Raise GDP growth to the 7-8% bracket
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept5/10
“The growth target showed up once, in the final year, just before the bill came due.”
For a Proud, Prosperous India - An Agenda (National Democratic Alliance, Lok Sabha 1999)
- Released
- —
- Term
- 13 Oct 1999 – 22 May 2004
- Prime Minister
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Promises tracked
- 40
- Gol Gol Index
- 13% vague (lower is better)
- Original
- Read the manifesto ↗
Seed set: 40 promises (5 vague) out of roughly 150 commitments in the 42-paragraph agenda and its 'Charter of Commitments'.
- Vaada PooraKept14
- Aadha AdhuraPartially kept14
- Tareekh pe TareekhStalled4
- Coming Soon™Not started3
- Gol Gol BaateinNot scorable5
0/100
CTheek-Thaak
Rated 35 of 40 promises
“Theek-Thaak”
Every tracked promise
40 of 40
'Berozgari Hatao': eradicate unemployment and measure growth by jobs created
GOL GOL BAATEINNot scorable
Gol gol baatein detected. Measure karne ke liye kuch nahi mila.
Earmark 60% of Plan funds for agriculture, rural development and irrigation
COMING SOON™Not started0/10
“Sixty per cent was the earmark; the plan tables stopped near twenty.”
Ensure food security for all and a hunger-free India within five years
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept5/10
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Make potable drinking water available to all villages within five years
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept6/10
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Gradually raise education spending to 6% of GDP
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept3/10
“The target was 6% of GDP. Spending ended the term about where it started.”
Reserve 33% of seats in Parliament and state assemblies for women
TAREEKH PE TAREEKHStalled2/10
“The bill was introduced, listed, re-listed, and is still remembered fondly.”
Enact a Lok Pal law covering everyone, including the Prime Minister
TAREEKH PE TAREEKHStalled2/10
“Introduced in 2001, the Lok Pal Bill went the way of the six versions before it.”
Create the new states of Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chhattisgarh
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Seek a moratorium on contentious issues and an end to divisiveness
GOL GOL BAATEINNot scorable
Control the fiscal and revenue deficits
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept5/10
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Examine and enact a Fiscal Responsibility Act
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Attract at least US$10 billion of foreign direct investment a year
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept4/10
“Ten billion a year was the target; the best year reached a little under half.”
Raise national savings to 30% of GDP within five years
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept6/10
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Introduce effective crop insurance schemes
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Adopt a National Water Policy with prompt settlement of disputes
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Take time-bound steps to link the Ganga and Cauvery rivers
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept5/10
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Speed up reform of public sector units, including restructuring and disinvestment
VAADA POORAKept9/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Make primary education free and compulsory up to Class V
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept5/10
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Facilitate construction of 20 lakh additional housing units a year
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept6/10
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Appoint a commission to review the Constitution
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Electoral reforms against defections, corruption and criminalisation
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept5/10
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Set up a National Judicial Commission for judicial appointments
TAREEKH PE TAREEKHStalled2/10
Tareekh pe tareekh. Tareekh pe tareekh.
Establish a National Register of citizens and a multi-purpose ID card
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept5/10
Give full statehood to Delhi
TAREEKH PE TAREEKHStalled2/10
“The statehood bill was tabled, then the Lok Sabha was not.”
Use the National Security Council to establish a credible nuclear deterrent
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Create a riot-free order and a terrorism-free India
GOL GOL BAATEINNot scorable
Extend SC/ST reservation in legislatures for another 10 years
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Restructure state electricity boards and simplify power project clearances
VAADA POORAKept9/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Bring 20 million more hectares under irrigation in five years
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept4/10
“Twenty million hectares was the goal; the plan documents counted well under half.”
Establish a healthy, autonomously managed commodity exchange system
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Present a National Charter for Children
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Enable armed forces personnel to vote by proxy
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Revamp the welfare system for ex-servicemen
VAADA POORAKept9/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Unveil a National Environment Policy
COMING SOON™Not started0/10
Trailer aaya tha. Picture abhi baaki hai.
Set up a Wild Life Anti-Poaching Authority
COMING SOON™Not started0/10
Trailer aaya tha. Picture abhi baaki hai.
Create a Commercial Insolvency Tribunal for winding up and revival of companies
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept5/10
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Put a statutory ceiling on the size of the Council of Ministers
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Govern by national consensus, involving the opposition on all major issues
GOL GOL BAATEINNot scorable
Gol gol baatein detected. Measure karne ke liye kuch nahi mila.
Make India a software superpower and unveil a National Informatics Policy
GOL GOL BAATEINNot scorable
Gol gol baatein detected. Measure karne ke liye kuch nahi mila.
Research notes
Full text read from the Wayback Machine capture of bjp.org/manifes/manife99.htm (26 Aug 2000), with a second capture (manifest99.htm, 30 Sep 2000) used to cross-check. Quotes are exact from the capture, including its typos. The page has no page numbers. The 'Our Promises and Achievements' annex looks back at 1998-99 and was not used for promises. Two quotes come from the 'Charter of Commitments' list (insolvency tribunal, SEB restructuring, council-of-ministers ceiling, irrigation). The release date is not confirmed: The Tribune (14 Aug 1999) reported the NDA would release a common document 'on Monday' (likely 16 Aug 1999). partyId is the alliance 'nda', as for upa-cmp-2004. Evidence relies mainly on Economic Surveys and PIB archive releases. eparlib, indiacode and Rajya Sabha debates were unreachable, so Parliament records were not used directly.