bharat future role of rajeev gandhi
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Let’s take a look at 5 innovations that Rajiv Gandhi brought to India which have since played key roles in shaping a bright future.
1.Telecom Revolution - Rajiv Gandhi is rightfully known as the father of information technology in India. As the Prime Minister of India, he established center for the development of telematics (c-dot) in 1984. C-dot helped developing state of the art telecommunication technology.
2. MTNL - Rajiv Gandhi in 1986 established Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) which later became India's single largest telecom provider. As is widely used to this day.
3. Computer - Rajiv Gandhi promoted the use of computers. He reduced import taxes and tariffs for industries to promote computer. He introduced computerised tickets for Indian railway.
4. Voting Age - Being in politics from a young age, Rajiv Gandhi knew the importance of the possible benefit of giving the youth a chance to vote and take part in the electoral process. In 1989 he lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 through the 61st amendment act.
5. Panchayati Raj - Rajiv Gandhi laid the foundation of the Panchayati Raj institution. He had a vision to take democracy to the grassroots level. Even though Panchayati Raj was instituted in 1992, a year after Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. The framework was created during the time of Rajiv Gandhi.
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