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Our GDP has grown consistently in last few years (ignoring the temporary blip because of recession). Unfortunately, at the same time the percentage of BPL (Below Poverty Line) families has risen from 30% to 37%. What growth we are talking about? Let's not blame if rich are becoming are super rich, but we should have an overall rising base level. The inclusiveness in the growth should be there. And I believe the government and its policies has to be changed to make this into effect.

When India got independence, there was a euphoria as if all the problems will get resolved automatically. We made the mistake of taking a path, where we made people complacent and lacking in entrepreneurship skills. The path to doing business is full of bureaucracy and red tapism and still is. Everyone thought that the government is responsible for taking care of everyone from birth to death. We soon realized in 90's that this system does not works. It just increases the motivation to do nothing. Enter any government office and one will realize the direction less and the lack of energy there.

I think in this regard, it's very important that government policies should be considered from the perspective that we increase the notion of entrepreneurship at each and every level of society right from cities to small towns and villages. The government should concentrate on providing infrastructure and education and the country will take care of itself. It should concentrate on the following aspects only
  • Road network so that everyone is connected.
  • Good public transport and charge for it so that it's a viable enterprise.
  • Uninterrupted electricity supply. (A big dream)
  • Affordable medical facilities. (Let's explore and rejuvenate the traditional methodology in it)
  • Good quality basic education
  • Internet infrastructure.

Apart from this government can have control on certain aspects which are of national importance in terms of security. Certainly it should not be making steel and mining coals. Once the citizens the enabled the country will grow automatically.

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Review of the Indian Law and Order and Justice Dispensation regime.

on Fri 22 of Jan., 2010 13:08 IST, by Kanchan Nikam
Hi,

This is the first time I'm visiting your blog. Perfect coincidence with my views, except I think Law and Order and Justice Dispensation should be at the top of the list of things the govt. should concern itself with.

It is because of the idiotic Law and Order and Justice Dispensation system prevalent in India, that we are facing so many problems. The unscrupulous and the anti-social in India are having a field day, because they know that the common law-abiding and peace loving component of the populace have no recourse other than to cringe and bear it. If an aggrieved party does take recourse to the due process as practiced in India, all he gets is a lot of pain, expense and a lot of his time wasted. Justice if deliverd at all, is so late arriving that it just makes a mockery of the victim's pain.

The crime detection and successfull prosecution of criminals is in a sorry state. The Police are over taxed, under trained and under motivated. They are given a lot of power and not enough motivation (either in terms of salaries or perks or chances for promotion and a well-respected life) or detterence to use it properly. I find it highly inhuman and idiotic that India does not have any legislation to prosecute Police officals for wrongfull prosecution, detention and irresponsible use of power.

The govt. must therefore, at the very outset clean up its act in the Law and Order dept. It should get rid of its Raj-era mentality and create legislations that are relevant, easy to understand and uncluttered with idiotic and unnecessary laws (e.g - helmet-rule, anti-smoking legislation, license regimes etc.). It should also get the Justice Dispensation system on fast track cancelling the excessive vacations enjoyed by the Judiciary and pressuring it in to throwing out idiotic suits (e.g - the 'Akshay kumar and Twinkle Khanna indecency suit) out of hand.
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Re: Review of the Indian Law and Order and Justice Dispensation regime.

on Fri 22 of Jan., 2010 13:16 IST, by lalit
Hi Kanchan,

Thanks for your comment. I do agree with you completely on the point you have raised. Judicial system needs a complete pragmatic approach. Also the list that I have mentioned has no order. All are important and need to be addressed including the point you have raised.

thanks

> Hi,
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> This is the first time I'm visiting your blog. Perfect coincidence with my views, except I think Law and Order and Justice Dispensation should be at the top of the list of things the govt. should concern itself with.
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> It is because of the idiotic Law and Order and Justice Dispensation system prevalent in India, that we are facing so many problems. The unscrupulous and the anti-social in India are having a field day, because they know that the common law-abiding and peace loving component of the populace have no recourse other than to cringe and bear it. If an aggrieved party does take recourse to the due process as practiced in India, all he gets is a lot of pain, expense and a lot of his time wasted. Justice if deliverd at all, is so late arriving that it just makes a mockery of the victim's pain.
>
> The crime detection and successfull prosecution of criminals is in a sorry state. The Police are over taxed, under trained and under motivated. They are given a lot of power and not enough motivation (either in terms of salaries or perks or chances for promotion and a well-respected life) or detterence to use it properly. I find it highly inhuman and idiotic that India does not have any legislation to prosecute Police officals for wrongfull prosecution, detention and irresponsible use of power.
>
> The govt. must therefore, at the very outset clean up its act in the Law and Order dept. It should get rid of its Raj-era mentality and create legislations that are relevant, easy to understand and uncluttered with idiotic and unnecessary laws (e.g - helmet-rule, anti-smoking legislation, license regimes etc.). It should also get the Justice Dispensation system on fast track cancelling the excessive vacations enjoyed by the Judiciary and pressuring it in to throwing out idiotic suits (e.g - the 'Akshay kumar and Twinkle Khanna indecency suit) out of hand.
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