11 Years of Modi Government: 11 key highlights shaping India’s development

PM Modi completes 11 years as the Prime Minister of India, marking the day he took oath on 26th May 2014. Since then, he has worked for the development of India with the efforts to bring a qualitative difference in the lives of the poorest of the poor. With the essence of PM Modi’s quote, “The world is seeing India with a ray of hope and our diaspora can play a crucial role in further spreading it. The Indian community does not settle abroad to enter into politics or take a seat in the global politics. Wherever they go, they think and act towards benefit of the society.” We will explore 11 key highlights to embrace and mark the difference in the following 11 years of the Modi government.

25 crore people out of poverty in 9 years

According to the findings from NITI Aayog’s latest report ‘Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06’, almost 25 crore people escaped multidimensional poverty in the last nine years. The credit for this remarkable achievement goes to the significant initiatives of the government to address all dimensions of poverty.

50 crore Indians benefiting from Ayushman Bharat’s healthcare services

Today, India is home to the world’s largest healthcare programme, Ayushman Bharat. Covering over 50 crore Indians, Ayushman Bharat provides top-quality and affordable healthcare to the poor and the neo-middle class.

The Lancet, considered among the most prestigious health journals in the world, has lauded Ayushman Bharat, stating that this scheme attends to the larger discontent about the health sector in India. The journal also noted PM Modi’s efforts to prioritise universal health coverage.

51 crore Jan Dhan accounts empowering India’s poor

India’s poor often struggled with financial exclusion. To address this, PM Modi launched the Jan Dhan Yojana to open bank accounts for every Indian. Over 51 crore accounts were opened, empowering the unbanked. Building on this, the government provided insurance and pension benefits through Jan Suraksha. The combination of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, and mobile technology (JAM) has brought transparency, speed, and eliminated middlemen, benefiting the vulnerable sections of society.

Over 10 crore beneficiaries in Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, launched in 2016, provides free cooking gas connections to the poor. It has proven to be a major game-changer in providing smoke-free kitchens to over 10 crore beneficiaries, most of whom are women.

18,000 villages electrified

18,000 villages that were without electricity even after 70 long years of Independence have been electrified.

PM Awas Yojana

Under the governance of PM Modi, over 4.2 crore houses were sanctioned under the PM Awas Yojana between 2014 and 2024. In June 2024, after assuming office for the third term, one of the first decisions of the Cabinet was to assist 3 crore additional rural and urban households for the construction of houses, underscoring Narendra Modi’s commitment to addressing the nation’s housing needs and ensuring dignity and a quality life for every citizen.

Rs 20,000 crore to 9.2 crore farmers under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi

During the interim budget of 2019, the Government announced a monetary incentive for farmers called the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. In almost three weeks, on 24th February 2019, the scheme was launched and instalments have been paid regularly since then. During the first Cabinet Meeting of PM Modi’s second term, it was decided to extend the PM Kisan benefits to all farmers, removing the 5-acre limit that was present earlier. As of June 2024, PM Modi released the 17th installment of the PM-KISAN scheme at Varanasi, in which more than 9.2 crore farmers received the benefits amounting to over Rs 20,000 crore.

Swachh Bharat Mission

On 2nd October 2014, Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Anniversary, the PM launched ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, a mass movement for cleanliness across the nation. The scale and impact of the movement are historic. Today, sanitation coverage has risen from 38 per cent in 2014 to 100 per cent in 2019. 

All states and Union Territories have been declared open defecation-free (ODF). Substantive measures have been taken for a clean Ganga. The World Health Organisation has appreciated the Swachh Bharat Mission and has opined that it would save three lakh lives.

Make in India

PM Modi launched the ‘Make in India’ initiative to turn India into an international manufacturing powerhouse. This effort has led to transformative results. India has made significant strides in ‘Ease of Doing Business’, improving its ranking from 142 in 2014 to 63 in 2019. The Government of India rolled out the GST during a historic session of Parliament in 2017, which has realised the dream of ‘One Nation, One Tax.’

During his tenure, special attention has been paid to India’s rich history and culture. India is home to the world’s largest statue, the Statue of Unity, a fitting tribute to Sardar Patel. This Statue was built through a special mass movement where tools of farmers and soil from all states and Union Territories of India were used, signifying the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat.’

4th largest economy in world

India is currently ranked as the 4th largest economy globally in 2025, surpassing Japan to secure the 4th position among the world’s top 10 largest economies, with a nominal GDP of $4.19 trillion in 2025. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), forecasts that by 2027, India will overtake Germany to become the 3rd largest economy worldwide. 

New parliament

India’s new Parliament was inaugurated in 2023 to boost the seating capacity for both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.