In the tradition of setting goals at the start of a new year, here are 25 priorities for the Modi government in 2025. These pressing matters span inflation control, employment, public safety, and infrastructure, reflecting challenges India faces across multiple domains.

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• Control inflation: Retail inflation reached 6.21%, and food inflation hit 10.87% in Oct 2024, a 15-month high.
• Boost GDP growth: Growth projection reduced to 6.6% (from 7.2%) in Dec 2024; repo rate unchanged for 11 terms.
• Strengthen rupee: Rupee hit an all-time low of ₹85.27 against USD in Dec 2024.
• Generate jobs: Youth unemployment at 10% for two years; half of all graduates deemed unemployable.
• Support common man: ₹5.65 lakh crore written off for industry; agriculture received minimal loan waivers.
• Ensure food security: 17 lakh deaths annually linked to insufficient food intake.
• Dignity for farmers: 30 farmers commit suicide daily; 22 deaths during MSP protests in 2024.
• Protect women: Marital rape exception still in law; rising safety concerns for women.
• Improve press freedom: Over 200 attacks on journalists between 2014-19; 194 targeted in 2022.
• Census delay: The 2021 Census remains incomplete, the first such delay since 1887.