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#IndiaAt75 - The progressive initiative started by @NITIAayog Under progressive visionary leadership of @narendramodi Ji.

Strategy for New #IndiaAt75 was released on 19 December 2018 by then Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, in the presence of NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar, Members Dr Ramesh Chand and Dr VK Saraswat, and CEO Shri Amitabh Kant.

Drawing inspiration and direction from the Hon'ble Prime Minister’s clarion call "Sankalp Se Siddhi" for establishing a New India by 2022, NITI Aayog embarked on a journey of formulating the Strategy document in 2017.

The purpose of this document, ‘Strategy for New #IndiaAt75 , is to define clear objectives for 2022-23 in a diverse range of 41 areas that recognize the progress already made; and challenges that remain; identify
binding constraints in specific sectors;

and suggest the way forward for achieving the stated objectives.

The first section on drivers focuses on the engines of economic performance – in macroeconomic terms with chapters on growth and employment. The section also discusses strategies for the doubling of farmers’ incomes; boosting Make in India; upgrading the

science, technology and innovation
eco-system; and promoting sunrise sectors like fintech and tourism. An annual rate of growth of 9 per cent.
by 2022-23 is essential for generating sufficient jobs and achieving prosperity for all.

Four key steps, among
others have been spelled out for achieving this GDP growth rate. They are as follows -

- Increase the investment rate as measured by gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) from present 29 per
cent to 36 per cent of GDP by 2022. About half of this increase must come from public investment
which is slated to increase from 4 per cent to 7 per cent of GDP

- In agriculture, emphasis must shift to converting farmers to ‘agripreneurs’ by further expanding
e-National Agriculture Markets (e-NAMs) and replacing the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act with the Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (APLM) Act.

The creation of a unified
national market, a freer export regime and abolition of the Essential Commodities Act are essential for
boosting agricultural growth.

- A strong push would be given to ‘Zero Budget Natural Farming’ (ZBNF) techniques that reduce costs,
improve land quality and increase farmers’ incomes. This is a tested method for putting environment
carbon back into the land.

- To ensure maximum employment creation, codification of labour laws must be completed and a massive effort must be made to upscale apprenticeships.

The second section on infrastructure deals with the physical foundations of growth. A lot of progress has been made across all infrastructure sectors. This is imperative to ensure ease of living for citizens and enhancing competitiveness among Indian Businesses.

Under this, 3 key steps have been taken and they are as follows -

- Expediting the establishment of the Rail Development Authority (RDA), which is already approved. RDA will advise or make informed decisions on an integrated, transparent and dynamic pricing mechanism for the railways.

Investment in railways will be ramped up, including by monetising existing railway
assets.

- The share of freight transported by coastal shipping and inland waterways will be doubled. Initially,
viability gap funding will be provided until the infrastructure is fully developed.

An IT-enabled platform would be developed for integrating different modes of transport and promoting multi-modal and
digitised mobility

- With the completion of the Bharat Net programme in 2019, all 2.5 lakh gram panchayats will be digitally
connected. In the next phase the last mile connectivity to the individual villages will be completed.

The aim will be to deliver all government services at the state, district, and gram panchayat level digitally by
2022-23, thereby eliminating the digital divide.

Third Section of the strategy document deals with the most imperative task of investing in capabilities of citizens of India. For which the themes are around the topics of health, education and mainstreaming
of traditionally marginalized sections of the population.

Three key steps for the same are as follows -

- Implementing the recommendations of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission as a prelude
to appointing a successor for designing reforms in the changing context of emerging technologies and
growing complexity of the economy

- A new autonomous body, viz., the Arbitration Council of India, may be set up to grade arbitral
institutions and accredit arbitrators to make the arbitration process cost effective and speedy, and to preempt the need for court intervention.

- The scope of Swachh Bharat Mission may be expanded to cover initiatives for landfills, plastic waste and
municipal waste and generating wealth from waste.

To achieve the goals of New India in 2022-23, it is essential that the private sector, civil society and even
individuals come up with their own strategies to complement and supplement the steps the government intends to take.

The above mentioned points were referenced from Strategy Document of Niti Aayog. Over 800 stakeholders from within the government—Central, State and District levels—and about 550 external experts were consulted during the preparation of the document.

With the Sankalp of all Indians, India will have Siddhi.

Har Har Mahadev!!!

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