From Aadhaar to Exams: PM Modi enlists Nandan Nilekani for the next big reform

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Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to the recent crisis— not with another committee of bureaucrats, but with a name designed to make headlines: Nandan Nilekani.

Modi’s message was unusually direct for a Prime Minister addressing a scandal. He confirmed that people accused of paper leaks are now in jail, pointed to fast-track courts already in motion, and announced that Parliament will move a new law on Monday carrying tougher legal penalties. But the headline wasn’t punishment — it was prevention. Modi framed the moment as a chance to rebuild the exam system itself around three words: trustworthy, transparent, technology-driven.

In the video on Instagram, he said, “The Government of India is continuously taking a wide range of steps to safeguard the future of our students. Those who have played with the future of students are now behind bars. We have already established fast-track courts, and tomorrow, in Parliament, we...

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