"Narendra Modi campaigns in Rajasthan"
"Narendra Modi concludes campaign for Rajasthan Assembly with a huge rally in Jodhpur"
"It is Congress’ nature to divide, it is our nature to unite. They believe in divide and rule, we believe in uniting for development: Narendra Modi"
"Development is possible but the Congress does not look beyond votebank politics: Narendra Modi"
"Vasundhara ji would form the next government in Rajasthan and after 200 days there would be a BJP government in Delhi: Narendra Modi"
"Narendra Modi remembers Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Pokhran, says he demonstrated India’s might in front of the world"
"Narendra Modi attacks misgovernance of Congress government in Rajasthan"

Watch : Shri Narendra Modi addressing a Public Meeting in Jodhpur, Rajasthan

On Friday 29th November 2013 the NDA’s Prime Ministerial candidate Shri Narendra Modi addressed three rallies in Rajasthan. Shri Modi spoke at Sumerpur, Pokhran and Jodhpur. With this, Shri Narendra Modi concluded an extensive campaign across Rajasthan, addressing numerous public meetings and interacting with people. Shri Modi affirmed that development is possible but the Congress does not look beyond votebank politics. “Todna Congress ka swabhav hai. Jodna Humara swabhav hai. Unki soch hai todo aur raj karo, humari soch hai jodo aur vikas karo (It is Congress’ nature to divide, it is our nature to unite. They believe in divide and rule, we believe in uniting for development) he stated.

Addressing a rally in Jodhpur, Shri Modi asked the people if they believe the UPA Chairperson, who said that Rajasthan is scaling great heights under the state Congress government, to which the people said NO. he shared that neither the Courts nor the state Governor trust the state government and have rebuked it for its failures. Shri Modi questioned the Rajasthan government on why there are vacant teacher posts in the state. He stated that the worst problem the nation faces today is bad governance, adding that a government must be for the poor and not for the rich.

Narendra Modi concludes campaign for Rajasthan Assembly with a huge rally in Jodhpur

Shri Narendra Modi expressed confidence that there is a BJP wave in every corner of the nation and that the Congress would be uprooted in the elections. He also expressed confidence that Smt. Vasundhara Raje ji would form the next government in Rajasthan and after 200 days there would be a BJP government in Delhi.

Speaking in Pokhran, Shri Modi paid tributes to the land from where India demonstrated its might to the world. He stated, “Entire world knows Pokhran. Under Atal ji’s leadership India conducted nuclear tests here. The world saw India’s strength.” He added that after the first series of tests the world community placed sanctions on India and even the Congress said the tests were a victory of India’s scientists but 2 days later, Atal ji again called for tests, thus showing that he and the BJP were made of a different mettle. “If we had a weak PM, he or she would have got scared on the same day. But Atal ji is different. He did not get scared,” he opined.  Shri Modi congratulated the people of Pokhran for keeping silent during the entire duration when the tests were planned and conducted and placing the interests of the nation above everything else.

Narendra Modi concludes campaign for Rajasthan Assembly with a huge rally in Jodhpur

Shri Modi took a dig at the corruption of the Congress leaders and their families. Referring to the misdeeds of close relative of top Congress leaders, Shri Modi declared, “Congress leaders say land of poor is snatched and we made a law…I want to ask the people of Jaisalmer, who took your land? Who took acres and acres of your land? And then you give lessons to others…but then when there is a thief at home, who can they complain to?”

In Pokhran, which lies in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, Shri Modi talked about the steps taken by the Gujarat government in the development of Kutch. He shared that the Gujarat government got clean drinking water in Kutch and got water for the Army Jawans on the border. Shri Modi questioned why the same cannot happen in Jaisalmer. He pointed that had Atal ji’s dream of linking rivers been implemented, Jaisalmer’s people would have got water but that was not done. With reference to Kutch, Shri Modi also said that Kutch and Bharuch have the largest population of the Muslim community in Gujarat and these two are also the fastest growing districts in the state.

The NDA’s PM candidate affirmed that for the people of Jaisalmer, this election is about freeing the district from the influence of one family.

Narendra Modi concludes campaign for Rajasthan Assembly with a huge rally in Jodhpur

Narendra Modi concludes campaign for Rajasthan Assembly with a huge rally in Jodhpur

Narendra Modi concludes campaign for Rajasthan Assembly with a huge rally in Jodhpur

Watch : Shri Narendra Modi addressing a Public Meeting in Pokhran, Rajasthan

Earlier, while speaking at a public meeting in Sumerpur (Pali district), Shri Modi attacked the Congress government for their rampant corruption. He also attacked the Congress for betraying the people by not fulfilling the promises made to them. He assured the people of comprehensive development once the BJP forms the government in Rajasthan. Shri Modi even highlighted the poor manner in which the Congress has dealt with the Telangana issue, comparing it with how Atal ji presided over the creation of three new states in 2000.

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 50th meeting of PRAGATI - the ICT-enabled multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation - earlier today, marking a significant milestone in a decade-long journey of cooperative, outcome-driven governance under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The milestone underscores how technology-enabled leadership, real-time monitoring and sustained Centre-State collaboration have translated national priorities into measurable outcomes on the ground.

Review undertaken in 50th PRAGATI

During the meeting, Prime Minister reviewed five critical infrastructure projects across sectors, including Road, Railways, Power, Water Resources, and Coal. These projects span 5 States, with a cumulative cost of more than ₹40,000 crore.

During a review of PM SHRI scheme, Prime Minister emphasized that the PM SHRI scheme must become a national benchmark for holistic and future ready school education and said that implementation should be outcome oriented rather than infrastructure centric. He asked all the Chief Secretaries to closely monitor the PM SHRI scheme. He further emphasized that efforts must be made for making PM SHRI schools benchmark for other schools of state government. He also suggested that Senior officers of the government should undertake field visits to evaluate the performance of PM SHRI schools.

On this special occasion, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi described the milestone as a symbol of the deep transformation India has witnessed in the culture of governance over the last decade. Prime Minister underlined that when decisions are timely, coordination is effective, and accountability is fixed, the speed of government functioning naturally increases and its impact becomes visible directly in citizens’ lives.

Genesis of PRAGATI

Recalling the origin of the approach, the Prime Minister said that as Chief Minister of Gujarat he had launched the technology-enabled SWAGAT platform (State Wide Attention on Grievances by Application of Technology) to understand and resolve public grievances with discipline, transparency, and time-bound action.

Building on that experience, after assuming office at the Centre, he expanded the same spirit nationally through PRAGATI bringing large projects, major programmes and grievance redressal onto one integrated platform for review, resolution, and follow-up.

Scale and Impact

Prime Minister noted that over the years the PRAGATI led ecosystem has helped accelerate projects worth more than 85 lakh crore rupees and supported the on-ground implementation of major welfare programmes at scale.

Since 2014, 377 projects have been reviewed under PRAGATI, and across these projects, 2,958 out of 3,162 identified issues - i.e. around 94 percent - have been resolved, significantly reducing delays, cost overruns and coordination failures.

Prime Minister said that as India moves at a faster pace, the relevance of PRAGATI has grown further. He noted that PRAGATI is essential to sustain reform momentum and ensure delivery.

Unlocking Long-Pending Projects

Prime Minister said that since 2014, the government has worked to institutionalise delivery and accountability creating a system where work is pursued with consistent follow-up and completed within timelines and budgets. He said projects that were started earlier but left incomplete or forgotten have been revived and completed in national interest.

Several projects that had remained stalled for decades were completed or decisively unlocked after being taken up under the PRAGATI platform. These include the Bogibeel rail-cum-road bridge in Assam, first conceived in 1997; the Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link, where work began in 1995; the Navi Mumbai International Airport, conceptualised in 1997; the modernisation and expansion of the Bhilai Steel Plant, approved in 2007; and the Gadarwara and LARA Super Thermal Power Projects, sanctioned in 2008 and 2009 respectively. These outcomes demonstrate the impact of sustained high-level monitoring and inter-governmental coordination.

From silos to Team India

Prime Minister pointed out that projects do not fail due to lack of intent alone—many fail due to lack of coordination and silo-based functioning. He said PRAGATI has helped address this by bringing all stakeholders onto one platform, aligned to one shared outcome.

He described PRAGATI as an effective model of cooperative federalism, where the Centre and States work as one team, and ministries and departments look beyond silos to solve problems. Prime Minister said that since its inception, around 500 Secretaries of Government of India and Chief Secretaries of States have participated in PRAGATI meetings. He thanked them for their participation, commitment, and ground-level understanding, which has helped PRAGATI evolve from a review forum into a genuine problem-solving platform.

Prime Minister said that the government has ensured adequate resources for national priorities, with sustained investments across sectors. He called upon every Ministry and State to strengthen the entire chain from planning to execution, minimise delays from tendering to ground delivery.

Reform, Perform, Transform

On the occasion, the Prime Minister shared clear expectations for the next phase, outlining his vision of Reform, Perform and Transform saying “Reform to simplify, Perform to deliver, Transform to impact.”

He said Reform must mean moving from process to solutions, simplifying procedures and making systems more friendly for Ease of Living and Ease of Doing Business.

He said Perform must mean to focus equally on time, cost, and quality. He added that outcome-driven governance has strengthened through PRAGATI and must now go deeper.

He further said that Transform must be measured by what citizens actually feel about timely services, faster grievance resolution, and improved ease of living.

PRAGATI and the journey to Viksit Bharat @ 2047

Prime Minister said Viksit Bharat @ 2047 is both a national resolve and a time-bound target, and PRAGATI is a powerful accelerator to achieve it. He encouraged States to institutionalise similar PRAGATI-like mechanisms especially for the social sector at the level of Chief Secretary.

To take PRAGATI to the next level, Prime Minister emphasised the use of technology in each and every phase of the project life cycle.

Prime Minister concluded by stating that PRAGATI@50 is not merely a milestone it is a commitment. PRAGATI must be strengthened further in the years ahead to ensure faster execution, higher quality, and measurable outcomes for citizens.

Presentation by Cabinet Secretary

On the occasion of the 50th PRAGATI milestone, the Cabinet Secretary made a brief presentation highlighting PRAGATI’s key achievements and outlining how it has reshaped India’s monitoring and coordination ecosystem, strengthening inter-ministerial and Centre-State follow-through, and reinforcing a culture of time-bound closure, which resulted in faster implementation of projects, improved last-mile delivery of Schemes and Programmes and quality resolution of public grievances.