2. 2
India has made a place for itself as one of the fastest growing economies
in the world, yet it loses behind in a lot behind in the name of growth.
As the rich are getting richer and the poor get poorer, the divide has
been expanding more than before.
3. CRUCIAL ISSUES FACING INDIA
• POVERTY
• ILLITERACY
• POPULATION
• UNEMPLOYMENT
• CORRUPTION
• INFLATION
• VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
• GENDER INEQUALITY
• CHILD LOBOR
• SANITATION
• TERRORISM
4. POVERTY
According to the Indian
Planning Commission’s 2013
estimate, around 269 million
people (approximately 22% of
the total population) live under
the poverty line. India holds one
third of total poor people in the
world, according to world bank
around 32% of people are
below the international poverty
line and around 68% of the
people earn only 2USD per day.
This data states that people are
living real hard time in india.
5. ILLITERACY
The level is well below the world
average literacy rate of 84%,and of
all nations, India currently has the
largest illiterate population.Despite
government programs, India's literacy
rate increased only "sluggishly,"and a
1990 study estimated that it would
take until 2060 for India to achieve
universal literacy at then-current rate
of progress.The 2011 census,
however, indicated a 2001–2011
decadal literacy growth of 9.2%,
which is the slower than the growth
seen during the previous decade.On
one hand, India has a state like Kerala
that boasts of 93.91% literacy in its
state alone, while on the other hand
there is a backward state like Bihar
with 68.8% literacy rate.
6. POPULATION
Today, India’s population is 1.3 billion,
and it is increasing, is the second most
populous country in the world. The
figures show that India represents almost
17.31% of the world's population,
which means one out of six people on
this planet live in India. With the
population growth rate at 1.58%, India
is predicted to have more than 1.53
billion people by the end of 2030. It is a
curse that hampers development and
harms society. According to sources,
India has about 33 births a minute;
2,000 an hour; and 48,000 a day. The
availability of resources is unable to
meet the increase in population. With a
rapidly increasing population, the
resources per person will decrease
further, leading to the next two major
challenges that India faces.
7. UNEMPLOYMENT
Unemployment is the major problem in India. This problem is not unsolvable. In india
92% people are in un organised sector. some people are doing small works like
porter, pulling a cart etc, they earn very small amount of wages. This could be solved
if we youths unite and gain support of government and start some cottage and small
scale industries, where people could work for their welfare. This makes Indian youths
a role model to all the people in the world. So, government should give the
opportunities to all the citizens by establishing factories, schools, hospitals then i
thick unemployment will be reduced in india
!
8. CORRUPTION
Corruption is ruining the spine of the nation, and has adversely affected the economy
of India. Corruption is widespread in India. India is ranked 95 out of a 179 countries
in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, but its score has
improved consistently from 2.7 in 2002 to 3.1 in 2011. Instances of corruption in the
nation are many and seems to be never-ending. If India were a nation devoid of
corruption, the poverty levels would have been much lower. Corruption is no more
confined to one or two persons; it has become a huge network spread all over the
country. Historically, corruption has taken the role of a pervasive aspect of Indian
politics and bureaucracy.
9. INFLATION
Inflation rate is defined as the
annual percent change in
consumer prices compared
with the previous year's
consumer prices.Inflation in
India is an increasing
problem. Inflation is currently
between 6-7%. The past years
have seen inflation as one of
the major issues faced by the
common man. The rising
prices of basic amenities have
created furore among the
people. Rising rates of food
items and fuel have affected
the pockets of the middle
class
10. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
We live in a country where girls are
neither safe inside the womb nor
outside of it. Molestation, sexual
harassment, rape, kidnapping,
foeticide, trafficking. Women in India
live under a constant fear all the time.
A fear of going out alone, disturbs
every female mind living in India. The
rising cases of sexual abuse and rape
across the country, have left a black
mark on the reputation of India.
Foreign tourists have been known to
have been given special warnings
while travelling to India, in fact some
countries even labelled our nation as
an unsafe country for women, after
the deadly Delhi Rape case.
11. GENDER INEQUALITY
Gender inequality is a very
big problem in India. Gender
inequality is rampart in the
northern states of India
which are also backward in
education and cultural
traditions. Kerala, a south
Indian State has 100%
literacy and does not face
the problem of gender
inequality.
The southern states namely
Maharashtra, Andhra
Pradesh, Tamilnadu,
Karnataka and Kerala have
higher levels of education
and traditionally honor
equality between the sexes.
12. CHILD LOBOR
This is the worst social evil in India.
Children are exploited and are
made to work in dangerous places
like cracker factories. They are not
treated properly. Like other social
evils there are rules and laws made
to stop the child exploitation but
nothing has been ever properly
implemented in India and hence
you can still see teenagers and
children working in the shops and
factories.
13. SANITATION
Our country still lacks proper sanitation and medical facilities, especially in
rural areas. People are forced to defecate in open grounds; piles of garbage
are dumped in the streets and flushed into water bodies; children in slums
live with pigs and rabid dogs – all these give rise to diseases and epidemics.
Fact has it that 80% of India’s population lives in rural areas and 20% in
cities/towns, but those in urban areas get 80% of the medical facilities
available and the rest have to make do with little or no medical help.
14. Terrorism has affected India since
the day India was partitioned. The
dispute over Kashmir between
India and Pakistan has been a long-standing
unresolved issue. Using
this, the neighbouring country has
often used terror against India in
the worst manners possible.
Uncountable incidents of terror
attacks in Kashmir, and its nearby
regions such as Srinagar, along with
the major cities of the country,
have been a source of disturbance
very often. One such incident
which shook the nation was the
26X11 Mumbai terror attack,
among the uncountable similar
attacks.
TERRORISM
15. SOLUTION
The government needs to take a strong action against the biggest social evil of
all. Ministers need to work towards creating employment, and providing
enough for the large population which does not even receive the basic
amenities. New policies are the need of the hour, not only for employment
creation but also to create a young educated population. Education must be
promoted at all levels of the society to create awareness especially among the
poor.
While pointing a finger on others is the easiest way out, people need to
realise the need to get rid of the ‘under-the-table’ bribing habit and
strengthen our system by neither giving bribe, nor taking bribe. The
government needs to take strong action against a bribe-giver and a bribe-taker
equally.
16. The government needs to take a strong stand against the neighbouring countries
terror activities and needs to take action and not only hold peace talks. It’s the
need of the hour that the citizens of the country are provided with security as
well as an assurity of safety as well. A sensitive approach towards terrorists may
be attempted to make them surrender.
The government needs to enforce free education and strict rules to follow it
in every family in India, poor or not poor. An educated population will
eventually lead to the country having a stronger workforce as against the
world. Education is sure to change the poverty and unemployment scenario
in the country. At the core level, the people need to be made aware of the
need of education to have enriched lives.
The government needs to enforce free education and strict rules to follow it
in every family in India, poor or not poor. An educated population will
eventually lead to the country having a stronger workforce as against the
world. Education is sure to change the poverty and unemployment scenario
in the country. At the core level, the people need to be made aware of the
need of education to have enriched lives.
17. There is an essential need to bring inflation under control, and bring basic
amenities at affordable prices for all. When will this economic divide be
erased, is a question no government has been able to answer as yet.
Before the government does anything about the security, the people
themselves need to take a stand against crime against women. We as a
society need to fight this social evil from within. The youth needs to be
sensitized about the safety of women, and the respect to be given to
women.Strong police action needs to be taken against the culprits, and cases
need to be handled with more sensitivity and through a quick process. We
need to see justice happen, and now.The country as a whole needs to be
ready to tackle such social evils, along with the government.
18. This was the dream of our former President Dr Abdul Kalam, a man of great
vision. He wanted us to see our nation as a developed one. “Why can’t we?”
he asked. India is the 10th largest economy in the world; 2nd worldwide in
farm output; 10th in factory output; and 15th in service output.
If predictions are to be believed, India, as a superpower, will surpass the
United States by 2050. We have the second largest population, and economic
development is on its growth ladder. Our country has seen spectacular
achievements, but are these material achievements all that a country needs to
prosper?
Even as India’s position in the global economy grows, it faces many grave
problems today. The reason for all these problems at the grassroots-level is
just one: The people of India.
We give rise to all problems, either by getting involved too much so as to
misuse power or authority, or by being indifferent to society and its welfare.