Relabeling and Rebranding: The Story of BJP’s Policies and Schemes

When Congressman Shashi Tharoor grumbled in a tweet when that the BJP had actually simply altered the names of 23 Congress plans, and stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was running a “name-changing” federal government and not a “game-changing one”, his claim was tested. It was discovered that he was best about 19 plans. It ended up that the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was the UPA’s Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account; the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana was the very same as the National Girl Child Day program; the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana was the Rajiv Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana; the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation was the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission relabelled; the BJP’s neem-coated urea was the exact same as the Congress’ neem-coated urea; the Soil Health Card plan was the National Project on Management of Soil Health and Fertility; the Atal Pension Yojana was the Swavalamban Yojana; and even Mr Modi’s flagship “Make in India” was simply the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP) under a brand-new name. And it was not simple relabeling; the whole policy structure in a lot of cases was likewise a copy-paste task, as a contrast of the department for promo of market and internal trade’s press note (2011) and the Make in India site page on nationwide production revealed. The UPA’s NMP plan mentioned “improving the share of production in GDP to 25% within a years and producing 100 million tasks”. Make in India looks for “a boost in the share of production in the nation’s GDP to 25%” and to “develop 100 million extra tasks by 2022 in production”. The UPA’s NMP states it will “increase making sector development to 12-14% over the medium term”. Make in India states it will “increase in making sector development to 12-14% over the medium term”. The NMP states the policy requires “development of proper ability amongst the rural migrant and city bad to make development inclusive”. Make in India states it requires “development of proper capability amongst rural migrants and the city bad for inclusive development”. The UPA NMP policy states it will “increase domestic worth addition and technological depth in production”. Make in India states it will “increase domestic worth addition and technological depth”. The Make in India site not just showed the Congress plan however a damaged download link likewise unsuccessfully directed readers to a 2011 file of the older policy. Somewhere Else, Digital India was the exact same as the earlier National eGovernance Plan; Skill India the like the National Skill Development Programme; Mission Indradhanush was the Universal Immunisation Programme; and PAHAL the earlier Direct Benefits Transfer for LPG. BharatNet was the National Optic Fibre Network authorized on October 25, 2011, intending to supply broadband connection to all panchayat
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