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INTRODUCTION
Narendra Damodardas Modi, born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician
who has been the 14th Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat since 2001. He is a
member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is the prime
ministerial candidate of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance for the
upcoming 2014 Indian general elections.
Modi was a key strategist for the BJP in the successful 1995 and 1998 Gujarat
state election campaigns, as well as a major campaign figure in the 2009
general elections won by the Indian National Congress. He first became chief
minister of Gujarat in October 2001, being promoted to the office upon the
resignation of his predecessor, Keshubhai Patel, following the defeat of BJP in
by-elections. In July 2007, he became the longest-serving Chief Minister in
Gujarat's history when he had been in power for 2,063 days continuously. He is
currently in his fourth consecutive term as Chief Minister.
Modi is a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and is described
as a Hindu nationalist by media, scholars and himself. He is a controversial
figure both within India and internationally. His administration has been
severely criticised for the incidents surrounding the2002 Gujarat violence. He
has been praised for his economic policies which are credited with creating the
environment for the high rate of economic growth in Gujarat. However, his
administration has also been criticised for failing to make a significant positive
impact upon the human development of the state.
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EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
Modi was born on 17 September 1950 to a family of grocers
in Vadnagar in Mehsana district of what was then Bombay State (present-day
Gujarat), India. He was the third of six children born to Damodardas Mulchand
Modi and his wife, Heeraben. Whilst a child, he helped his father sell tea
at Vadnagar railway station and on trains. While a teenager, Modi ran a tea stall
with his brother around a bus terminus. He completed his schooling in
Vadnagar, where a teacher described him as being an average student but a
keen debater.
He began work in the staff canteen of Gujarat State Road Transport
Corporation, where he stayed till he became a fulltime pracharak(campaigner)
of the RSS. After Modi had received some RSS training in Nagpur, which was
a prerequisite for taking up an official position in the Sangh Parivar, he was
given charge of Sangh's student wing, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi
Parishad (ABVP), in Gujarat. Modi organised agitations and covert distribution
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of Sangh's pamphlets during the Emergency.

During his years in the RSS, Modi
came in touch with Vasant Gajendragadkar and Nathalal Jaghda, leaders of
the Jan Sangh, who later founded the BJP's Gujarat state unit.

Modi remained
a pracharak in the RSS while he completed his Master's degree in political
science from Gujarat University.

EARLY POLITICAL CAREER
The RSS seconded Modi to the BJP in 1987.
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While Shankarsingh
Vaghela and Keshubhai Patel were the established names in the Gujarat BJP at
that time, Modi rose to prominence after organising Murli Manohar Joshi's Ekta
yatra (journey for unity). His electoral strategy was central to BJP's victory in
the 1995 state elections.
Modi became the General Secretary of the BJP and was transferred to New
Delhi where he was assigned responsibility for the party's activities
in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Vaghela, who had threatened to break away
from BJP in 1995, defected from the BJP after he lost the 1996 Lok
Sabha elections. In 1998, Modi was promoted to the post of National Secretary
of the BJP. While selecting candidates for the 1998 state elections in Gujarat,
Modi sidelined people who were loyal to Vaghela and rewarded those who
favoured Patel, thus ending factional divisions within the party. His strategies
were key to winning those elections.



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CHIEF MINISTER OF GUJARAT
First Term (2001-2002)
Patel's failing health, allegations of abuse of power, corruption and poor
administration, as well as a loss of BJP seats in by-elections, prompted the
BJP's national leadership to seek a new candidate for the office of chief
minister. Patel's position was also damaged by the devastating Bhuj
Earthquake of 2001, the effects of which his administration struggled to handle.
Modi, who had aired his misgivings about Patel's administration, was chosen as
a replacement. L. K. Advani, a senior leader of the BJP, however, did not want
to ostracise Patel and was worried about Modi's lack of experience in
governance. It was suggested that Modi should be made the deputy chief
minister in a government led by Patel, upon which Modi informed Advani
and Atal Bihari Vajpayee that he was "going to be fully responsible for Gujarat
or not at all" and declined the proposal. On 7 October 2001, Modi was
appointed the Chief Minister of Gujarat and was assigned the responsibility to
prepare the BJP for elections in December 2002. As Chief Minister, Modi's
ideas of governance revolved around privatisation and small government, which
stood at odds with what Aditi Phadnis has described as the "anti-privatisation,
anti-globalisation position" of the RSS.
2002 election
In the aftermath of the violence, there were calls for Modi to resign from his
position as chief minister of Gujarat. The opposition parties stalled the
national parliament over the issue. Both the Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam (DMK) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), allies of the BJP, also
asked for Modi's resignation, as did Jayalalithaa, the then-Chief Minister of
Tamil Nadu and leader of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra
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Kazhagam (AIADMK). Modi submitted his resignation and the state Assembly
was dissolved. In the subsequent elections the BJP, led by Modi, won 127 seats
in the 182-member assembly. Modi used extreme anti-Muslim rhetoric during
the campaign.
Second term (20022007)
During his second term, Modi's emphasis shifted from Hindutva to the
economic development of Gujarat. Modi's decisions curtailed the influence of
organizations of the Sangh Parivar such as the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS)
and the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), which had become entrenched in
Gujarat after the decline of Ahmedabad's textile industry.
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Modi dropped
Gordhan Zadaphia, an ally of his former Sangh coworker and VHP state
chief Praveen Togadia, from the cabinet ministry. When the BKS launched a
farmers' agitation, Modi ordered their eviction from houses provided by the
state government. Modi's decision to demolish 200 illegal temples
in Gandhinagar deepened the rift with VHP. Various organisations of the Sangh
were no longer consulted or apprised of Modi's administrative decisions prior to
enactment.
The changes brought by Modi in the period 20022007 has led to Gujarat being
called an attractive investment destination. Aditi Phadnis, author of Political
Profiles of Cabals & Kings and columnist in the Business Standard, writes that
"there was sufficient anecdotal evidence pointing to the fact that corruption had
gone down significantly in the state... if there was to be any corruption, Modi
had to know about it". Modi instituted financial and technology parks in the
state. During the 2007 Vibrant Gujarat summit, real estate investment deals
worth 6.6 trillion were signed in Gujarat.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then Prime Minister of India, who had asked Modi not to
discriminate between citizens in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat violence and
had pushed for his resignation as Chief Minister of Gujarat, distanced himself
from Modi and reached out to North Indian Muslims before the 2004 elections
to the Lok Sabha. After the elections, Vajpayee held the violence in Gujarat as
one of the reasons for BJP's electoral defeat and acknowledged that not
removing Modi immediately after the Gujarat violence was a mistake.
Third term (20072012)

The Sardar Sarovar Dam, undergoing a height increase in 2006.
Modi's Government has focused on clean energy sources for meeting the energy
requirements of the state, such as hydroelectric power (pictured above) and
solar energy in addition to biofuels and wind energy.
Gujarat is a semi-arid state and, according to Tushaar Shah, was "... never
known for agrarian dynamism" but in recent year has improved its agricultural
output substantially, in large part due to projects relating to improvement
of groundwater supplies in Saurashtra, Kachchh and the north, as well as efforts
to increase the use of micro-irrigation and to provide more efficient power
supply to farms. Public irrigation measures in the central and southern areas,
such as the Sardar Sarovar Project, have not been so successful in achieving
their aim
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Development projects
Successive BJP governments under Patel and Modi supported NGOs and
communities in the creation of infrastructure projects for conservation of
groundwater. By December 2008, 500,000 structures had been constructed, of
which 113,738 were check dams. While most check dams remained empty
during the pre-monsoon season, they helped recharge the aquifers that lie
beneath them. 60 of the 112 Tehsils which were found to have overexploited
the groundwater table in 2004 had regained their normal groundwater level by
2010 and Gujarat had managed to increase its groundwater levels at a time
when they were falling in all other Indian states. As a result, production of
genetically-modified Bt cotton, which could now be irrigated using tube wells,
increased to become the largest in India.. The boom in cotton production and
utilization of semiarid land saw the agriculture growth rate of Gujarat increase
to 9.6% in the period 20012007. For the decade 20012010, Gujarat recorded
a Compound annual growth rate of 10.97%, the highest among all Indian states.
The system of supplying power to rural areas has been changed radically and
has had a greater impact on agriculture than the irrigation works. While states
such as Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu provided free electricity to farms, and
most other states provided subsidised power, the Gujarat government between
20032006 reacted to concerns that such measures result in waste of the power
supplied and of groundwater itself. With the Jyotigram Yojanascheme, based on
ideas developed by the International Water Management Institute, agricultural
supplies were rewired to separate them from other rural supplies and then the
electricity used by farms was rationed to fit with scheduled demand for
irrigation and consequently to reduce the amount of subsidy being paid.

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SWOT ANALYSIS ON NARENDRA MODI

Strengths

Such personalities are highly passionate about what they do and have a no-
nonsense approach. They are go-getters and seldom fail in what they set out to
achieve. They work almost 24/7 without batting an eyelid and enjoy their
involvement to the fullest. They identify threats to their objective quite early
and take corrective measures even before anybody else senses the threats. They
like building their own teams and push the team members to limits but at the
same time, protect them and take care of them like no one else does. They are
as generous in rewarding their team members as they are harsh in getting their
work done from them.
The obvious one is clarity of message. The electorate stands informed: vote the
BJP and get Modi. Compare this to the Congress, still waffling over who its
leader is to be - Manmohan Singh? Sonia Gandhi? Rahul? Someone else?
The voter doesnt really know. Nor is this clear for the Third Front and other
formations. The only candidate at the moment is Modi.

The second strength is unity of theme. Modi stands for uncompromising
Hindutva and business-friendly policies as his record in Gujarat shows.
He also represents a tough-on-corruption image that has broadened his appeal in
the middle class.

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The third is the discipline and hard work that Modi is bringing to the campaign.
He is a first-rate campaigner and we will see a 2014 run that will be innovative
and pulsing with energy and ideas.

Fourth: Modis core strength is implementation and execution. Aspects of what
in Americas politics is called the ground game will be seen in the BJPs
campaign this time.

Weaknesses
These personalities are too straightforward; to the point of being rude and
insensitive. They do not understand diplomatic approaches. They tend to rub
people the wrong way most of the time but survive in the system based on
performance and merit. They prefer efficient team members who perform from
day one but do not like spending time grooming people. They instil fear among
team members to push them to the limits of performance. They mostly like yes-
men and tend to bulldoze their decisions. They also do not tolerate people not
owing allegiance to them, even if they are efficient. Loyalty to them is the top-
most priority. People not loyal to them are made to leave in a systematic but a
covert manner over a period of time. They are opportunistic and even harm
their mentors politically if it suits them.
Modi is feared within his own party as being someone who doesnt tolerate
rivals. This fear is merited. He has booted out the entire front rank of the
Gujarat BJP and stands alone in that state. He inherited a two-thirds majority in
Gandhinagar from Keshubhai Patel and, though he has sustained it, has never
had the need to form consensus in his team. Modi conducts a personalised
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politics that leaves no room for a strong No. 2 and he will insist that the BJP is
subservient to him. This insecurity will not redound to the benefit of the BJP.

Second, Modi puts off the thinking voter and frightens the minorities. His rustic
simplicity, certitude and his crudeness are appealing to many but not all.

Opportunities

The muddle that the country is in if we go by commentary in the media -
endemic corruption, lawlessness and lack of safety on the streets, an inability to
legislate reform, a wilting of economic growth, a softness on the borders -
means many are thinking of a tough solution. Modi has positioned himself as
that. If ever there was a demand for someone who, even at a high cost, could
clean up the State, it is now, in our times. If it is true that the coming election
will be about change, that sentiment is best represented and best expressed by
Modi.

Threats

The BJP campaign will be about Modi the man if we have his past as a guide.
There will be as much about him in the media, and more, as there will be about
the issues. Even if there is some nuance in the BJPs messaging, unlike in
Gujarat where it is a pure personality cult, the media will keep its focus on him
because Modi refuses to dilute his fairly crystallised personality. This leaves the
field relatively open for regional parties to capture issues and capitalise on the
Congresss incompetence. On the whole, these arguments appear to show that
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Modis elevation is more beneficial to the BJP than damaging. In that sense, the
grassroots had it right in picking him above the head of the establishment.
Of course there are the things we havent considered here, like the prospective
allies that Modi repels. These are matters that must wait till the election is over
and the votes are counted. The issue at hand is the campaign.







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Narendra Modi launches e-Nagar project to make Wi-Fi zones in
53 towns.

Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, launched e-Nagar project on the
evening of February 26, 2014, while speaking in Gandhinagar. This project
will focus on developing smart and intelligent cities that put forth features like:
Geo-Spatial mapping (resource mapping for developmental plans) City civic
centres m-Governance Intelligent transit system with GPS Citizen service portal
Self-help kiosk and call centres Wi-Fi hotspots Eight areas in Ahmedabad will
be Wi-Fi zones following which the project will be extended to 53 towns in
Gujarat. Talking about the initiative, Modi said, Our dream is that of a digital
India, and a digital Gujarat is a start in this direction. And today is the first step
of making Ahmedabad a Wi-Fi city. Modi began his address by talking
about the penetration of technology and how the ease of use has brought the
power of technology into the hands of one and all. This effort comes after
Nitish Kumar Chief Minister of Bihar announced a 20km Wi-Fi zone in Patna.
This Wi-Fi zone reportedly runs between the National Institute of Technology
(NIT) Patna (located at Ashok Rajpath) and Danapur town in western Patna.
And before these two, Bangalore was the first city to get a Wi-Fi zone from the
government. The popular MG Road in Bangalore where the Metro runs is a free
Wi-Fi zone and the service is enjoyed by many in the city. These initiatives
showcase the power of technology and how governments are waking up and
embracing the new developments. India doesnt have a good track record with
public Wi-Fi zones but the rise in the number of projects is definitely a good
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sign. India is far away from making this a norm but there are countries
like Finland where internet is a legal right!













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Narendra Modi's dream project a "Statue of Unity" for Sardar
Patel .

The state unit of BJP has set a target of collecting 250 gm of used iron from
farmers in each of the 8500 panchayats in Bihar for the proposed 'Statue of
Unity" in memory of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel in Gujarat, a dream project of
party campaign committee chief Narendra Modi.

The grassroot units have been told to collect iron tools such as sickles, hoes and
hedge clippers from farmers for the purpose, state party General Secretary Suraj
Nandan Mehta said.

"The small pieces of iron have to be collected essentially from farmers because
Sardar Patel was considered to be a great leader of farmers hence, his statue
should be build from the iron contributed by them", he said.

The collected iron tools would be handed over to the block and finally to
district units for transportation to Gujarat for erection of the giant size statue of
the "Iron man",the Bihar BJP General Secretary said.

Former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi had announced the plan on
July 25 at the party's 'Viswashghat (betrayal) rally' at Biharsharif, headquarters
of Nalanda district.

Mehta said the exercise to collect iron objects for sending it to Gujarat would
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begin after party's "Hunkar rally" on October 27 which will be addressed by
Narendra Modihere.
Gujarat plans to erect the 182 metre statue, the world's tallest one, at Sadhu Bet,
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Ten traits that defined Narendra Modi

1) Narendra Modi always loved dressing up. It is not easy to find a photograph
of his where he is not fully kitted out.
2) He was always chubby and in some angles appears rotund, but that did not
embarrass him and it doesnt take away from the fact that the dressing is
deliberate. His clothes, not inexpensive, were made so that they hid his lack of
fitness. To him the externals mattered.
3) There was an end to this sense of style, and this end was posing for the
camera. There are few people of his fame who have spent as much time in
studios looking firmly into the near distance, or holding up their arm and
pointing somewhere. The poses held are not romantic. They communicate
something heroic.
The posing came from a desire that he be recognized as doing something great,
and the poses were probably rehearsed before fame arrived.
4) Narendra saw himself in messianic terms much before others began to see
him in this way. This feeling came to him very early, and stayed with him. He
also found his cause early, and it was the nation.
He was always warmed by how magnificent India was in so many aspects and
felt that his role in life was to amplify this. He was attracted towards the idea of
India as a Hindu nation, and it is in the company of like-minded people that he
became certain of what was wrong and what it was that needed fixing. In their
company he flowered.
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5) In his early youth, he decided to leave home. This is an Indian clich, and
from the Buddha downwards, the Indian male has found his mission by running
away.
Narendra says he was, in this period, a wandering monk. There are photographs
he has to prove this, but most of them look like they have been posed for.
In this time he travelled the country and found it in pathetic condition. It was
ready for his message.
6) Narendra was celibate. It isnt clear why. This is one of the mysteries
because unless we are blind we can see that women flung themselves at him.
And we know from his manner of speaking that he had a sense of playfulness.
He wasnt ascetic in any other way, except sexually (he loved eating), and there
is no indication that he was repelled by women.
Perhaps he thought that his cause was too big for him to enter the ordinariness
of a normal life. There is great pleasure in renunciation. Here are his words,
which not many might know: Give up the idea of sex and possessions.
Marriage and sex and money are the only living devils.
This sounds quite stern, but it is difficult to swallow the idea that he himself
was unconcerned about the material world, because his style was certainly not
that of a mendicant.
7) He was charismatic, radiated power and authority and knew how to speak in
public, for which he trained himself quite deliberately. Like Marcus Cicero, he
would have practised and practised till he got delivery right, the pauses right,
the punchlines right. Like Cicero, he was full of himself. But his sheer quality
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showed and he could bring an audience to him like few other Indians before
him.
8) The other aspect, was the manner in which he delivered content. Narendra
offered his audience predigested morsels that were sweet and convincing. The
message, overly simplistic, could not stand scrutiny from someone who was
listening to him without sentiment, but the message was meant for those already
on his wavelength.
9) He understood that there was shame and anger in many Hindus who felt their
nation, inherently great, was being suppressed. By whom? Perhaps this was
done by the foreigner, perhaps by the Western-educated, tradition-hating ones
within them. But he would correct that.
10) He tried to bring India to the forefront of nations but it is not easy to see
where he succeeded in his major goal. Things remained more or less as they
were, he came and went.











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Positive Traits, Good Things &
Positive Points of Narendra Modi

#1: Excellent Oratorical Skills
Time and again Mr. Narendra Modi has shown excellent oratorical skills by
captivating his audience with spell binding talks of development and clarity of
visions on issues such as foreign policy, development, national security etc. His
ability to sway audiences relies mostly on his impromptu his speeches without
reading from a pre written script practised mostly by other leaders and the
connection he establishes with the audiences by involving them depending upon
the type of audiences he is addressing like youth, women, rural and urban.

#2: Charisma
Narendra Modi posses a certain charisma which India definitely needs
expecting a leader who has strong personality after being lead by mainly an
almost an invisible Prime Minister for years with almost 65% of the electorate
below the age of 35 years, the youth expect a strong leader behind whom they
can rally to jump frog India into next level of development.



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#3: Quick Decision Making Ability
During his terms in governing in Gujrat, Mr. Narendra Modi has displayed
quick decision making ability which is seldom seen in Indian political class
either by design or political compulsion. His no nonsense approach in taking
executive decisions and insuring their quick implementation forms the corners
stone of his effective governance model.

#4: Clarity of Vision
Another positive point of Narendra Modi is his clear vision! As Helen Keller
quoted the only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision,
through his speeches Narendra Modi has truly displayed Indias economic
development, corruption free government and a strong aspiring nation which
commands respect across the world.


#5: Strong Base Support
During his elevation from Gujrat CM to NDAs Prime Ministerial candidate
there was ample evidence of Mr. Modis mass appeal within his own party, the
BJP barring a few political heavy weights like Mr. Advani & Mrs. Sushma
Swaraj whose won political aspirations were thwarted by the strong
undercurrent of support within the party cadre.

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What makes Gujarat Chief Minister
Narendra Modi special
Dream BIG, Aim for The Best

Dreams are not seen when you sleep, dreams are those that don't let you
sleep.- Shri Narendra Modi Behind every success story lies a dream, a purpose
that drives human beings to perform to the fullest. For Chief Minister Shri
Narendra Modi the sky is the limit. It is his vision for Gujarat that has made
Gujarats model of development so famous across the world. It was his dream
that development must become a mass movement in Gujarat and it is due to this
dream that some of the biggest landmark projects have been conceived and
quickly completed during his tenure. While the rest of the country struggled in
implementing river linking projects, Shri Modi was able to link a down rivers as
water flew in rivers that had dried up for ages. Today the Narmada Dam is
operational as well. Never before has Gujarats infrastructure been more robust
and these advances are nothing but the dream of Chief Minister Narendra Modi
who dreamt of a glorious Gujarat. Back in 2003, Shri Modi dreamt of a Gujarat
that would become the hub of global business and thus the biennial Vibrant
Gujarat was conceived. Through this initiative, a large of Shri Modis dream
stands fulfilled. In the backdrop of a global recession the last Vibrant Gujarat
Global Investors Summit fetched MoUs worth US $ 240 billion that have given
a strong impetus to growth in the state. Without Shri Modis dreams neither
would these initiatives have been conceived nor would the world have been
introduced to the full glory of the Gujarati entrepreneurs.
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Workaholic to the Core:

An opportunity to work is good luck for me. I put my soul into it. Each such
opportunity opens the gates for the next one. - Shri Narendra Modi Those who
have interacted and worked closely with Shri Modi agree on one personal trait
of his - that he is a complete workaholic. Ever since his childhood, Shri Modi
realized the importance of hard work. He was a dedicated student and this
commitment towards his work continued when he became a Pracharak with the
Sangh. It was his workaholic nature that led to Shri Modi holding several
important responsibilities in the Sangh and the BJP at a relatively young age.
This workaholic steak only sharpened after Shri Modi assumed the Chief
Ministership of the state.
The responsibility was enormous as he got working right from Day 1. He
spends the entire day immersed in working for the people of Gujarat be it by
meeting Ministers, officials or going out and taking a first-hand view of the
development in the state. Through his workaholic nature, Shri Modi has
transformed the government apparatus in another important way. He has
inculcated a work culture otherwise absent in various other establishments.
Through practice more than words Shri Modi has brought in a paradigm shift in
the way government functions in the state. He has made merit the sole defining
point for any initiative of the Government be it appointments, transfers or
policy decisions. Due to his effort Gujarat Government has adopted computer
technology at a remarkable pace. His own office leads the way in the embracing
of technology being an ISO 9001:2008 certified set-up making it among the few
such government offices all over the country and perhaps the World.
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Inclusive Growth-

Where no one is left behind: Peoples participation is the essence of good
governance. - Shri Narendra Modi Growing up in a state, Gujarat where vote-
bank politics often destroyed the social fabric of the state, Shri Modi was
determined to provide a government that was strong, stable and worked for each
and every Gujarati rising above any sort of sectarian differences. During an
interaction with the Sachar Committee, he confidently stated, My government
does not work for the minority. Neither does it work for the majority. It only
works for 6 crore Gujaratis! When Shri Modi implements a scheme for
continuous power to the villages or when he brings waters to the rivers of
Gujarat, its benefits are reaped by all Gujaratis and not just to the members of
any particular community. By spearheading the idea of inclusive growth, he has
ensured that the fruits of development reach the disadvantaged sections of
society. Schemes such as the Van Bandhu Yojna, Sagar Khedu Yojna, Garib
Samrudhi Yojna have made a qualitative difference in the lives of those who
were earlier excluded from the journey of development. Had Chief Minister
Shri Narendra Modi not instilled a strong work culture among his team, none of
this would have been possible. Service beyond the self: The menace of
nepotism has been a major bottleneck in providing effective governance to the
people. Nepotism in its crudest forms paves way for corruption. But, Shri Modi
is far away from any such evil. Due to his integrity and sense of fairness, he has
risen above petty personal interests or promoting any sort of family or dynastic
politics. It is now mandatory to deposit gifts received by the Chief Minister to
the state treasury but this was not the practice earlier. Until Shri Narendra Modi
took over, 13 Chief Ministers had deposited a meager Rs. 4.55 lakh in the
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treasury. But with Shri Modi as the Chief Minister, this changed drastically. Not
only did he diligently deposit gifts into the treasury but also diverted proceeds
to the Kanya Kelavani Nidhi, a fund exclusively made for the education of the
girl child. This inititative of Shri Modi has brought smiles on the faces of many
a students and their parents. These are just some of the qualities that define Shri
Narendra Modi. There is a simply lot to learn from an inspiring person like Shri
Modi. Shri Modis life comes closest to what that great man was all about-
someone with a sea of talent, a clear vision for India and the ability to work
tirelessly towards turning this vision into a reality.














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Six qualities that set Narendra Modi apart
from his political rivals.

1) As he embarks on mission to become the next Prime Minister of the
Country by addressing huge rallies across the country, Gujarat chief
minister Narendra Modi faces most intense of scrutiny any Indian leader
has ever attracted. Each word he says, gesture he makes or even cloth he
wears is being carefully watched to get insight into the man who is a
relative newcomer to Indian politics(he contested his first elections in
2001).Thus, his rise is nothing short of phenomenal. Attribute it to his
oratorical skills or the demagogic appeal, Modi can arguably be called
the most popular or unpopular politician in India.

2) A quality that sets him apart from his political rivals is that he has
displayed capability of handling several issues at once. Those close to
him know him as an efficient multi-tasked person.

3) On closer introspection, it can be easily seen that Modi is among the first
in politicians to have taken to use of social media and otyher technologies
to reach out to his voters. Call it his foresightedness of whatever, the
result of his focus on embracing newer technologies has overall been
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4) Those who know the Gujarat CM say that he pays special attention to his
image in the media. It is said that he wants each of his action and activity
on camera to be discussed and consequently publicised as much as
possible. He has cultivated a rewputation of being a master
propagandist.

5) Like most of us, Modi is also particularly concerned over the way he
looks in photographs. The trait was highlighted by an editor of a daily
which had used one of his images in which he appeared to be angry.

6) Modi is said to have lodged his protest with the publisher and asked him
to not to use the same image again in future.His speeches, though might
appear otherwise, are not impromptu. The BJPs PM candidate thinks
hard and well in advance before making any public utterance. Image
conscious as he is, he pays special attention to his attire.








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Narendra Modi's Rs 78,000 cr hi-tech city GIFT

Narendra Modi would not have thought of Gujarat International Finance Tec-
City (GIFT) as the test-bed for future city technologies, but his dream project in
Gandhinagar may well have this interesting spillover. Work on the proposed Rs
78,000-crore nano city has now started, and the first occupant may move in by
March.
By the time the first phase is completed in three-and-a-half years, this special
economic zone (SEZ) would have tried out, on a small scale, some
contemporary urban design ideas.
1) GIFT would have a command centre to monitor IT infra

GIFT would have a command and control centre to monitor the IT
infrastructure and respond quickly during emergencies (a fire anywhere, for
example, will trigger an automatic response). The city will use the energy-
efficient district cooling system instead of air-conditioning.
It will also use an automated waste collection system that sucks away garbage
from buildings at high speed. Says GIFT Director Ramakant Jha: 'We will now
try on a pilot scale many technologies that will be used when the city is
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2) No Indian city has these technologies yet
District cooling, which uses chilled water to cool buildings, is being tried in a
few places such as Toronto, Cornell University and Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.
Its proponents say the technology consumes 90% less energy compared with
traditional air-conditioning. In automated vacuum waste collection systems,
garbage is sorted out and then sucked away at high speed through underground
tubes to a central location, which can be as far as 20 km away. It is being used
in cities such as London, Montreal, Stockholm and Barcelona. No Indian city
has these technologies yet.

3) GIFT will burn waste to generate energy
These concepts may be widely used in smart cities of future as they are
considered sustainable. District cooling, for example, can be used easily with
renewable energy. Automated waste collection can be combined with biomass
energy generation systems, so GIFT will burn waste to generate energy.
Greenfield cities such as GIFT have an opportunity to test new technologies
before they are adopted in existing Indian cities

4) GIFT was conceived in 2007
GIFT was conceived in 2007 and the idea was developed initially by a set of
consultants such as McKinsey and urban development specialist Fairwood
Consultants. It is being planned as a top-notch global financial centre to rival
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5) It is being built to attract companies from Mumbai, Gurgaon
On a more immediate time scale, it is being built to attract companies from
Mumbai, Gurgaon and even Bangalore. After the initial flurry of
announcements, the project entered a stage of lull due to the global economic
meltdown in 2008. With the city being granted permission last November to
operate as a multi-services SEZ, the Gujarat government is keen to take it
forward quickly.

6) Tokyo have evinced interest in setting up offices
The stock exchanges of London, Tokyo and Singapore have evinced interest in
setting up offices in GIFT, as have many Indian banks. Singapore Co-operation
Enterprises, a government agency, has just signed an agreement with GIFT to
develop a banking enclave.
7) GIFT is expected to create 10 lakh jobs in 10 years
'Liberty to transact in foreign currency at the IFSC in GIFT will significantly
raise foreign firms' investment and participation in India,' says SS Thakur,
former chairman of HDFC and former controller of foreign exchange in the
Reserve Bank of India. Similar financial centres in Hong Kong, Dubai, China,
Malaysia, the UK (London) and the US (New York) contribute 5-60% of GDP
of their respective countries. GIFT is expected to create 10 lakh jobs in 10
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8) Fairwood Consultants had envisaged a 'next-class city'
Fairwood Consultants, which developed the first master plan, had envisaged a
'next-class city'. It proposed 110 buildings with the tallest being 88 stories. 'God
does not give us land anymore,' says Vikas Chopra, senior vice-president of
Fairwood, which is no longer associated with the project. Concentrating urban
life into a small area was an eminently 21st Century concept as it made many
services cost-effective and environment-friendly.


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