Pune 28th March 2014: With Just a few days ago for the General Elections of 2014, all eyes are on the track record of the current UPA government. What worked, what didn’t work and how much has India grown under the congress government, these are the questions that the voters will ask themselves and the parties before they decide which leader to vote for. IBN-Lokmat presents Janatecha Jahirnama, a show that will throw light on the Bharat Nirman Programme enforced by the Congress government. Tune in to IBN-Lokmat this Saturday 29th of March at 7.30pmand following day at 11.30amto know more about the Bharat Nirman programme from the people themselves. This show of Janatecha Jahirnama is presented by Hero & co presented by AJNARA.
Bharat Nirman is a business plan launched by the UPA government that targets the transformation of rural infrastructure. Under Bharat Nirman, action is proposed in the areas of irrigation, rural housing, rural water supply, rural electrification and rural telecommunication connectivity. The program was initiated keeping in view the importance of infrastructure for the development and urbanisation of the nation. Infrastructure promotes equitable growth and provides more opportunities in terms of transport, education and employment. The program would pave the way for poverty alleviation since a good infrastructure would help people in rural areas to have access to many services and jobs.
The program consisted of projects in many sectors like irrigation, roads (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana), housing (Indira Awaas Yojana), water supply (National Rural Drinking Water Programme), electrification (Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana) and telecommunication connectivity. Some of the key objectives of the program are to develop housing facilities for the poorand various targeted houses to be constructed.The plan also aims to provide electricity to every village by the year 2012 and cover 40% of the rural area with telecommunication facilities by the year 2014.
Although the government has achieved success in many of the sectors, some of the targets have not been met due to the gaps in the implementation of these schemes which ultimately affect the delivery to the beneficiaries.
IBN-Lokmat will unveil the answers by visiting different regions and talking to people about their experience, their take on the Bharat Nirman Program, also its achievements and failures. Listen to these real stories through Janatecha Jahirnama only on IBN-Lokmat this Saturday 29thMarch at 7.30 pmandfollowing day at 11.30am