Opinion: Modi@25: Building The Foundations Of A New India
This article reviews Narendra Modi's 25-year governance trajectory, highlighting his focus on grassroots livelihood initiatives and large-scale infrastructure development. It specifically credits his administration with the success of the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme and the rapid modernization and electrification of the Indian Railways.
Why it matters
The piece provides a perspective on the administrative philosophy and economic strategies that have shaped India's current infrastructure and employment policies over the last two decades.
It was October 2001, and Narendra Modi had just been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. One of the first questions that he put to his team was whether bureaucrats knew how a sewing machine was procured by rural women. A key reform he brought in was to launch a large-scale cattle inoculation campaign that actually took cattle care to the doorstep of rural farmers, enhancing the lives and incomes of their livestock. Very clearly, this highlighted his learnings from his earlier days as a Sangh Pracharak - how difficult it is to sustain and create a livelihood.
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