Everyone knows that, there
are numerous fake LPG, PDS and God knows what else connections exists in India.
It’s an open secret; after all how many doors are there in India which can’t be
opened using money? What is shocking is the fact that, one in every 14 LPG connections
is fake!!!
As per BS report,
"direct transfer of cooking-gas subsidies has revealed 12.73 million
“duplicate” connections". UP tops the list with 1.87 mn multiple
connections, followed by Maharashtra at 1.35 mn and Assam at 0.99 mn.
I don't think fakes are
limited to 1 in 14; it might be more. If government comes with another scheme,
more fakes will be flushed out of the system. But the irony is, even at the
time of speaking, many more fakes might be finding its way in to the system and
enjoying subsidies.
These schemes might
occasionally flush out some unwanted growth, but, as long as we are not
eliminating the reason - the very people who granted connections - and put in
checks and balances, we will be hearing many more horrific stories in coming
days.
Another scheme where
government has to pitch in is MGNREGA. This scheme may look good in paper, but
on the ground its implementation is poor and lacks accountability. It’s better
to say nothing about auditing!!!
Sajeev.
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