This Article is From Jun 01, 2010

PM to present the UPA 2 Report Card today

New Delhi:
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The UPA-2 Report Card for the people will be presented by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today. The release of the report was delayed due to the Mangalore air crash.

Here's a quick look at the hits and misses of the UPA in the first year of its second stint at the Centre.

Hits:

  • It managed to steer the economy through the worst global economic crisis in decades
  • From 2008 to 2010, India grew 7.5 to 8 per cent, when most global economies contracted
  • Initiating legislation on food security, right to free & compulsory education for children from 6-14 years
  • Unified goods & services tax (GST), new Direct Tax Code, NREGA and Unique ID project  
  • Opened up education to foreign players
  • Women's Reservation Bill passed in Rajya Sabha
  • Proactive management of drought helped limit the damage
  • Successful auction of 3G spectrum

Misses:
  • One of its biggest failures has been the handling of the growing Naxal violence
  • Financial sector reforms have failed to take off
  • The government missed its targets in all infrastructure sectors
  • There have been lapses in the implementation of NREGA, Forest Rights Act and RTI
  • The government has drawn a lot of flak for infighting within the government on key policy matters
  • The Congress has had to compromise with allies in order to get crucial Bills passed in Parliament and stay in power
  • The government has been unable to tame spiralling food prices
  • The Opposition has attacked the government for not sacking telecom minister A Raja despite allegations of corruption in the allocation of 2G spectrum
  • The PM's efforts to promote peace with Pakistan at Sharm el-Sheikh was widely criticised
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