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May 26th, 2014, is an historical day for the people of India. Bharatheeya Janatha Party
lead by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Damodar Das Narendra Modi came
into power with an absolute majority. 30 years of coalition politics came to an end. The
incumbent UPA government lead by Congress, infamous for the numerous scams came
to an end. The dynastic Congress ended up with 44 seats, making it ineligible for having a
Leader of Opposition post.
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The swearing in ceremony has seen many of the leaders of the

neighbouring countries attending the function. This envisaged the
new foreign policy of the country. People have overwhelmingly put
all their expectation of Ache din as promised by the Prime Ministerial
candidate during the elections. The government was able to make
the people of the country to feel the working of the government for
the prosperity of the country and its citizens. The opposition lead by
Congress has not wasted any occasion to ensure that the government
cannot function properly or initiate any people centric measures for
the welfare of the people, by imposing the delaying tactics by ensuring
all the bills are sent to committees. This is possible for the opposition
lead by the Congress using the numbers in the Rajya Sabha. This
ensured that the bills passed by the Lok Sabha are stalled in the Rajya
Sabha.
The government is successful in conveying the delaying tactics of the
opposition and the Congress, to the people of the country and it is
well accepted by them. But the government is not trembling before
the anti-development agenda and delaying tactics of the opposition
and the Congress, it went ahead with many initiatives for the safety,
security and prosperity of the country and its people. Below is the
timeline of the government for the last one year.

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May 26, 2014

Aug 28, 2014

Aug 30-Sep 3, 2014

Sep 5, 2014

Sep 25, 2014

After a landslide victory

in elections, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
and his cabinet are
sworn in at an elaborate
function in the forecourt
of the Rashtrapati
Bhawan.

PM, Modi formally

launched a massive
financial inclusion
program named Jan
Dhan Yojana that
aims to help provide
a bank account for
every household in the
country.

Indias ever strong bond

with Japan got a fresh
boost when PM, Modi
visited Kyoto and Tokyo.
He met with Japanese
Premier Shinzo Abe
and visited two ancient
Buddhist temples.

The HRD Ministrys

directive to all schools
across the country to
live-stream PM Modis
Teachers Day Speech
provided discomfiture
to a large section of the
public.

The ruling BJP and the

Modi government were
hit by a huge blow after
Shiv Sena, a 25- yearold ally, broke down
leading to break-up of
the alliance ahead of allimportant Maharashtra
elections.

May 27, 2014

Sep 26-30, 2014

Sep 28, 2014

Oct 2, 2014

Oct 19, 2014

The first day of PM,

Modi in office was
marked by a meeting
with Pakistan Premier
Nawaz Sharif and a
handshake.

PM, Modi made his way

to Washington to hold
talks with President
Barack Obama on a
historic state visit. He
also addressed the UN
General Assembly.

This is Indias century

PM, Modi told a sellout
crowd at the Madison
Square Garden in New
York as part of his
historic US visit.

PM, Modi announced

the initiation of Swacch
Bharat Abhiyan, a
nationwide mission to
clean Indias streets and
ensure sanitation.

Maharashtras decisive
election results gave
the BJP the maximum
number of seats in the
state Assembly and
a chance to form the
government. Haryana
too, for the first time,
gave the BJP the first
shot at power..

June 14, 2014

June 15, 2014

June 21, 2014

July 13-16, 2014

Nov 12, 2014

Nov 14-18, 2014

Nov 19, 2014

Nov 25-27, 2014

Prime Minister
dedicated Indias
largest warship
INS Vikramaditya
to the nation and
called for making the
country self-reliant on
manufacturing defense
equipment.

As part of his first

foreign visit, Prime
Minister chose
Bhutan, a land, locked
Himalayan country and
stated that a happy
neighbour is integral to
Indias progress.

Modi government got

its first taste of public
protests, after its
decision to impose a rail
fare hike and increase
the import duty on
sugar.

The BRICS Summit, PM,

Modi met the heads
of some of the most
powerful nations, China,
Brazil, Russia and South
Africa and got many of
his ideas mentioned in
the declaration.

PM, Modis foreign

outreach continued with
his attendance at the
ASEAN-India and the
East Asia Summits held at
NayPyiDaw in Myanmar.
He travelled to Australia
to set up a meeting with
PM Tony Abbott and a rare
appearance at the Sydney
Cricket Ground.

Narendra Modi became

the first Indian PM to
travel to Australia in
28 years. He attended
the G-20 Summit and
held talks with PM Tony
Abbott.

PM, Modi announced a

Rs 75 million credit line
for Fiji as he made his
way to Suva.

Prime Minister made

his second visit to
Kathmandu to attend
the SAARC Summit
and raised the issue
of terrorism in the
presence of his Pakistan
counterpart Nawaz
Sharif.

July 14, 2014

Aug 3, 2014

Aug 15, 2014

Aug 25, 2014

Dec 23, 2014

Jan 23, 2015

Jan 26, 2015

Feb 10, 2015

PM Modis diplomatic
efforts got a boost as he
met Chinese President
Xi Jinping and Russian
President Vladimir Putin
as part of the BRICS
Summit in Brazil.

Prime Minister made his

first visit to Nepal in a
further indication that
SAARC countries remain
his focus when it comes
to extending Indias
foreign policy.

Narendra Modi made

a pitch for Swacch
Bharat and exhorted
countrymen to make
efforts to educate the
girl child in his first
Independence day
speech.

In the first elections

after the Modi
government is voted to
power, BJP lost out in
a majority of the seats
that went for elections
in the states of Uttar
Pradesh, West Bengal.

BJP created history in

Jammu and Kashmir by
sweeping the Jammu
region and becoming
the second-largest party
in the state Assembly
elections. It also won
Jharkhand in an alliance
with the AJSU.

PM, Modi launched a

nationwide program
Beti Bachao, Beti
Padhao exhorting
citizens to prevent
female foeticide and
encourage girl child
education.

Indias Republic Day

Celebrations had a
high-profile guest,
US President Barack
Obama and First Lady
Michelle Obama.

BJP got a crude shock as

they were handed out
a humiliating defeat by
the Aam Aadmi Party in
the Assembly elections
in Delhi, with only 3
seats in its kitty. While
Congress got a big zero.

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Feb 28, 2015

Mar 10-11, 2015

Mar 11-13, 2015

Mar 13-14, 2015

Modis techno-minister
Suresh Prabhu, Railway
Minister, presented his
first budget.

Aiming to give a thrust

towards developing
strategic assets, PM
Narendra Modi visited
Victoria in the tiny
island country of
Seychelles and inked
a pact to develop
the infrastructure of
Assumption island.

PM Modis visit to the

island country firmed up
plans towards building
strategic assets in
Agalega in Mauritius.

The first Indian PM to

visit Sri Lanka after
Rajiv Gandhi in 1987,
Narendra Modi met
newly-elected President
Maithripala Sirisena in
Colombo and travelled
to the Tamil-majority
Jaffna province.

Mar 15, 2015

Mar 29, 2015

Mar 22, 2015

April 9-12, 2015

Finance Minister Arun

Jaitley presented the
full fledged and muchawaited General Budget
2015 that had a bit for
every class of society.

PM, Modi joined other

world leaders to bid
goodbye to Singapores
founding father Lee
Kuan Yew. The Prime
Minister called Lee
one among the tallest
leaders of our times.

As the government
battled extreme heat
over the controversial
land acquisition bill,
PM, Modi spoke to
thousands of farmers
over the radio, trying to
dispel rumours that his
policies are anti-farmer.

PM, Modi signed a deal

with France for supply
of 36 Rafale jets in flyaway condition along
with a railway protocol
to develop a semi highspeed railway corridor.

April 12-14, 2015

April 14-16, 2015

April 14, 2015

April 17, 2015

PM, Modi arrived in

Berlin and held talks
with German Chancellor
Angela Merkel. He also
inaugurated the India
pavilion at the worldfamous Hannover
technological fair.

Canada signed a
landmark agreement
of long-term supply of
Uranium to India.

External Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj announced
on Twitter that the Indian
embassy in Yemen was being
evacuated in light of the war
there. The government has
launched a massive rescue
operation earlier in the wartorn country to save thousands
of Indians fleeing Yemen. Many
countries took the assistance
and help of India to evacuate
their citizens.

PM, Modi undertook

a three-nation tour to
France, Germany and
Canada, exhorting
industrialists and CEOs
to contribute to the
Make in India program
of the government.

April 25, 2015

May 7, 2015

May 14-16, 2015

May 18-19, 2015

The Modi governments

swift and quick response
to the Nepal was highly
praiseworthy. Within
forty minutes of the
first tremors, Modi
had sent out his first
tweet responding to the
disaster.

Foreign Minister Sushma

Swaraj got a round of
applause from all quarters
in the Parliament as
members across the
treasury and opposition
benches came together
to pass a constitution
amendment bill for a
historic land boundary
agreement with
Bangladesh.

PM, Modi started his

visit to China in Xian,
the hometown of
President Xi Jinping.
He also visited Beijing
and Shanghai and held
extensive meetings
with the top Chinese
leadership and several
business leaders.

During PM, Modis

visit to Seoul, India and
South Korea inked seven
agreements, including
avoidance of double
taxation and formalising
consultations between
National Security
Councils of the two
nations.

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my nation to be

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as a secure, prosperous
and dignified nation.DO YOU?

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PRIME MINISTER, INDIA
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