Congress-mukt Bharat: Modi Govt is relooking schemes named after Nehru-Gandhi family
IAY
will
become
GRAM?
According
to
a
HT
report,
the
Rural
Development
Ministry
will
soon
change
the
nomenclature
of
rural
housing
scheme,
Indira
Awas
Yojna
(IAY)
into
National
Gramin
Awas
Mission
(GRAM).
Aiming
to
glorify
the
personality,
IAY
was
launched
in
1985
by
the
Rajiv
Gandhi
government.
"A
GRAM
becomes
imperative
since
government
has
sought
to
achieve
the
goal
of
pucca
houses
for
all
by
year
2022," a
note
on
the
mission
by
the
rural
development
ministry
said.
Most
schemes
are
after
Gandhi
clan
At
present,
there
are
around
650
social
welfare
schemes
in
the
name
of
former
Prime
Ministers
Jawahar
Lal
Nehru,
Indira
Gandhi
and
Rajiv
Gandhi.
Most
agonising
fact
is
only
4
schemes
and
institutions
have
been
named
after
father
of
the
nation
Mahatma
Gandhi.
Other eminent personalities fares badly like Lal Bahadur Shastri (2), Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1), B R Ambedkar (4), Maulana Abul Kalam (3) and Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1). According to an RTI report accessed by Ibnlive, 12 Central and 52 state schemes, 28 sports tournaments and trophies, 19 stadiums, 5 ariports and ports, 98 educational institutions, 51 awards, 15 fellowships, 15 national sanctuaries and parks, 39 hospitals and medical institutions, 37 institutions, chairs and festivals and 74 roads, buildings and places are named after 3 members of the Nehru-Gandhi family.
UPA during its 10 years of rule named most of the scheme after Rajiv Gandhi. Right from power Ministry where Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana is the scheme, the rural development ministry has the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission and women and child development ministry runs the Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme.
BJP
acknowledges
all
big
cult
figures
Unlike
UPA,
BJP
believes
in
the
personification
of
all
those
great
leaders
who
has
done
stupendous
work
for
the
country.
In
union
Budget,
an
amount
of
Rs
200
crore
was
allocated
for
the
statue
of
unity,
named
after
Sardar
Vallabhbhai
Patel.
In
an
attempt
to
recognise
Lok
Nayak
Jayaprakash
Narayan,
Modi
government
proposed
to
set
up
a
Centre
of
Excellence
in
MP.
Then amount of Rs.500 crore was also allocated in Budget for Deen Dayal Upadhyay rural electrification programme. Upadhyay is considered as one of the most important leaders of RSS. The Union budget also made mention of the Pt Madan Mohan Malaviya Teaching Programme which will be started sometime soon. Malaviya had founded Benaras Hindu University and considered a great leader.
How
BJP
reacted?
Earlier
during
Lok
Sabha
election,
BJP
leader
had
attacked
Congress
for
this
glorification
exercise.
"It
has
been
the
Congress
that
has
glorified
contributions
of
one
family
by
giving
it
credit
for
every
thing
taking
place
in
the
country
before
and
after
the
Independence,"
M
Venkaiah
Naidu
said.
Asking
about
what
BJP
will
do
with
the
schemes
after
coming
in
power,
Union
Urban
Development
Minister
had
said,
"BJP
will
discuss
all
issues
related
to
650
schemes,
including
rationalization
and
christening
of
these
schemes
in
the
name
of
members
of
one
family".
Shastri,
Vallabhbhai
Patel
less
important?
Why
only
Gandhi
trio
Jawahar
Lal
Nehru,
Indira
Gandhi
and
Rajiv
Gandhi
was
given
special
preference
by
UPA?
Are
great
leaders
like
Lal
Bahadur
Shastri
,
Sardar
Vallabhbhai
Patel
and
B
R
Ambedkar
anyway
less
important
than
Gandhi
trio?
Why
Indira
Gandhi
who
subverted
parliamentary
democracy
by
imposing
Emergency
in
1975
and
Rajiv
Gandhi
who
justified
butchering
of
thousands
of
Sikhs
in
1984
anti-Sikh
pogrom
were
glorified
in
this
manner?
People of the country have given befitting reply to Congress in this Lok Sabha election. Congress should understand now that people can't be made fool for long by false propagandas. It's high time all such welfare schemes named after Gandhi clan must be reviewed and prudent decision must be taken regarding the same.