Aadhar – A Battle between India Vs Bharat

Debate of the India Vs Bharat is not new but the Context of these two words “India” and “Bharat” changed significantly in last few years. Earlier “India” considered as synonym with “Urban” and “Bharat” is "Rural” but with the advent of the technology and Socio economic changes changed this significantly. Now “India” is that which hold power and “Bharat” is that which still searching for some sort of “Empowerment”. If you able to draw pattern of the Implementation of Aadhar in various sector than you can easily find out prevailing cleavage between India and Bharat. Here is small efforts to help to you to find out that line.

Why Aadhar Introduce in Mid day meal & Direct benefit transfer (DBT) in LPG subsidy and not the Canteen of the Parliament? There shall be Aadhar link DBT Scheme in the parliament canteen first and all other sector later because Gandhi bapu said that – A leader is that which lead from front. If Government think that Aadhar and DBT will save money and increase transparency than they should embrace first and provide example to the citizen.

Government rolls out the DBT for the Fertilizer on the Pilot base. With Neem coated urea Government made sure that subsidize urea will not use in sectors other than farming- It was very good step in right direction. Now With DBT in fertilizer, Govt. want to ensure that Farmer do not “Overuse” the fertilizer which affect the soil heath. If so than why Government don’t introduce DBT in the Electricity subsidy? Over use of the electricity through the Air-conditioning pollute environment and the same lead to death of the poor people in cities due to heat wave. Secondly, Economic surveys of the 2016 and 2017 raise the issue of the “Bounties” of the rich and made case that most of Subsidies including electricity and air fuel benefited rich and not poor.

Why Government Make mandatory Aadhar to avail benefit of the Rail subsidy and not the Air India? In fact Railways is corporate like entity which earn and spent while Air India is like the subsidize entity which survival mostly depend upon the Government. 

Why Government introduce Aadhar for the Scheme of the rehabilitation of the Bhopal gas victims and not Introduce DBT for the Bungalows of the Parliamentarian? There are number of cases where Ministers, CMs , MPs don’t vacate their Lyutens zone and State capital bungalows even after 2-2.5 years of ending of their terms.  There shall be DBT for Bungalows Where Minister or MP has to pay full rent from pocket and Govt. reimburse the amount direct to bank account on monthly bases only till ending of their terms . This save the Govt. expenditure and also provide example to the people about government seriousness about transparency and Accountability.

In Last I like to Quote Gandhi bapu once Again as he said : “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people”. I hope that Government introduce Aadhar and DBT in the sectors where MPs and Ministers are link directly and will try to getting “Along with people”.