KEEPING MOMENTUM

PM Modi recently met with ministers to discuss the agenda for the first 100 days of his government, if it wins a third term, to keep the economy purring

- SURABHI

SEEMINGLY CONFIDENT about the prospects of his party in the upcoming General Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently met with his Council of Ministers to discuss the road map for Viksit Bharat, or a developed India by 2047, as well as the agenda for the first 100 days of his government if it gets elected for a third consecutive term.

Though the details and plans have not been made public yet, sources indicate that the road map has a comprehensive blueprint with a clearly articulated national vision, aspirations, goals, and action points. Its goals include areas like economic growth, sustainable development goals, ease of living, ease of doing business, infrastructure, and social welfare.

The day-long marathon meeting came before the announcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which heralds the two-month-long election process involving 978 million voters who will cast their votes for 543 Lok Sabha seats in seven phases, and the results of which will be announced on June 4.

Typically, once the MCC is announced, there tends to be a lull in policymaking with no major announcements, decisions, or sanctioning of expenditures for schemes. The government of the day is then a caretaker, and the role of administrative ministries and officials is to take forward work that has already been approved and await the next government to take forward their plans and agenda.