One year of Modi 3.0: Operation Sindoor set the direction of diplomacy, tax cut improved the middle class economy… 7 decisive decisions of Modi Government 3.0

PM Narendra Modi. (File photo)

The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has completed one year of its third term. From tax cut to Operation Sindoor, many decisive decisions were taken in the first year of Modi Government 3.0. 7 decisive decisions of Modi Government 3.0…

One year of the third term of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been completed. The results of the Lok Sabha elections were declared on 4 June 2024 and the results of the Lok Sabha elections were declared on 9 June 2024 and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was formed for the third consecutive time under the leadership of Narendra Modi on 9 June 2024. On the completion of one year of Modi Government 3.0, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced to start a special public relations campaign ‘Sankalp se Siddhi Tak’. BJP’s strategy is to take the achievements of the Modi government to every household through this campaign

In the Lok Sabha elections held last year, BJP, which contested with the slogan ‘Abki Baar, 400 Paar’, was able to win 240 seats. The number of seats of NDA reached 293. Many claims were being made in the political corridors, but in the first one year of Modi Government 3.0, there has been no pressure of number game on the decisions. There is also discussion about many decisive and big decisions. The second half of the first year of Modi Government 3.0 has been the time of decisive decisions. Let’s talk about the seven big and decisive decisions of the third term of the Modi government.

One country, one election

The Modi government introduced the bill related to one country, one election in the Lok Sabha in the first half of its third term itself. During the winter session of Parliament, the Modi government introduced the bill related to one country, one election and the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on 18 December 2024 amid heavy opposition and uproar from the opposition. These bills introduced in the Lok Sabha amid heavy uproar were sent to the JPC.

Income tax cut

In the first full budget of its third term, the Modi government gave a big relief to the working class by increasing the income tax exemption limit and set the direction of the middle class economy. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the budget for the financial year 2025-26 that no income tax will have to be paid on total income up to Rs 12 lakh. The salaried class will also be given an additional tax benefit of 75 thousand. Announcing this in the budget, the Finance Minister had said that with this decision, now one crore more people will not pay any tax.

Waqf Bill

Just a few months ago, during the budget session, the government got the Waqf Amendment Bill passed by both the houses of Parliament. In this bill, along with making the registration of Waqf properties mandatory, the provision of Waqf by User has been abolished. Only any property will be able to be Waqf, which has been a practicing Muslim for at least five years. In case of any dispute regarding any property declared as Waqf, there will now be a three level appeal system.

Indus water

Innocent tourists were attacked by terrorists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. 26 tourists lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack. The very next day of this attack, India announced the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan after a high level meeting led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The government had also informed Pakistan about this decision. This agreement was signed between the two countries in 1960. India’s Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan’s dictator Ayub Khan signed this agreement after a decade of negotiations. Under this treaty, the water of the six rivers of the Indus river system – Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum – was divided.

Caste Census

The Modi government has announced to conduct caste census. In the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs of the Modi government, it was decided that castes will be counted along with the census. It has been named Census 2027.

Operation Sindoor

In response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the Indian Army launched Operation Sindoor late on the night of May 6 and 7. Under this operation, the military forces destroyed nine terrorist hideouts located in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as well as Punjab province by missile strikes. After this operation which lasted for about 22 minutes, the next night Pakistan tried to launch drone and missile attacks on many cities of India, which was foiled by the security forces.

The next day India fired missiles on Pakistan’s military bases. For four days, there was a war like situation between the two countries and later after DGMO level talks, ceasefire was declared. Although ceasefire was done with Pakistan, Modi government set a new direction of diplomacy. The government made it clear that now any terrorist attack in India will be considered an act of war. The Indian government also sent all party delegations abroad to expose Pakistan in front of the world.

Chenab Bridge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s highest rail bridge on June 6. The cost of this bridge connecting Kashmir to the rest of the country through rail route has come to Rs 1500 crore. This rail bridge is higher than the Eiffel Tower. With the inauguration of this bridge, the operation of Vande Bharat train from Katra to Srinagar has also started. This will ensure connectivity of Kashmir with other parts of the country in every season. The British had also planned to connect Kashmir with other parts of the country through rail route, but they could not succeed. This railway project of 1983 has now taken a concrete shape and is one of the major achievements of the first year of Modi Government 3.0.