The government is hoping that this massive push for infrastructure, with investors from India and abroad participating, will have a cascading effect of pushing growth. Giving further details, government sources said the 50-day push was important as it clearly delineated the government’s priorities and where it wanted to focus resources and policy thought. The first decision of the Cabinet being major changes to the Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme under the National Defence Fund. A big promise in the BJP’s manifesto before the polls was the supply of piped water to all households. This will aim at water conservation and water security, but the big stress will be on participation of citizens especially during monsoons and will concentrate on water stressed districts and blocks.

Source: The Hindu July 21, 2019 18:11 UTC