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  • Fulfilled: 6 of 101
  • Adequate Progress: 16 of 101
  • Inadequate Progress: 35 of 101
  • Stalled: 1 of 101
  • Broken: 43 of 101
   

On 16th May 2014, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) won the electoral vote and Narendra Modi took oath as 14th Prime Minister of India on 26th May 2014. Election Promises Tracker is a citizen initiative that tracks governments' performance against the promises the party made to the electorate in the fields of Education, Health, Governance, Economy, Industries, and Agriculture. The promises have, primarily,  been taken from BJP's Lok Sabha 2014 Elections Manifesto which can be accessed here. Please read our guidelines for categorization of promises here. Write to anuragkundu@electionpromisestracker.in in case you observe any discrepancy


Category Promise
1. Business and Industries Inadequate Progress Housing for all by 2022”: Deploying 2 crores homes in Indian cities.
2. Governance Inadequate Progress Focus on increasing the penetration and usage of broadband across the country. Deployment of broadband in every village would be a thrust area
3. Governance Inadequate Progress Digitization of Government records will be taken up on top priority so that they are easily accessible
4. Governance Broken Mandate digitization of all government work to reduce corruption and delays
5. Governance Broken Explore all possibilities within the framework of the constitution to facilitate the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya
6. Governance Broken Strengthen Police for investigations, making them Swift, Transparent, Fair, Clear and Decisive – acting as an inescapable deterrent to wrongdoers and a protective shield to the innocent
7. Governance Broken Look at revising election expenditure limits realistically
8. Governance Broken Evolve a method of holding Assembly and Lok Sabha elections simultaneously
9. Governance Broken To fast-track cases against politicians and eliminate criminals from politics
10. Governance Inadequate Progress Evolve a national network of specialized universities having expertise in complementary domains – like Forensics, Arbitration, IPR, International Law, etc.
11. Governance Fulfilled Give special emphasis to the development of Alternate Dispute Resolution mechanisms – like Lok Adalats, Arbitration and Conciliation centres
12. Governance Broken Set up a comprehensive National e-Library, empowering Lawyers
13. Governance Broken Establish an institutional mechanism to periodically review and give suggestions for refining our laws
14. Governance Fulfilled Periodically review and refine/ scrap outdated laws
15. Governance Broken Create courts specially equipped to deal with IPR cases
16. Governance Broken Implement the National Litigation Policy in letter and spirit to reduce average pendency time of cases
17. Governance Broken Initiate the computerization and networking of courts all over the country
18. Agriculture Adequate Progress Strengthen the traditional employment bases of agriculture and allied industries, and retail – through modernization as well as stronger credit and market linkages
19. Agriculture Inadequate Progress Ensure a minimum of 50% profit over the cost of production by revising the Minimum Support Price and increase farmer profitability by linking MNREGA to agriculture
20. Agriculture Inadequate Progress Work with the states to set up seed culture labs in each district and regional agriculture innovation labs to conserve agro-biodiversity and to identify and preserve rare indigenous varieties
21. Health Inadequate Progress Will set up an AIIMS like institute in every state
22. Health Broken High priority will be given to address the shortfall of healthcare professionals
23. Health Broken Will review the role of various professional regulatory bodies in healthcare and consider setting up an overarching lean body for healthcare
24. Health Inadequate Progress Move to pre-emptive care model where the focus and thrust will be on child health and prevention
25. Health Inadequate Progress Will set up institutions of Indian System of Medicine. We will start integrated courses for Indian System of Medicine (ISM) and modern science and Ayurgenomics
26. Health Inadequate Progress Increase the number of medical and para-medical colleges to make India self-sufficient in human resources
27. Health Broken Reorganize Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in order to converge various departments dealing in healthcare, food and nutrition and pharmaceuticals
28. Health Broken Launch National Mosquito Control mission.
29. Health Inadequate Progress Reduce the out-of-pocket (OOP) spending for the common man
30. Health Inadequate Progress Initiate the ‘National Health Assurance Mission’
31. Health Broken Universalization of emergency medical services-108
32. Health Broken Set up the ‘National eHealth Authority’ to leverage telemedicine and mobile healthcare
33. Health Broken Occupational health programs will be pursued aggressively
34. Health Inadequate Progress Focus on Rural Health care delivery.
35. Health Fulfilled Initiate the New Health Policy
36. Agriculture Adequate Progress Reform the Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee APMC act
37. Agriculture Broken Put in place welfare measures for farmers above 60 years of age, small and marginal farmers and farm labours
38. Agriculture Broken Explore setting up of regional Kisan TV channels
39. Agriculture Adequate Progress Introduce soil assessment based crop planning and setting up mobile soil testing labs
40. Agriculture Adequate Progress Implement a farm insurance scheme to take care of crop loss due to unforeseen natural calamities
41. Agriculture Inadequate Progress Set up the ‘Organic Farming and Fertilizer Corporation of India’, to promote organic farming and fertilizers, and provide incentives and support for marketing organic produce
42. Education Broken Establish a Central University dedicated to Himalayan Technology
43. Education Broken Introduce self-defense as a part of the school curriculum
44. Education Broken Inculcate a culture of sports at the school level by arranging sports facilities and training needs and make sports as a compulsory part of the school curriculum
45. Education Broken Set up a National Commission on Education to recommend New Education Policy (NEP)
46. Business and Industries Adequate Progress Encourage and empower our youth for self-employment – incubating entrepreneurship as well as facilitating credit
47. Education Fulfilled Set up Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and virtual classrooms
48. Business and Industries Adequate Progress Strategically develop high impact domains like Labour-intensive manufacturing (viz. textile, footwear, electronics assembly, etc.) and Tourism
49. Education Fulfilled Revisit the Apprenticeship Act to facilitate our youth to Earn while they Learn
50. Education Broken Restructure UGC into a Higher Education Commission
51. Business and Industries Inadequate Progress Support in R&D and innovation in MSMEs
52. Education Inadequate Progress The procedures to make appointments to senior positions shall be made transparent to enhance the credibility of Indian Universities
53. Business and Industries Adequate Progress Ensure availability of credit through a dedicated SME bank
54. Education Inadequate Progress Raise the standard of education to enhance global status by enhancing research in Indian Universities
55. Business and Industries Adequate Progress Set up trade facilitation to ensure easier customs clearances
56. Education Adequate Progress Provide autonomy with steps to ensure accountability for institutions of higher learning
57. Business and Industries Inadequate Progress Increase the public spending on R&D and incentivize R&D investments by the industry to increase the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector
58. Education Broken Conduct a needs assessment exercise for identifying the future needs of vocations across sectors
59. Business and Industries Broken Accord high priority to the growth of manufacturing, so that we can create enough jobs in the country
60. Economy Inadequate Progress Encourage Savings as an important driver of investment and growth
61. Education Inadequate Progress Institute a mechanism for interaction between industry (including SME), academia & community
62. Business and Industries Broken Frame the environment laws in a manner that provides no scope for confusion and will lead to speedy clearance of proposals without delay
63. Economy Inadequate Progress Undertake Banking reforms to enhance ease and access, as well as accountability
64. Economy Adequate Progress Revisit the policy framework for investments both foreign and domestic to make them more conducive
65. Economy Adequate Progress Strictly implement Fiscal discipline, without compromising on funds availability for development work and asset creation
66. Business and Industries Broken Set up a task force to review and revive our MSME sector (Micro and Small Medium scale Enterprises)
67. Education Broken Rework the work culture of teacher training institutions with a goal to prepare committed & performing teachers
68. Economy Inadequate Progress Engage with foreign Governments to facilitate information sharing on black money
69. Business and Industries Inadequate Progress Set up World class Investment and Industrial regions as Global Hubs of Manufacturing
70. Economy Adequate Progress Set up a Task Force to tackle black money and to recommend amendments to existing laws or enact new laws
71. Business and Industries Broken Decision-making on environment clearances will be made transparent as well as time-bound
72. Economy Inadequate Progress To initiate the process of tracking down and bringing back black money stashed in foreign banks and offshore accounts
73. Education Broken Initiate a multi-country student exchange program for school going children
74. Business and Industries Broken Set up mechanism that will ensure that the central & state governments work in close coordination and synergy while giving clearances to mega projects
75. Economy Inadequate Progress The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) functioning shall be made more efficient and investor friendly
76. Economy Adequate Progress Allowing FDI in sectors wherever needed for job and asset creation, infrastructure and acquisition of niche technology and specialized expertise
77. Economy Broken FDI will not be allowed in multi-brand retail sector
78. Economy Broken Take steps to reduce NPAs in Banking sector
79. Business and Industries Inadequate Progress Move towards a single-window system of clearances both at the Centre & also at the State level through a Hub-Spoke Model
80. Economy Inadequate Progress Overhaul the tax dispute resolution mechanisms
81. Business and Industries Adequate Progress Ensure improvement in logistics infrastructure & supply chain management
82. Education Inadequate Progress Explore ways to reduce the daily burden of carrying books to school for children using technology
83. Economy Inadequate Progress Rationalization and simplification of the tax regime to remove uncertainty and create investor confidence
84. Business and Industries Inadequate Progress Will ensure cutting the red tape, simplify the procedures & remove the bottlenecks
85. Business and Industries Adequate Progress Will ensure that a conducive, enabling environment is created making ‘doing business’ in India easy
86. Education Broken Revitalize Mid-day meal scheme (MDMS) in terms of management and delivery
87. Economy Adequate Progress Evolve a single ‘National Agriculture Market’
88. Education Inadequate Progress Start a national modernization program for madrasas
89. Agriculture Inadequate Progress Leverage on technology to disseminate Real time data, especially to farmers – on production, prices, imports, stocks and overall availability
90. Business and Industries Broken An Export Promotion Mission will be established integrating all Stakeholders
91. Education Inadequate Progress Develop special pedagogy for differently-abled students
92. Business and Industries Inadequate Progress Build world class Ports; connecting them with roads and rail to the hinterland so as to drive the maritime trade
93. Economy Broken Unbundle Food Corporation of India (FCI) operations into procurement, storage and distribution for greater efficiency
94. Education Inadequate Progress Universalize secondary school education and skill development with a focus on rural, tribal and difficult areas
95. Economy Fulfilled Set up a Price Stabilisation Fund
96. Education Broken Mechanism would be set up for a performance audit of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) by means of real-time information
97. Economy Broken Put in place strict measures and special courts to stop hoarding and black marketing
98. Governance Broken Accord high priority to opening new courts, and setting up a mechanism for speedy clearance of the backlog of cases at various levels in the judiciary
99. Governance Broken Double the number of courts and judges in the subordinate judiciary in a phased manner
100. Governance Broken Accord high priority to filling the Judges vacancies
101. Governance Stalled Set up a National Judicial Commission for the appointment of judges in higher judiciary.
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