Half-Truths and Whole Lies

by Arun Shourie
Link: http://friendsofbjp.org/2009/03/25/half-truths-and-whole-lies/

UPA Government Report Card

Summarized by
Saurabh Dwivedi
 Content
• Introduction
• Power
• Drinking Water
• Employment
• Telecom
 Introduction
• This presentation is a summary of an article by Arun Shourie (Link:
http://friendsofbjp.org/2009/03/25/half-truths-and-whole-lies/)

• Most of the data provided is from Government’s own agencies

• The article is a report card of the UPA government in the areas of

Power, Drinking Water, Employment and Telecom
 Power

New TARGET – 11th 5-Year Plan 90,700 MW

Electricity
Generation
ACTUAL 10,887 MW

Electrifying TARGET – 11th 5-Year Plan 2.43 crore

rural households
households
ACTUAL 43 lakh
households
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Notes:
-Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Losses continue at 40%
- Gap between Demand and Supply of power is increasing
- Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana objective rewritten from “electricity to all” to “access to
electricity to all”
- Kind of power being supplied under all the schemes still remains unreliable
 Drinking Water
Notes: CAG Performance Audit Report on Rajiv Gandhi Water Missions
- 1.54 lakh “fully covered” habitations slipped into “partially covered” or “not
covered” status

- Program of setting up water quality laboratories lagging behind

- Qualified persons have not been appointed at those already setup

- Mandatory tests are not being carried out at laboratories already setup

- CAG records about water quality, “may pose a threat to public health”
 Employment

Registrations so far 3.81 crore rural

NREGA households
Actually employed 22 lakh
households

NREGA – National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Notes:
- NREGA guarantees 100 days employment
- Central government blames the states for the dismal outcomes from the allocated money
- Lack of Accountability at all levels
 Telecom

Universal Amount Allocation Rs. 20,404

Service crore
Obligation
Fund Actual Spent Rs. 6,370 crore

Towers TARGET 7,800 towers

Installation

ACTUAL < 20% of

target

Notes:
- Doubts of corruption over licenses and spectrum issuance for 2G services
- TRAI recommendations over 3G allocation and quality of service are yet to be implemented
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