New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Monday that under the 11 years of his government India has not just become the fastest-growing major economy but is also a key global voice on pressing issues like climate action and digital innovation.

A clear focus on good governance and transformation, Modi said of the last 11 years as his government finished the first year of its third term on Monday.

A link shared by him noted that 60 per cent of the current Union ministers are from the SC, ST and OBC categories, a message aimed at burnishing social justice credentials of his government amid attempts by opposition parties like the Congress to paint it as working against their interests.

This is the highest ever representation of these marginalised groups in the Union Council of Ministers, it added.In his post on X, Modi said powered by the blessings and collective participation of 140 crore Indians, India has witnessed rapid transformations across diverse sectors.

Guided by the principle of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas’, the NDA government has delivered path-breaking changes with speed, scale and sensitivity, he said.From economic growth to social upliftment, the focus has been on people-centric, inclusive and all round progress, he added.

The prime minister said, “We are proud of our collective success but at the same time, we look ahead with hope, confidence and a renewed resolve to build a Viksit Bharat.”He used the hashtag of “11 year of seva” (11 years of service) with the post, while sharing links to the details of changes effected in different sectors.

It said Modi has brought the politics of development, ‘Vikasvaad’ into the mainstream, making it the focal point around which political discourse and policy action now revolves. Since assuming office in 2014, ‘India First’ has guided his every policy and action, it added.

It noted that over 81 crore people are getting free food grains, over 15 crore households have got tap water connections, over four crore houses built for the poor, 12 crore toilets were built, 68 lakh street vendors got loans, 52.5 crores loans given to small entrepreneurs, and 20 crores women were given cash assistance during Covid under different schemes.

The Congress on Monday said the Modi government in the last 11 years has dealt a deep blow to the country’s democracy, economy and social fabric.

In a post on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the government has only “smeared the ink of dictatorship” on every page of the Constitution in these 11 years. “The BJP-RSS has weakened every constitutional institution and attacked their autonomy,” he said.

“Whether it is going against public opinion and toppling governments through the back door or forcibly imposing one-party dictatorship, during this period, the rights of the states have been ignored and the federal structure has weakened,” Kharge said.

Kharge said efforts are constantly being made to spread an environment of “hatred, threats and fear”.

“The exploitation of Dalits, tribals, backwards, minority and weaker sections has increased continuously. The conspiracy to deprive them of reservation and equal rights continues. The unending violence in Manipur is the biggest proof of BJP’s administrative failure,” he posted.

The Congress chief claimed that the BJP-RSS has made ita habit to keep the country’s GDP growth rate at 5-6 per cent, which used to be 8 per cent on average during the UPA.

“Instead of delivering on the promise of 2 crore jobs annually, crores of jobs were snatched away from the youth. Due to inflation, public savings have become the lowest in 50 years and economic inequality has become the highest in 100 years,” he said.

Demonetization, wrong GST, unplanned lock-down and hammering the unorganised sector have ruined the future of crores of people, Kharge claimed. He alleged that programmes like Make in India, Startup India, Stand up India, Digital India, Namami Gange, and 100 SMART cities have all failed.

“Railways have been ruined. Only the ribbons of the infrastructure painstakingly built by Congress-UPA have been cut.”

“The Modi government has wasted the last 11 years in smearing the ink of dictatorship on every page of the Constitution,” Kharge alleged.

The BJP, on its part, has lauded the last 11 years of governance under PM Modi. Modi on Monday asserted that under it India has not just become the fastest-growing major economy but is also a key global voice on pressing issues like climate action and digital innovation.

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