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Gujarat as a model

The Bharatiya Janata Party should craft a more empathetic (सहानुभूतिपूर्ण) governance paradigm (प्रतिमान, उदाहरण)

Bhupendra Patel, who on Monday took oath (शपथ, क़सम) as Gujarat Chief Minister for a second term, is the third person to succeed Narendra Modi in the State. Mr. Patel enjoys the complete confidence of Mr. Modi, whose popularity won the day for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent Assembly elections. Mr. Patel’s role in the campaign was limited, but now into his second term, the pressure is on him to emerge (उभरना) as a leader of his own standing. The new Council of Ministers has 16 members, representing various communities and regions of the State. Three are Patidars, five are from the Other Backward Classes, two are Kolis, one each from Brahmin, Jain and Rajput communities, two from the tribal communities, and one from the Scheduled Castes. Six of the Ministers are from Saurashtra, four from the south, and three each from the central and northern regions of the State. At least four defectors (दलबदलू) from the Congress have found a place. The BJP’s massive victory masked, but did not possibly erase, public resentment (आक्रोश, नाराज़गी) regarding corruption and inflation (मुद्रा स्फ़ीति), which several pre-poll surveys recorded. Gujarat continues to attract investment, with the proactive (सक्रिय) help of the Centre, where two leaders from the State hold sway (बोलबाला), i.e., Mr. Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. But that alone will not suffice (पूरा करना, संतुष्ट करना) and the new government already has its plate full.

Tackling (सुलझाना, निपटना) unemployment rates must be high priority, particularly in the rural areas and the tribal belt of the State. Ensuring (पक्का करना, सुनिश्चित करना) transparency (पारदर्शिता, स्पष्टता) in governance (शासन, संचालन) is an immediate challenge for the new government. The weakening of state capacity due to contract employment has aggravated (भड़काना, बढ़ाना) governance challenges in recent years. In the social sector, education, health and nutrition, spending and outcomes are not commensurate (Corresponding in size, importance, quality, etc) with the State’s status of prosperity (A condition in which a person or community is doing well financially). This may have contributed to the penetration of the Aam Aadmi Party in the tribal belt where people experience a distance from Gujarat’s famed growth model. Economic development has remained robust under BJP rule, but the benefits have been largely cornered by the upper segments of society, mostly upper castes and a few powerful sections of the OBCs. In terms of per capita Net State Domestic Product, Gujarat is among the better States, and is ranked sixth (2020-21). But the State being ranked 26 among 30 States in stunting (2019-20), and on several other parameters, tells a story of persistent (Continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period) underdevelopment. Mr. Patel should use the renewed political mandate (An official order or commission to do something) to craft a more empathetic governance model for Gujarat.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.Empathetic (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - सहानुभूतिपूर्ण
English Meaning - Showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

2.Paradigm (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिमान, उदाहरण
English Meaning - typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model.

3.Governance (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - शासन, संचालन
English Meaning - The act of governing a country or organization.

4.Oath (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - शपथ, क़सम
English Meaning - A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior.

5.Emerge (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - उभरना
English Meaning - Come Out; Arise

6.Defectors (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - दलबदलू
English Meaning - A person who defects from a cause, country, alliance, etc

7.Resentment (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - आक्रोश, नाराज़गी
English Meaning - Bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.

8.Inflation (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - मुद्रा स्फ़ीति
English Meaning - A continuous rise in the price level related attributed to an increase in the volume of money.

9.Proactive (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - सक्रिय
English Meaning - Acting in anticipation of future problems.

10.Sway (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - बोलबाला
English Meaning - Rule or Control

11.Suffice (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - पूरा करना, संतुष्ट करना
English Meaning - Be adequate

12.Tackling (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - सुलझाना, निपटना
English Meaning - To solve or deal with.

13.Ensuring (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - पक्का करना, सुनिश्चित करना
English Meaning - To make sure of.

14.Transparency (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - पारदर्शिता, स्पष्टता
English Meaning - The quality to see through something.

15.Aggravated (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - भड़काना, बढ़ाना
English Meaning - Make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious.

16.Commensurate (Adjective)

English Meaning - Corresponding in size, importance, quality, etc.

17.Prosperity (Noun)

English Meaning - A condition in which a person or community is doing well financially

18.Persistent (Adjective)

English Meaning - Continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period.

19.Mandate (Noun)

English Meaning - An official order or commission to do something.