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New Delhi : Taking forward the idea of Jan Bhagidari, Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar on June 8, 2018, interacted with Social Workers, Entrepreneurs, Researchers, Stakeholders & Experts in a free and constructive exchange of ideas using the MyGov Portal.
The informal dialogue was aimed at facilitating a free flow of ideas and suggestions from various stakeholders and subject experts from different fields. MyGov is government of India’s citizen engagement platform which aims at promoting active citizen participation in India’s governance and development.
Tomar hailed PM Narendra Modi for his untiring efforts towards laying a strong foundation for a new India and ushering in a new era of transparency in governance. He congratulated PM Modi for the successful completion of 4 years and for all the achievements and initiatives taken by the government for making the fruits of growth and development reach all Indians equally. He said that this government has shown good intentions (Achi Neeyat) and given a good stable policy (Achi Neeti) along with a strong leadership (Netritva) which has led to a transformation in governance and has shown a positive impact on the lives of people, according to a PIB release.
Speaking about the landmark Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform ushered in by PM Modi, Tomar said that GST had been in limbo for 10 years as the previous UPA government failed to provide decisive governance and courageous government. He said that the NDA government has brought in landmark reforms to provide further impetus to growth and development.
Tomar said that PM Modi has no personal agenda and has been working for the nation to ensure that the economy becomes strong, malice of corruption and poverty are eradicated providing a clean and transparent government.
He said that the ministry of Mines was scam tainted during previous government but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision and mission of ushering in a new era of transparency has led to a major overhaul of this sector. He said that auctioning has been made compulsory and this has led to a huge boost to the revenue generated by the government. He said that Rs. 1,11,000 crore has been accumulated by this government through the auction route.
Tomar also highlighted the MGNREGA scheme under which he said a lot of work has been done. He said that a total of 12.65 crore Job Cards have been given under this scheme.