Anti Corruption Body Formation in India (Lokpal Bill):Government failure to propose a strong Lokpal Bill

which is new anti corruption activism in India. It lacks teeth to bite the corrupt and is faulty in many ways.

Reserve Bank of Indias monetary policy:

Keeping in mind the sustainability of Indian Economy and the growth prospects so that fiscal consolidation takes place , it becomes very difficult
for RBI to curtail Inflation in India. Inflation in Asias third-largest economy hovered over 9% for 10 straight months to September. A depreciation
in the rupee, which has fallen about 11% against the U.S. dollar since April, has made imports costlier, aggravating the inflation problem. While
the RBI have persistently raise the rates 12 times in 18 months till September of 2011 as an anti-inflationary policy stance, while completely
ignoring the supply side economics. What was need to focus on the supply side economics and not only demand side economics.

Lack of a National Integrated Logistics Policy in India: While roads have improved and express highways created, delays at check posts
along the way due to heterogeneous state taxes and regulations have limited efficiency gains.

Infrastructure Finance in India: While delays in implementing infra projects due to land acquisition , environment and other issues are well
recognised in India, one area where a solution could have been forthcoming much earlier relates to accessing long-term funds needed for
investment. India needs to develop long term debt markets and deepen corporate bond markets. This in-turn calls for strong insurance and
pension sub-sectors.

Attracting Foreign Investment and Foreign Investors in India: India needs Modern Retail. There could be an argument about FDI in
retail , but there is really no debate about the need of Modern Retail Technology . Cold-Storage and faster movement of perishable commodities
along with better ways of Supply Chain Management will help farmers and Consumers. All this could be done without FDI , but the entry of
Carrefour, Walmart and Tescos of the modern world will accelerate the process.

Energy and Power Sector: No country have higher growth without adequate power. India is especially facing enormous power problems. Bank
lending to the sector is at all-time high, but some projects that have borrowed money are stalled because of land, raw material and infrastructure
issues. Some states are not in a position to buy power from private generators because they have not raised the power tariffs for a decade are now
unable to raise it because of political pressures and vote bank politics.

Dismal Scene and Negligence for Indias Agriculture Sector: There have been hardly any reforms in agriculture. Marketing laws are
outdated. Distribution and logistics from the farm to food-bowl are full of inefficiencies and corruption. The cost a consumer pays is too high and
cost the farmer gets is too less. This exaggerates the problem of food inflation. The APMC (Agriculture Produce Market Committees) monopoly
run by state governments does not allow retailers to buy directly from the farmers.

Labour Reforms: Labour laws must be reformed so as to restore the employers right to lay off workers upon adequate compensation to them.
In context of India, firms with 100 or more workers have no legal way to exit since they cannot lay off the workers. This works as a major barrier
to entry of new firms on a large scale , as they hesitate to enter into a world that no exit doors.

Opaque Political Funding giving rise to more of Politico-Corporate Corruption: Corporate contributions to political parties are
shrouded in secrecy, which give chance to more corruption. Electoral compulsions for funds in countries like US and India become the foundation
of the whole superstructure of corruption. Transparency in the ways that companies engage in , manage and oversee the political funding,
especially in case of India is a first step to cleaning up the corruption problem. Both companies and political parties need to take a lead in this.

High priority should be given to development of the rural areas. The distorted thinking which necessarily equates development
with urbanisation and migration of displaced villagers to mega-cities should be rejected. Villages should be the main base of
Indias development. Even though land availability per family is declining with the passage of time, more diverse livelihoods can
be provided in the rural and semi-rural areas by encouraging village and cottage industries, including khadi, and artisans
livelihoods. These can include traditional improved as well modern industries, subject to the condition that these are not
destructive for the environment and public health. Decentralised mixed renewable energy systems, for example, can be a new
area of growth of rural employment. Field-level protection of traditional seeds and genetic wealth can be another such area.

Land rights of all small and medium farmers should be well protected. Their land should not be lost due to indebtedness or
related distress conditions. Fertile agricultural land should as far as possible be saved for agriculture and the chances of
displacement of farmers should be minimised. Special care should be taken to protect the land rights of tribals and to ensure the
proper protection of laws enacted for this purpose. If displacement cannot be avoided in some cases, then as far as possible the
efforts should be to provide land in place of land. High priority should be given to make available land for cultivation to as many
landless farm workers as possible, using either provisions like the land ceiling laws, or reclamation of new land using water
conservation and other steps. Housing land with legal rights should be made available to all rural households who are still
deprived of it.

As I come from small town, I have seen people of villages moving to urban places
in search of jobs and better living. This is the trend is going everywhere in the
country right now. When I was in delhi people there generally have same topic to
discuss why everyone from backward states is flocking to delhi to ruin this city. I
was amazed to see their reactions. But the problem is sensitive; peoples living in
rural areas are not getting the basic form of services. When I was in my
hometown I visited one village named narwar in shahdol , it was very near city
but instead there were no proper roads, no medical centre. I interacted with
them and was sure if they will get basic requirements for living that will help
them and to help ourselves in growing stature of our country. Not in this village
but in many villages where there is no power facility or primary schools, it is
advised to solve their problems. In the last I want to say that we have few cities
and many villages, so we better focus on developing villages instead of
expanding cities.