November

Point
Out
• Prakash Javadekar
Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate
Change
‘Government
would not tolerate
illegal trade of
wildlife products
as it posed serious
threat to biodiversity
and sustainable
development.
Government wanted
to send a strong signal against unethical
and unlawful trade of wildlife products by
destroying the seized products publicly.
Money generated from illegal trafficking
and trade of animals and poaching always
found a way into illegal activities. The
law enforcing agencies all over the world
including India have been putting in serious
efforts in combating the wildlife crimes.
• Sunil Bharti Mittal
Founder and Chairman
‘This Government
is involving and
reaching out
to everyone by
focusing on business
and society and people
through campaigns
such as Swachch
Bharat, the Jan Dhan
Yojna etc. Corruption starts with discretion
and that the Government’s effort to move to
the e-platform was a step in the direction of
eliminating corruption.
• Chandrababu Naidu
Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh
‘There is a need to
communicate that
economic reforms
are not against
the common man but
actually helps them.
Economic reforms
create wealth and are
therefore necessary.
However, there is a need for the political
system to respect the mandate given to
them. Therefore, it becomes all the more
necessary to enter into a dialogue with the
people to let them know how the reforms
can benefit them. We adopted the Prime
Minister’s initiatives in Andhra Pradesh but
had tweaked them to suit the conditions in
the state. For example, Make in India has
been tailored to Make in Andhra Pradesh.
• Shekhar Kapur
Film Director
‘In one, the
assertion of
male power,
caste dominance
through rape and in
the other political
power and how the
protagonist had to deny
her sexuality in order
to rule and dominate, especially the men.
Culturally, especially in the Indian subcontinent,
we see women as property. We
need to change that and the role that media
could play in changing that perception. We
also need to recognize and appreciate the
contribution of all women, especially those
whose economic contribution may not be
recorded conventionally, for example women
working in farms, as fisherwomen etc.
• Piyush Goyal
Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and
Renewable Energy
‘The stress of the
new Government
is on creating
an India that is
for all, where every
Indian participates
in its growth story
and prospers. This
is a Government
which believes in transparency, action and
results, and has succeeded in inspiring
confidence across the globe with the initial
steps it has taken. People are optimistic
that a new beginning has been made, and
that far-reaching changes will soon be
visible. Infrastructure projects are aimed at
improving the living standard of the poor.
Modi Government is pro-poor and has
undertaken several initiatives such as the
Jan Dhan Yojna to help get them into the
mainstream.
• Nitin Gadkari
Your Voice
Minister of Road Transport, Highways and
Shipping
‘The multiplicity of
laws and policies,
Ministries
involved, attitudes
and approaches
to infrastructure
development were
causing bottlenecks
and resulting in stalled
or cancelled projects with huge economic
and social costs. Land acquisition, cost
of capital, and environment, among
others which needed to be addressed.
India needs development and everyone
must understand this and facilitate it. The
Government would not, for instance, push
for development at the cost of environment.
An “integrated” approach is required. The
Government was taking cognizance of
the challenges and taking steps to facilitate
investment in infrastructure.
• Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
‘Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s
results-oriented
approach the
“Make in India”
campaign a major
patriotic and
economical initiative.
Manufacturing will be
the next buzz in India. We hope to increase
share of manufacturing from 15% to 25% of
GDP. Various policies that have been relaxed
in India, including establishing an online,
single-window clearance mechanism, 24/7
digital facilitation of customs, de-licensing
in defense, further liberalization in FDI.
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November 2014