I don’t intend to get into socialist v/s market debate here
nor do I believe that everyone will get equally developed. But as a world, as a
country or a nation, should n’t every human being, at least, get an opportunity
for a better life? There are countries where all the basic human needs are
easily met with by the country and then there are countries and societies where
people struggle to make ends meet or children die of malnutrition. At the macro
scale, there are consortiums like G-8, G-20 – the group of countries and other benevolent
fund houses having a mission to help societies of underdeveloped or developing
countries but the result do not commensurate to the intent.
Taking a note at the micro level development aspects for 3rd
world developing countries, corruption -mentioned in my last post is a big killer by which the
real needy are being deprived of fruits of different schemes. This menace,
along with many others, is not allowing the percolation of benefits to happen to
the intended beneficiary. Also lack of intent on part of different governing
bodies to uplift the weaker sections have given rise to different untoward
movements when they are forced to take up swords to acquire what ought to be
delivered to them. In most cases, I understand through my personal interactions,
the needs are very basic like school, water, roads etc. but things are denied
to them years after years by many bodies.
In the current path of India moving up in the road of glory,
the developments are happening in pockets – only to the fortunate few benefiting
from the same when the percolation effect of economic growth is not being
enjoyed by the downtrodden. That is not what a country should aspire for on
this journey and picture will be clear with one look at the UNDP Human development Reports.
Can we, as individual or groups, in our own sphere of social
and professional circle influence for inclusive growth – may be at a small
scale that can add up to something significant in the days to come?
