DEVELOPMENT??

The Buzz word in 2014 general election.

Ideally:- Betterment of All for all Time.
Betterment:- Growth & enlightening of
Human consciousness and awareness of self
and surrounding.
All:- Everyone on Earth irrespective of class,
caste, religion, gender, color, creed, merit etc.
All Time:- All long as Human civilization exists.
Parameters of Human Development
Social
Economics
Environmental
We have different
models of
development
encompassing one
or many
parameters.
Present Development Model
Linear model since raw material is converted to waste at the end.
Stress laid on Consumption : The Golden Word not on Reduce, Reuse &
Recycle.
The people where raw materials are extracted suffers most. These areas
are converted into neo-colonies.
Not sustainable as we have finite resources since we have only one Earth.
Present Development Scenario
At present we see globalised market based capitalistic centralized
development model. The keywords of this model are self centered,
maximizing profit and capital, increasing & privatizing means of
production & services, free markets, monopolies, globalization,
urbanization, commodity fetishism, stocks, IMF, World Bank etc.
This has benefitted the very few people, created ever increasing
resource hungry middle class while a vast majority of population
remains famished, deprived of basic needs, rights and dignity.
16% of the world's population is consuming about 80% of its natural
resources.
A continuously deteriorating global environment with emerging
global disasters like global warming, land erosion, ozone layer
depletion which threatens the very survival of our species and
planet.
About 40% of worlds agricultural land is seriously degraded. 45% of
geographical area in India had suffered land degradation.

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1900 2100 2002 2050
America had about 4% worlds population
while it consumes 25% world s resources.
India has 17.6% of worlds population so in
order us to be developed
like US then India will require about 4 Earths
by 2050.
But we have Only One Earth.
So, we need a different model of
development which
Present Economic Scenario in India
Since 1998 we have a negative employment rate. Even post 2004,
UPA led globalised market growth was jobless growth.
Organized public and private sector together provide employment
to less than 10% labor force and the rest 90% comes under
unorganized sector.
Government has to make policies in accordance to conditionalities
imposed by IMF or World Bank so as to appease foreign
investments. Thus becoming pro-capitalist and less independent
to serve the need vast majority of poor Indians.
Employers follow micro-economic tactics for increasing labor
productivity by down-sizing labor which had disastrous
repercussion when seen in the back drop of macro-economics of a
nation. Like unemployment, reduction in domestic market etc.
Stress laid on rising stocks, increasing foreign investment, GDP
which marginalizes the vast poor population of India which
certainly show their resentment in elections.
Indias Economic Need
India is a poor country with largest number of people under BPL.
More than 50% population lives on less than $2 a day.
Globalised, pro-rich economic policies benefits the big players in
both domestic and foreign markets which is a very small number.
Since the market produce according to the purchasing power of
customers. But due to vast rich-poor divide the purchasing power
of rich will be immensely greater than poor which will lead market
not to produce essential goods needed by these large majority of
people.
Higher productive employment for all with every person the right
to have a minimum income so as empower him/her with the
minimum purchasing power for a dignified existence.
Citizens must have a fair share in consumption.
People must not only participate in democracy but also the
economic, productivity of the nation so as to feel the dignity of
being part of India. Nationalism and democracy are meaningless
if the people are not involved in nation building.

Sustainable Development Origin
The concept of Sustainable development was first
articulated when the UN World Commission on
Environment and Development (Brundtland
Commission) published its Our Common Future
report in 1987.
In this report, Sustainable Development was defined
as: development which meets the needs of present
generations without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.
So, it is not a 5 years or a 100 days plan but a long term
strategy so as to build nation on concrete grounds of
sustainable development.
Elements of a Sustainable Economic
Development
Decentralization i.e. increasing power of local government
like Panchayats and Nagar Nigams. This will not only
increase representation of people a local level but also will
be able of catering the needs of local populace
immediately.
Transparency at every step and Accountability of
representatives and bureaucrats in every govt. policy.
Productive labor not income transfer and Minimal wages.
Increasing domestic market by subsidizing farmers, local
cottage industries, small manufacturers and entrepreneurs.
Increasing awareness and participation of the people by
mass literacy program so that they can participate more
inclusively in governance i.e. Swaraj.

Mandate
Hence it is duty of a wise government not to have
short term development plans which creates the
illusion of growth but will have severe repercussions in
future. But to work of a long term strategy and short
tern tactics so as to bring real development and
dignity to all. Since India is greater than government.
In order for any political party to sustain on ground its
policy must be for the people not a few people. Since
in India context Democracy turns to be a Government
by the people, for the people from the people. Time
and time again Indian voters has given this same
mandate.

Life Cycle of a Product
Effort must be given on reduce, reuse and recycle. When emissions will be zero we
will have a perfect system and proper technology and methods can make it
feasible.
An example of Sustainable model for a
village at foot of a hill