Presentation given by G R Kartikeya of Lakhmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal in the final round of Symposium-the youth parliament, at IIT Roorkee in February 2006 organized by SFIH.

1. “Has Indian state
succeeded in meeting
people's aspirations?”
~A presentation by~
G.R.Kartikey
Third Year, Mechanical Engineering
Lakshmi Narain College of Technology,
Bhopal

2. Are we still free?
• 30% of the population lives under such poverty that
their thought at day-break is “Will I and my family be
able to have that one square meal?”
• 40% of the population i.e. the agriculturists do manage
to have that square meal but the doubt that still remains
is “For how long will I be able to have this luxury?”
• 30% of the population i.e. people who live in cities,
town and urban settlements are not given adequate
facilities

3. Mistakes
• Rights are mandatory but duties non-obligatory for the
people
• Multi-party democracy has created havoc
• 14 general elections instead of the expected 12
• Different levels due to corrupt practices of the
Bureaucracy

4. Misfired
• Nehruvian socialism
• Excessive Government control
• Sterilization drive

5. Remedies
• Reviewing the stature of the Indian Constitution
• National Government in case no single party majority in
Parliament
• Strict action against people involved in corruption

6. The Government should..
• Stop taking populist measures
• Steer clear of vote bank politics
• Eliminate red-tapism
• Free the structure from Bureaucratic hassles

7. Let us not forget..
..We are One.
But let us be..
..The One.!