Has India lost the 21st century? [Excellent Tehelka Article]

[Sudhir-Architect]

Corruption eating national spending The government has made budgets worth Rs.200 lakhcrore in the past. This is a huge sum of money. But can we see anything ? Only 10%-15% of the money spent on the nation reaches the people, the rest is engulfed by corruption. Then why is the UPA government not doing anything against it ?

Has India lost the 21st century?

With 65 percent of the population below the age of 35, India boasts of an unparalleled generational dividend, but are we turning this potential into a disaster? Avalok Langer spots a ticking time bomb

Nutrition & Health*

40% of children in India are malnourished

43% of children in the age group of 12-23 months receive full immunisation

48%+ of children are underweight

50%+ of all deaths under age 5 are related to malnutrition

45% of children are stunted

70% of children under 5 are Anaemic

30% of adults have chronic nutrition deficiency

55% of women are anaemic

*Source: The Cry Foundation

Education*

96% Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in primary education with 27 million children entering primary education

2:1 Ratio of primary schools to senior primary schools

40% The dropout rate by class VIII

80% The dropout Rate by class XII

15% The ger in college

50% of children in rural India will go to private schools, i.e. pay for education by 2020

The no. 1 reason for female dropouts is lack of separate toilets

75% The proportion of all children enrolled in class V who could not do simple divisions

*Source: Aser

Employment

Rs 19,00,000 The cost of creating a single job in the manufacturing sector

10% of Indians (Ages 15-29) have received vocational training

India’s formal sector comprises of only 30 Million jobs, which is only 7% of the total labour force of 430 Million

In 20 years, India will add 480 Million people to the labour market

20 Million the number of jobs India needs to create annually   

http://tehelka.com/has-india-lost-the-21st-century/?singlepage=1

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Sudhir Srinivasan
B.Arch, MSc.CPM, Dip.ID, Dip.CAD, Dip.PM, Dip.LD
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