Swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi Swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi Narendra Modi, parliamentary leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party started his tenure after his swearing-in as the 15th Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014. 45 other ministers were also sworn in along with Modi. The ceremony was noted by media for being the first ever swearing-in of an Indian Prime Minister to have been attended by the heads of all SAARC countries. The Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa faced opposition in India and their respective home countries for attending the function. Post the declaration of
Premiership of Narendra Modi it had been the major government body responsible for measures related to social justice. As Prime Minister, Modi announced the abolition of a number of regulations previously placed on Indian businesses, such as a complex permit and inspection system. The move was aimed at reducing red tape and making it easier to do business. Modi also ordered reform among the bureaucrats of the Indian Administrative Service to ensure a more efficient government bureaucracy. The Modi government launched a crackdown against a number of civil society organisations. Several tens of thousands of organisations were investigated by the Intelligence Bureau in the