This was the situation from which we have started to emerge: We have definitely started to emerge from this pathetic position....
- Chronic electricity short supply and high T&D losses
- Low rural telecom coverage and number of broadband users
- Mal-nourishment and Lack of proper healthcare
- Education sector neglected
- Dirty accident prone trains and running on diesel
- Rickety rail and road bridges prone to collapse
- Open defecation and no toilets in govt schools
- Garbage problems and inadequate sewage treatment
- Aviation sector always in doldrums
- PDS system leakages too high and getting rations tough
- Road network not up-to the mark
- FDI into the country stagnant
- Export growth always lower than imports and BOP crisis
- Electronic goods imports too high-local manufacturing low
- Manufacturing and SSI sector not doing well
- Getting gas connections difficult
- Fertilizer production insufficient
- No proper crop insurance schemes
- Corruption in high places
- Tax processing, passport issuance slow
- Missing children untraceable
- Disabled unfriendly country
- Online train ticket booking difficult
- Real estate companies fleecing customers
- Very high gold and cigarette/alcohol consumption
- Very low general/health insurance penetration
- Indians abroad left to fend for themselves
- Defense procurement corruption prone and not transparent
- Defense manufacturing by private sector not allowed
- No uniform identity document or verification method and difficult KYC formalities
- Cash heavy economy
- Black money problem
- Police stations ill-equipped and not networked- shortage of personnel
- Post offices not networked and inefficient
- Farmers have limited avenues of selling their produce
