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Status quo and beyond: On Pramod Sawant

Chief Minister Sawant needs to build on (पर निर्माण, विस्तार करना) Goa's strong fundamentals (बुनियादी सिद्धांत, मौलिक, मूल बातें)

By retaining incumbent (पदाधिकारी, अधिकारी, कर्तव्य) Pramod Sawant as the Chief Minister of the State, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decided to maintain the status quo (यथास्थिति, वर्तमान स्थिति) as far as leadership was concerned. Under Mr. Sawant’s helmsmanship (captaincy, captainship, steersmanship), the party won 20 of the 40 seats in the Assembly, which was an improvement on its tally (गणना, कुल संख्या) in 2017 — 13 seats. But in terms of (के अनुसार, के संबंध में) vote share, the party barely (मुश्किल से, शायद ही) added 0.8 percentage points (प्रतिशतता अंक). The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS)-Lokniti survey for the State pointed out that only 31% of the respondents (प्रतिवादी) were keen (उत्सुक, के बारे में उत्साहित) on the ruling party returning to power and it was the fragmented Opposition with a bevy (झुंड, समूह, गिरोह) of political outfits (organization, group) in the fray (competition, contest) that helped the BJP to retain power. Former Congress leader Vishwajit Rane’s name was also doing the rounds (be passed from one person to another person; go from one place to another place) as a possible replacement, but the BJP went with the incumbent. Mr. Sawant’s retention (अवधारण) clearly suggests that the BJP was not keen on rocking the boat in a fragile (easily broken/destroyed, weak, risky, unreliable, insecure) political ecosystem (पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र, जटिल स्थिति), where party identification (association, link, linkage, connection) for legislators (a member of a legislature (parliament/legislative assembly); lawmaker, representative) has been prone to (susceptible, vulnerable, liable, at risk of, in danger of) frequent changes. The BJP government has also received support from two MLAs of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and three Independents, which should ensure that stability (secureness, solidity, strength, durability, lasting nature, constancy, permanence, reliability, dependability) will not be a concern (issue, matter) for the regime (government).

The mandate (approval, acceptance, endorsement, authority (given by a constituency to someone acting as its representative)) also suggests that Mr. Sawant’s government needs to perform much better. Unemployment and development issues mattered the most to the Goan voters, who were also displeased (annoy, irritate, dissatisfied) with the management of the pandemic by the government. Goa is a State with high human development indices relative to (in comparison with, proportionate, proportional, commensurate, corresponding) the rest of the country — it has the highest per capita (per person, for each; relating to each person) income, among the lowest poverty rates, among (one of, amongst) the highest literacy (the ability to read and write) rates and scores high on access to good quality education with a low drop-out (give up, finish with, withdraw from, retire from, cancel ( a course of study)) rate from schools. But it also registers among the highest unemployment rates in States — the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)’s (a leading business information company. It was established in 1976, primarily as an independent think tank. (Think tank is a panel of experts who provide advice and ideas on political, social or economic issues)) latest unemployment survey data show an unemployment rate of 12% in the State; only six States had a higher figure. The novel coronavirus pandemic (the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area) had a significant impact on an economy in which tourism, a prominent sector, took a major hit. The post-COVID-19 recoveries in the travel and tourism industry should help the State going forward (in the future), but the government can do much better in leveraging (utilize/use something to maximum advantage/benefit) the State’s high literacy and developing its food processing, IT services and biotechnology sectors, to diversify an economy that used to be dependent on environmentally costly (ruinous, disastrous, devastating, crippling, damaging, harmful, woeful, awful, terrible, unfortunate) mining activities. Mr. Sawant’s administration (government, ministry, regime) must focus on utilising Goa’s good socio-economic indicators (measure, standard, benchmark, guideline) and take holistic (relating to an integrated approach that takes care of the “whole thing”, instead of certain parts in it) development forward. A vibrant (spirited, lively, high-spirited, energetic, vigorous, dynamic, exciting, passionate, fiery, determined, strong, rich) polity (a politically organized society) with a healthy and committed Opposition that is not fixated on (set, determined, fixed, resolved) gaining access to power — Goans rated the quality of individual candidates as a key variable (something (an element/feature/factor) that is liable to vary or change) for their choice — can help in this process too.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.status quo (noun)

Hindi Meaning - यथास्थिति, वर्तमान स्थिति
English Meaning - the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.

2.build on (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - पर निर्माण, विस्तार करना
English Meaning - expand on, enlarge on, develop, enhance.

3.fundamental (noun)

Hindi Meaning - बुनियादी सिद्धांत, मौलिक, मूल बातें
English Meaning - basics, essentials, basic principles.

4.incumbent (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - पदाधिकारी, अधिकारी, कर्तव्य
English Meaning - (of an official) current, existing, present.

5.as far as — is concerned (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - जहां तक ​​मतलब है
English Meaning - with regard to a particular person or situation.

6.tally (noun)

Hindi Meaning - गणना, कुल संख्या
English Meaning - total, count.

7.in terms of (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - के अनुसार, के संबंध में
English Meaning - with regard to, regarding/concerning, in connection with.

8.barely (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - मुश्किल से, शायद ही
English Meaning - hardly, scarcely, only just.

9.percentage points (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिशतता अंक
English Meaning - the difference between two percentages is termed as percentage point.

10.point out (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - इशारा करना, पहचानना, ध्यान आकर्षित करना
English Meaning - identify, draw attention to, indicate, specify, mention.

11.respondent (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिवादी
English Meaning - a person who replies to something (questionnaire, etc.,).

12.keen (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - उत्सुक, के बारे में उत्साहित
English Meaning - enthusiastic about, interested in, attracted to.

13.bevy (noun)

Hindi Meaning - झुंड, समूह, गिरोह
English Meaning - group, gang, crowd, pack, horde.

14.retention (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अवधारण
English Meaning - the continued possession & use of something.

15.ecosystem (noun)

Hindi Meaning - पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र, जटिल स्थिति
English Meaning - complex situation/environment.

16.helmsmanship (noun)

English Meaning - captaincy, captainship, steersmanship.

17.Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) (noun)

English Meaning - It is an Indian research institute for the social sciences and humanities. Founded in 1963 by political scientist Rajni Kothari, CSDS has primarily been involved in studying and understanding the democratic and electoral politics of India and its neighborhood, and much of this has been done through sustained empirical work by scholars of politics.

18.Lokniti Programme/Survey (noun)

English Meaning - The Lokniti Programme for Comparative Democracy was established in 1997 as a research programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi. Since 1997, CSDS has been conducting survey-based studies through its research programme, Lokniti. The most distinguishing characteristic of the Lokniti programme is that it has brought together over 40 political scientists from various colleges, universities and research institutions in the country and evolved itself into a large network of researchers defining research agenda collectively and doing research collectively.

19.fragmented (adjective)

English Meaning - divided, splintered, split, separated, disintegrated.

20.outfit (noun)

English Meaning - organization, group.

21.fray (noun)

English Meaning - competition, contest.

22.do the rounds (phrase)

English Meaning - be passed from one person to another person; go from one place to another place.

23.incumbent (noun)

English Meaning - current/existing/present holder, bearer or occupant of an office.

24.rock the boat (phrase)

English Meaning - to say/do something to irritate or annoy people.

25.fragile (adjective)

English Meaning - easily broken/destroyed, weak, risky, unreliable, insecure.

26.identification (noun)

English Meaning - association, link, linkage, connection.

27.legislator (noun)

English Meaning - a member of a legislature (parliament/legislative assembly); lawmaker, representative.

28.prone to (adjective)

English Meaning - susceptible, vulnerable, liable, at risk of, in danger of.

29.stability (noun)

English Meaning - secureness, solidity, strength, durability, lasting nature, constancy, permanence, reliability, dependability.

30.concern (noun)

English Meaning - issue, matter.

31.regime (noun)

English Meaning - government.

32.mandate (noun)

English Meaning - approval, acceptance, endorsement, authority (given by a constituency to someone acting as its representative).

33.displease (verb)

English Meaning - annoy, irritate, dissatisfied.

34.pandemic (noun)

English Meaning - the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.

35.indices plural of index (noun)

English Meaning - a data figure reflecting something compared with a standard or base value; pointer, indicator.

36.Human Development Index (HDI) (noun)

English Meaning - the measure of a country’s health, education, and standard of living and ascertains a nations’ average achievement in three basic scales of human development - education, life expectancy, and per capita income.

37.relative to (phrase)

English Meaning - in comparison with, proportionate, proportional, commensurate, corresponding.

38.per capita (adverb & adjective)

English Meaning - per person, for each; relating to each person.

39.literacy (noun)

English Meaning - the ability to read and write.

40.drop out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - give up, finish with, withdraw from, retire from, cancel ( a course of study).

41.drop-out (noun)

English Meaning - a student who leaves school/college/university before completing a course of study.

42.among (preposition)

English Meaning - one of, amongst.

43.Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) (noun)

English Meaning - a leading business information company. It was established in 1976, primarily as an independent think tank. (Think tank is a panel of experts who provide advice and ideas on political, social or economic issues).

44.novel coronavirus (nCoV) (SARS-CoV-2) (noun)

English Meaning - a new strain (type/variety) coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. (Courtesy: WHO)

45.pandemic (noun)

English Meaning - the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.

46.take a hit (phrase)

English Meaning - to suffer damage/loss.

47.going forward (phrase)

English Meaning - in the future.

48.leverage (verb)

English Meaning - utilize/use something to maximum advantage/benefit.

49.diversify (verb)

English Meaning - vary, bring variety to; modify, alter/change, expand, enlarge.

50.costly (adjective)

English Meaning - ruinous, disastrous, devastating, crippling, damaging, harmful, woeful, awful, terrible, unfortunate.

51.administration (noun)

English Meaning - government, ministry, regime.

52.socio-economic (noun)

English Meaning - relating to the interaction of social (position, rank, or importance) and economic (income, pay, and wealth) aspects.

53.indicator (noun)

English Meaning - measure, standard, benchmark, guideline.

54.holistic (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to an integrated approach that takes care of the “whole thing”, instead of certain parts in it.

55.take forward (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - deal with, cope with, see to, address, manage, organize, handle, take care of, take charge of, take responsibility for.

56.vibrant (adjective)

English Meaning - spirited, lively, high-spirited, energetic, vigorous, dynamic, exciting, passionate, fiery, determined, strong, rich.

57.polity (noun)

English Meaning - a politically organized society.

58.committed (adjective)

English Meaning - firm, steadfast, faithful, resolute.

59.fixate on (verb)

English Meaning - set, determined, fixed, resolved.

60.variable (noun)

English Meaning - something (an element/feature/factor) that is liable to vary or change.