In last four years of Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government a clearly distinguishable change has occurred in every field and people of all sections of society have benefited from this change said the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar while listing the achievements of last your years of Narendra Modi Government to the media persons here on Friday. He said that under the Mudra Scheme, more than four Crore people have been able to start their own enterprise. He claimed that more than 10 lakh new employment have been generated in the IT sector in last your years.
Similarly 10 lakh teachers were recruited apart from them lakhs of jobs are being created in infrastructure sector, the Minister said. The Union HRD said that for the first time in the history of the country 31 Crore Jan Dhan accounts were opened in the banks and by paying Rs 12 in a year, 12 Crore people availed the benefit of accidental insurance similarly 1 Crore people are getting the benefit of Atal Pension Scheme. The Minister said that for middle class, the Government has reduced the tax on income up to Rs 5 lakh per annum.
He informed that the Union Government wanted to give constitutional status to the OBC commission but Congress party blocked the bill in Rajya Sabha. Javadekar said that the Government is developing five places associated with birth, working and death of B R Ambedkar as a tribute to the great leader. The Government would soon implement the recommendations of Swaminathan committee report which suggests that farmers should get a price in which an amount equal to 50 percent of cost of production is added to the production cost. Javadekar claimed that for MSP for the Khariff crops which would be announced soon would be based on the Swaminathan committee report.
On internal security front, the Minister said that the incidences of terrorist activity has drastically reduced and peace prevails in most parts of the country.
Giving an example, he said that the influence of Naxalites has reduced from 16 States to only four States now. On the education front, the Minister claimed that positive changes are clearly visible due to the steps like learning outcome test and fixing of responsibilities. He said that the overall pass percentage of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) this year is 83 percent but a micro analysis reveals that the pass percentage of KV schools and Navodaya Vidhyalayas is 98.
The Minister said that the Modi Government has abolished the VIP culture.
On rising fuel prices he disclosed that the Government is working on a plan in association with the states to address the issue. Javadekar termed coming together of opposition parties of different hues against BJP as opportunistic. He brushed aside the defeat of BJP candidates in Kairana and other by- elections and said that these elections are different from general elections.