Even after becoming the PM of the country, Narendra Modi remained the CM of Gujarat, if you don’t believe then see this proof.

New Delhi: Narendra Modi It has been 23 years as the head of the government. he/she first took over as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on October 7, 2001. After 12 years, 7 months and 23 days, Modi became the Prime Minister of the country and since then he/she has been holding this post. Most of the welfare programs implemented by the Modi government in the last decade are inspired by the schemes implemented by the Modi government in Gujarat as the Chief Minister.

Gujarat model expanded across the country

The success of the schemes started during Narendra Modi’s tenure as Gujarat CM laid the groundwork for implementing these programs across the country. Often called the ‘Gujarat Model’, these programs relate to water conservation, tree plantation drives, celebrating the Constitution, promoting ethnic products and khadi, encouraging sports culture, etc.

Everyone’s support, everyone’s support for Gujarat’s P2G2…

Modi has emphasized on public participation i.e. participation of common people in governance. During his/her tenure as Chief Minister, he/she gave the ‘P2G2’ model, which means Pro People, Good Governance i.e. public friendly, good governance. This took the form of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas during the Prime Ministership of Modi.

Know where the roots of Jal Jeevan Mission lie

Similarly, the much-talked about Jal Jeevan Mission launched by the Modi government at the Center is inspired by the experience of the Sujalam Suflam Jal Abhiyan launched in 2004 for water-scarce areas of North Gujarat. It focused on bringing Narmada river water to Gujarat, interlinking of rivers and rain water harvesting to meet the water needs of the people of Gujarat. The local success of this scheme gave birth to Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), under which tap water has been provided to 11.82 crore rural households by August 2024. It covers about 78% of all rural households in the country.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that efforts made under the Jal Jeevan Mission save 55 million hours per day. Most of this saving is for women. Providing clean water could prevent 4 lakh deaths from diarrheal diseases, saving 14 million disability adjusted life years (DALYs). A recent report tells how the Swachh Bharat Mission has helped save the lives of 60 thousand to 70 thousand infants annually.

Saubhagya scheme based on Jyotigram scheme

Similarly, the NDA government’s Saubhagya scheme was born out of the ambitious plan to provide 24-hour electricity to all the villages of Gujarat under the Jyotigram scheme. The scheme brought significant changes in the lives of people as continuous power supply transformed agriculture as well as rural industries like agro-processing and handicrafts. The power supply prevented the use of diesel pumps which helped the environment. It also improved the quality of life by enabling access to better education, health and information. The Saubhagya scheme launched in 2017 on this experiment has helped in providing electricity to 2.86 crore households in both rural and urban areas.

Know the basis of free ration scheme

PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), which helped lakhs of people during the Covid pandemic and continues to serve them, was inspired by the Garib Kalyan Melas in Gujarat under which 25 lakh beneficiaries were covered in 50 such melas and a total of ₹ 1,500 crores were spent. PMGKAY provides free food grains to 80 crore beneficiaries.

Where did Swachh Bharat Yojana come from?

The Nirmal Gujarat sanitation campaign aimed at eliminating open defecation gave birth to the Swachh Bharat Mission, which was launched on 2 October 2014 and has completed a decade. Similarly, empowerment of women and farmers through NaMo Drone Didi project and PM Samman Nidhi were started from Gujarat Krishi Mahotsav during Modi’s chief ministership.

This scheme of Gujarat is behind Stand Up India

he/she had contacted one crore farmers to discuss the use of modern methods and technology in agriculture. Long before Stand-up India, there was Mission Mangalam in Gujarat, which provided micro finance to women entrepreneurs and self-help groups. Launched in 2009, the project provided loans to two lakh Sakhi Mandals with an outlay of ₹1,000 crore.