Ten things that are stopping India's development

New Delhi: With 67 years been since the country became independent, India is still called a developing nation. The country is full of resources but still lags behind other countries like China, Japan, and Singapore in terms of Human Development Index. There are some things which are stopping India from development and these are listed below: 1. Hypocritical Citizens Everyone is happy to criticize the government, but no one takes any step in the same direction. Only 60% of the eligible people even vote, and yet everyone is ready to criticize the government. People say that politicians are spoiling the country, but not one of them is ready to enter politics themselves. Everyone is ready to ridicule the police department for bad law enforcement and yet citizens continue to ignore traffic rules. 2. Tax Evasion Tax Evasion is the reason why the government's revenue is pitiable. As earning citizens of India, it is everyone's duty to pay their taxes properly. Most people deny completely that they have evaded their taxes. With so much black money in Swiss Bank Account, India would be called a poor country. 3. Mediocre Judicial System More than 320 Million cases are pending in the High courts and Subordinate courts in India as of 2012. Crime rate has increased three fold in this time and the main cause for that is the mediocre judicial system that takes close to three months to pass a judgment on a simple theft case.4. Disharmony among citizens India is an extremely diverse country. It is filled with different castes and religions. There was once a time when all these people lived together harmoniously. There was a time when people of all religions and castes joined hands to win us our freedom, no matter how much the British tried to separate. India could proudly say they had unity in diversity. But now a country that can forget religions for a simple cricket match cannot do it in their daily lives. Though many leaders have tried a lot to unite these castes and religions, few leaders use the enmity between them to their advantage and in the process simply widen the gap. 5. Bad law enforcement The police department in India is one of the best in the world. Yet we find that hundreds of people commit serious crimes every day and thousands flout the traffic rules. The crime rate in India is soaring especially in its capital, Delhi. The reason for this is that no one is scared to commit these crimes. If someone rapes a girl, punishment of some sort is all but guaranteed but no one looks at the small crimes. 6. Corruption One of the main things that stop India from developing is Corruption. Corruption is everywhere. Government servants who work for personal gain and not for the good of the country are corrupt. Due to some of these people the entire government is disgraced. Citizens don't have faith in their own government. 7. Unemployment 74% of India's population is literate. Out of that only 43% are college graduates. And every 9 people in a 100 don't have a job. Those numbers are very bad for a developing country that is this big. Unemployment is a virus and attacks the development of a country. 8. Poverty A report by The World Bank in 2010 has revealed that 32.7% of the Indian population lives below the International poverty line (less than $1.25 a day). Also 8 Indian states have more poor people than the 26 poorest countries of Africa put together which amounts to more than 410 Million people. 9. Insufficient facilities From public toilets to condom vending machines, almost all essential facilities in India are either missing or badly maintained. A government hospital may offer cheap services but the quality of treatment is generally proportional to the amount of money one is willing to pay. 10. Poor Sanitation Health is important to every human being and to maintain good health, proper sanitation is required. But in India there are countless slums, where living conditions are pathetic. What is saddening to see is that in India, cricket stadiums have better drains than roads. The amount of garbage is more outside the bins than in them. This garbage clogs the drains and when it rains, the water floods the roads and then afterwards remains stagnant. This becomes a breeding ground for insects and soon the epicentre of an epidemic.