India need’s more dynamic chief ministers than a dynamic prime minister.
In a latest findings of Cvoter-IANS state of the nation
tracker opinion poll, K chandrasekhar Rao , popularly known as KCR,has got
maximum approval rating from the voters among the chief ministers of all major
states.KCR came to power in 2014 after a new state “Telangana” formed out of
Andhra Pradesh, since KCR assumed office The state has shown a tremendous
growth and prosperity . between 2014 and 2018 schemes such as , Rythu Bandhu,
Kalyan laxmi, Shaadi Mubarak, has been praised by leaders all across, Out of
all Raythu bandhu has been very effective , the Rs12000cr scheme gives farmers
Rs8000 for every acre they own , scheme is said to be taken by various states
and later central government also came with similar scheme “pradhanmantri kisan sanman yogna” Telangana also among
outperformer when it comes to implementing centre schemes. These attempts also
shown a better result on macro parameters, the state has shown a revenue growth
of 17%, the tax revenue of the state have increased at a CAGR of 25%, Rs
1.06trillion worth of new projects were announced in Telangana , in the same
period of time Telangana’s share of india’s GDP grew to 4.5% in 2017-18 from
4.1% in 20014-15, These slew of welfare measures led TRS (telangana rashtra
samiti) party headed by KCR an astonishing victory in 2018 state elections, TRS
win with a 47 percent vote share and 88 out of 119 seats
Similarly, Mr modi built an efficient bureaucracy and advanced
factories attracting billions in investments from multinational corporations in
Gujarat during his tenure between 2002-13 , what modi proved in Gujarat was
that a strong leader can command change in india, but only one state at a time.
In modi ‘s first-term as chief minister between 2002-2007 , Gujarat’s economy
grew at nearly 12 per cent a year pace, the fastest rate ever recorded in any
major Indian state , under any chief minister
As a prime minister , Modi has been unable to generate the same
kind of performance for the Indian economy as a whole, it has rumbled along at
a rate of 6 to 7
There are numerous examples of successful chief ministers ,
such as, mr. Nitish kumar who did an
economic turnaround of the Bihar through improved law and order situation, an improvement
in governance has also meant better functioning welfare schemes, Bihar has cut
leakages from public distribution system which comes down from 75-90% during
2000s to less than 20% in 2015-2016, A combination of political will,and empowerment on the ground, institutional reforms like issuing coupons to the
beneficiaries which made embezzlement difficult for ration sellers, these measures
has helped significantly in poverty reduction , it has also witnessed the
second highest reduction in poverty among major states.
In the same line of development and economic prosperity we
cannot forget, mr. naidu the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh ,
despite of various challenges of creating new establishment , building a new
infrastructure on its own after losing hydrabad to telangana. The state has
been investment magnet in the recent years , receiving highest amount of tech
and infra investment , also the state has maintained a double digit growth
rate.
Above mentioned are just few , our country has seen lots of
exemplary chief ministers
More importantly strong centre rule is particularly
ill-suited to India, where many of the 29 states see themselves almost as
separate . whenever the prime minister try to centralise more power in Delhi, has Often triggered a backlash .
India is more a continent than a country its states more
varied in language, culture and ethnicity than the nations of Europe. Its
economy is best managed one state at a time by a democratic leader close to
local condition, not by authoritarian regime at the centre.
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