NEW land acquisiton bill

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Indian art of faking security

·         In 2008, crime and criminal tracking network system was setup for facilitating sharing of information between police stations

o   It is still in designing phase

·         National counter terror center was supposed to eb setup by 2010 to design and implement a security strategy

o   It is caught up in the famous indian red tape

·         In 2009, home minister announced NATGRID a system which allowed investigators to monitor 21 sets of government existing databases.

o   Cabinet gave in principle approval for it in june 2011

Positives

·         71 of 73 promised coastal police stations have been setup

·         Police people ratio has improved form 128 per lakh in 2008 to 162 now inching towards the international norm of 250

Lacunae

·         We lack intelligence and operational skills

·         After 26/11 India got high tech gadgets and weaponry but most of thema re in disuse as forces lack knowledge to use them

WAY AHEAD

·         MHA handles issues form geo strategic to counter insurgency

·         We need a dedicated ministry for internal security

·         Committees formed for drafting national security strategies should include experts and young officers with hands one xperience on hot issues like terror , naxalism etc

Universal healthcare: barriers and way forward

·         Barriers

o   Top policy makers in health dept are not trained in public health and hence fail to frame suitable programs and policies

o   Five year plans set targets fo health without formulating suitable strategies

o   Fautly monitoring methodology that emphasises more on physical infra over human resources

o   Lack of funds

·         Way forward

o   Funds for health care needs to be increased

o   Clearcut strategies to achieve 5 year plan targets in health sector

o   Incetivise doctors and nurses who serve in remote areas

o   Contract private providers in areas where government is not able to reach out

o   Cost effective technologies should be made use of in national healthcare programs