Dear BK:
>In my view the
reason for this failure to keep and maintain proper records cannot be
attributed solely to the >successive governments which inherit
a totally decrepit set up.
*** The point is not about blaming. It is about the wisdom of the
attempt to manage a disparate, widely divergent and immense population
and its well-being from an out of touch, uninformed and unaccountable
bureaucracy from a distant central location, with a dysfunctional
governmental machinery driven by an inept and incompetent elected body
that cannot ever muster the political will to get anything done.
*** When individuals are empowered to manage their own welfare,
with an effective government over smaller, more manageable entities
providing the infrastructure for it and preventing exploitation of the
weakest segments of society, then one can begin to see real
change.
That is why Assam needs the freedom from Indian mismanagement to
be able to guide its own destiny with its own efforts and its
resources, never again looking out for handouts or favors from
anybody.
Best.
c
At 6:21 AM -0400 9/19/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Mike
East or West - everywhere Government as well large corporations lie in their budgets. In India accurate statistics in rural areas are totally absent: I know from experience how vital statistics (The village headmen keep records of births and deaths) are kept and maintained; records of deaths from disease, accidens and other causes are hardly compiled. Figures relating to the cattle population are supplied by 'mondals' and such other functionaries on the basis of their wide guesses.
In my view the reason for this failure to keep and maintain proper records cannot be attributed solely to the successive governments which inherit a totally decrepit set up. This is a Herculean task and requires years of planning and expenditure. Computers of course will help in course of time. Corporate accountants and managers as well as their counterparts working for Government always juggle with the figures in order to meet emergencies. I know of occasions when Government of India itself had to obtain information from other countries: information which New Delhi should certainly have had. In the Bofors case, data were not available in Government of India offices. One of the causes of its failure was lack of information. I understand even the Government of UK admitted that detailed and accurate figures relating to illegal immigrants to the country were not available. Mr Blair had a very rough time once on this score in a television interview. I wonder how the Right to Information Act will operate under these circumstances.
Regards
Bhuban
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