BackTwo years of Modi govt: The lexicon
'Mint' lists the new buzzwords and phrases that were added to the Narendra Modi government's lexicon in its second year
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The Narendra Modi government continued to dish out slogans, acronyms and alliterations in the second year in power to create a buzz around its missions and programmes. Like last year, Mint lists the new buzzwords and phrases that were added to the government’s lexicon.
A
Year 1
Abki Baar Modi Sarkar: This time, Modi government.
Achhe Din Aane Wale Hain: Good days are about to come.
ART: Accountability, Responsibility, Transparency—aimed at good governance.
ABCD: Avoid, Bypass, Confuse, Delay—comment on the culture within the Indian bureaucracy.
AMRUT: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation—a programme to replace Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
AIM: Atal Innovation Mission— a programme to promote a network of world-class innovation hubs.
Year 2
Accessible India: To ensure universal accessibility for persons with disabilities.
B
Year 1
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Abhiyaan: Mission to save and educate girl children
B2B: Bharat to Bhutan (Aimed at improving India-Bhutan ties)
Year 2
BAPU: Biometrically Authenticated Physical Uptake (aims to verify identity of beneficiaries of government schemes by scanning fingerprints)
C
Year 1
Cooperative and Competitive Federalism: Aims at improving centre-state relationship through teamwork.
Year 2
Climate Change to Climate Justice: Need for change in focus in environment debate.
Creative India, Innovative India: Aims at a new national intellectual property rights policy.
D
Year 1
Digital India: Aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
3 Ds: Democracy, Demography and Demand—a comment on India’s advantage over other countries.
Year 2
DIPAM: Department of Investment and Public Asset Management—a new name for the disinvestment department.
Divyang: People with extraordinary capabilities, instead of Viklang (handicapped).
DigiLocker: Government of India’s secure cloud-based platform for storage, sharing and verification of documents and certificates, for paperless governance.
E
Year 1
Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat: One India, Best India
e-Kranti: Digitizing the delivery of government services.
Year 2
e-Boat: Solar-powered boats on river Ganga at Varanasi.
eNAM: Electronic National Agricultural Market
ePACE: Project Appraisals and Continuing Enhancements—an online portal for monitoring progress of national highways across India.
eBASTA: To make school books accessible in digital form as e-books.
3E: Enterprises, Earning, Empowerment—the motive behind Mudra Bank
F
Year 1
FDI: First Develop India
5F: Farm to Fibre, Fibre to Fabric, Fabric to Fashion, Fabric to Foreign
Year 2
FASTag: Electronic tolling system introduced on all national highways across the country.
G
Year 1
#GiveItUp: Programme to inspire consumers to give up the LPG subsidy.
GIAN: Global Initiative of Academic Networks—aimed at American academicians and scientists to teach in India at their convenience.
Year 2
GARV: Grameen Vidyutikaran
Gramodaya Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan: Aimed at increasing social harmony across villages and strengthen the Panchayati Raj.
H
Year 1
HRIDAY: Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana
Hunar Hai to Kadar Hai: If you have skill, you have respect.
Himmat: A mobile application to ensure women’s safety in Delhi.
HIT: Highways, Informationways, Transmissionways—a mantra for Nepal’s development.
Year 2
HOPE: Harmony, Opportunity, People’s participation, Equality—aim of Indian constitution.
HELP: Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy—a uniform licensing system to cover all hydrocarbons under a single licensing framework.
I
Year 1
IT + IT = IT - Indian Talent + Information Technology = India Tomorrow—part of the Digital India initiative.
INCH towards MILES: Indo-China towards Millennium of Exceptional Synergy—for the future of Indo-Sino relations.
Year 2
Iron Fist 2016: India’s show of air power.
Ishan Uday: Scholarship scheme for north-east students.
J
Year 1
JAM trinity: Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile—for direct cash transfer and subsidy rationalization.
K
Year 2
KVY: Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Karein Prayas, Payein Vikash: Make Effort, Gain Progress—the tagline for Standup India.
L
Year 1
Link West, Act East: Aimed at making India a part of the global value chain.
M
Year 1
MISIDICI: Make in India, Skill India, Digital India and Clean India
Mera Kya, Mujhe Kya: Modi’s comment on the attitude—what is in it for me; why should I bother—that has ruined the nation.
MUDRA Bank: Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank
Mann Ki Baat: A radio programme hosted on All India Radio where the prime minister addresses the nation.
Mission Indradhanush: Achieving universal immunization with special focus on 184 high-priority districts.
Maximum Governance, Minimum Government: Simplification of official procedures and governance by leveraging technology.
Make in India: Creating the ecosystem to transform India into a manufacturing hub.
Year 2
MIS: For the first time, the Indian government organized the Maritime India Summit (MIS) focusing on investments in shipping, port and inland waterways sector.
N
Year 1
Namami Gange Mission: A national mission for clean-up of the Ganga.
NITI Aayog: National Institution for Transforming India—it replaced the Planning Commission.
Year 2
NAVIC: Navigation with Indian Constellation—India’s own navigation satellite.
3 Ns for Indian Railways: Nav Arjan (new revenues), Nav Manak (new norms), Nav Sanrachna (new structures)
O
Year 1
Operation Rahat: Evacuation effort in Yemen.
Operation Maitri: Relief operation in Nepal after the April 2015 earthquake
P
Year 1
PRASAD: Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive
PAHAL: Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh—direct benefit transfer of LPG subsidy.
Padhe Bharat, Badhe Bharat: India that is educated is the India that will progress.
PRAGATI: Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation—aimed at addressing the common man’s grievances, monitoring and reviewing of government programmes.
Per Drop, More Crop: Promoting farming through optimum utilization of water.
P2G2: Pro-People Good Governance, which the government claims to be its focus.
P4: People Private Public Partnership for good governance.
Project Mausam: To revive ancient maritime routes and cultural linkages with countries in the Indian Ocean.
Year 2
Padhe Padhaein Desh Badhaye: Study and Teach for the development of India.
Project Unnati: To mordernize major ports.
R
Year 1
ROAD: Responsibility, Ownership, Accountability, Discipline—for improving the work culture among bureaucrats.
Red Tape to Red Carpet: Facilitating the ease of doing business.
Year 2
Reform To Transform
4 Rs: Recognition, Recapitalization, Resolution and Reform—for resolving the twin balance sheet problem.
S
Year 1
Swadesh Darshan: Integrated development of theme-based tourist circuits.
Shramev Jayate: Labour reforms plank by the government.
Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas: All together for the development of all.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Clean India Mission
Sagar Mala Project: Promoting port-led development along the coastal regions and communities.
SETU: Self Employment and Talent Utilisation—providing support to all aspects of start-ups from credit to incubation.
Swasth Dhara, Khet Hara: Healthy Earth for a Green Farm—aimed at boosting farm productivity.
SMART policing: Strict but Sensitive, Modern and Mobile, Alert and Accountable, Reliable and Responsive, Tech-savvy and Trained policing.
3S: Skill, Scale, Speed—what India needs to do to compete with China.
SWAYAM: Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds—for IITs, IIMs and central universities to offer free online courses.
SAMAVAY: Skill Assessment Matrix for Vocational Advancement of Youth—to allow multiple entry and exit options between vocational and formal education courses.
Year 2
Sahayak: New name for railway coolies.
StandUp India: Promoting entrepreneurship among SC/ST and women.
SWIFT: Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade
Startup India: To encouarge the startup ecosystem in India.
Setu Bharatam: Programme to build bridges for safe travel on national highways.
SAGARMALA: To connect all seven coastal states through ocean and sea routes.
Shipping Samvad: A new portal for submitting innovative ideas for shipping sector.
3S: Speed, Simplicity, Service—the desirable elements in technology.
SRESHTA: Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology and Holistic Advancement—a special unit for conducting in-house research in railway.
SMART: Specially Modified Aesthetic Refreshing Travel—specially designed railway coaches.
T
Year 1
Tax Terrorism: Comment on aggressive tax policies including retrospective amendment of tax laws.
5Ts: Talent, Tradition, Tourism, Trade and Technology, aimed at building Brand India.
Year 2
Twin Balance Sheet problem: The impaired financial positions of public sector banks and some large corporate houses.
U
Year 1
USTTAD: Upgrading Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan: IITs and NITs providing technological resources to rural areas for sustainable development.
Year 2
UJALA: Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
UDAY: Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna
Udaan scheme: Aims to provide skills training and enhance the employability of unemployed youth of Jammu and Kashmir.
V
Year 2
Vidyut Prabhah: Portal provides power availability in the country on real-time basis.
Z
Year 1
Zero Effect, Zero Defect: Aimed at improving the quality of goods produced in India.
Jyotika Sood and Arunabh Saikia contributed to this story.
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