NGOs would be unnecessary if the government functions.

A leaked report by the Intelligence Bureau has blamed NGOs for reducing GDP growth in India by 2-3% by inciting unnecessary agitations against industrial projects. NGOs receive in excess of Rs 100 billion in funding from 150 countries and are blamed for agitations against everything from nuclear power plants to dams to mines, holding up huge operations such as Posco and Vedanta. There are an estimated 2 million NGOs which means 1 NGO for every 600 people while there is an average of 1 policeman for every 943 people in India. They do not submit any accounts so they would make wonderful opportunities for money laundering. No wonder lots of politicians and businessmen in India are running NGOs. Some 22,000 NGOs receive $2 billion from abroad of which $650 million are from the US. Vast amounts go into conversion and to fund minority organisations such as the Indian Mujahideen. On the other hand NGOs would not be necessary if the government was doing its job by making life easier and comfortable for people. This can only happen if inflation is brought down to 2%, as in western countries, if taxes are reduced to affordable levels, corruption is eliminated, so that we get the services that we pay taxes for, and the country becomes wealthy through innovation. The government plans a food grid to move food from surplus areas to scarcity areas quickly so that prices come down and farmers get a good price. But what happens if the conflict in Iraq pushes up diesel prices, increasing transport costs, or if local moneylenders force farmers to sell their produce to middlemen who maybe their friends. People living in Delhi have seen electricity bills triple over the last few years as the previous Congress government allowed 2 private companies monopoly control over electricity supply. We are suspicious that our meters are rigged but the companies keep saying that they are fine. Despite a High Court order these companies are refusing to provide their accounts to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Strange that Subrata Roy continues to languish in prison for contempt of court while these fellows continue to defy court orders with impunity. Selective justice. School education in India was destroyed when the Congress got rid of all exams in schools and made Class 12 board exams so easy that thousands have received 100% marks. Now colleges in Delhi do not know who to select for their limited numbers of seats. Since meritocracy is seen as an enemy of socialism better to have large numbers of donkeys. Sadly donkeys cannot innovate. If our politicians and civil servants do their jobs properly we could send the NGOs to the US and Europe where they are needed.