Policy Makers
Introduction
Most countries across the globe, whether developed or developing, significant portions of its economy and running of activities depend on the taxes realized from the public. However, the public often gets minimal opportunity to make decisions on how these funds are allocated or spend. Still, some of them reap the benefits while others are left empty-handed. This is because policymakers responsible for making decisions for others decide the individuals who benefit and those who pay with fewer benefits. And in that case, it is everyone’s vilest nightmare paying lots of money as tax and receiving few or no benefits at all in return.
- Methodology (research)
Despite having the basic needs, that is water, food, and shelter, as well as education, electricity in the current era, has to turn out to be a necessity that is vital in running the daily operations of individuals and organizations efficiently even though there is still a substantial part of the world still in the dark. Although the Indian government has announced a hundred percent rural electrification, over thirty million Indians households are still in darkness.
- Results
After World Bank declares India as the world’s largest un-electrified population, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged tot the public to bring reliable electricity to everyone within a thousand days after he assumed office. However, a year later, an audit identified that over 18,452 villages remain un-electrified
- Discussion
With a closer inspection of what constitutes ‘electrified,’ it reveals that India still has a long way to go because official data state that 7.3% of the entire population has access to a hundred percent household connectivity. When power cables from the grid reach a transformer in every village and ten percent of its households, the government deems the community electrified, especially when public institutions such as hospitals and schools are connected.
- Your concluding thoughts on the article as it pertains to the week’s topics and lessons
Individuals who are tasked with the duty of making choices do not have to pay for the decisions as the public does this, and it is not guaranteed that they will benefit from the payment because the policymakers decide who does.
Reference
D’CUNHA, S. D. (2018). Modi Announces’ 100% Village Electrification’, But 31 Million Indian Homes Are Still in The Dark.