The following is a timeline of the Premiership of Narendra Modi from his inauguration as Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014 till now. The following are the highlights of the major events that took place under his premiership.

First term

2014

May 2014

June 2014

  • 15–16 June – Modi made his first foreign visit to Bhutan following an invitation by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Tobgay. The visit was called by the media as a "charm offensive" that would also seek to check Bhutan-China relations that had recently been formalised.[2] He also sought to build business ties,[3] including a hydro-electric deal and inaugurated the India-funded Supreme Court of Bhutan building in Thimpu.[4] While talking about the visit, Modi said that Bhutan was a "natural choice" for his first foreign destination because of the "unique and special relationship" the two countries shared. He added that he was looking forward to nurture and further strengthen India's special relations with Bhutan. His entourage included Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh.[5] He was further set to discuss the insurgency in Northeast India, and China.[6]
  • 30 June – Modi went to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh to witness the launch of PSLV C23 carrying French satellite SPOT-7 along with other smaller foreign satellites. He also expressed his intention of funding a unique SAARC satellite for the use of all South Asian nations.

July 2014

  • 13–16 July – In July 2014, he visited Brazil for his first multilateral visit, the 6th BRICS summit was held at the north-eastern beach city of Fortaleza.[7] In the Fortaleza summit the group have agreed to establish a financial institution rivaling the western dominated World Bank and IMF, The bank would be named the New Development Bank as suggested by the Indian side but Modi government failed to bag the bank's headquarter for New Delhi, which would be located in Shanghai, China. Later the BRICS leader also attended an event in Brasilia where they met the UNASUR heads of government. At the same time, the Ministry of External Affairs added Spanish to its list of available languages, which the Hindustan Times read as "indicative of the government's intent to go beyond Europe, Asia and the US to forge diplomatic and trade ties with Latin American nations."[8] He travelled there via Germany.[9]
  • 16 July – Modi met the Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff on the sidelines of the 6th BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil, in July 2014.

August 2014

September 2014

October 2014

November 2014

December 2014

2015

January 2015

February 2015

March 2015

April 2015

May 2015

  • 9 May – Modi launches Jan Suraksha Schemes.[13]
  • 17 May – Trip to China
  • 18 May – Trip to Mongolia
  • 19 May – Trip to South Korea
  • 25 May – Modi addresses a rally in Mathura.
  • 26 May – Modi launches DD Kisan.

June 2015

  • 6 June - Trip to Bangladesh
  • 7 June - On behalf of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, PM Narendra Modi receives the Bangladesh Liberation War honour.
  • 9 June - Assesses healthcare initiatives.
  • 11 June – Bangladesh Liberation War Honour presented to Atal Bihari Vajpayee was handed over to family members by PM Narendra Modi.[14]
  • 21 June – 1st Yoga Day Celebrated, led by PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This gathering was held at Raj Path, New Delhi, India.[15]
  • 24 June - Launches Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for providing houses for rural and urban low and mid income group.

July 2015

  • 6 July – Trip to Uzbekistan.
  • 8 July – Trip to Kazakhstan.
  • 10 July – Trip to Russia to attend BRICS and SCO summit in Ufa, Russia.
  • 13 July - PM Narendra Modi's visit to Tajikistan[16]

August 2015

September 2015

October 2015

November 2015

December 2015

2016

January 2016

February 2016

March 2016

April 2016

May 2016

June 2016

July 2016

August 2016

September 2016

October 2016

November 2016

  • 8 November – Announcement of Demonetization of Indian currency denominations of Rs 500 and 1000.[18]

December 2016

2017

January 2017

February 2017

March 2017

April 2017

May 2017

June 2017

July 2017

August 2017

  • The BJP Government formulated the Triple talaq Ban after 100 cases of instant triple talaq in the country since the Supreme Court judgement in August 2017.[19]

September 2017

October 2017

November 2017

December 2017

  • 25 December - PM Modi inaugurates Delhi Metro's magenta line, addresses public meeting in Noida
  • 28 December – Lok Sabha passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017.[20] The bill make instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddah) in any form – spoken, in writing or by electronic means such as email, SMS and WhatsApp illegal and void, with up to three years in jail for the husband. MPs from RJD, AIMIM, BJD, AIADMK and AIML opposed the bill, calling it arbitrary in nature and a faulty proposal, while Congress supported the Bill tabled in Lok Sabha by law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.[21][22] 19 amendments were moved in Lok Sabha but all were rejected.

2018

January 2018

February 2018

March 2018

April 2018

May 2018

June 2018

July 2018

August 2018

September 2018

October 2018

November 2018

December 2018

2019

January 2019

  • 3 January - PM Modi attended 106th Science Congress.
  • 8 January – India's lower house of parliament approves a bill that would grant residency and citizenship rights to non-Muslim immigrants Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from three Muslim-majority countries - Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan - eligible for Indian citizenship. the Bill excludes Muslims.[23][24]

February 2019

  • 3 February - PM Modi launches multiple development projects in Srinagar. PM Modi lays foundation stone and inaugurates development projects in Jammu. PM Modi lays foundation stone and inaugurates development projects in Leh
  • 11 February - PM Modi takes part in the 3 billionth meal of Akshaya Patra mid-day meal programme in Vrindavan
  • 14 February – Pulwama suicide attack resulting in death of 40 CRPF personnel while Narendra Modi was shooting for Discovery in Jim Corbett National park.
  • 26 February – Authorizes air strike on Balakot terrorist camp in Pakistan.
  • 29 February – Inaugurates the National War memorial.[25]

March 2019

April 2019

Second term

2019

May 2019

June 2019

July 2019

August 2019

September 2019

October 2019

November 2019

December 2019

  • 11 December – Rajya Sabha passes the Citizenship Amendment Bill, providing a path to Indian citizenship for refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who are the religious minorities (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians) in the three countries and who came to India before 31 December 2014. The law also reduced the naturalization period for the listed religious minorities from these countries from 11 years to 5 years.[36]

2020

January 2020

February 2020

March 2020

April 2020

May 2020

  • 12 May – Prime Minister announced an economic stimulus package of 20 trillion rupees, which is equivalent to 10% of India's gross domestic product, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]
  • 15 May – Prime Minister gave the clarification and motto of Atmanirbhar Bharat to strong economy of the nation.[38]
  • 22 May – Prime Minister made project to counter the Amphan cyclone in West Bengal and Orissa and also visited the affected areas.[39]

June 2020

July 2020

  • 3 July – Prime Minister visits to Nimu, Ladakh to see border situation.[43]
  • 15 July - On the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, PM Modi exhorts youth to Skill, Reskill and Upskill
  • 17 July - PM Modi delivers keynote address at United Nations Economic and Social Council session
  • 22 July - PM Modi attends the India Ideas Summit
  • 23 July - PM Modi lays foundation stone for Manipur Water Supply Project via video conferencing
  • 27 July - PM Modi launches High Throughput COVID testing facilities at Kolkata, Mumbai and Noida
  • 30 July – Prime Minister along with Mauritius prime minister, Pravind Jugnauth inaugurates new parliament building of Mauritius.[44]

August 2020

September 2020

October 2020

November 2020

December 2020

2021

January 2021

February 2021

  • 14 February - PM Modi launched five developmental projects in Kerala, projects worth crores in Tamil Nadu[70]
  • 18 February - PM Modi inaugurates road projects worth Rs 7,700 crore in Assam.[71]

March 2021

  • 9 March - PM virtually inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge (Maitri Setu)[72]
  • 9 March - PM lays the foundation stone for 8 infrastructure projects together worth ₹ 3,518 crore.
  • 15 March - PM Modi held a video-conference meeting of all chief ministers in response to the recent spike of COVID-19 cases across India.[73]

April 2021

  • 7 April - PM Modi held his annual interaction with students Pariksha Pe Charcha
  • 11 April - PM Modi launches Tika Utsav (Vaccine Festival) emphasizing on testing and awareness and urged every eligible person to get vaccinated.[74]

May 2021

June 2021

July 2021

August 2021

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