Vajpayee’s ‘India Shining’ defeat in 2004 made BJP shift its focus to the poorest, and Modi’s first five years saw anti-poverty schemes bring great success.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
Very constructive article.India is a poor country with long history of corruption at every level. If Modi was able to minimise the corruption that is no small achievement.
“Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done” by Ram Charan and Larry Bossidy.
Otherwise how else one who would explain the massive mandate that BJP has received under Narendra Modi? Poorest of the poor must be happy under Modi – most certainly. One suggestion that can give great relief especially old people: Central Government has opened medical shops under Prime Minister’s name. It is an excellent initiative. Medicines are very costly in commercial shops. India has become a Diabetic capital – and diabetics is the root cause of many illness. Government shops sell medicines at massive discount – almost at the cost of their manufacture, giving great relief to common man. Discount varies from 30% to 90%. But the problems are two fold: There are not many shops in a city like Chennai. One has to travel miles to go to reach these shops. Government must order opening of such shops in every Mohalla so that elderly people who survive on medicines are not put to any difficulty. Secondly these shops sell only generic medicines and old people who depend upon medicines will have to turn to commercial establishments for other essential medicines. This does not really help in reducing the expenditure on medicines, If all medicines are sold, even with a discount of – not 90% – but say 50% discount, it will give a great relief to poor people. Will the government improve on the existing system and make available all medicines at affordable cost and within a smaller radius in every locality. This will be a great blessing.
Yeah Right, if you claim so. One in five is still below poverty line..
Very constructive article.India is a poor country with long history of corruption at every level. If Modi was able to minimise the corruption that is no small achievement.
https://www.thequint.com/news/india/bjp-has-merely-renamed-19-out-of-23-congress-schemes-report
“Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done” by Ram Charan and Larry Bossidy.
Otherwise how else one who would explain the massive mandate that BJP has received under Narendra Modi? Poorest of the poor must be happy under Modi – most certainly. One suggestion that can give great relief especially old people: Central Government has opened medical shops under Prime Minister’s name. It is an excellent initiative. Medicines are very costly in commercial shops. India has become a Diabetic capital – and diabetics is the root cause of many illness. Government shops sell medicines at massive discount – almost at the cost of their manufacture, giving great relief to common man. Discount varies from 30% to 90%. But the problems are two fold: There are not many shops in a city like Chennai. One has to travel miles to go to reach these shops. Government must order opening of such shops in every Mohalla so that elderly people who survive on medicines are not put to any difficulty. Secondly these shops sell only generic medicines and old people who depend upon medicines will have to turn to commercial establishments for other essential medicines. This does not really help in reducing the expenditure on medicines, If all medicines are sold, even with a discount of – not 90% – but say 50% discount, it will give a great relief to poor people. Will the government improve on the existing system and make available all medicines at affordable cost and within a smaller radius in every locality. This will be a great blessing.
a.k. pattabiraman, chennai