Expecting India's low-paid, unorganised workforce to be part of a fully contributed social sector architecture is unrealistic, writes IAS officer serving in Bihar.
One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
Typical bureaucrat confused writing — and thinking. Headline of the long-winding article and writer’s conclusion are at odds. No wonder India is a such a mess.
(You will be hard-pressed to find even a single govt circular or notification which is well-thought and drafted — almost all require clarifications through subsequent notifications, sometimes the very next day!)
“The past experience shows that the desired objective can be achieved only through universal registration, portable benefits and sincere implementation in a specified time frame.”
Very true. But to achieve this, is it not necessary that potential recipients have a unique identity? I wonder why there are objections to issuing a statutory, unique identity to Indian citizens to be compulsorily used especially for benefits from the State. It is a difficult exercise as the same were ignored for decades since Independence. But it is an imperative. Elected representatives have to reconcile and find a way.
Else any approach to more equitable economic status, which is the ultimate aim of all policies, will remain a dream forever. Also all attempts to achieve better living conditions for all without identifying who should get what will at best be hollow overtures.
Typical bureaucrat confused writing — and thinking. Headline of the long-winding article and writer’s conclusion are at odds. No wonder India is a such a mess.
(You will be hard-pressed to find even a single govt circular or notification which is well-thought and drafted — almost all require clarifications through subsequent notifications, sometimes the very next day!)
“The past experience shows that the desired objective can be achieved only through universal registration, portable benefits and sincere implementation in a specified time frame.”
Very true. But to achieve this, is it not necessary that potential recipients have a unique identity? I wonder why there are objections to issuing a statutory, unique identity to Indian citizens to be compulsorily used especially for benefits from the State. It is a difficult exercise as the same were ignored for decades since Independence. But it is an imperative. Elected representatives have to reconcile and find a way.
Else any approach to more equitable economic status, which is the ultimate aim of all policies, will remain a dream forever. Also all attempts to achieve better living conditions for all without identifying who should get what will at best be hollow overtures.