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PM Modi addresses rally in Bengaluru

Published By : Admin | April 3, 2015 | 20:54 IST
"I want to congratulate the Karnataka BJP for the wonderful arrangements & giving the opportunity to talk to people of Karnataka: PM"
"The hopes with which you gave our team the opportunity to serve you, we will fulfill your hopes & aspirations. I assure you: PM"
"Our Niyat is clean. And we want to take the Nation ahead: PM"
"We consider the States equal partners in India's progress. Irrespective of what party the State Government is, all are equal for us: PM"
"मैं कर्नाटक भाजपा को अद्भुत व्यवस्था करने और कर्नाटक के लोगों से मुझे बात करने का अवसर देने के लिए बधाई देना चाहता हूँ: प्रधानमंत्री"
"जिन उम्मीदों के साथ आपने हमारे दल को आपकी सेवा करने का अवसर दिया है, हम आपकी आशाओं और आकांक्षाओं को पूरा करेंगे। मैं आपको विश्वास दिलाता हूं: प्रधानमंत्री"
"हमारी नियत साफ है। और हम इस देश को आगे ले जाना चाहते हैं: प्रधानमंत्री"
"हम भारत की प्रगति में राज्यों को बराबर का भागीदार मानते हैं। राज्य में किसकी सरकार है, यह मायने नहीं रखता, हमारे लिए सब बराबर हैं : प्रधानमंत्री"

On April 3rd, 2015, BJP’s two-day National Executive began in Bengaluru, Karnataka in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Party President Shri Amit Shah and senior BJP leader Shri LK Advani. Later in the evening, Prime Minister Modi reached out to the masses through a public meeting in Bengaluru. He presented the vision of the BJP led NDA Government that is committed to overall development of India.

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For years, the Prime Minister said that there was an atmosphere of disappointment. There was news of scams that made headlines in media. He further added, “The world had changed the way they saw India. It was as if India has lost the ability to script a new future, India has lost its way.” Shri Narendra Modi said that such perception existed in the minds of people for about a decade and ultimately the people reposed their faith in BJP. He assured that BJP led Government at the Centre would fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the people of India.

BLR-inner

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it was time for India to rise and shine. “From my 10 month experience I can tell you there is no reason why India must stay behind”, said the PM. He said that the opposition always criticised the Government at Centre that whatever schemes were being implemented, those were their policies. Shri Narendra Modi countered them by saying that policies could be similar at times but the intentions of the BJP led NDA Government are stronger. “Yes
Neeti can be same at times but
Niyat is stronger, that is what matters. Unlike you, our
Niyat is proper”, said Shri Modi in Bengaluru.

Shri Modi also noted that there were numerous projects that were stalled for years. But still the previous government claimed to be working fast, taking quick decisions. He also added, “When we would talk of coal during election time people mocked us, especially those in Government that time.” He referred to the CAG findings of the coal scam, the SC decision and how the Government proceeded with the auctions in a transparent manner.

The Prime Minister powerfully reaching out to the people made it clear that intention of the NDA Government was clean and they would take the nation ahead. He reposed belief on the people of the country. “From the smallest of things to the big issues we have immense faith in the people of India”, added PM Modi.

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Talking about the Railway Budget, Shri Narendra Modi stated that it was different from all the Budgets that were presented in the past. He considered it to be budget presented with vision and motive for betterment of the Indian Railways.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked that the Government was fully committed to realise the dream of Digital India. “We are giving importance to Digital India and are moving to mobile governance. Digital India enhances accountability”, Shri Narendra Modi added furthermore. Considering digital India to be a platform offering a number of opportunities for growth and development, Shri Modi said that it would be a key source of employment and entrepreneurship in the times to come.

Speaking on the 14th Finance Commission, the Prime Minister said, “We consider the States equal partners in India's progress. Irrespective of what party the State Government is, all are equal for us.” Shri Narendra Modi assumed that India’s progress was directly proportional with the states’ progress. From 14,000 crore to almost 25, 000 crore, Karnataka would be benefitted from the 14th Finance Commission, the PM noted.

Coming on to the agriculture sector, Prime Minster Narendra Modi took a note of the importance of modern equipments, infrastructure and technology upgradation. He said that growth of agriculture sector is requisite for the development of the villages as well as for the nation. “India will not progress till the villages’ progress and the villages will not progress till the farmers’ progress”, added the PM. Shri Modi noted the basic needs of the people in villages. Good roads, 24X7 power supply and proper irrigation techniques, he said were needed by the farming sector.

Prime Minster Shri Narendra Modi said India has a huge population of youth. Considering the country to be the youngest where a large fraction of people are under the age of 35 years, the PM said, “Our youth can become our
Bhagya Vidhata. And that is why for them we have launched Make in India.” Resting faith in youth, he said they have the power to take India to greater heights.

He also touched upon the LPG subsidy and the MUDRA Bank and how it would benefit the people of the Nation.

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The rally was attended by a number large of BJP dignitaries. Party President Shri Amit Shah, Shri LK Advani ji, Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, Union External Affairs Minister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Former Karnataka CM, Shri BS Yeddyurappa, Karnataka BJP President Shri Prahlad Joshi, Haryana CM, Shri ML Khattar, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and  Chhattisgarh CM, Dr. Raman Singh, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje among several others.

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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.