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Article : At home in New Delhi
Source : The Hindu Article
With a few broad brushstrokes (ब्रश स्ट्रोक), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has completely remodelled (फिर से बनाना) his Council of Ministers. It is not just that Tuesday’s rejig (बदलाव) is his most expansive since 2014 in terms of the number of Ministers inducted (शामिल) (19), sent packing (five) and transferred (including the big swap at the Human Resource Development Ministry). With the portfolio allotment and the manner of announcing it, by holding back the big surprises for hours after the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Mr. Modi has sent out the signal that he is his own man. As with all reshuffles, there are losers and gainers in relative terms. But it has been sought to be conveyed that the sum of these losses and gains is the profile of a Prime Minister in firm control of his Ministry — of someone conscious (सचेत) of the authority he wields (फिराना) with a clear majority in the Lok Sabha, and equally, someone who is no longer a stranger to New Delhi and therefore in need of guidance to negotiate his way. Basically, Mr. Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah have made clear that to read the reason for a portfolio allotment or change one needs to map the straight line of accountability between the Minister and the Prime Minister’s Office. There are no concessions to regional satraps (क्षत्रपों). Even the nod to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Nagpur is through the agenda, and not personnel.
Mr. Modi has clearly traded the promise of a lean Ministry in the “minimum government, maximum governance” credo for electoral considerations by expanding the Ministry. The emphasis is on bringing in more Ministers to give an edge to the Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat Assembly election campaigns in the months ahead, and careful arithmetic in inducting Dalit, OBC and tribal leaders is evident. The inclusion of Anupriya Patel, whose U.P.-based Apna Dal is on the brink (कगार) of merging itself with the BJP and who is a Kurmi, is a good example. Induction of Dalit Ministers is an effort to right their under-representation in the Ministry and to take the edge off the BSP and Aam Aadmi Party challenge in U.P. and Punjab, respectively. But this flabbiness (कोमलता) is restricted to the junior levels of the Ministry. At the top, by taking away the Information and Broadcasting portfolio from Arun Jaitley and by replacing Smriti Irani in the HRD Ministry by promoting Prakash Javadekar, Mr. Modi has made clear that he does not perceive shortcomings in his government’s agenda or performance, but is impatient with cacophony. This has been a highly controlled exercise, one that will consolidate his grip on power, a prospect that will worry his political rivals as well as some within his own party, a cadre-based organisation on which he has firmly stamped his authority.
Meaning of the words highlighted in the article
1. Brushstrokes(noun) – a mark made by a paintbrush drawn across a surface
Synonyms – facility, proficiency
Ex: Students will apply the Brush Stroke for writing examples
2. Remodelled (verb)– change the structure or form of (something, especially a building)
Synonyms – rebuild, redesign
Antonyms – destroy, ruin
Ex: It was remodelled in 1832 under its present name and constitution as a general order of military and civil merit.
3. Rejig (verb) –organize (something) differently, rearrange
Synonyms – reschedule, order
Ex: Peter Hanlon Collingwood’s goal-scoring options look set for a rejig in tomorrow night’s match of the round.
4. Inducted (verb) – admit (someone) formally to a post or organization
Synonyms – initiated, drafted
Ex: He was not formally inducted at Saltoun until June 1665, although he had served there since October 1664.
5. Conscious (adjective) – aware of and responding to one’s surroundings.
Synonyms – attentive, aware
Antonyms – careless, dubious
Ex: In fact, that had been his last conscious act.
6. Wields (verb) – hold and use (a weapon or tool)
Synonyms – apply, exert
Antonyms – ignore, misuse
Ex: But however divine, the king could not wield his power unaided.
7. Satraps(noun) – a provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire.
Synonyms –governor, representative
Ex: The satrap is the head of the whole administration of his province.
8. Brink (noun) – the extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water.
Synonyms –fringe, boundary
Antonyms – center, interior
Ex: His whole life on the brink of destruction if it were recognized what he was doing.
9. Flabbiness (noun) – Soft and hanging loosely or in folds
Synonyms –fleshy, squashy
Antonyms – slim, thin
Ex: We may thrill with dread at the aggressive hyphenate, but this tame flabbiness is accepted as Americanization.
10. Cacophony(noun) – a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
Synonyms –noise, discord
Ex: A cacophony of bleats, chomping and scuffling of hooves drowned out her words.
Word of the Day
Daltonism
Meaning (English) – a form of colour blindness
Meaning (Hindi) – एक प्रकार का नेत्र रोग जिस में लल और हरे रंग में भेद नही जान पड़ता
Synonyms – achromatic vision, achromatopsia
Example – As the man was found to be suffering from daltonism, so the authorities denied him the appointment in the railways.
उदाहरण –चूंकि उस व्यक्ति को वर्णान्धता से पीड़ित पाया गया, इसलिए अधिकारियों ने उसे रेलवे में नियुक्त करने से इंकार कर दिया।
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