13/05/2026
12 years of Narendra Modi as PM: May 2014 – May 2026Modi became Prime Minister on 26 May 2014 and is now in his 12th year in office. His tenure spans 3 terms: 2014, 2019, and 2024. Here’s how those years break down: indianexpress.com2014–2019: Foundation & structureBig economic shiftsJan Dhan Yojana 2014: Bank accounts for the unbanked, pushing financial inclusionDigital India 2015: Laid groundwork for UPI, Aadhaar-linked servicesStartup India 2016: Promoted entrepreneurshipGST 2017: Unified India’s indirect taxes into one systemInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Strengthened corporate accountability indianexpress.comgovernment.economictimes.indiatimes.comWelfare & infraSwachh Bharat Abhiyan 2014: Cleanliness + open-defecation free pushAyushman Bharat 2018: World’s largest public health insurancePM Awas Yojana, Ujjwala, Jan Dhan: Houses under women’s names, gas cylinders, bank accounts for womenHighways, airports, metro expansion. National Highway network in Telangana doubled in 11 years vedantu.comindianexpress.comthehindu.comlokmattimes.com2019–2024: Consolidation & political movesArticle 370 abrogation 2019: Ended J&K’s special statusPM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana 2020: Free food grains during CovidPM Gati Shakti, Agnipath: Infra planning + defense recruitment reformWomen’s Reservation Law 2023: 33% reservation in legislaturesRam Temple Ayodhya 2024: Inaugurated after 500-year gapIndia became 3rd largest economy by PPP indianexpress.comtimesofindia.indiatimes.comgovernment.economictimes.indiatimes.com2024–2025: 12th year markersEconomic & governanceGST 2.0: Simplified to 5% and 18% slabs, essentials zero-ratedIncome tax relief: Up to ₹12.75 lakh effectively tax-free for salariedJan Vishwas Bill: Decriminalised 200+ minor offences, 71 Acts repealedBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: New criminal codes with digital evidence focusRenewable energy: India now among top countries in solar power indianexpress.comnews18.comlokmattimes.comWomen-led development pushMaternal mortality down to 93 per lakh live births from 167Tap water connections: 15.64 crore households by May 2025 vs 3.23 crore in 2019MUDRA loans, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, houses under women’s names thehindu.comOverall themes of the 12 yearsGovernance style: “Mission-driven”, faster ex*****on, end of coalition-era policy paralysisDigital + infra: UPI, Aadhaar, highways, railways. Railway budget for Telangana up from
