The Decade of Transformation - A Glimpse into New India

Sept. 17, 2025

Context:

Reflections on over a decade of governance highlight India’s transformation through Vikasvaad (development-centric governance).
This has been made possible through structural reforms, cultural renaissance, social welfare, digital empowerment, and decisive leadership in domestic and foreign policy.

Vision of Governance - “India First”:

India First Policy: Central to internal security, diplomacy, and reforms.
Operation Sindoor: Symbol of a sovereign, swift, and decisive Bharat.
Purpose-driven leadership: Reform-oriented, people-centric, and strategically autonomous.

Economic Achievements:

Growth trajectory:
- India is projected to be the world’s fastest-growing major economy at 6.3 to 6.8% in 2025–26.
- India has emerged as the 4th largest economy in the world, poised to become the 3rd largest sooner than predicted.
GST: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) unified indirect taxes.
Foreign direct investment (FDI): The country saw a remarkable spike in FDI inflows ($667.74 billion: FDI received in 2014-24, which equals 67% of total FDI since 2000).
Startup ecosystem: StartUp India has turned the country into the third-largest startup and Unicorn (118) ecosystem in the world.
Digital transactions: India is the world leader in digital transactions today, with UPI processing 172 billion transactions in 2024 alone.

Infrastructure and Connectivity:

Highways and roads: Construction of 4 lakh km of rural roads and 40,000 km of highways.
Northeast integration: A significant number of development projects were launched in the Northeast, integrating much-neglected parts of the country into the mainstream.
Housing (a priority since 2014): Over 4 crore houses have been built under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), including 92.72 lakh under PMAY-Urban (90 lakh owned by women) and 2.77 crore under PMAY-Grameen.

Social Welfare and Inclusion:

JAM trinity: Jan Dhan–Aadhaar–Mobile has revolutionized welfare schemes like direct benefit transfer (DBT).
Jan Dhan Yojana: 55.17 crore accounts (as of March 2025); ₹2.61 lakh crore deposits; 30.80 crore women account holders.
PM Ujjwala Yojana: 10.33 crore LPG connections distributed with 32.94 crore active users as of March 2025.
Jal Jeevan Mission: A staggering 15.59 crore rural households have tap water with 100% coverage in eight states and three UTs.
Saubhagya Scheme: 2.86 crore households electrified.
Food security: In what is known as the world’s largest food security scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana delivers free rations to 81 crore people.
Swachh Bharat Mission: A sanitation revolution has transformed rural areas, with more than 12 crore toilets built across the country, with more than 6 lakh villages ODF.

Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment:

Budgetary support: Agriculture budget increased nearly 5 times from ₹27,663 cr in 2013–14 to ₹1,37,664.35 cr in 2024–25.
PM-KISAN: Rs 3.7 lakh crore were transferred to 11 crore farmers as direct financial assistance, as of May 2025.
Kisan Credit Card (KCC): Rs 10 lakh crore credit was provided to 7.71 crore farmers, and the loan limit was increased to Rs 5 lakh for 2025-26.
Foodgrain output: As a result, foodgrain production grew from 265.05 million tonnes (2014–15) to 347.44 million tonnes (2024–25).

Landmark Legislation and Social Justice:

Abrogation of Article 370 (August 2019): Full integration of J&K.
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019: Banned instant triple talaq.

Science, Technology and Space:

Cultural Renaissance and National Pride:

Redevelopment of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, Ram Lalla Mandir in Ayodhya, and other pilgrimage sites.
Rise of civilizational consciousness and cultural pride.

Poverty Alleviation and Human Development:

Poverty reduction: As per the revised International Poverty Line (IPL) from $2.15/day (2017 PPP) to $3.00/day (2021 PPP) by the World Bank, India’s extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3% in 2022-23 from 27.1% in 2011-12.
Empowerment metrics: Women-led PMAY houses, women-centric Jan Dhan accounts.

Conclusion:

The governance model of Vikasvaad has combined welfare with reforms, culture with modernity, and sovereignty with global leadership.
As India steps into Amrit Kaal (2022–2047), the foundations laid since 2014 offer a roadmap toward Viksit Bharat by 2047.
The future focus must remain on inclusive growth, sustainability, innovation, and strategic autonomy while harnessing the energy of youth, women, farmers, and entrepreneurs to sustain momentum as a global power.

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