Agenda for the nation: PM Modi has listed 17-points to take country forward

New Delhi: A plan of 17-point had been given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep the country forward. These 17-points are people-oriented.

Reports claimed that the agenda was finalised on July 10 and forwarded to all the ministries. The ministries had time till July 20 to reply back with a detailed action plan with strict instructions to maintain focus on delivery and implementation.

Main attraction of the agenda is as follows:

• Upgradation of road and rail network in a manner that anyone can reach his/her destination anywhere in the country within 24 hours. For this, build coastal expressways on the east and west coasts, and connect them through latitude expressways.
• Create a Kanha-Krishna corridor, starting from Madhya Pradesh till Andhra Pradesh. Highways, rail network, and oil and gas pipelines would be part of this corridor.
• Metro Rail and BRT systems in towns and cities to allow for faster and cheaper travel.
• Build world-class ports on both the west and east coasts of India with an aim to handle the largest container ships plying on global routes.
• Bring long distance call rates at par with local calls for “every citizen”.
• Set up decentralised mini grids in urban areas to be run by private vendors or cooperatives. Plans also for setting up village-level mini grids.
• Bring in labour reforms that ensure workers are appointed for fixed terms and not on contract basis. Also, do away with the applicability of the Factories Act to small industries.
• To tackle use of black money, make it mandatory to quote PAN or UID numbers in all financial transactions. Also, e-tendering of all government contracts to be made compulsory.
• Bring in law to mandate disclosure of interest by elected representatives and civil servants.
• Health reforms to involve deployment of male community health workers, setting up of health knowledge institutes in districts and the same to function in coordination with upgraded district hospitals, plus a three-year B.Sc course in community health.
• To ensure the goals of the agenda are met, a Public Service Delivery Guarantee to be implemented.

Bureau Report