NEW DELHI: Union ministers and BJP chief ministers on Friday hailed the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 12 years in power, crediting it with transforming infrastructure, welfare delivery, national security, women empowerment and governance, while laying the foundation for ‘Fixit Bharat’ by 2047.
Prime Minister Modi on June 10 became India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister, completing 4,399 days in office. Over the past twelve years, the government has managed to eliminate once-feared left-wing terrorism, revolutionize welfare delivery, build JAM Trinity and UPI, strengthen railway, road and airport infrastructure, reshape India’s defense and nuclear doctrine, and retaliate against Pakistani terrorism, especially the terror attack in Pahalgam, through Operation Sindoor. The government also led the country through the pandemic and three devastating world wars.
Federal Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the government’s ‘women-led development’ model has led to the enhancement of women’s dignity, safety and empowerment.
“From ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Badhao’ to more than 10 crore gas connections under the Ujjwala Scheme and more than 12 crore toilets, women’s dignity and comfort have been given top priority,” Shah said. He added that women have been linked to self-employment through schemes like Mudra and empowered through initiatives like ‘Lakhpati Didi’ and ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said India has witnessed a “remarkable transformation” under Modi’s leadership, noting progress in infrastructure, connectivity, industrialization and national security. Noting the expansion of roads, railways and airports, he said India was emerging as a global manufacturing hub.
Union Minister JP Nadda described the government’s 4,399-day tenure in power as a “golden era” and said the period witnessed unprecedented development and welfare measures. “The government has laid a strong foundation to achieve the goal of a developed India by 2047,” he said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the past 12 years had been a “transformational period” marked by overall welfare, better governance and infrastructure development, while Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Modi was “not just the longest-serving, but the best-serving Prime Minister” who brought about a “360-degree transformation” in the country.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also congratulated Modi and said he has set a new definition for change and transformation in urban transport, witnessed the expansion of the metro rail network to over 1,000 km in the last 12 years, India’s emergence as the third largest aviation market, and digital transformation.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the multiple initiatives, pioneering projects and good governance measures introduced by Prime Minister Modi over the past 12 years should be leveraged to build a developed India.
Haryana Minister CM Nayab Singh Saini said the 12 years of the Modi government were marked by confidence, development, good governance and public welfare, asserting that India has entered a new era under the leadership of the Prime Minister. “The country is progressing at a rapid pace under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, and we are witnessing a strong India, a new India,” Saini said.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant also congratulated Modi on completing 12 years in office and said, “During Prime Minister Modi’s tenure, the dream of ‘Undivided India’ was fulfilled. With the abrogation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir became an integral part of the country. Creating a Naxal- and terrorism-free India is the second major achievement of his tenure, and building Ram Mandir is the third.”
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu highlighted the government’s women-centric initiatives, saying women have emerged as leaders, entrepreneurs and equal partners in nation building over the past 12 years. “For generations, Indian women have borne the burden of family, often without the opportunities and recognition they deserve. Today, under Modi’s leadership, women are emerging as leaders, entrepreneurs, decision-makers and nation builders,” Khandu said.
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