Developing: A Dilema

Development can be defined by the good development rate,good figures in various sectors,people getting richer day by day,enjoying facility of 3G etc. This all we can talk about India but these good and properous figures often confuses, often hides the ground reality. Theres no doubt we are developing but the development is scatered over few cities only, for few class of people only. The phrase “Rich people is getting rich every day and the Poor are getting poorer every day” still used for describing developing economy like us, and it is true. After more than 6 decades of freedom what we are trying to achieve is not clear because our leadership is not clear. This is the status of the country which have history full of great leaders. We do have ploiticians but they are leaders in any ways. It is difficult to find which politician have established himself or herself as a role model of youth in terms of performance not in terms of popularity. So the development which is limited to the cities where rich peoples live and on the paper which shows the dreams of double digit growth rate to common man and obviously to destitute poors. Lets find out the fact which covers the reality of just plans of development.

A 2009 Asian survey that ranked singapore as the country with the best bureacracy and India the worst in comparision. In every scandel only respective top level authority is punished what about the bureacrats who handels all these scandels. They have a definative role in all manipulation. Govt. stands or falls, ministers appointed and removed from the offices but these bureacrats stick there chair untill there retirement. After retirement they enters into another department with another role and continues to play dirty but safely. It realy doesn’t mean all bureacrats are involved in corruption but one thing is sure that they know all about the system and still remains quite even when they can make a diiference by not supporting corruption causes at least in their offices. Indian bureacracy surely need complete overhauling.

These days media is full of praise for the India’s most prosperous state Gujraat. World class Long wide roads and infrastucture, big investments every year through vibrant Gujraat, double digit economic growth. What else do Gujraat need to prove that it is prosperous and developing rapidly. Actually this statement is little incomplete “Gujraat is prosperous and developing rapidly” but in comparision of other states only. It have too get more to achieve the status of fastest developing state. In Gujraat the agricultural growth stood at 9.6% in the last 10 years which is 3 to 4 times the national average and milk production increased by 66% every second child under five years of age is underweight. In simpler terms 45% of all children are under weight in the state. No district is free from malnutrition 16 out 26 districts have 45-64% underweight children and 9 of the 12 tribal districts have 45% or more underweight children. The state Govt. has identified several reasons. Key among them is that in rural areas milk is sold to cooperatives, which does not leave enough for the family and childrens the document syas. Even in agriculture, the normal practice is to grow cash crops and not cerels and pulses and the families end up with less food grains at home.

Figures often misleads us and successfully hides the reality and when the fact is revealed, it is difficult to digest. In India or in the states like Gujraat development is restricted to a segment of population, development is limited only to the predeveloped cities. So this kind of development is dilema rather then the moment to feel proud. Advantage of development should reflect in Govt. policies and its implementation whether it is the Central Govt. or the State Govt. Poor and destitutes should get the advantage of development otherwise the task will remain incomplete and development will merely be a dilema for many.