33. A. Corruption Illicit/Black Money: A SIT (Special Investigation Team) has been set up under the leadership of retired SC Judge MB Shah to bring back the $500bn (estimated) black money that has flown out of India since Independence. (Full post: Milestone #1: Bringing back Black Money - NDA Government Watchdog) Further development: The Special Investigation Teams (SIT) efforts to unearth Indias black money received a major boost as the Swiss government draws up a list of Indianssuspected of having black money piled away in their banks. (Full post: Milestone #1.1: Promising development: Swiss government draws up list of Indians with suspected black money - NDA Government Watchdog) Nepotism: The government has sent a mandate to all ministers regarding appointment of their staff and has made it clear that they cannot pick family members or relatives. The appointment would be made from a common pool of candidates which will be decided by the Department of Personnel & Training’s Appointments Committee of Cabinet, which is part of the PMO. (Full post: Milestone #2: Curbing nepotism and favoritism - NDA Government Watchdog) B. Governance Speedier decision making: After consolidating a bunch of ministries to harness synergies, Modi has also clarified that crucial decisions on strategy and execution will rest with the PMO. (Full post: Milestone #3: Speedier decision making and harnessing synergies - NDA Government Watchdog) E-Governance: The environment ministry under Mr. Prakash Javadekar has launched a system for online submission of applications for environment clearance. This move is to ensure transparency, accountability and faster decision making. (Full post: Milestone #5 : E-Governance is the new mantra by Manoj Memana Jayakumar - NDA Government Watchdog) Abolishing GoMs and EGoMs: Mr. Modi has abolished 30 active GoMs and EGoMs constituted by the previous UPA govt. GoMs and EGoMs are panels constituted by the government to oversee important decisions when the Ministries themselves were unable to sort things out. This is a redundant level in the decision-making hierarchy and has resulted in unwarranted delays and backlogs. (Full post : Milestone #11 : Speeding up things; GoMs and EGoMs dismantled by - NDA Government Watchdog) MP HR workshop: The ongoing workshop cum training program for the newly elected MPs will have the senior leaders like Sushma Swaraj, Venkahaiah Naidu, Arun Jaitley address, teach and train the rookies in parliamentary proceedings, rights and duties as MPs, on how to spend their MPLAD fund for their constituencies, parliamentary etiquette, usage of social media, public conduct etc. (Full post: Guest Post #4: Modified MPs - NDA Government Watchdog) Running the government like a corporate machine: The Central Government, under Mr. Modi is trying to incorporate a corporate culture in the government by instating Employee of the month awards on the basis of performance. (Full post: In other good news #7 : Employee of the Month Awards, Idea Boxes - Time for Corporate Government - NDA Government Watchdog) Quality (ISO 9001) certification for the government: The Indian goverment under Mr. Narendra Modi is trying to form theWorlds first ISO 9001 certified government. (Full post: In other good news #6 : Modi to form world’s first ISO 9001 certified government - on NDA Government Watchdog) C. International Relations Pakistan: In talks with Nawaz Sharif, PM of Pakistan, Modi firmly put his foot down demanding that Pakistan curb terrorism arising from their territory. Following up on this, Sushma Swaraj, Minister, External Affairs, echoed the same sentiment and said, The voice of talks gets lost in the sound of bomb blasts. (Full post: Milestone #4: Talks with Pakistan and stronger stance on cross-border Terrorism - NDA Government Watchdog) China: The new government has re-initiated talks with their counterparts in China. A formal invitation for meeting was sent to the Chinese premiere. The External Affairs Minister of China, Wang Yi, would be visiting India on June 8. (Full post: Milestone #6 : International relations with China - NDA Government Watchdog Milestone #6.1 : Indo-China Relationship - NDA Government Watchdog) The recent visit of Vice Prez Mr. Hamid Ansari to China made some good progress. There were 3 MoUs signed: Industrial (business) parks: To increase cross investment between India and China Brahmaputra flood data sharing: More data sharing from China to India regarding the situation of Brahmaputra, allowing India to better forecast water flow and prevent floods. Sharing best practices (Full post: Milestone #6.2: Indo-China Relationship - NDA Government Watchdog) Bhutan: Narendra Modis first official visit after becoming PM was to our small neighbor to the north-east. As to why this was an important visit and what was the purpose as well as the outcome, read: (Full post: Milestone #15: International Relations - Bhutan - NDA Government Watchdog) Bangladesh: Sushma Swarajs Bangladesh visit discussed major issues like Visa process simplification, LBA (Land Boundary Agreement), Teesta river water sharing and cooperation on infrastructure. (Full post: Milestone 16 : International Relations : Bangladesh - NDA Government Watchdog) D. Strategy and Policy 10 -point, 100-day agenda: In an effort to speed up the decision making process and get rid of policy-paralysis for which the UPA regime was severely criticized for, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his ministers to prepare a list of issues that they will take up in the first 100 days in office, with a focus on efficiency, delivery systems and implementation. The PM also has a list of top 10 priorities with regards to governance. (Full post: Milestone #7 : The 10-point, 100-Day agenda. by Manoj Memana Jayakumar - NDA Government Watchdog) A completely new ministry for entrepreneurship: For the first time in the history of Independent India, a new Ministry of Entrepreneurship has been created which will help to produce more entrepreneurs and business men in India. The ministry will be headed by Mr. Sarabanad Sonowal. (Full post: Milestone #12: Ministry of Entrepreneurship - NDA Government Watchdog) E. Infrastructure 100 smart cities, housing for all: The urban development minister, Venkaiah Naidu, in a press conference stated that top priority for his ministry would be to: Bring back home loan interest rate to around 7% from existing 10%+ Build 100 smart cities to accommodate the every increasing urban population Provide housing for all by 2022 with a PPP model (Full post: Milestone #9 : 100 smart cities, affordable housing, low home loan interest rate - Venkaiah Naidu - NDA Government Watchdog) Update: Government is seeking the help and guidance of Singapore in the same. (Full post: Milestone #9.1- Modi Seeks Singapores Help in affordable Housing - NDA Government Watchdog) Irrigation and insurance schemes for farmers: The NDA Government is all set to launch 2 new projects to help the farmers of the country. Irrigation: ‘Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sinchayee Yojana’ which was promised in the BJP Manifesto. Insurance: Krishi Amdani Beema Yojana (Full post: Milestone #10: Govt to launch grand irrigation, insurance plans - NDA Government Watchdog) Ganga cleaning and restoration (Uma Bharti): Uma Bharti, minister for water resources and river development, had been charged with a crucial responsibility i.e. to clean the Ganges and restore it to its pristine past status. Uma Bharti has said that a comprehensive plan for cleaning and restoration of Ganga as well as for promoting tourism and transport will be ready in the next 90 days. On the plan, 4 ministries are working in tandem. They are also be working along with scientists from IIT Roorkee and IIT Kanpur. (Full post: Milestone #13: Reviving and restoring The Ganges - NDA Government Watchdog) The Diamond Quadrilateral Project: The government is planning to construct a high-speed rail network connecting the major cities in India to reduce the commute time. The plan is to introduce high-speed bullet trains and semi-high speed trains in India. High speed trains will run at ~350 km/h and semi-high speed trains at 160-200 km/h. The existing rail track network will need to be upgraded as well as security measures need to be upgraded. After the passenger trains are upgraded, similar steps will be taken for freight trains as well. (Full post: Milestone #14: Diamond Quadrilateral : High speed trains and upgrading existing railway infrastructure - NDA Government Watchdog) Update: The first trial run of the semi high speed trains will take place on Jul 3, 2014. (Full post: Milestone #14.1: Trial of the first semi high speed train on July
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