After an intense election campaign in the relentless heat, and 45-hour meditation at the Viveknanada Memorial, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will now return back to work on Sunday, beginning his duties with a review meeting with PMO officials.
The meeting comes a day after the exit polls predicted a massive mandate for his third consecutive term as India's Prime Minister.
Ahead of his mega election campaign, PM Modi had directed the top bureaucrats to come up with "path-breaking ideas on reforms and growth acceleration in addition to a 100-day roadmap for the new Modi 3.0 government in June".
The top bureaucrats had been assigned homework for the interregnum vacation to prepare for the decisions that would be taken by the newly elected Modi government in the first 100 days, a Hindustan Times report stated.
PM Modi clearly stated that all the "tough" decisions will be made in the first 100 days of his government and that he will not wait until the 2029 general elections to make major decisions in the last 100 days of his government.
The bureaucracy has prepared what decisions PM Modi needs to take in the first 100 days. It is also well aware of how only merit and deliveries will be considered during appointments to key jobs, focusing on the PM's Viksit Bharat vision.
The key changes will likely be made in August 2024 after the Union budget is presented in the first week of July and a new Cabinet is appointed. The key appointments that need to be done this month include the vital post of the Intelligence Bureau's Director and the new Army Chief.
The report stated that the first appointments will likely be that of Principal Secretary to PM P K Mishra and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, both indispensable to PM Modi for administration and national security-intelligence respectively.
As PM Modi’s Viksit Bharat vision is based on “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, Modi's third tenure will focus on developing India’s military-industrial complex, prioritising domestic manufacturing and self-reliance.
The report also said that there is a strong possibility that domestic military-civilian manufacturing will be incentivised and Indian platforms and Indian IPs will be prioritised, the HT report noted.
The agenda for the next 100 days post the swearing in of Modi 3.0 has been prepared by PMO officials with changes being made on PM Modi's advice.