The Making Of New India

Union home minister, writing on eight years of Modi government, argues the country is stronger & better-respected

- Amit Shah

As the National Democratic Alliance government completes eight successful years under Narendra Modi, I see it as the most fulfilling journey of making a ‘New India’. New India is resilient, strong, capable, and at manirbhar, and its strong foundations have been laid by the PM.

During these eight years came the most challenging period of the corona pandemic, but under the PM’s decisive and strong leadership India bravely and unitedly faced this challenge even as our journey of making a New India continued uninterrupted.

The pandemic badly disrupted economic activities across the globe. Even today we see large economies struggling to battle the after-effects of the pandemic. The Indian economy too was affected. But thanks to the PM’s timely interventions through effective policies and programmes, we were able to safeguard our economy to a large extent.

When even developed nations felt helpless before the pandemic, the PM came up with Atmanirbhar Bharat Yojna to bring 135 crore Indians out of gloom and distress. This plan also revived our economy. And it showed the world how to create opportunities even in adversity.

The Rs 20 lakh crore package under the Atmanibhar Bharat scheme gave a new lease of life to our economy. It ensured that India remains the top-performing economy despite facing the pandemic. Today India is the world’s sixth-largest economy, and we have improved our performance in the Ease of Doing Business index from 142nd place in 2015 to 63rd position. India has become the world’s top investment destination. Riding on the strong foundations of self-reliance, India, under the PM’s leadership, is on the path of becoming an economic superpower.