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The following are some facts about India: 1. Our population is about 1, 260 million (One in every six person in the world is an Indian) 2. We have over 638, 000 villages, where about 900 million people live, in very difficult conditions 3. Almost 100% of the villages are dilapidated, and over 80% of these regions do not have any infrastructure (electricity and water topping the list of non availabilities) 4. About 450 million people are illiterate, and over 80% of them are in the Northern Indian States (UP and Bihar topping the list) 5. About 650 million people do not earn even $35 percapita, and do not have one full nutritious meal per day for all 365 days 6. About 650 million of our youth (age group 21 to 40 yrs) are either unemployed or under employed (over 95% of these are from villages) 7. Over 350 million children (age group 0 to 9 yrs) are malnourished or do not have any average living conditions (all of them never see a school at all) 8. Although we have about a million “higher educated” youth coming out of the nearly 1000 specialty institutions (including prestigious ones such as IIT’s IIM’s and IISc), not even 10% of these youngsters get appropriate assignments, based on their training and qualifications 9. 80% of our farmers own less than 1 ha land, and they struggle to get enough water, electricity; and they do not get appropriate seeds, fertilizer, and finally appropriate values for their produce (this is in spite of the Government subsidizing almost all of these for the last 50 years) 10. About 50 years ago, our Agricultural and related Scientific departments wanted the farmers to go for intensive cultivation through indiscriminate use of Chemicals and Fertilizers; but now the Scientists are telling them to go for “organic” farming 11. Our Government is indiscriminately (without long term studies) allowing multinational corporations (mainly American Corporations) to have direct say/ control in our Agriculture, resulting in slow and steady dependence on their dictates (reducing our Science, farm practices etc) into “slave levels” 12. We have annual rainfall that allows percapita water of 7, 500 L per day; yet 75% of India’s population do not have clean potable water 13. Our electricity requirement falls short by 30% to 50%; in spite of lakhs of crores of rupees having been spent on Wind mills, Solar power and other “hybrids” 14. At least 10 million people are annually affected by floods and related calamities, and nothing concrete is done to help those affected, in spite of huge amounts being earmarked for these calamities; about 5 million amongst those affected either loose all of their belongings and homes or are shifted to far away places to become migrants within ones own country of origin. This has been the case from 1990 15. About 40% of the populations in over 600 Towns/ cities (including about 20 metros) are migrant laborers and others seeking some “jobs”; and almost 100% of these (about 150 million) personnel are form the most dilapidated villages in Orissa, Bihar, UP, Rajashtan, and north eastern states, where most villages have absolutely nothing (or very little) to support them 16. About 450 million people do not have any modern medical facilities, including primary health support; and this is in spite of lakhs of crores of rupees being spent annually for the same; at the same time, superb facilities do spring up for the 1% elite of this country 17. We boast of about 100 billionaires; about 500, 000 millionaires; and we also boast of about 4 million “rich” Indian Diaspora in US, Canada, Europe and other western nations – all put together are worth over US $500 billions; yet, India does not have any answer to Poverty 18. 100% of all our development economics, especially from 1991 onward, cater only to the 350 million middle class (including about 10 million “upper” class) … relegating the lower 900 million people altogether into written-off “uncared class”. The “big” economists gloat over saying that “trickle effects” would make sure that those 900 million “lower level” people are also benefited!!! 19. The last twenty five years have seen the worst “farmer suicides”, mainly due to inadequate earnings through farming; about a million farmers have committed suicide during this period, on account of bad debts and related economics problems – a shame on our national agriculture policies; shame on our agriculture science; shame on the entire community who “talk” and “act” for agriculture (including big “award winners”) 20. It is estimated that about 25 million ha of farmlands have been converted into housings, industrial infrastructure or for related non-farm activities during that last two decades. This has resulted in decrease in farm production and increase in farm produce costs; escalating into food inflation of the highest order 21. The above “twenty” statements are the priority our problem-situations in India. Our attempts to develop Nuclear arrangement; Gene technology; Bio-technology; Bio-Fuels; “Higher” education; Exports and Special Economic Zones; International Air Ports; Smart Cities, Solar power, Wind Mills, Tourism to attract others etc would not solve our “down-to-earth” and mundane problems of the 900 million poverty stricken people in the 638,000 dilapidated villages, where we have Potential to create developments to the tune of over $5 trillion; but we do not look at them. This writer wishes (from the depth of the heart) that India/ Indians reconsider our Idea of being subservient to the “western world”, and instead work independently and with self respect to develop OURSELVES and to develop OUR OWN RESOURCES and People, through OUR OWN CONCEPTS and Plans. We are 1260 million strong... Let us all join together, to work together - JAI HIND
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 08:46:00 +0000

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