Dr. Manmohan Singh- Reaching Public Excellence & Service Led Leadership!

Dr. Manmohan Singh had had an elaborate career in academics, bureaucracy, public policy & politics in India. He served many positions, many innings, and many years in politics. As a government advisor, UGC head, in the planning commission, in RBI, and then as FM and eventually PM. 

His work as FM brought liberalization, and as a PM ushered in an era of right-based policies like RTI, MGNREGS, Right to Food, Right to Education etc.

In a time of materialism gaining height in our political system, Dr. Singh is a testament to probity, service, honesty, gratitude, and public decency. Certainly his time was an Indian historical time for all generations. 

SOME CONGRESS POLICIES UNDER DR. SINGH ARE- 

1. National Food for Work Programme, 2004 - To generate supplementary wage employment and provide food security
2. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, 2004 - To set up residential upper primary schools for girls belonging predominantly to SC, ST, OBC and minority communities
3. National Rural Health Mission, 2005 - To provide equitable, affordable and quality healthcare to rural population
4. Janani Suraksha Yojana, 2005 - To reduce neonatal and maternal deaths by promoting institutional delivery amongst poor women
5. Bharat Nirman, 2005 - A plan for rural infrastructure in the areas of irrigation, housing, water supply, electrification and telecommunication connectivity
6. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, 2005 - To electrify rural households and provide connections free of charge to BPL households
7. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, 2005 - To improve quality of life and infrastructure in cities
8. Right to Information Act, 2005 - To promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority
9. The Protection Of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005 - To provide protection for women from domestic violence
10. Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act , 2005 - To provide for the establishment, development and management of SEZs for the promotion of exports
11. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF), 2005-06 - To give those candidates from the deprived sections an opportunity to undertake advanced studies and research
12. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, 2005 - To provide 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a year to adult members of every household
13. National Environment Policy, 2006 - A statement of India's commitment to a clean environment
14. Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006- To overcome constraints of the former acts in dealing with the problem of child marriage
15. Rastriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, 2007 - To provide financial protection against catastrophic health costs for vulnerable sections
16. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, 2007 - To reorient agricultural development strategies to meet the needs of farmers
17. National Investigation Agency (NIA) established, 2008 - To combat terrorism
18. Indo-US Nuclear Deal, 2008 - India and the US agreed to cooperate in the area of civilian nuclear energy
19. Dhan Laxmi Scheme, 2008 - To check decline in sex ratio by providing every girl child an insurance cover of Rs 1,00,000 at her birth
20. Right to Education Act, 2009 - To make education a fundamental right of every child between the age of 6 and 14
21. Aadhaar, the unique ID program, 2009 - To give a unique identification number that would obtain demographic and biometric details of every citizen
22. Integrated Child Protection Scheme, 2009 - To give a safe environment to all children to develop and flourish
23. The Central Universities Act, 2009 - To set up one Central University each in states which did not have any till then
24. Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students Scheme, 2009-10 - To provide integrated five year fellowships to students from minority communities to pursue higher studies
25. National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 - National Green Tribunal was established
26. The Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 - To eliminate corruption in bureaucracy and protect those who make complaints against public servants
27. Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order, 2012 - To promote MSEs by supporting them in marketing
28. National Food Security Act, 2013 - To provide food and nutritional security to all
29. Nirbhaya Act, 2013 - A stricter law to deal with sex crimes against women
30. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - To provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace
31. Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013 - To provide for the establishment of Lokpal and Lokayukta to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries
32. National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW), 2010 -To facilitate coordination of women’s welfare and socio-economic development programmes across ministries
33. Land Acquisition Act, 2013 - To regulate land acquisition and lay down procedure for granting compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement to the affected persons
34. Companies Act, 2013 - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was made mandatory
35. Street Vendors Act, 2014 - To regulate street vendors in public areas and protect their rights.

(Source: INC Website) 

- Prof. Mohd Ossama