In 2017, Modi proposed a grand and at the same time close strategic blueprint, "New India Strategy @75", to realize 40 aspirations for the Indian people in 2022 (India's 75th state-building date) to build a "strong, prosperous and all-encompassing new India", also known as "New India 2022". Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is 2022.
"New India 2022" promotional poster
Now let's review these 40 goals:
1. India’s GDP growth rate will be 9-10 per cent by 2022.
By 2022, India's GDP growth rate will reach 9% to 10%.
2. The investment rate will increase from 29 per cent in 2017-2018 to 36 per cent in 2022-2023.
The investment rate will increase from 29% in 2017-2018 to 36% in 2022-2023.
3. Every Indian will have a bank account, life insurance, accident insurance, pension and ‘retirement planning services’ by 2022.
By 2022, every Indian will have a bank account, life insurance, accident insurance, pensions and "retirement plan services".
Indians line up for new rupees
4. Farmers’ incomes will be doubled by 2022.
By 2022, farmers' incomes will double.
5. “Provide irrigation to all farms (Har Khet Ko Pani) with improved on-farm water-use efficiency (more crop per drop).”
"Provide irrigation to all farms and improve the efficiency of farm water use."
6. There will be no crop residue burning to reduce air pollution.
To reduce air pollution, crop residues will no longer be burned.
7. PM 2.5 levels will come down below 50 by 2022.
By 2022, pm2.5 levels will drop below 50.
More than 100 million Indian households burn firewood and cook
8. Every household will have an LPG cylinder.
Each home will have a LPG cylinder.
9. By 2022, Indian Railways’ safety standards will be such that nobody will ever die (“zero fatalities”) in a train accident.
By 2022, no one will die in a train accident ("zero deaths").
10. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will be completed by 2022,
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail will be completed in 2022.
High-speed rail is not suitable for opening and hanging
11. The growth rate of the manufacturing sector will double by 2022, from the base of 7.7 per cent between 2012-13 to 2017-2018.
By 2022, the growth rate of manufacturing will double.
12. Every Indian will have a house by 2022.
By 2022, every Indian will own a house.
13. Every Indian will have a toilet by 2022.
By 2022, every Indian will have a toilet.
New Delhi "public toilets"
14. Every Indian will have 24/7 electricity supply by 2022.
By 2022, every Indian will have a 24/7 electricity supply.
15. Every gram panchayat (not every house) will have broadband internet reaching it by 2022.
By 2022, every village council (not every household) will have broadband internet.
16. The government will ensure “hundred per cent digital literacy” by 2022. In other words, every Indian will know how to use the internet.
The government will ensure "100% digital literacy" by 2022. In other words, every Indian knows how to use the internet.
17. Every Indian will have a water connection by 2022.
By 2022, every Indian will have water resources.
Fetch water and return
18. India will be free of malnutrition by 2022.
By 2022, India will be free of malnutrition.
19. Seven hundred district HQ hospitals will be turned into “medical centres” through public-private partnership.
700 regional headquarters hospitals will be transformed into "medical centers" through public-private partnerships.
20. Private industry will be made to adopt primary healthcare centres (PHCs) to train healthcare professionals, upgrade technology and improve patient outcomes.
The private sector will use primary health-care centres (PHCs) to train health-care professionals, upgrade technology and improve patient outcomes.
21. Twenty“Medical Free Zones (MFZs)” will be created to attract medical tourism (“telemedicine, e-consult, telepathology, teleradiology etc”).
20 "medical free zones" will be created to attract medical tourism ("telemedicine, e-consultation, telepathology, telelaulogy, etc.").
The COVID-19 pandemic in India has claimed many lives
22. Hundred-plus new tourist destinations will be created in under-developed areas.
Hundreds of new tourist destinations were added in underdeveloped areas.
23. “Increase India’s share in global international tourist arrivals from 1.18 per cent to 3 per cent. Increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals from 8.8 million to 12 million. Double the number of domestic tourist visits, from 1,614 million in 2016 to 3,200 million visits,” the NITI Aayog document on New India 2022 said.
"Increase India's share of global international tourists from 1.18 per cent to 3 per cent." Increase the number of foreign tourists from 8.8 million to 12 million. The number of domestic tourists in India doubled, from 1.614 billion in 2016 to 3.2 billion. ”
24. “Set up 10 innovation districts where entrepreneurs and designers live, work and play” and “connect artisans to market places using digital platforms.”
"Set up 10 innovation zones where entrepreneurs and designers live, work and play" and "use digital platforms to connect artisans to the market".
25. Manual scavenging will be eradicated.
(lower caste) manpower is no longer used to clear sewers.
The Dalits made a living by digging sewers
26. Imparting of skills as philanthropy will be promoted, and “skilling as a compulsory exercise from class 6th – skill schools for senior secondary and higher secondary” will be started.
Promote free skills teaching and launch "skills training as a compulsory course in high school and high school classes".
27. “Proportion of formally skilled labour from the current 5.4 per cent of India’s workforce” will be increased to“at least 15 per cent”.
"The share of formal skilled workers in India's labour force will rise from the current 5.4 per cent" to "at least 15 per cent".
28. Two-three million jobs in the healthcare sector, and 40 million jobs through tourism and 5 million new jobs through mines and minerals will be created.
2-3 million jobs will be created in the healthcare sector, 40 million jobs through tourism, and 5 million new jobs through mining and minerals.
29. All single-use plastic will be banned by 2022.
By 2022, ban all single-use plastics.
Plastic pollutes Indian rivers
30. India will have 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022. The current capacity is 80GW.
By 2022, India will have 175GW of renewable energy capacity. The current capacity is 80GW.
31. “Reduce imports of oil and gas by 10 per cent by 2022-2023.”
"Reduce oil and gas imports by 10% by 2022-2023."
32. “Accelerate the growth of the mining sector from 3 per cent in 2017-2018 to 14 per cent, with an average growth of 8.5 per cent during 2018-2023”
"Accelerate the growth rate of the mining industry from 3% in 2017-2018 to 14%, with an average growth rate of 8.5% in 2018-2023."
Coal is India's main source of energy
33. “Double the length of national highways (NHs) to 2 lakh km by 2022-2023 from the existing 1.22 lakh km.”
"By 2022-2023, double the length of national highways from the existing 122,000 kilometers to 200,000 kilometers."
34. All delayed infrastructure projects as of 2017, some of which have been in the works for decades, will be completed by 2022.
As of 2017, all the delayed infrastructure projects, some of which have been ongoing for decades, will be completed in 2022.
35. The female labour force participation rate will be 30 per cent by 2022.
By 2022, the female labor force participation rate will reach 30%.
36. India’s forest cover will increase to 33 per cent from the current 21 per cent.
India's forest cover will increase from the current 21 per cent to 33 per cent.
37. No student in any school in India will drop-out before completing class 10. No student will be out of school.
Students from any school in India will not drop out before completing Year 10. No students are out of school.
Knowledge changes destiny
38. “Achieve a doctor-population ratio of at least 1:1400 (WHO norm 1:1000) and nurse-population ratio of at least 1:500 (WHO norm 1:400) by 2022-2023.” Currently, there is only one allopathic doctor for every 11,082 Indians.
"By 2022-2023, achieve a doctor-to-population ratio of at least 1:1400 (WHO standard 1:1000) and a nurse-to-population ratio of at least 1:5000 (WHO standard 1:4000)." Currently, there is only 1 doctor for every 11,082 Indians.
39. “Increase the gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education from 25 per cent in 2016-2017 to 35 per cent by 2022-2023.”
"Increase gross enrolment in tertiary education from 25% in 2016-2017 to 35% in 2022-2023."
40. “Achieve the Bharatmala Phase-I target by completing 24800 km by 2021-2022, including 2000 km of coastal and port connectivity roads.”
"Complete the construction of 24,800 km by 2021-2022, including 2,000 km of coastal and port connectivity roads, to achieve the goal of the first phase of Bharatmala."
Traffic jams are also common in India
With India's 75th Independence Day half a year to go, only the first of those 40 goals has been achieved so far. Indian media estimate that India's GDP will increase by 9.2% over the previous year in 2021, reaching the target of 9-10%.
But the other 39 goals are difficult to achieve, and time adjustments will need to be made, some of which may never be achieved. According to data from the Pew Research Center in March 2021, India's economic collapse after the spring of 2020, more than 30 million Indian middle-class people fell into poverty, and the absolute poverty population increased by 75 million, so India's economic growth targets are unlikely to be achieved.
India's investment rate was 29% when it formulated the "New India Strategy @ 75" in 2017, but the World Bank data shows that its investment rate in 2020 is only 27%, and it is not closer to the 36% target but is getting farther and farther away.
New India Strategy @75
In the fourth target, Modi did not say which year to "double" the base, and the increase in income does not mean an increase in spending power, and farmers' incomes are being eroded by inflation.
The results of the 6th and 7th targets are visible to the naked eye: in recent years, india's heavy smog cities have increased from 102 to 132, and India's ten most polluted cities account for 9.
The land acquisition for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed railway has not yet been completed, and in some areas less than half of the land has been expropriated, and the Japanese construction party said that construction will only start if the land acquisition target exceeds 90%, so it is still unknown when the railway will be completed.
Modi has no shortage of supporters
Fortunately, indians can easily forget their promises of the past, and you just need to keep replacing the old ones with new ones, putting the unfulfilled responsibility on the "troublemakers" to quickly gain support and votes. This is an important reason why Modi replaced the "good days" (Achhe din aane waale hain) that could not be achieved in 2014 with "New India 2022", and in 2019 covered up "New India 2022" with "5 trillion 2024".
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