PM Modi marks 25 years in governance, pledges continued focus on improving lives

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday began his 25th year as the head of a government asserting that improving the lives of people and contributing to the progress of this great nation have been his constant endeavourHe noted in a series of posts on X that he had taken oath on this day in 2001 as Gujarats chief minister for the first time and emphasised on the changes first his home state and then the country witnessed on his watch2001 25 hellip pictwittercomycSvdSKIoxmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi October 7 2025Thanks to the continuous blessings of my fellow Indians I am entering my 25th year of serving as the head of a Government My gratitude to the people of India PM Modi saidHe added Through all these years it has been my constant endeavour to improve the lives of our people and contribute to the progress of this great nation that has nurtured us allPM Modi said India which was marred by the worst form of corruption cronyism and policy paralysis during the UPA government is now home to one of the largest healthcare and social security schemes in the worldIndian farmers are innovating and ensuring that the nation is selfreliant while the government has undertaken extensive reforms and the popular sentiment is to make the country aatmanirbhar across all sectors reflecting in the clarion call of Garv Se Kaho Yeh Swadeshi Hai he addedHe said Over the last 11 years We The People of India have worked together and achieved many transformations Our path breaking efforts have empowered people from all across India especially our Nari Shakti Yuva Shakti and hardworking Annadatas Over 25 crore people have been removed from the clutches of povertyIndia is now seen as a bright spot among major global economies he saidPM Modi said when the BJP picked him as its prime ministerial candidate in 2013 for the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 the nation was witnessing a crisis of trust and governanceHe said The then UPA Government was synonymous with the worst form of corruption cronyism and policy paralysis India was seen as a weak link in the global order But the wisdom of the people of India gave our alliance a thumping majority and also ensured that our party got an absolute majority a first after three long decadesRecalling his appointment as Gujarat chief minister PM Modi said he took over in very testing circumstances as the state was jolted by a massive earthquake and peoples suffering was made worse as they were hit by a super cyclone successive droughts and political instability before thatHe said Those challenges strengthened the resolve to serve people and rebuild Gujarat with renewed vigour and hopePM Modi fondly recalled his mothers suggestions to him as he took over as chief ministerWhen I took oath as Chief Minister I remember my Mother telling me I do not have much understanding of your work but I only seek two things First you will always work for the poor and second you will never take a bribe I also told people that whatever I do will be with the best intent and will be inspired by a vision to serve the very last person in the queue he saidIt was believed in 2001 that Gujarat could never rise again he said adding common citizens including farmers complained about lack of power and water while agriculture was in the doldrums and industrial growth was stagnantFrom there we all worked collectively to make Gujarat a powerhouse of good governanceHe added Gujarat a droughtprone state became a top performing state in agriculture The culture of trading expanded into robust industrial and manufacturing capacities Regular curfews became a thing of the past Social and physical infrastructure received a boost It was very satisfying to be able to work with the people to achieve these outcomesAfter spearheading the BJP to victory in three consecutive assembly polls in Gujarat PM Modi has led the BJPled National Democratic Alliance to win in three successive national electionsAs an incumbent PM Modi has never faced an electoral defeat and holds the record as the longest head of a government including as chief minister for more than 12andahalf years among all prime ministersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever