Sunaina Malik
It would not be erroneous to dub poverty, a curse for 1.4 billion people of India in particular and infinite number of people of world in general. As per written records, even in 21 Century nearly 67% of India is poor. Though our Govt. swings from one party’s lap to other’s in every five years but poor remains poor. A poor starts his life with incalculable dreams and aspirations of soothe and sumptuousness and sleeps in the lap of death along with those unfilled dreams under his closed eyes. Today, we are living in a state of imbalance, where a rich is having all the doors of progress, opulence and capital open and a poor does not have an access to a solitary way of earning. Irony over is, all over Govt. policies merely embellish the flower and leaves of a tree for its augmentation, leaving its roots under nourished. Can any body envisage the growth of that tree? The answer is big no. So, there is a dire need to bring radical changes in Govt. policies. Following are the steps to be taken for complete eradication of poverty from India.
Fixed Property Law: The first and fore most step to be taken in the way of eradication of seed of poverty from India, is the drafting of a strong Fixed property law. Under this law, every Indian should be liable to make fixed amount of money and asset during his or her life time. This law would debar all the resourceful and corrupt person to accommodate as much money and property for him or herself. Thus, this would open innumerable ways for poor to raise their standard of living.
End to Pay Commissions: I am very apologetic to say that in spite of knowing the fact that 67% of India is poor, why our Economist and Politicians implement pay commissions. There is no prudence in providing one section of society with ample quantity of money and leaving other section of society to starve. Even a layman can understand that, this is an attempt to fill half filled glasses. When there are innumerable empty glasses before Govt. so, I request to the finance minister of India to please look into the matter because empty stomachs, wet eyes, and torn clothed bodies are imploring before you. There is no need to raise the salary of a Govt. employee from 40 thousand to 90 thousand. Govt. can simply utilize that money for generating new jobs for poor.
Maintenance of Peace: As a matter of fact, the turbulence between India and Pakistan is pushing both the countries from poor to poorer. The money which they would have utilized for the betterment of their deprived people. That money is engulfed by terrorism. Both the countries have to realize that, this parasite of terrorism is eating away their economy. Both these countries would never appear on the map of developed countries, unless they will decipher this dilemma. Moreover, if our people keep on starving. There will be no need to slay them with bullets and atomic bombs. They would automatically die out of hunger.
Check on Population: Even a layman can understand that it is hard to satisfy the appetite of a family of ten members with two pieces of bread but even then there is swift rise in India’s population. It shows that it is thorny to change the mind set of people by mere counseling. So, there is an awful need of a strong Population control law. As, we cannot fill air inside a defected balloon in the similar way, no policy can eradicate poverty from India unless and until there is a control in India’s population.
Glorification of Farming: Self sufficiency in farming is the only way to hoist the living standard every poor Indians. But sorry to say we lope away from farming. We feel honor to become I.A.S, I.P.S but no one feel honor to become booming farmer. There is a dire need to amend the mind set. If we become an I.A.S or I.P.S then we would earn for our self only but if we become a flourishing farmer then we can nosh millions of ravenous mouth. So there is dire need that media should glorify farming and farmers and Govt. should invest as much funds as it can on farmers and farming industry. Revolutionizing farming sector would be like watering of roots of the tree of progress and opulence. After this tree of progress would breed by its own self.
Giving of Zakat or Dan: According to a survey conducted, if everyone would give Zakat/Dan as prescribed by their religious texts then no one would die of starvation or remain meager on the back of this planet.
In the end, I would like to say that we come on land for a specific period of time. It is every one’s right to enjoy lavishness in life. So, our Govt. and people should join hands in giving the poor their part of contentment and bliss by adopting above cited suggestions.