PM Narendra Modi was sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India on 30th May 2019, marking the start of his second term in office. The first ever Prime Minister to be born after Independence, Shri Modi has previously served as the Prime Minister of India from 2014 to 2019. He also has the distinction of being the longest serving Chief Minister of Gujarat with his term spanning from October 2001 to May 2014. When he became PM in 2014, India had a clear majority government after about 25 years.
With over 20 years in public life as a head of the national and state government, he has ushered in a paradigm shift in governance that has led to inclusive, development-oriented and corruption-free governance. Implementation of welfare programs as a mass movement has been key to his citizen centric governance for ‘Ease of Living’.
Under his visionary leadership India is home to the world’s largest healthcare programme, Ayushman Bharat. Further, PM Jan Dhan scheme has widened banking net to poor and has ensured financial inclusion. The JAM trinity (Jan Dhan- Aadhaar- Mobile) has led to elimination of middle-men and enhanced transparency.
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has proven to be a major game-changer in providing smoke-free kitchens by providing free cooking gas connections to the poor. 18,000 villages that were without electricity even after 70 long years of Independence have been electrified.
Various path breaking initiatives like PM KISAN, Soil Health Cards, E-NAM etc have helped India to move towards sustainable agriculture. ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ a mass movement for cleanliness across the nation has been lauded by WHO.
Under his leadership, India is making rapid strides in development of next-generation infrastructure be it in terms of more highways, railways, i-ways and waterways. India has made significant improvement in ‘Ease of Doing Business’.
PM Modi is deeply passionate about environmental causes. He has time and again called for closing of ranks to create a clean and green planet. Launch of the International Solar Alliance, an innovative effort to harness solar energy for a better planet stands testimony to his long-term vision for environment. As the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he created a separate Climate Change Department to create innovative solutions to climate change.
During the 26th COP26 in Glasgow, the idea of Mission LiFE – ‘Lifestyle For Environment’- was introduced by the Prime Minister. Mission LiFE promotes an environment-conscious lifestyle that focuses on ‘mindful and deliberate utilisation’ instead of ‘mindless and destructive consumption.
Recognising his efforts towards environmental conservation, PM Modi was honoured with the United Nations ‘Champions of the Earth Award.’
PM Modi’s clarion call for marking a day as ‘International Day of Yoga’ received an overwhelming response at the UN. In a first, a total of 177 Nations across the world came together and passed the resolution to declare 21st June as the ‘International Day of Yoga at the UN.’ India’s call to further popularise millets has gained recognition as the UN has declared 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets.’
