mohit yadav - haryana - essay 1
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Haryana is a small state, and comparatively richer than most of the Indian states1.
However Haryana like most other Indian states suffers from plethora of problems and
most of these problems originate from the sociological framework of the state.
The foremost problem that every Chief Minister (hereinafter CM) will have to
encounter is Crime against women. The state has an image of strong patriarchal
society and is strongly associated with female infanticide, honour killing, dowry
death and many more crime against women. As per the National Crime Records
Bureau, Haryana had 5562 cases of crime against women during the year 20102. The
figure amounts to almost 14 percent of the total crime against women. Therefore this
is an issue which needs attention at the earliest. Since this problem has its root in
sociological context, the only way to eradicate these problem are by changing the
view of the society towards the problem. Women are seen as a liability on parents.
Therefore there is a need to educate women so that they become self independent.
The state has implement policies lake 'Ladli Yojana3' where parents with two
daughters are given Rs 5,000/- per annum as financial incentive but this is not
enough. The next step is to make education completely free for women as only
education could bring a change at the grass root level as education would ensure
economic independence of girl child so that they would be able to raise voice against
injustices done upon them by family or others without being dependent on others.
Various stringent laws like Domestic Violence Act, 2005, The Dowry Prohibition
Act, 1961 have been passed to ensure safety of women by the legislature but due to
trials taking as long as 10 to 15 years to be adjudicated lesser people are approaching
such forum, speedy justice should be ensured in such cases which would not only be
a relief to the victim but would also act like a deterrence to the potential wrongdoers.
If these steps are taken the state's sex ratio may change for better.
The second biggest problem is a set of problems related to agriculture. The state's
majority population is based on agriculture for their survival. With the Monsoon
becoming less unpredictable with each year the farmer are becoming more and more
reliant on groundwater and water from canals. Not a single summer passes when
Haryana doesn't have disputes with neighbouring states like Punjab, Delhi, and
Rajasthan etc regarding distribution of water. In order to conserve the ground water
and become less dependent on neighbouring states for supply of water the state
should make rainwater harvesting in major urban cities. The state before
1 Highest Per Capita income in Larger States of India (http://pibmumbai.gov.in/scripts/detail.asp?releaseId=E2011IS2) 2 Crime Against Women - http://www.ncrb.nic.in/cii2010/cii-2010/Chapter%205.pdf 3 http://www.wcdhry.gov.in/new_schemes.htm
implementing the model should have a look at the already existing successful models
in Chennai and Bangalore. The second problem is related to electricity; from
corporate houses to farmers. Everybody needs electricity. In order to ensure a stable
supply of electricity subsidized solar cell be provided to the farmers and be made
compulsory for the corporate. This would also help state save revenue spent each
year to disburse defaulter farmers who are not able to pay their electricity bills. The
third problem is related to excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers by farmers. The
farmers should be made aware about the damages that could be caused because of
over usage of such chemicals. Also the state should promote organic farming which
will also works as an economic incentive for farmers. Also a system of quota system
could be implemented for subsidized fertilizers and pesticides given to farmer on the
basis of land they have. This will not only reduce the excess consumption of these
chemicals but would also save state's revenue in providing these subsidies. State
should also increase its spending on research sector in agricultural based institutes
such as Chaudhary Charan Singh Agricultural University so as to increase the quality
and output of the produce.
The exploitation of natural resources by illegal mining in Aravali, or be the
widespread deforestation needs to be taken care of. The government could put a
check on these illegal activities by having more stringent patrolling, providing strict
punishment to the offenders, and by carrying out awareness campaign in nearby areas
of potential threat such as that of landslide by these activities so that these localities
also voluntarily oppose and act against these activities. Educational campaign could
be carried out in schools and colleges to promote afforestation, and need of keeping
the environment clean.
The lower literacy rate and unemployment is also a concern. The literacy rate of
Haryana is 67.91 percent, which is comparatively higher than the National average of
64.80. The literacy rate for males and females are 78.49 percent and 55.73 percent
respectively4. Despite the comparatively higher literacy rate the state has yet to
achieve literacy rate of the likes of states like Kerala. The higher literacy rate would
also help reduce the unemployment rate in the state and thus saving the state
expenditure on unemployment allowance.
4http://schooleducationharyana.gov.in/downloads_pdf/achievements/Literacy%20Status%20of%20Haryana.pdf
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