PM Modi Evaluates 13 BJP CMs, Asks Them to Stay Sharp on Social Media

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi evaluated 13 BJP Chief Ministers and five deputy CMs on 12 parameters of governance during a conference of the BJP-ruled states on Sunday evening.

The conference, held just after the Governing Council meeting of the NITI Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhavan, was also attended by BJP president Amit Shah. And once again, the party laid emphasis on the use of social media as a tool of mass communication. Each state was asked to share its social media strategy to project achievements of both the state and central governments among the public.Also Read: PM, CMs to Get Preview of 15-yr Vision Document in NITI Aayog Meet

At a meeting with BJP lawmakers during the recently-concluded Budget Session of Parliament, the Prime Minister had told party MPs to hone their skills on social media as future elections would be fought on digital platforms.

All states were asked to make a short presentation.

-How to present achievements of the government in the positive light.

-Social media strategy for effective communication.

-Performance of ministers in state governments and how effective they are in addressing the issues raised by party workers.

-Big projects and schemes of the state governments which can be expedited with the help of the Union Government.

-Welfare schemes for the poor by the states, as party celebrates birth centenary year of Jan Sangh leader Deen Dayal Upadhyay.

-The status of implementation of digital programs especially Bhim App and priorities.

-Whether 5000 copies each of a collection of writings by Deendayal Upadhyay have been bought and distributed by each state government.Also Read: Three-year Action Agenda Presented at NITI Aayog Meet

-Performance of core group in each state and how effective this mechanism has been in bridging the gap between the government and the party.

-Popular state government scheme which can be replicated else where.

-Any major project or scheme which remains pending for the want of central assistance.

-There was also a review of the targets set in the last CMs conference held at Maharashtra Sadan.