PM presents the UPA 2 Report Card to the people

New Delhi:

The UPA-2 Report Card for the people is being presented by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. 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