5 reasons why India is still a developing country

5 reasons why India is still a developing country

Even after 70 years of independence, India is still a developing country. Our nation has been struggling to keep up with the world economy in the face of crises, disasters and stagnation. The reasons why we are unable to gain the title of a developed country are:

1.     Corruption – Corruption is a major issue in our country and it adversely affects our government and our economy. Widespread corruption has stunted our country’s development. Due to corruption, we find an increase in transaction costs and scams.

Bribes to traffic policemen, to government officials and officers of court is pandemic corruption and something which is very common in our country.

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2.     Overpopulation – India has a population of 1.3 billion (as of 1^st January, 2018) and growing. Overpopulation is a serious threat to the existence of people in any country. It leads to lack of resources, income inequality and bad living conditions.

India, along with the whole world is going to have to face the consequences of population growth, like depleting resources, no drinking water, loss of ecosystems and increase air and water pollution.

3.     Poverty – Despite a sizable consumer economy, our country is still impaired because of poverty. Today, almost 30% of the people in our country live below the poverty line. That means around 360 million people currently live in poverty.

Rural India is also severely poverty ridden. Poor villagers and farmers have the worst living conditions of all the people in our country. Poverty has many effects on our people like illiteracy, poor living conditions, unemployment, lack of hygiene and nutrition.

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4.     Illiteracy – India’s literacy rate is still only at 74%. Illiteracy hinders economic and social growth and in turn, leads to poverty. People having problems such as intergenerational illiteracy have to face social crimes and unemployment and live a difficult life.

The value of education is still not understood by many people in India. The development of an entire community and individual growth through education is being ignored. In some states of India, girls are still stopped from getting proper education.

5.     No cleanliness – Cleanliness is something often overlooked, but it plays a major role in a country’s development. Trash filled, rain swept and bad roads are considered poor social living conditions and reflects on the country’s bad management system.

Littering, urination and keeping the roads unclean have been tried to be put to a stop but they continue to be a problem. Unclean environment also leads to poor health and reduced life expectancy.

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These are the major reasons why we’re still called a developing country. Some of the issues highlighted are major threats not just to the country but to our existence. We need to undertake proper measures and ensure holistic development of our country.