Is this shining India?

Is India is the country only for “rich”? There are 49 thousand slums were estimated to be in existence in urban India , 24% of them were located along nallahs and drains and 12% along railway lines and about 57% of slums were built on public land, owned mostly by local bodies, state government, etc.

In 64% of notified slums, a majority of the dwellings were pucca, the corresponding percentage for the non-notified ones being 50% and for 95% slums; the major source of drinking water was either tap or tube well. Only 1% notified and 7% non-notified slums did not have electricity connection and about 78% of notified slums and 57% of the non-notified slums had a pucca road inside the slum.

Youth and children are tool of Indian future because one third of youths are Indians who can change the society in the future. India has 420 million kids. That’s more than the US and UK combined, but in India today, one out of every two children under 3 years of age is malnourished.

Half of all Indian children are not in school. India has 420 million kids. That’s more than the US and UK combined. One in four Indian girls is sexually abused before the age of 4. 52% of girls aged 6-10 are out of school. 48% of boys aged 6-10 are out of school.

There are thousands and thousands of children in the slums who have never gone to school and they do not have any basic training, no proper shelter and no sanitation. More than 40,000 children are reported missing every year.

More than 7o million people don’t have access to safe drinking water. More than 18 Lakhs people are infected by tuberculosis (TB) every year. Mainly due to poor sanitation more than 3 Lakhs children die annually. More than 18% youths commits suicide every year.

Do we fast progressing nation? In what way? Is this shining India?