Economic Empowerment of Bharat in the Modi Era highlights GST, Digital India, and Direct Benefit Transfer reforms

Exam-focused facts from the 26 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

GST transformed India into a unified national market by simplifying the tax structure, enhancing compliance and strengthening cooperative federalism.
Digital India, Make in India, Startup India and the rapid expansion of UPI have empowered citizens, entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Over ₹47 lakh crore has been directly transferred into beneficiaries’ bank accounts through the JAM trinity (Jan Dhan–Aadhaar–Mobile).