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Chapter 49 : The NDA Government (2014 Onwards)

Table of contents28 sections
  1. 1.The NDA Government (2014 Onwards)
  2. 2.NDA Government (May 2014-May 2019)
  3. 3.Digital India: A Step Forward in e-Governance
  4. 4.Socio-Economic Policies and Programmes
  5. 5.Security
  6. 6.Foreign Relations
  7. 7.Social Situation
  8. 8.Key Terms
  9. 9.📌 Exam Tidbits
  10. 10.General Elections of 2019
  11. 11.Key Terms
  12. 12.📌 Exam Tidbits
  13. 13.NDA Back in Government
  14. 14.Factors behind the NDA Victory
  15. 15.Key Terms
  16. 16.📌 Exam Tidbits
  17. 17.Some Notable Events of NDA's Second Term
  18. 18.The Country Reels under a Pandemic
  19. 19.75th Year of Independence 2021-22
  20. 20.Droupadi Murmu Elected as President
  21. 21.AAP Rule in Punjab
  22. 22.Key Terms
  23. 23.📌 Exam Tidbits
  24. 24.NDA Wins a Historic Third Term
  25. 25.Factors for BJP Falling Below Expectations
  26. 26.Key Terms
  27. 27.📌 Exam Tidbits
  28. 28.Quick-Recall Box

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The NDA Government (2014 Onwards)

NDA Government (May 2014-May 2019)

  • Formation: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formed the government on May 26, 2014, after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a majority on its own.
  • Oath Ceremony: Narendra Modi took the oath as Prime Minister, administered by President Pranab Mukherjee at the forecourts of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.
  • Significance:
  • First swearing-in ceremony where all SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) heads were invited and attended.
  • A non-Congress government came to power after 10 years, and a single party secured a full majority after a long time.
  • Agenda: Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas ('together with all, development for all'). Focused on social/financial inclusion, transparency, cooperative federalism, and "less government and more governance."

Digital India: A Step Forward in e-Governance

  • Launch: August 14 (within three months of taking office).
  • Aim: Electronically empower citizens/economy, reduce paperwork to lower corruption, and improve rural/village internet connectivity.
  • Key Tools Developed:
  • Unified Payments Interface (UPI): Mobile-enabled money transfer system between bank accounts.
  • Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM): Developed for a cashless economy.

Socio-Economic Policies and Programmes

The government leveraged past ideas (Aadhaar, Goods and Services Tax (GST)) and introduced new ones (demonetisation, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code).

Disbanding Planning Commission and Setting up NITI Aayog

EventDateDetails
Independent Evaluation Office ReportMay 29, 2014Submitted to PM Modi; recommended replacing the Planning Commission with a 'control commission'.
Scrapping of Planning CommissionAugust 2014Done by the union cabinet.
Formation of NITI AayogJanuary 1, 2015NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog formed via cabinet resolution/executive order.
NITI Aayog ObjectivesOngoingPolicy think tank aiming to enhance cooperative federalism via state participation using a bottom-up approach.

JAM Trinity: Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile

Aimed at direct subsidy transfer to beneficiaries, reducing leakages, and removing intermediaries.

Health Policy

  • National Health Policy (January 2015): Emphasised the role of private healthcare organisations (unlike the UPA's focus on public health goals). Merged several programmes (tobacco control, elderly care) with the National Health Mission.
  • Ayushman Bharat (2018): Government health insurance scheme.
  • Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean…
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