On 9th August 2021 M Venkaiah Naidu Hon’ble Vice President of India released book “Accelerating India – 7 Years of Modi Government” edited by former Minister & Rajya Sabha MP K J Alphonse. I am privileged to have co authored Chapter 7 on “Transport & Highways “.
Ex – Union Minister along with 25 serving and former bureaucrats have come together to document 7 years of Modi Government, For the benefit of critics and supporters of the Modi government. The document lists achievements of the Modi government in a book that can be a go-to guide for many MPs who want facts about their own government’s works.
The book has a foreword by NSA Ajit Doval. “Many of the bureaucrats believe that government is accountable to the people and thus warranted an initiative to list the facts and stats of development and reforms in a narrative manner.
The book published by Oakbridge, released by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on August 9. The book has chapters from Arif Mohamed Khan Hon’ble Governor Kerala, Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Ayog, Mohan Kumar, former defence secretary, LC Goyal, former home secretary, Shakti Sinha, former chief secretary Andamans, Vrinda Sarup, former secretary education, Ashish Bahuguna, former secretary agriculture, Preeti Sudan, former secretary, health and family welfare, Anantha Nageswaran, member economic advisory council to the PM, Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Advisor, Pawan Munjal, Chairman and CEO, Hero Motor Corporation, Bharat Lal, mission director, National Jal Jeevan Mission, CK Mishra, former secretary, Forest, Gauri Kumar, former labour secretary, Jugal Mohapatra, former secretary, Rural development, Sudhir Bhargava, former CIC, S Machendranathan, former IAS, Ravinder Singh, former culture secretary and few of the former chief secretaries. I am privileged and honoured to have an opportunity to Co – author a Chapter along with these distinguished personalities.
By Vaibhav Dange
