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The President will outline the major policy priorities of the government tomorrow in his first address in the Parliament for 2020. He made a statement previously when the 17th Lok Sabha was formed in June 2019.
In our Analysis of the 2019 President’s Address, we compare the promises made then, and the current status of the initiatives undertaken on those items.
Some Highlights:
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ECONOMY AND FINANCE India’s ranking in the Ease of Doing Business Index has improved from 142 in 2014 to 77 in 2019. The government seeks to be among the top 50 countries in the world. |
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ECONOMY AND FINANCE The Fugitive and Economic Offenders Act, 2018 has facilitated the receipt of information on fugitive economic offenders from 146 countries. Automatic exchange of information with 80 of these countries has been established. |
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AGRICULTURE To increase income support to farmers, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi has been extended to every farmer in the country. Under the scheme, Rs 12,000 crore has been disbursed to farmers in three months. The expected expenditure on the scheme is Rs 90,000 crore per annum. |
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RURAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT No poor will defecate in the open after 2022. |
Toilets constructed and households covered: SBM - Gramin (in lakh) between 2014-15 and 2019-20
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WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT Penalties for crimes against women have been made harsher and the new penal provisions are being strictly enforced. |
Crimes against women cover a range of gender-related crimes, like rape, dowry death, assault with intent to outrage modesty, and cruelty by husband or his relatives. Crimes against women in 2016 and 2017
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HEALTH The Ayushman Bharat Scheme has been implemented to provide health insurance to 50 crore poor people. As of June, 2019, 26 lakh patients had availed treatments under this scheme. |
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WATER AND ENVIRONMENT
To address the challenges posed by air pollution, the National Clean Air Programme has been started in 102 cities. |
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[ Analysis of the President’s Address to Parliament in 2019]