Whose India is it anyway?

Sharing with you a "short" list of schemes launched/ initiated by Congress Party of India from 1952 using Tax Payers money.

One family is closely attached to Government schemes and projects; universities and educational institutions; ports and airports; National parks and sanctuaries; sports tournaments, trophies and stadia; hospitals and medical institutions; national scientific and research institutions; University chairs, scholarships and fellowships; festivals; roads and buildings - you name it and they have it... Surprisingly, the list includes most of the projects, schemes and institutions funded by the Union Government and the various Governments in the States. There might have few more schemes missing in the list here but this should give you an understanding of how India's first family has penetrated to unimaginable levels in this country where large section of the population is MUCH below poverty line even on this day.

In a planned and systematic effort to gain unfair advantage over other political parties, the Congress party, by using members of the Nehru-Gandhi family icons - Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru disturbed the level playing field in the electoral arena in last 50 years..

Over last 18 years, on a rough estimate, about 450 Central and State Government programmes, projects and national and State-level institutions involving public expenditure of hundreds of thousands of crores of rupees have been named after these three individuals. The list is pretty shocking to me, realising how taxpayers hard-earned money went thru these "leakages" (it is not just any other list, but leakholes in Govt of India) all these years..

Central:

1 Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana;

2 Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission;

3 Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme for the Children of Work ing Mothers, Dept of Women & Child Development

4. Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana;

5 Indira Awas Yojana;

6 Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme;

7 Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission

8 Jawaharlal Nehru Rojgar Yojna;

9.Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna;

10 Indira Gandhi Canal Project, Funded by World Bank

11.Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana

State schemes:

1 Rajiv Gandhi Rehabilitation Package for Tsunami Affected Areas;

2.Rajiv Gandhi Social Security Scheme, Govt. of Puducherry;

3 Rajiv Ratna Awas Yojna;

4 Rajiv Gandhi Prathamik Shiksha Mission, Raigarh;

5 Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Madhya Pradesh;

6 Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Food Security , Madhya Pradesh;

7. Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Community Health, Madhya Pradesh;

8 Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corp;

9 Rajiv Gandhi Tourism Development Mission, Rajasthan;

10 Rajiv Gandhi Computer Literacy Programme, Assam

11 Rajiv Gandhi Swavlamban Rojgar Yojana, Govt. of NCT of Delhi

12.Rajiv Gandhi Mobile Aids Counseling and Testing Services, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

13.Rajiv Gandhi Vidyarthi Suraksha Yojana, Maharashtra;

14 Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Water Shed Management, M.P;

15Rajiv Gandhi Food Security Mission for Tribal Areas, MP;

16.Rajiv Gandhi Home for Handicapped, Pondicherry;

17 Rajiv Gandhi Breakfast Scheme, Pondicherry;

18 Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas, Punjab;

19 Rajiv Gandhi Artisans Health & Life Insurance Scheme, Tamil Nadu;

20 Rajiv Gandhi Zopadpatti and Nivara Prakalpa, Mumbai;

21 Rajiv Arogya Sri programme, Gujrat State Govt. Scheme;

22 Rajiv Gandhi Abhyudaya Yojana, AP;

23 Rajiv Gandhi Computer Saksharta Mission, Jabalpur

24 Rajiv Gandhi Bridges and Roads Infrastructure Development Programme;

25 Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Niwara Prakalp, Maharashtra Govt

26 Indira Gandhi Utkrishtha Chhattervritti Yojna , HP;

27 Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme, Maharashtra Govt;

28.Indira Gandhi Prathisthan, Housing and Urban Planning Department, UP Govt;

29.Indira Kranthi Patham Scheme, Andhra Pradesh;

30 Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana, State Govt. Scheme;

31 Indira Gandhi Vruddha Bhumiheen Shetmajoor Anudan Yojana, Govt. of Maharashtra;

32.Indira Gandhi Nahar Project, Jaisalmer, Govt. of Rajasthan;

33.Indira Gandhi Niradhar Yojna, Govt. of Maharashtra;

34 Indira Gandhi kuppam, State Govt. Welfare Scheme for Tsunami affected fishermen;

35 Indira Gandhi Drinking Water Scheme-2006, Haryana Govt;

36.Indira Gandhi Niradhar Old, Landless, Destitute women farm labour Scheme, Maharashtra Govt;

37.Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme , Maharashtra Govt;

38.Indira Gaon Ganga Yojana, Chattisgarh;

39 Indira Sahara Yojana , Chattisgarh;

40 Indira Soochna Shakti Yojana, Chattisgarh;

41 Indira Gandhi Balika Suraksha Yojana , HP;

42 Indira Gandhi Garibi Hatao Yojana (DPIP), MP;

43 Indira Gandhi super thermal power project , Haryana Govt;

44 Indira Gandhi Water Project, Haryana Govt;

45.Indira Gandhi Sagar Project, Bhandara District Gosikhurd Maharashtra;

46 Indira Jeevitha Bima Pathakam, AP Govt;

47 Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Vivah Shagun Yojana, Haryana Govt;

48 Indira Mahila Yojana Scheme, Meghalaya Govt;

49.Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme, Chhattisgarh Govt;

50.Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme;

Where this country should have been today with such micro-level planning and massive funds allocated from the time this was declared as a 'Republic' state.. And where have we arrived today trusting our elected Govt's all these years; We followed our elected Govt's unambiguously, be it NDA or UPA or CPI, isn't it? I have nothing against Congress Party of India, but definitely I object the way 100ds of those Congressmen, their near & dear one's and also their allied partners made millions of Rupee's protected by "Congress ka Hath" in last 50 years.

You and me must decide where we want to take this country to? The time is NOW for that decisive actions on ground.. Let us support 'JanLokpal Bill'; Let us stand in solidarity with Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi, Anna Hazare & Swami Ramdeo; Let us offer our true condolences to late Rajiv Dixit by uniting millions in our fight against corruption.

Yogesh Pagar

(Above list is sent by London based economist who wish to remain anonymous)