Modi Govt to come out with six-month ‘Report Card’

In first of its kind initiative, Government is planning to come out with a six-month report card, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordering all ministers to submit details of their performances and achievements by this month end in the form of an e-booklet and a video clip. Though the government has not yet decided how it would like to display its six months achievements before the nation, the emphasis would be to mass-scale publicity at the grass-root level. Reports suggest that government could hold press conferences or use social networking platform to illustrate its achievements and have instructed states and MPs to distribute booklets in their respective constituencies. The plan to highlight the achievements of the government assumes importance for NDA government as several states are heading for assembly polls and bypolls. In its six months in power, the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has taken some crucial administrative measures including opening up Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Railways, deregulating fuel and announcing mega missions like 'Make in India'.