Modi government plans and projects that will help India

Make in India is an initiative by the Government of India to encourage companies to manufacture in India and invest in manufacturing. The policy was to create a conducive environment for investment, development of modern and efficient infrastructure, and opening up of new areas for foreign capital. The initiative targets 25 economic sectors for job creation and skill development, and the initiative aims to "turn India into a global design and manufacturing hub."

"Make in India" had three stated objectives:

1. to increase the manufacturing sector's growth rate to 12-14% per annum;
2. to create 100 million additional manufacturing jobs in the economy by 2022
3. to ensure that the manufacturing sector's contribution to GDP is increased to 25% by 2022 (later revised to 2025).

Launch Date:- September 2014 

Key Ministry:-  Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Digital India is a campaign launched by the Government of India to ensure that government services are made available electronically to citizens by enhancing better online infrastructure and internet connectivity or by making the country digitally empowered in technology. Can you The initiative include plans to connect rural areas with high-speed internet networks?

It includes three main components:-

1. Developing digital infrastructure, 
2. Digitally delivering government services, and 
3. Universal digital literacy.

Launch Date:- 1 July 2015

Key Ministry:- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Finance

Atmanirbhar Bharat which translates to 'self-reliant India', is a Hindi phrase used and the Government of India in relation to economic development in the country during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, the term is used as an umbrella concept in relation to making India "a bigger and more important part of the global economy", pursuing policies that are efficient, competitive, and resilient, and being self-sustaining and self-generating.

The first popular mention of this came in the form of the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' or 'Self-Reliant India Mission' during the announcement of India's COVID–19 pandemic-related economic package on 12 May 2020, 12 October, and 12 November 2020. Since May 2020, the phrase has been used across ministries such as the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Defence in relation to press releases, statements, and policies. The phrase has also been used by the government in relation to the 2021 Union Budget of India. 

Atmanirbhar Bharat 5 pillars:-

1. Economy,
2. Infrastructure,
3. System,
4. Demography and
5. Demand.

Launch Date:- 13 May 2020

Startup India is an initiative of the Government of India. An additional area relating to this initiative is to discard restrictive States Government policies within this domain, such as License Raj, Land Permissions, Foreign Investment Proposals, and Environmental Clearances. It was organized by The Department for the promotion of industry and internal trade.

The action plan of this initiative is focussing on three areas:

1. Simplification and Handholding.
2. Funding Support and Incentives.
3. Industry-Academia Partnership and Incubation.

Key points:-

1. 10,000 crore startup funding pool.
2. Reduction in patent registration fees.
3. Improved Bankruptcy Code, to ensure a 90-day exit window.
4. Freedom from inspections for the first 3 years of operation.
5. Freedom from Capital Gain Tax for first 3 years of operation.
6. Freedom from tax for the first 3 years of operation.
7. Self-certification compliance.
8. Created an Innovation hub, under the Atal Innovation Mission.
9. To target 5 lakh schools, and involve 10 lakh children in innovation-related programmes.
10. New schemes to provide IPR protection to startup firms.
11. Built Startup Oasis as Rajasthan Incubation Center.

Launch Date:- 16 January 2016

Key Ministry:- Ministry of Commerce and Industry ( Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade )

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana ( PMJDY ) is a financial inclusion program of the Government of India open to Indian citizens, that aims to expand affordable access to financial services such as bank accounts, remittances, credit, insurance, and pensions. This financial inclusion was launched by the Indian government on 28 August 2014. the prime minister had announced this scheme in his first Independence Day speech on 15 August 2014.

Launch Date:- 28 August 2014

Key Ministry:- Ministry of Finance ( Department of Financial Services )

The Sagarmala Programme is an initiative by the government of India to enhance the performance of the country's logistics sector. The programme envisages unlocking the potential of waterways and the coastline to minimize infrastructural investments required to meet these targets.

It entails investing Rs. 8.5 trillion (2018) to set up new mega ports, modernizing India's existing ports, developing of 14 Coastal Economic Zones (CEZs) and Coastal Economic Units, with of boosting merchandise exports by US$110 billion and generating around 10,000,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Project Theme	No. of Projects	Project Cost
Port Modernisation	245	₹1,416,410 million (equivalent to ₹1.5 trillion, US$21 billion in 2019)in 2019)
Connectivity Enhancement	210	₹2,444,640 million (equivalent to ₹2.8 trillion, US$39 billion  in 2019)
Port-Linked Industrialisation	57	₹4,639,700 million (equivalent to ₹5.2 trillion, US$73 billion in 2019 )
Coastal Community Development	65	₹69,760 million (equivalent to ₹79 billion, US$1.1 billion in 2019)
Total	577	₹8,570,500 million (equivalent to ₹9.7 trillion, US$140 billion in 2019 )

Launch Date:- 31 July 2015
Key Ministry:- Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

The Bharatmala Pariyojana is a centrally-sponsored and funded road and Highways project of the Government of India. The total investment for 83,677 km committed new highways is estimated at ₹5.35 lakh crore, making it the single largest outlay for a government road construction scheme (as of December 2017). The project will build highways from all our states and union territories Special emphasis will be given to providing connectivity to the far-flung border and rural areas including the tribal and backward areas. 

Impact:-

Bharatmala will significantly boost highway infrastructure:-

1. Raise 6 NC corridors to 50 corridors (6 NC and 44 EC)
2. Raise 40% freight to 80% freight on National Highways
3. Raise 300 districts to 550 districts connected by minimum 4-lane highways.

Launch Date:- 31 July 2015
Key ministry:- Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a country-wide campaign initiated by the Government of India in 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management. It is a restructured version of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan launched in 2009 that failed to achieve its intended targets. Phase 1 of the Swachh Bharat mission lasted till October 2019. Phase 2 will be implemented between 2020–21 and 2024-25.

Initiated by the Government of India, the mission aimed to achieve an "open-defecation free" India by 2 October 2019, the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. The objectives of the first phase of the mission also included eradication of manual scavenging, generating awareness and bringing about a behavior change regarding sanitation practices, and augmentation of capacity at the local level. The second phase of the mission aims to sustain the open defecation-free status and improve the management of solid and liquid waste. The campaign's official name is in Hindi.  It is India's largest cleanliness drive.

The mission was split into two: rural and urban. In rural areas "SBM - Gramin" was financed and monitored through the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation; whereas "SBM - urban" was overseen by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

The government provided subsidies for the construction of nearly 110 million toilets between 2014 and 2019, although some Indians especially in rural areas choose to not use them. The campaign was criticized for using coercive approaches to force people to use toilets.

  

Launch Date:- 2 October 2014

Key Ministry:- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Key Ministry:- Parameswaran Iyer

The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian Railways with the responsibility to undertake planning, development, and mobilization of financial resources and construction, maintenance, and operation of the "Dedicated Freight Corridors" (DFC). The DFCCIL was registered as a company under the Companies Act 1956 in 2006. 

The first 2 DFCs, Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), from Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to JNPT in Mumbai and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), Ludhiana in Punjab to Dankuni in West Bengal, which will decongest the railway network by moving 70% of India's goods train to these two corridors, are both on track for completion by June 2022. 

99% required land for these two has been acquired, and 56% of WDFC and 60% of EDFC is complete as of July 2020.

Launch Date:- 30 October 2006

Key Ministry:- subsidiary of Indian Railways 

Production Linked Incentive is a scheme that aims to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units. The scheme invites foreign companies to set up units in India, however, it also aims to encourage local companies to set up or expand existing manufacturing units and also to generate more employment. the Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing sector, This scheme was introduced in line with India’s Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign.

Launch Date:- 7 April 2020

Key Ministry:- Ministry of Heavy Industries

The National Skill Development Mission was officially launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on 15.07.2015 on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day. The Mission has been developed to create convergence across sectors and States in terms of skill training activities. Further, to achieve the vision of ‘Skilled India’.

Key institutional mechanisms for achieving the objectives of the Mission have been divided into three tiers, which will consist of a Governing Council for policy guidance at the apex level, a Steering Committee, and a Mission Directorate as the executive arm of the Mission. Mission Directorate supported by three other institutions: National Skill Development Agency, National Skill Development Corporation, and Directorate General of Training  – all of which will have horizontal linkages with Mission Directorate to facilitate smooth functioning of the national institutional mechanism. Seven sub-missions have been proposed initially to act as building blocks for achieving the overall objectives of the Mission.

They are:-

1. Institutional Training,
2. Infrastructure,
3. Convergence,
4. Trainers, 
5. Overseas Employment,
6. Sustainable Livelihoods, 
7. Leveraging Public Infrastructure.

Launch Date:- 15 July 2015 

Key Ministry:- Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

National Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with the mission to develop smart cities across the country, the objective of promoting cities to provide core infrastructure, a clean and sustainable environment, and give a decent quality of life to their citizens through the application of ‘smart solutions’, making them citizen-friendly and sustainable. The Union Ministry of Urban Development is responsible for implementing the mission in collaboration with the state governments of the respective cities. The mission initially included 100 cities, with the deadline for completion of the projects set between 2019 and 2023. The effective combined completion of all projects is now at 11%.  

Launch Date:- 25 July 2015

Key Ministry:- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs