- By News Desk
- Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:50 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
PM Modi 75th Birthday: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political journey has been marked by landmark decisions and transformative policies that reshaped India’s governance, economy, and global standing. Since assuming office in 2014, he has emerged as one of the most popular leaders worldwide, consistently topping global approval ratings. His tenure is notable for being the first by a non-Congress leader to secure three consecutive general election victories, making him the second-longest-serving Prime Minister in India’s history.
PM Modi’s Decisions That Changed India’s Politics
- Article 370: The abrogation of Article 370 fundamentally altered India's political landscape by dissolving J&K's special status and integrating the region fully with the Indian Union. Politically, this centralized power, removed local autonomy, and ended the separate Constitution and flag. It reshaped India’s federal balance and projected PM Modi as the leader who resolved a 70-year-old issue.
- Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA, 2019): This is the first Indian law to provide citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
- Ram Mandir Consecration Ceremony: After the Supreme Court verdict (2019) cleared way for temple in Ayodhya, PM Modi personally laid foundation stone in 2020, and inaugurated the grand Ram Mandir in 2024. This fulfilled a decades-old Hindutva promise and transformed BJP’s cultural legitimacy into tangible victory.
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- Direct Benefit Transfer: DBT has revolutionised welfare delivery by routing subsidies, pensions, and benefits directly to beneficiaries' bank accounts via Aadhaar-linked mechanisms.
- The JAM Trinity: Jan Dhan–Aadhaar–Mobile (JAM) trinity has emerged as the bedrock for the PM Modi’s welfare mechanism. It has transformed the lifestyle of the millions of unbanked-unserved Indians at the bottom of the pyramid and brought them in the mainstream.
- Digital India has transformed Indian politics by enhancing e-governance, reducing paperwork, and promoting digital inclusion. It has improved everyday convenience with online UPI payments, e-health services, and education platforms, bridging urban-rural divides and enhancing socio-economic opportunities for millions.
- GST Reform became a flagship Modi government reform that replaced multiple state-level taxes with a single national tax regime. It helped BJP claim the ‘reformist mantle’ and projected PM Modi as the moderniser who was willing to take tough decisions and deliver long-pending reforms.
PM Modi’s Big Political Decisions
- Jan Dhan Yojana was launched in 2014 and aimed at financial inclusion by providing bank accounts, debit cards, and insurance to millions of unbanked families.
- Swachh Bharat Mission is a transformative phase in India's sanitation narrative to achieve 100% scientific management of municipal solid waste and eliminate open defecation, leading to construction of millions of toilets.
- Make in India is an initiative to boost manufacturing, attract FDI, and create jobs by promoting India as a global manufacturing hub.
-Ayushman Bharat is launched to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage and is the world's largest health insurance scheme covering ₹5 lakh per family for approximately 550 million people.
- Triple Talaq Ban: In a significant move towards gender justice, the Modi government in 2019 passed the law that criminalized the practice of triple talaq.
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- New Education Policy (2020) overhauled the education system with focus on skills, flexibility, and multilingualism. This strengthened PM Modi’s projection as a transformational leader bringing the first big education overhaul in years.
- Women’s Reservation Bill (2023) allowed the reservation of 33% seats in Parliament & Assemblies for women after decades of delay. This decision projected PM Modi delivers what others only promised.
- Waqf Amendment Bill (2025) is seen as a reform to make Waqf properties (endowments for charitable, religious, and educational purposes) more transparent, accountable, and accessible.