Achievements and contributions.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) introduced under Modi replaced multiple overlapping central and state levies with a unified national tax, simplifying taxation, promoting formalisation, and easing interstate commerce despite initial implementation challenges.
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Modi’s administration invested heavily in infrastructure, expanding highways, airports, railway electrification, and modern trains such as Vande Bharat, alongside multimodal logistics planning through PM Gati Shakti, improving connectivity and economic integration.
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Official statements claim around 250 million people have been lifted out of multidimensional poverty during Modi’s tenure, reflecting improvements in some poverty metrics, though attribution to specific policies is debated among analysts.
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Modi-led reforms reduced obsolete regulations, rationalised compliance, and liberalised foreign direct investment in sectors like defence and railways, contributing to a more predictable and investment-friendly business environment.
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Harms and documented concerns.
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslim migrants from selected countries, triggering protests and international concern over discrimination against Muslims and undermining India’s secular constitution, while supporters view it as humanitarian relief.
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Farm laws introduced in 2020 to liberalise agricultural marketing provoked year-long mass protests, with critics citing inadequate consultation and threats to small farmers; the government repealed the laws in 2021 after sustained agitation.
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India’s average GDP growth during Modi’s first eight years was lower than under the preceding government, prompting criticism that reforms have not consistently delivered superior macroeconomic performance despite structural changes.
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