Agricultural Reforms – Krishi Jagruti Scheme – Own your Farm as a Shareholder

Agricultural Reforms – Krishi Jagruti Scheme – Own your Farm as a Shareholder

Summary: A practical and actionable solution to the Agriculture and Farmer problem.   Agriculture faces the stress of smaller and uneconomical land holdings and of ever-growing demands, from the ever-growing population dependent on each acre, for food grains, proteins and fruits etc. the tiny farm land holdings, increased costs and scarcity of labour and low […]

Minority – What is it?

Minority – What is it?

Summary: Too many people seek to receive special consideration by claiming to be from a disadvantaged minority and hence, deserving of such consideration. It hence, becomes necessary for us to understand who or what really such a disadvantaged minority is and how to define such a minority, before we talk of necessary special consideration and […]

Electoral Reforms and Election Funding

Electoral Reforms and Election Funding

Summary: A Democracy is only as effective as its electoral system. Our present electoral system suffers from many short-comings that, given the will of the people and support of the Election Commission and the Judiciary, can be easily corrected. ONE NATION, ONE POLL to better reflect people’s choices clearly at that time and allow for […]

Dream Budget – 2.0 – The Way Forward

Dream Budget – 2.0 – The Way Forward

Summary: A Dream Budget should not only be an exercise in accounting; it should be a Policy statement about how to bring about general prosperity for All. Populism and Protectionism should be minimum and based on rational appreciation of the long-term prosperity expected therefrom. History teaches us that both Populism and Protectionism are only short-term […]

Smaller States – How Small? – How Many? – Why not BIGGER? (Do we say – JAI – this, or JAI – that, or ONLY – JAI HIND? – THINK!)

Smaller States – How Small? – How Many? – Why not BIGGER? (Do we say – JAI – this, or JAI – that, or ONLY – JAI HIND? – THINK!)

Summary: The demand for the division of existing large States into Smaller States has long been pending. Some States such as Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Telangana have been carved out, though in the case of Telangana it was against the will of the State Legislature. Decisions on the division of States should be properly considered and […]