NDA govt focused on improving ordinary citizens’ quality of life in 12 yrs: PM Modi

NEW DELHI, June 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the NDA government has increasingly focused on improving ordinary citizens’ quality of life over 12 years and worked on easier access to opportunities, better infrastructure, improved public services and quality education, among others.
Terming his dispensation “a government for the middle class”, Modi further said it a privilege to be working towards fulfilling the aspirations of the middle class as they have contributed to nation-building in countless ways.
“Over the last decade, governance has increasingly focused on improving the quality of life of ordinary citizens. Our efforts are about easier access to opportunities, better infrastructure, improved public services, affordable healthcare, quality education, cleaner cities and reduced burdens in everyday life,” Modi said in a post on X.
The ‘MyGov India’, a flagship citizen engagement platform of the central government, stated that under Modi’s leadership, India’s middle class has seen a strong rise in living standards over the past 12 years, supported by better infrastructure, improved connectivity, tax relief measures, and expanded public services.
From smoother transport to stronger digital access, everyday life has become more efficient and opportunity-rich for millions of families across the nation, it said.
According to the platform, connectivity has reached unprecedented levels with internet penetration expanding across rural and urban India.
With over 103 crore connections and drastically reduced data costs, citizens now enjoy seamless access to education, employment opportunities, digital payments and entertainment at minimal cost, it said.
The MyGov India said rail travel has become faster and more comfortable with the expansion of Vande Bharat services and with 164 operational trains and over 9 crore passengers already served, travel time has reduced significantly across key routes.
New services like sleeper variants are further improving long-distance travel convenience for millions of Indians, it said.
The platform further said urban mobility has improved with rapid metro expansion across major Indian cities, and the growing network is reducing traffic congestion, improving travel reliability and enabling faster movement for millions of working professionals and students every day.
“India’s road infrastructure has become more efficient with improved highways and streamlined toll systems, significantly reducing travel delays. This has boosted logistics performance and made intercity travel smoother and more predictable for commuters and businesses alike,” it said.
PM ON HIS 100TH FOREIGN TRIP IN 12 YEARS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s week-long ongoing tour of France and Slovakia is his 100th foreign trip since he assumed the high office 12 years ago.
According to the information available on the website of the Prime Minister’s Office, Modi’s first visit as the prime minister was to Bhutan from June 15 to 16, 2014, while his second visit was to Brazil in the same year to attend the BRICS Summit from July 13 to 17.
Modi took charge as India’s prime minister on May 26, 2014, and was re-elected in 2019 and 2024.
So far, Modi has travelled to 78 countries as prime minister in his 12- year tenure, according to the PMO website.
In his first term, the prime minister altogether undertook 49 foreign tours.
During his second term, Modi’s first foreign visit was to the Maldives and Sri Lanka from June 8 to 9, 2019.
Modi undertook a total of 27 foreign trips in his second term.
In his third term, Modi’s first foreign visit was to Italy, which was from June 13 to 14, 2024.
His last foreign tour was to the UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy from May 15 to 20 this year.
The prime minister’s ongoing foreign tour, which began on June 13 and will conclude on June 18, is the 24th in his third term so far.
In this trip, Modi is visiting France and Slovakia, during which he will attend the G7 Summit and have discussions with world leaders on various bilateral and global issues. PTI