognition. The government's focus on inclusive growth through 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikash" and self-reliance through 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat" will continue to shape India's trajectory as we collectively aim for a $7 trillion economy by 2030, and a 'Vikshit Bharat" status by 2047. Let us all work together to realise this goal. Raju Bista is the Member of Parliament from Darjeeling, and BJP national spokesperson. Views expressed in the above piece are personal and solely that of the author. They do not necessarily reflect News18's views.
News18
09-06-2025
- Politics
- News18
1 Year Of Modi 3.0: Celebrating Pathbreaking Changes And Good Governance Modi News
1 year of Modi 3.0: Celebrating pathbreaking changes & good governance!PM Modi highlights 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' philosophy, while HM Amit Shah hails 11 yrs of Modi govt as a milestone in national security. n18oc_indiaNews18 Mobile App -
