100 days of Modi 3.0: Ministries gear up to share success stories

In the run-up to the first 100 days of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, ministries and departments have started making plans to showcase the work they have accomplished since ministers took oath on June 9.

The 100day events will coincide with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 74th birthday on September 17, making the date doubly special, though celebrations are still not in the air.

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the PM had said that a "blueprint" for the first 100 days of the next government was ready. He also held a meeting of top bureaucrats before the results to prepare a road map.

The NDA governments in 2014 and 2019, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had single party majority, celebrated their respective first 100 days in the first week of September.

They highlighted the steps taken were evidence of it fulfilling the commitment both to the party's poll promises and the Sangh Parivar's core agenda, such as the repeal Article 370 on August 5, 2019.

In 2024, with the BJP running a government after failing to secure a majority in the Lok Sabha on its own, the focus will be to showcase continuity in governance and delivery on promises made to "four castes" or "pillars" of new India, namely women, farmers, the poor, and the youth.

Unlike the previous two terms, this NDA government has faced criticism from the Opposition, stern enough to retract some of its decisions.

These include withdrawing an advertisement for recruiting 45 domain experts into the civil services and restoring indexation benefits on real estate's long-term capital gains. A draft of the broadcast Bill was also pulled back after concerns were raised that it aimed to exert greater control over online content.