PM to present the UPA 2 Report Card today

New Delhi:

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