Poverty in India: Biggest Challenge

[ojas]

The biggest challenge in development planning of India is poverty. Although many parts of the country are developing in higher pace, many are still living in poverty with deprivation, illiteracy, malnutrition and low human resource development. Though there has been a sharp decline in poverty over the last few years, the number of poverty struck areas is still innumerable. Many poverty eradication programmes have been implemented but the success rates of such programmes are very less due to various reasons which include corruption and mismanagement of fund. The government should focus on making effective strategies for the development of social sectors which include population control, primary education, family welfare and job creation in rural areas. The rural citizens should also co-operate with the development processes in order to execute it smoothly. Such aspects have so far been untouched in many ways in our country’s development planning. You can join Alteranation and share your concern.

 

[joG]

The biggest challenge in development planning of India is poverty. Although many parts of the country are developing in higher pace, many are still living in poverty with deprivation, illiteracy, malnutrition and low human resource development. Though there has been a sharp decline in poverty over the last few years, the number of poverty struck areas is still innumerable. Many poverty eradication programmes have been implemented but the success rates of such programmes are very less due to various reasons which include corruption and mismanagement of fund. The government should focus on making effective strategies for the development of social sectors which include population control, primary education, family welfare and job creation in rural areas. The rural citizens should also co-operate with the development processes in order to execute it smoothly. Such aspects have so far been untouched in many ways in our country’s development planning. You can join Alteranation and share your concern.
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That has been the case for decades. The only difference is that parts of the country are now developing quickly and government policies no longer stop development to the extent they did in the past.

 

[fmw]

That has been the case for decades. The only difference is that parts of the country are now developing quickly and government policies no longer stop development to the extent they did in the past.

India's problem. Not ours.

 

[joG]

India's problem. Not ours.

Luckily you are more or less right.

 

[Respecthelect]

Good thing India and China haven't figured out the secret to true prosperity, letting go of the government reigns a little. Government consumes 90% of the news cycle, 50% plus of our incomes and annoys us to no end. Private companies make us rich, providing us with better and better goods and services. Limit government to protecting us from force and fraud and watch our standard of living rise. India needs the same thing China needs, which is the same thing we need - more freedom and less government.

 

[Diving Mullah]

India's problem. Not ours.

very libertarian words indeed.

But I remember in 2001 a country with population of 29 million people imploded, and prior to that the worlds plea to what was going on in Afghanistan was responded with similar words (their problem not OURS)...then of course it became our problem!

Now Imagine what happens when country with a population of 1.2 billion implodes?

Diving Mullah

 

[Neomalthusian]

Good thing India and China haven't figured out the secret to true prosperity, letting go of the government reigns a little. Government consumes 90% of the news cycle, 50% plus of our incomes and annoys us to no end. Private companies make us rich, providing us with better and better goods and services. Limit government to protecting us from force and fraud and watch our standard of living rise. India needs the same thing China needs, which is the same thing we need - more freedom and less government.

What about in the derivatives market?

 

[Respecthelect]

Derivatives come under the category of Fraud. Glass-Steagall's simple language prevented over-leveraging. Sub-prime derivatives were a fraud mechanism to hide over leveraging. If Glass-Steagall had been in force, the hucksters would have been in jail well before the crisis hit. Since two of the biggest hucksters causing the crisis were congresspersons Dodd and Frank, it was in their interest to repeal Glass-Steagall, thus opening the door to derivatives fraud.

Now we have Dodd-Frank legislation and nobody knows what the rules are, because it's so complicated and there are so many, "the secretary shall determine's." Maybe they'll catch the fraudsters, more likely they won't. Since it was written by the original hucksters, one doesn't have much hope for (the country's) success in this area.

I said the government's sole purpose is to protect us from force and fraud, you point out that the government failed to protect us from fraud in the derivatives case. How does that lead one to the conclusion the government should be trusted with more responsibility (I'm making the not so huge leap of assuming liberalism by the question)? Maybe if the government wasn't poking around in so many other areas of responsibility (health care, car companies, running banks, IRS enemies lists, etc.), they might do the two things they are chartered to do?

China and India have the same issues. One of the reasons argued by big-government types of both parties, is that we need to compete with China, therefore we need more authoritarian government, since that's their methodology. Circular arguments are like circular firing squads, neither ends well.

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[RDS]

Good thing India and China haven't figured out the secret to true prosperity, letting go of the government reigns a little. Government consumes 90% of the news cycle, 50% plus of our incomes and annoys us to no end. Private companies make us rich, providing us with better and better goods and services. Limit government to protecting us from force and fraud and watch our standard of living rise. India needs the same thing China needs, which is the same thing we need - more freedom and less government.

LOL, China is financing your debts to the tune of $1.3 triillon. The moment they dump the treasury bonds your ass will be on fire.

 

[Dr. Chuckles]

Good thing India and China haven't figured out the secret to true prosperity, letting go of the government reigns a little. Government consumes 90% of the news cycle, 50% plus of our incomes and annoys us to no end. Private companies make us rich, providing us with better and better goods and services. Limit government to protecting us from force and fraud and watch our standard of living rise. India needs the same thing China needs, which is the same thing we need - more freedom and less government.

Actually india has a very weak infrastructure and govt foot print, for the most part, and is very decentralized.

 

[fmw]

very libertarian words indeed.

But I remember in 2001 a country with population of 29 million people imploded, and prior to that the worlds plea to what was going on in Afghanistan was responded with similar words (their problem not OURS)...then of course it became our problem!

Now Imagine what happens when country with a population of 1.2 billion implodes?

Diving Mullah

It will still be their problem.

 

[Respecthelect]

China's interests are aligned with ours. If we're "on fire," they lose money. That's the way free trade works. Mutual interest. You may want to study it a little longer, so you don't look like chicken-little, pointing at the wrong problems all the time. Debt is a problem, Chinese debt isn't a better or worse problem than the rest of the debt.

One can't accomplish anything without greasing palms and kissing butt in India. It is decentralized in the sense that each caste has responsibility for separate functions within the regions. Getting things done is a nightmare, but it's the lack of individual liberty standing in the way, not decentralization.

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[RDS]

China's interests are aligned with ours. If we're "on fire," they lose money. That's the way free trade works. Mutual interest. You may want to study it a little longer, so you don't look like chicken-little, pointing at the wrong problems all the time. Debt is a problem, Chinese debt isn't a better or worse problem than the rest of the debt.

One can't accomplish anything without greasing palms and kissing butt in India. It is decentralized in the sense that each caste has responsibility for separate functions within the regions. Getting things done is a nightmare, but it's the lack of individual liberty standing in the way, not decentralization.

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Debt is surely going to be a problem after looking at your own backyard.

 

[beerftw]

The biggest challenge in development planning of India is poverty. Although many parts of the country are developing in higher pace, many are still living in poverty with deprivation, illiteracy, malnutrition and low human resource development. Though there has been a sharp decline in poverty over the last few years, the number of poverty struck areas is still innumerable. Many poverty eradication programmes have been implemented but the success rates of such programmes are very less due to various reasons which include corruption and mismanagement of fund. The government should focus on making effective strategies for the development of social sectors which include population control, primary education, family welfare and job creation in rural areas. The rural citizens should also co-operate with the development processes in order to execute it smoothly. Such aspects have so far been untouched in many ways in our country’s development planning. You can join Alteranation and share your concern.
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india itself is in early stages of industrialization.china is still early but had a big head start on india.all countries that are industrializing will face such problems,such as selective poverty,poor education,and famine.fcourse the country faces such problems but much worse priot to indistrialization.

when a country first industrializes,only a select few becme rich,then as more people get employed,the economy grows,as the economy grows wages grow as well,america had a massive advantage over the world because it was one of a fw industrial nations untouched by ww2,and the only one capable of meeting the worlds demand.nations like india will go through a slow process,taking decades to achieve a good standard of living.heck in india they have billionaires investing money into dirt cheap wifi and tablet computers,in an attempt to bring that country into the information age.just give it time,they will get better,china has gotten better,they went from people working for 2 dollars a week to a 600 a month middle income.