The economic and demographic effects of corruption.
Cost of land in our urban areas is far higher than what our GDP per capita would dictate. The ratio of land value to per capita GDP is probably higher in India than anywhere else. As an example, land prices in Chennai or Bengaluru rival that of cities like New York which has a vastly higher per capita GDP.
The key reason?
First, vast sums of political corruption money is parked in real estate. This raises real estate prices and high real estate prices affect everything downstream.
Second, corruption in building approvals and the like - the famous DTCP - raises construction costs, on top of already higher real estate costs.
Third, corruption in private school regulatory compliance enforcement raises school fees.
Fourth, corruption in private hospital regulatory compliance enforcement raises health care costs.
Fifth, household goods need sales outlets and those pay higher rents due to high real estate prices and construction costs.
So housing, education, healthcare and household goods - all of these now cost higher.
As a direct consequence, the economic burden on the average person gets worse. Young people, facing all these costs, postpone marriage, and postpone children or have fewer children.
That directly affects our demographics.
While this issue exists in many parts of India, Tamil Nadu, being the most urbanized of the bigger states, is particularly hit hard.
So corruption is becoming an existential threat to our society.
If you worry about the super-low birth rate in Tamil Nadu, way below replacement, understand that corruption raising our cost of living is one of the major causes, not the only cause, but a big one in our context.
Our rural school Kalaivani Kalvi Maiyam, which provides completely free education to rural children, faced delays getting approvals from the previous government. Of course, significant money was demanded and we were told that was the only way, even if it is a completely free school.
After @TVKVijayHQ came to power, approvals have happened quickly and automatically.
I am very happy to appreciate this positive development in our state. Thank you Thiru Vijay Avl for this refreshing change🙏
Naidu ji, let’s try a thought experiment. Say your salary is 2 lakhs and your driver’s is 20,000. You announce a 50% increase for everybody. Your salary is now 3 lakhs and your driver’s is 30,000. The percentage or proportional increase is the same — but aren’t you much better off than your driver, than you used to be?
That’s what your fellow Southern CMs are concerned about. You don’t think there’s any difference between UP’s 80 MPs today versus Kerala’s 20 MPs, if it tomorrow becomes 120 vs 30? Some proportionate difference, huge difference in political weight — with 90 more UP MPs against 10 more Kerala MPs. Is that of no concern to you at all?
@ncbn@vdsatheesan@INCKerala
Yet another #GSTHorror story.
A highly reputed business family running one of the most popular shops in a town for generations. Monthly turnover must be in crores. They get a notice for a tax demand for petty amount. A few thousands. They respond to the notice disputing the claim. The tax officer sends orders to the banks to freeze the businesses' bank account. The bank manager immediately calls up the family to inform them and helplessly tells they have no choice but to comply. The family is shell-shocked. The reputation they had built up over decades would be in tatters when their cheques don't get honoured. All for a few thousand rupees when they pay millions as GST every month. Shaken, they settle the demand.
Dear @nsitharaman@narendramodi this is the kind of tax terror that goes on in the name of GST - the 10th year of the Good and Simple Tax.
Few things to note:
- neither the bank manager nor the bizman knows whether the tax officer has the powers to do this.
- but that doesn't matter. It's the asymmetry in power and outcomes. Look at what the bizman gets to lose (and it is immediate) vs what the tax officer would lose (after a long drawn out process) if he is shown to have broken rules.
High time we curtail the discretionary powers of this parasitic, bloodsucking babudom. When is Modi going to get this?
Arvind Kejriwal's scathing letter to Justice Swarana Sharma should be converted into an open letter and those who believe in judicial independence, impartiality should sign. Not just law students, lawyers, former judges but everyone who has stake in justice system. Unprecedented
Justice Sharma has clearly not understood the law on recusal of judges from a case. A case for recusal is made out if the circumstances are such that the litigant would have a reasonable apprehension of bias. Actual bias doesn’t need to be shown. Many facts of this case would create a reasonable apprehension of bias in the mind of Kejriwal
Ordered 6 coins labeled “999 Silver (10g)” from Amazon (Order ID: 407-7796857-5350745), but testing shows only ~0.4–1% silver—rest is copper, zinc & nickel. Seller refused refund despite proof. This is clear misrepresentation & counterfeit sale.
Request immediate action & refund.
బైదవే, దక్షిణాది నుంచి వెళ్ళి పరిపాలించిన తొలి ప్రధాని, తొలి గాంధీ యితర కాంగ్రెస్ ప్రధాని అయిన పీవీ నరసింహారావు చనిపోతే సోనియా మెరమెచ్చుల కోసం పీవీ కుటుంబాన్ని దిల్లీ నుంచి శవాన్ని హైదరాబాద్ తీసుకొచ్చేలా ఒప్పించి, ఇక్కడికొచ్చాకా సవ్యంగా అంత్యక్రియలు కూడా జరగనివ్వని వైఎస్ దక్షిణాది ప్రయోజనాలు కాపాడడానికి దిల్లీ మీద అరిచే హీరో అంటే నమ్మాలి.
Meeku dannam pedata ra.. evadi land lo vallaki edoti kattukuni chance iyyandi ra.. lekapote every year meeru tuppalu kottatam tappa em undadu @naralokesh@ncbn .. people there really want to build business, restaurants, shops, houses etc etc..
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ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ యువతకు ఉగాది కానుకగా ఉద్యోగాల పండగ ప్రకటిస్తున్నాం. యువగళం పాదయాత్రలో జాబ్ క్యాలెండర్ విడుదల చేస్తామని నేను ఇచ్చిన హామీని ప్రజా ప్రభుత్వం నెరవేర్చడం చాలా సంతోషంగా ఉంది.
వివిధ ప్రభుత్వ శాఖల్లో 10,060 ఉద్యోగాల భర్తీకి నోటిఫికేషన్లు ఏ తేదీన వస్తాయో, ఎన్ని ఉద్యోగాలు భర్తీ చేస్తామో ప్రకటిస్తూ జాబ్ క్యాలెండర్ విడుదల చేశాం. అలాగే నిర్దేశిత సమయంలోనే పరీక్షలు నిర్వహించి ప్రకటించిన అన్ని పోస్టులు భర్తీ చేస్తాం. సిలబస్ కూడా ముందుగానే ప్రకటిస్తాము.
ఉద్యోగార్థులందరూ నైపుణ్యం పోర్టల్ నందు వన్ టైం రిజిస్ట్రేషన్ చేసుకోని అలర్ట్స్ పొందవచ్చు.
ఇక ప్రతీ ఏటా ఉగాదికి ఉద్యోగాల ప్రకటన పండగ ఉంటుంది. నా మాట నేను నిలబెట్టుకున్నాను. ప్రజా ప్రభుత్వం జాబ్ క్యాలెండర్ విడుదల చేసింది. ఇక మీరు పోటీపరీక్షలకు సిద్ధం అవ్వండి.. ఉద్యోగార్థులు అందరికీ ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు..
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