Govt presents 50-day report card, says ‘walking the talk’

New Delhi, July 22

Presenting a report card after completing 50 days in office, the Modi government on Monday said it is already “walking the talk” on the promise of rapid development and the pace of reform in its second term had increased as compared with the previous tenure.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar presented the report card and achievements of the government, asserting that “speed, skill and scale” had been manifested in the first 50 days of its second term.

He said the government had hit the ground running for the welfare of all sections of society, including farmers, traders, small businesses, unemployed youth and middle class.

Javadekar said the country had felt assured that the pace of reforms, welfare and justice to all had increased as compared to the first term.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in on May 30 after the BJP won 303 seats--the first time since 1971 that an incumbent government returned to power with such a thumping mandate.

The target of USD 5 trillion economy is not just a dream but a roadmap had been given for it, Javadekar told reporters.

He asserted that the first 50 days had shown that the Modi government’s second term would be more effective and would build on the success of its previous tenure.

The government had taken historic decisions which showed a clear roadmap of faster development in infrastructure, social justice and education, he said.

Javadekar expressed confidence over the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2 and added that India’s manned mission to space, Gaganyaan, would be launched in 2022.

The Prime Minister’s presence on world forum had made a difference to India’s influence over world politics, the minister said. PTI