National Employment Guarantee Act has been passed and is being implemented.
Arjun Sengupta Committee is looking into the problems faced by the unorganised sector.
Agriculture
The Vaidyanathan Committee is examining ways to nurse back to health the rural credit system.
Loan waivers have been cleared for farmers.
Water management for irrigation has been given urgent attention.
Right To Information
Passing this legislation is seen by many as one of the biggest achievements of this government.
This law increases transparency in public spending and the bureaucracy can be held accountable.
Education & Health
Allocation for education has gone up from Rs 7,025 crore in 2003-04 to Rs 34,400 crore this fiscal.
Education cess has been introduced to finance the commitment to universalise education.
Public spending on health has increased from Rs 6,630 crore in 2003-04 to Rs 16,534 crore this year.
Women And Children
As per the NCMP commitment, the Women's Reservation Bill was introduced in Parliament this month.
Gender budgeting introduced to improve programmes for women's welfare. This year's allocation: Rs 11,460 crore.
Ministry of women and child development created to focus on this vulnerable section. Budget allocation: Rs 33,000 crore.
Welfare Of Minorities
The NCMP promised a national commission to examine the condition of minorities. The Sachar Commission certainly produced a creditable report. The commission made 76 recommendations that have been accepted.
The PM's 15-point programme for minorities provides for earmarking 15 per cent of plan outlay in certain schemes and locating development facilities in minority areas.
Tribal Welfare
Legislation passed to give tribals right over lands and minor forestproduce.
A programme for the development of 2,388 forest villages initiated.
Infrastructure
Top priority given to development of roads, highways, ports, railways etc. The 11th plan will up investment in infrastructure from 5 per cent of gdp to 9 per cent.
The turnaround of the Indian Railways has been phenomenal. To improve rail services, Rs 75,000 crore will be invested to add to the line capacity on congested routes.
Industry
Important decisions to help industrial growth through deregulation have been announced.
Several loss-making psus have done a turnaround
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Foreigb Affairs
Relations with all neighbouring saarc countries have improved.
The acrimony with Pakistan has come down and a dialogue is being pursued on a sustained basis.