As @narendramodi ji completes 20 remarkable yrs of being at the helm,it is time to re-plug my book #TruthandDare,which captures everything--from the #Gujarat model of development,which saw 15% growth in 2005-06,to new age #Modinomics,which has lifted over 75mn people from poverty
Price of #NaturalGas will be determined by market forces,to increase affordability👇
It will debottleneck E&P sector& make e-bidding,competitive &transparent
Another decision by @narendramodi gov is the approval for 16.6km Kolkata East West rail corridor,that will connect Howrah on West Bank of Hoogly river,with Salt Lake City on East bank
Total project cost,8575Cr;will boost mass transit system&be ready by Dec2021 #CabinetDecisions
BIG news is,double lane,9.02km #AtalRohtangTunnel in Pir Panjal Himalayan range,built at altitude of 3000 metres from mean sea level
@narendramodi govt builds world's longest,high altitude tunnel that can handle 3000 cars and 1500 trucks per day,at speed of 80km/hr--Infra push💪
It has state of the art electro mechanical system,including semi transverse ventilation system, SCADA controlled firefighting, illumination&monitoring system
#AtalTunnel is extremely significant for India's defence&will reduce Leh-Manali-Lahaul-Spiti travel time by 46km/6 hrs💪
Built by BRDO,#AtalRohtangTunnel has telephone facility at every 150 metre stretch,a fire hydrant every 60 metre,emergency exits at every 500 metre,turning cavern every 2.2km, air quality monitors every 1 km, broadcasting&automatic detection system with CCTVs,at every 250 metre
#LabourCodes provide exemplary flexibility to industries;Definition of "fixed term" employment has been changed,making it easier for firms to hire contractual workers
Fixed term/Contractuals®ular workers will enjoy equal benefits,in many spheres,to protect Contractual workers
Social SecurityCode by @narendramodi govt will universalize social security by bringing informal&platform workers, under its ambit
Firms with less than 20 workers can join #EPFO to get social security benefits
Big move by @narendramodi govt to give informal sector a safety net
Internal workers will be free to voluntarily join employee state insurance,#ESI,scheme for getting healthcare benefits
My Oped in #TheDailyGuardian which discusses each of the 3 #FarmBills in great detail,tells you why the Bills by @narendramodi govt will not only end #Monopoly by #Arhatiyas,but will also end the #Monopsony of APMC Mandis-Yes, you heard it right--Monopsony is worse,than Monopoly
IBC Bill mandates that default on repayment wef March25,2020 would not be considered for initiating insolvency proceedings for at least 6mnths-Big move
This amendment to #IBC will aid #MSMEs in particular,who may have been impacted by lockdown
My thread on historic #FarmBills by @narendramodi govto unshackle farmers from monopolistic #APMCs&give them freedom of price discovery,rebuts flimsy allegations
It also highlights why most farmers' protests are concentrated in Punjab
There are 6900 APMCs now,with each #APMC catering to 300-400 villages;The Bills will create new #TradeAreas that will not replace but compete with APMCs,hence the protests