It takes a sense of pride to talk about the man who has contributed the immeasurable to the nation. The man who had the vision of connecting rural areas with road construction and big cities with highways took India to another level. One must feel proud to take that name treasured in our country.
The three time Prime Minister last between 1999 & 2004, who bid adieu to active politics almost a decade ago.
And that name is none other than the “Bhishma Pitamah” of Indian Politics, Atal Bihari Vajpayee..
And that name is none other than the “Bhishma Pitamah” of Indian Politics, Atal Bihari Vajpayee..
The master orator, who was silenced by a stroke in 2009, cannot grasp either the small print or the big picture of what is happening within the party he nurtured. We refer respectable Atal Bihari Vajpayee as one of the best PM’s of our country. In fact, to call anyone the best will be doing injustice to some equally competent people who worked in their circumstances in the best interest of the nation. But its all worth it when spoken about the Bhishma Pitamah of Indian Politics, a few reasons justifying his title of Best PM !!
When United Nations witnessed its First ever Hindi speech!
The man who uplifted our National Language to the International platform by delivering speech in Hindi at the United Nations, he became the first person to break the barriers of elite Foreign Language and to speak in Hindi at the United Nations.
He was the first Prime Minister of India and the first External Affairs Minister of India who had delivered speech in Hindi at the United Nations. And this got him the level of recognition to stop not his fame further.
Unique Parliamentarian!
Apart from the glory of being the 3 Time Prime Minister of India, he possessed yet another victory in hands of being a unique Parliamentarian of India. He has the unique quality of having politics in his nature.
Besides being the most revered and beloved politician in India, he is the only Parliamentarian to be elected from 4 different Indian States- Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
Bus Journey to Lahore!
Among the whole of his Political journey, this was yet another event something to remember. It was this leader who initiated a sincere attempt to build a strong relation with Pakistan and he took a bus journey named “Sada-e-Sarhad” to Lahore on 19 February 1999. This journey literally portrayed his true nature.
The man who scripted the biggest tax reform of India:
A single common “Goods and Services Tax (GST)” was proposed and given a go-ahead in 1999 during a meeting between the PM Vajpayee and his economic advisory panel, which included three former RBI governors IG Patel, Bimal Jalan and C Rangarajan. Vajpayee set up a committee headed by the Finance Minister of West Bengal, Asim Dasgupta to design a GST model.
The Ravi Dasgupta committee which was also tasked with putting in place the back-end technology and logistics (later came to be known as the GST Network, or GSTN, in 2017). It later came out for rolling out a uniform taxation regime in the country. In 2002, the Vajpayee government formed a task force under Vijay Kelkar to recommend tax reforms. In 2005, the Kelkar committee recommended rolling out GST as suggested by the 12th Finance Commission.
He who recognized that the path to express economic growth goes through infrastructure growth and economic reforms..
Two of the flagship projects :Golden Quadrilateral and PM Gramin Sadak Yojana were envisioned and brought on ground very successfully. The opening up of insurance sector which has been a glorious success and initiating the debate on one country one tax (GST was not named then) were the main highlights. Another infrastructure booster would have been linking up of rivers but nothing much could be achieved in that project in 4.5 years. He controlled the fiscal deficit very well and handed over the economy in very robust state to UPA I.
One of the largest education programs was his contribution..
“Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan” one of the largest education programs to provide basic education to every child of India was his contribution during his political rule. His six years at the Prime Minister’s Office led to a major transformation and expansion of the backward India.
As the Prime Minister of India, he has always tried for harmonious relations between the Centre and the States, having an ear to everyone coming to him with grief. For his unforgettable contribution, on 25 December 2014 President of India graced him with the Bharat Ratna Award.His birthday, 25 December, was declared “Good Governance Day” as recognition of his services to the nation.
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