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Challenges Facing India

As far as India is concerned, it is facing so many challenges. It has got problem of povert

problem of illiteracy, problem of unemployment, problem of higher prices, problem

religions, problem of castes, problem of corruption, problem of Kashmir and now India is als

facing problem of terrorism. And we must accept that we could not solve our problems an

instead all these problems are turning complex and complicated. Actually we are not gettin

peace. The neighboring countries are not liking our grown and progress and therefore, we a

facing challenge of terrorism from the side of our neighbor.

CHALLENGES FACING DEMOCRATIC INDIA

1 Weak inf rastructure: The lack of sound and safe roadways, rel iable electri city, clean

water and basic sani tation are glari ng issues in the major ity of I ndia. I t took us morethan 5 hour s to drive from Delhi to Agra, a 200 km tr ip. The power goes out so

frequentl y that in one company visit it was pitch black for about 4 minutes but the

speaker kept talk ing unf azed. I n addition, people hang their clean clothes to dry abov

and let their kids run around in heaps of tr ash. I t wil l be in teresting to see how I ndia

addresses thi s issue going forward in order to sustain growth.

2 Poverty: There is a huge dispari ty between high technology companies thr iving in th

global market and a large percentage of the population who maybe earn enough to eat.

I n many ways, the latter has become part of the background noise. Going forward, Indiwi l l need to balance thi s extr eme contrast: the passion and drive for innovation and

progress and this growing gap between corporate environment and poor ci tizens.

3 Government:For almost hal f a decade theI ndian government has sti f led business.

Though i t has improved dramatical ly, the attachment to age-old processes and

bureaucracy is easy to see even whi le shopping or trying to collect lost luggage. My two

classmates had to make 3 trips to the air port and fi l l out stacks of paperwork just to get

their two missing bags back.

4 Changing family structure: Some would argue this is more of a cul tural shif t than achallenge but the questions havent really begun to be asked. As more women enter the

workforce and gain the means to support themselves and young professionals gain

independence thr ough opportuni ties in I T, questions about who is going to be

responsible for the elder ly and youth and how fami li es can balance work/l if e wil l be

raised.

5 Human capital management: The average age at many of the companies we visited i

between 26 and 28. With a young workforce, high attr it ion rates (as much as 40% at on

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company we visited), and a battle to retain hi gh qual i ty talent, Indian companies need t

strategically approach human capital.

6 Population Control i n I ndia-Even more ser ious than the physical consequences

expected scarcities are the potential social consequences. As is already qui te evide

worldwide, industrial growth can, and is taking place with vir tual ly no increase in th

demand for labour .

7 Effects of population -Since most of the population growth in I ndia is taking pla

amongst those who wil l have the least ski l ls when entering the job market - I ndia

li kely to be inundated with either completely i ll iterate or poorly schooled youth an

chil dren in a stagnant or perhaps even shr inking job market

8 Unemployment- More and more chi ldren f rom the slums are being pushed in to the jomarket as their parents find i t impossible to feed their fami li es. Vi ll age youth an

young adul ts from poor and desperate vil lages migrate to the citi es to compete with thexi sting pool of unski ll ed workers for a very limi ted supply of service-sector jobs.

9 Child L abour- Chi ld L abour is a ser ious socio-economic problem al l over the worespeciall y in developing countri es li ke Pakistan, I ndia, China, and Vietnam etc. Whi

it is di ff icul t to get an accurate count because much chil d Labour is hidden or deni

by those who profi t f rom it, a conservative estimate would indicate 250 mi ll ion worl

wide falls into the category of child Labour. Estimates suggest that 3.61 millio

Pakistani chil dren are economicall y active on fu ll -time basis.

10Dowry- I ndia calls for a large sum of money to be paid to the groom at the time ofmarr iage. Br ides that cannot meet the husband's expectations are sometimes

harassed af ter the wedding.

11I LL treatment of women in I ndia- Many fami li es blame the untimely death of ahusband to the misfortune of the woman. I n extr eme cases, the widow is made to wea

only unattractive clothing and shave her head, although this practice is on the decline

The time has come when government of I ndia and the people of I ndia must be

alive to the situation and they must involve the people under a well framed scheme

so that the local people could be identi f ied and dealt wi th as per law.

BY: Prabhpreet Jhangra, BJMC-1styear, morning shi ft

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