IT boom happened all over the world, and India arrived on the world arena with a bang! But, She has to her credit many many more achievements before this that has resulted in her being counted now as a leading player on the economic front.
1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel unified the whole lot of Princely States along with British era Colonial Provinces into one Nation.
2. Many Public Sector Enterprises in Heavy Industries have been established, ONGC, BSNL, SAIL, BHEL etc to name a few. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru sphereheaded the move initially.
Side by side, Electricity is generated in every possible and conceivable way to meet the demands of the Industry and the country, whether it be by Thermal, Hydro, or Nuclear Power projects, or by other means such as Windmill.
Indian Railways is one of the largest in the world.
Road transport has also been developed well, and Highways of International standards are built all over the country. Public Transport plays a significant role in all states.
Schools and hospitals are there all over the country
3. Establishing the Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs), Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences, Baba Atomic Research Centre, Central Institute of Scientific Research, Indian Institute of Management and the like, that laid the base for promoting high degree technical education and Medical education and research in science and technology, as also creating top level Administrators and managers.
4. Creating a top order Defence set up.
5. Successful Family Planning measures.
6. Promoting Education: All children under 14 will go to school.
Employing children under 16 has been made an offence. The Government is enforcing the rule without any let up.
Nutrition meals schemes are in place in schools, so that the children get atleast one full meal, and they are not hungry and mal nutritioned while studying.
7. Promoting Healthcare. Small Pox has been eradicated and so has Polio been, I guess. The Government is arranging vaccination programmes for all children
Smoking in public places has been banned.
Government is educating the people on all aspects of health. For example, all women are advised to get medical check up, so as to rule out breast cancer, or, if any woman has, she is directed for proper medical treatment.
8. Empowerment of women.
9. Nationalization of Banks. It opened the gate for the common people to gat access to loans.
Life insurance and general insurance.
10. Green Revolution and White revolution. From Poverty stricken nation India has now emerged as exporter of rice. India is the largest producer of milk in the world now. Irrigation Schemes, Drinking water schemes. 11. Many good social schemes. Self Help Groups. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. 12 Globalization Many many more....
Politicians have played a very big role in all these. How much ever the politicians are termed as corrupt, they only, in tandem with bureaucrats, have made these achievements possible to make India stand tall in the world arena. Let us respect them that much.
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