Vinayak Profile picture
Mar 10, 2018 15 tweets 7 min read Read on X
Prime Minister Modi said he'll do in 5 years what wasn't done in 60 years. One of his transformative steps has been to electrify villages/towns.
This thread enumerates the tale of thirteen villages which've seen the sun shine on their fortunes in the true sense.
#WhyModiIn2019
Place — Elephanta Island
State — Maharashtra
Population — About 1,200
A 7.5 km long undersea cable brought electricity to three villages — Raj Bander, Mora Bander, and Shet Bander.
#WhyModiIn2019
m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/el…
Village — Batambis
State — Jammu and Kashmir
Population — Around 600
Electrification has become possible with the use of latest cutting-edge technology of DC solar microgrids.
#WhyModiIn2019
tribuneindia.com/mobi/news/jamm…
Village — Chibaukhera
State — Uttar Pradesh
Resident families — 200
A 100 KW electric transformer has transformed the lives of the villagers. After this, many people bought fans, bulbs and refrigerators.
#WhyModiIn2019
indiatoday.in/india/north/st…
Village — Demchok
State — Jammu and Kashmir
Population — Around 80
This small village on the Line of actual Control (LAC) with China got electricity through solar power.
#WhyModiIn2019
Village — Jokapatha
State — Chhattisgarh
Population — Around 1,700
"We are very happy now that we finally have electricity in our village, now our children can study well and progress in life," the village sarpanch said.
#WhyModiIn2019 india.com/buzz/chhattisg…
Village — Amdeli
State — Maharashtra
Population — Around 200
The residents of this village had to wait 70 years before they could see their homes lit up with electricity. Provision for travel via public buses was also made.
#WhyModiIn2019
indianexpress.com/article/india/…
Village — Karalana
State — Jammu and Kashmir
Population — Around 250
In winter months, the village witnesses heavy snowfall and it is specifically during these months that villagers suffered a lot. But with electricity they've got relief.
#WhyModiIn2019
news.statetimes.in/banihals-villa…
Village — Bizari
State — Arunachal Pradesh
Resident families — 61
"This is the first time the village has been electrified & everybody is happy. It's good to see the faces of villagers greeting the light for the first time after so long."
#WhyModiIn2019
thedawnlitpost.com/bizari-village…
Village — Damdama
State — Bihar
Population — Around 800
From using kerosene for cooking and lighting and children studying under kerosene lamplight to people utilizing full 24 hours for their tasks and businesses running smoothly, Damdama has come a long way.
#WhyModiIn2019
Village — Bandarjan Grant
State — Assam
Population — Around 270
At nights, locals say that wild animals used to enter their land damaging their paddy. Now they say that with the help of proper electricity, they can keep an eye on their field during night.
#WhyModiIn2019
Village — Nuaon
State — Bihar
Population — Around 1,000
Ladies, senior citizens and children used to face ill-effects of heat during summer. But after electrification, locals have it much easier. Poorly-lit parts of the village are no more a threat during nights.
#WhyModiIn2019
Village — Pedapadmapuram
State — Andhra Pradesh
Population — Around 2,050
With electrification, locals say that children now study during night time and women cook food easily. They also have streetlights for safer roads at nights.
#WhyModiIn2019
Village — Chepana NC
State — Assam
Population — Around 110
This village was established in 1970 and has had no electricity since. After the village got access to electricity, the villagers feel they can achieve anything.
#WhyModiIn2019
Since independence, 18,452 villages remained unelectrified out of which 17,351 were inhabited. If we assume a mere 500 average population for each, then electrification has impacted almost 87 lakh lives, not to forget the benefit that coming generations will get.
#WhyModiIn2019

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Vinayak

Vinayak Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @vinayak_jain

Jul 11, 2018
Went to a SBI Mutual Fund seminar yesterday. They talked of two of their funds — equity hybrid fund and a blue chip fund. The hybrid fund had 50% in large caps and 50% in mid/small cap stocks (and maybe a max of 10% in cash/debt) while the blue chip fund is all large caps.
A very simple understanding of the two in comparative terms —
1) Equity hybrid fund — More risk and expected return due to the 50% in mid and small caps; apt for investors who have tolerance and ability for greater risk
2) Blue chip fund — Less risk thus considered safer
Pic 1: Blue chip fund
Pic 2: Equity hybrid fund

Basic understanding —
Standard deviation: Measure of volatility
Sharpe ratio: Simply the return earned per unit of risk; more the better
Beta: Volatility of stock in comparison to market movement; 1 means stock moves with market
Read 8 tweets
Mar 21, 2018
"A prime minister with a golden heart" 😃

A government that listens. Felt like a myth, right? But now, not only does the government listen, but even ACTS. Here are a few incidents when the PMO directly intervened to help the common man, at times even saving lives.

#PeoplesPM
🔹An 8-day-old girl was suffering from a grave medical condition. PM Modi ensured a traffic-free passage for the rescue team who air lifted the child to a hospital. The child was saved.
"He is our God today," said the child's father for PM Modi.
#PeoplesPM financialexpress.com/india-news/pm-…
🔸Vaishali Yadav, a class 2 student, needed surgery for a hole in her heart, but her parents couldn't afford it. She wrote to PM Modi and the response was immediate. Her operation was funded by the PMO.
Below is a heartwarming picture of PM Modi with Vaishali.
#PeoplesPM
Read 14 tweets
Mar 18, 2018
"Rahul acknowledges that China is the competition" — How cute!
Truth is, the real reason why India so desperately lags behind China is your family.
I'm sure people like you aren't used to facts because you're fed a load of crap, but still...here are some exposing the family.
🔹When India was ahead of China in terms of real GDP per capita (real GDP is one that's adjusted for inflation/deflation) —
* During 1970-1980, India's was $658 while China's was $402 (64% more).
* During 1980-1990, India's was $922 whereas China's was $698 (still 32% more).
🔹Today —
* China's nominal GDP is 4.9 times India's.
* China's GDP on PPP basis is 2.44 times India's.
* China's nominal GDP/capita is 4.64 times India's.
* China's GDP on PPP/capita is 2.31 times India's.
Read 15 tweets
Feb 16, 2018
There's a lot of distortion of facts. To add to this many say they'll 'teach' Narendra Modi a lesson in 2019.
With this thread, I attempt to both show the incredible work he's done and also why he's going to win 2019 as a result of unprecedented support from the poor.
#NaMoIn2019
🔸Jan Dhan Yojana —
Beneficiaries — 31 crore.
Amount deposited — Rs 73,558 crore.
Impact — Opening of accounts has enabled the poor to become a part of the financial system and with Aadhar attached they're getting subsidies directly from the government in their accounts.
🔹Mudra Yojana —
Beneficiaries — 10.38 crore
Amount disbursed — Rs 4.62 lakh crore
First time loan recipients — 3 crore
Goal for this year — Disburse Rs 3 lakh crore which means another 6.5 crore people can benefit.
Impact — Creating employers instead of just employees.
Read 24 tweets
Feb 8, 2018
* The Modi government has asked builders not to charge any GST from home buyers as the effective GST rate on almost all affordable housing project is 8 per cent which can be adjusted against the input credit. 
#WhyModiIn2019
financialexpress.com/industry/no-gs…
* Digital transactions rose 4.73% to 1.11 billion in January from 1.06 billion in December. The transactions were worth about Rs 131.95 trillion.
#WhyModiIn2019
livemint.com/Money/xaFcGXlq…
* Cabinet clears PM Research Fellowships (PMRF) for students of higher education institutions. The PMRF includes monthly scholarships of Rs 70,000 to Rs 80,000 and annual research grants of Rs 2 lakh for select scholars.
#WhyModiIn2019
m.economictimes.com/industry/servi…
Read 20 tweets
Feb 1, 2018
I'm middle class and here I enumerate what I want from Prime Minister Modi. Rest I can do on my own which makes me a proud Indian and a very happy taxpayer 😃
If you echo my sentiments, then spread this thread!
#IndiaFirst #NewIndia
🔹Provide me safety —
Global Terrorism Index measures the direct & indirect impact of terrorism, including its effects on lives lost, injuries, property damage & psychological effects. India is improving on this since 2014. No terror attacks have occurred in cities.
I'm safer.
🔸 Better roads —
The Modi government has initiated ambitious projects to improve the road quality and connectivity like the Bharatmala project which has been allocated Rs 5.35 lakh crore.
Read 14 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

:(