Modi surpasses Nehru, sets new Prime Ministerial record
Jammu Tawi, Jun 10: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday passed a resolution congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming the country’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister in consecutive terms, while highlighting major security, governance and developmental initiatives undertaken during his tenure.
The resolution, adopted at a Cabinet meeting, noted that PM Modi completed 4,399 continuous days as an elected Prime Minister on June 10, surpassing the record of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who served continuously for 4,398 days between 1952 and 1964.
Calling the occasion a milestone in India’s democratic journey, the Cabinet said the achievement reflected public trust in PM Modi’s leadership and coincided with the NDA government completing 12 years in office under him.
The resolution placed significant emphasis on national security measures taken during the past decade. It praised the government’s response to terrorism, citing surgical strikes, cross-border air strikes and ‘Operation Sindoor’ as examples of decisive action against security threats.
“The elevation of national security was evidenced by strict actions against terrorism like surgical and cross-border air strikes, ‘Operation Sindoor,’ and the suspension of the unjust Indus Water Treaty,” the resolution stated.
The Cabinet also highlighted what it described as key reforms carried out under the government’s “Nation First” approach, including the abrogation of Article 370, implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), One Rank One Pension (OROP), the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and labour law reforms.
According to the resolution, efforts to tackle Naxalism, permanent peace accords in the North-East and the resolution of the border dispute with Bangladesh reflected the government’s focus on internal and external security.
The Cabinet further credited PM Modi’s administration with placing welfare of the poor at the centre of governance through the expansion of housing, electricity, drinking water and direct benefit transfer schemes.
It said more than 80 crore people benefited from free ration support while over 60 crore individuals received free medical treatment under government programmes. The resolution also claimed that more than 25 crore people had moved out of poverty during the period.
Highlighting economic and developmental achievements, the Cabinet said India had emerged as the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem and strengthened its position in science and technology through missions such as Chandrayaan.
It also pointed to initiatives aimed at women’s empowerment, including the Lakhpati Didi programme and legislation providing 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative bodies.
The resolution credited programmes such as PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi and the extension of Kisan Credit Cards to pastoralists and fishermen for supporting the agricultural sector and helping agricultural exports cross Rs 5 lakh crore.
The Cabinet said initiatives such as Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat had strengthened domestic manufacturing capacities in sectors ranging from defence production to artificial intelligence.
