Is Gujarat's red hot economy a myth?

[jatt+gutts]

Did you hear that .No Power cut.

i m from amritsar.. we dont have power cuts either. they gonna export electricity from amritsar to pakistan through wagah border. punjab still is best state in india i guess.

 

[harpoon]

i m from amritsar.. we dont have power cuts either. they gonna export electricity from amritsar to pakistan through wagah border. punjab still is best state in india i guess.

Some other punjabis in the forum was saying that Punjab Electricity Board is bankrupt and there is power cuts in the state.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

punjab still is best state in india i guess.

LOL, any numbers to back that up? Or is it just regional pride?

If it were that simple, I would say that HK is the best place in China, simply because that is where I was born.

 

[jatt+gutts]

Some other punjabis in the forum was saying that Punjab Electricity Board is bankrupt and there is power cuts in the state.

if there is shortage of power then howcome punjab gonna export electricity to pakistan thorugh wagah. electricity never goes off in amritsar. power com is shortage of funds but thats because of state policy of providing free electricity to farmers and too many newly installed street lightings that keep on litting even at daytime. once this is taken care of things will be fine

 

[LaBong]

Gujrat had already been a developed state before Modi took over, Gujrat's extraordinary growth story indeed is concocted.

 

[jatt+gutts]

LOL, any numbers to back that up? Or is it just regional pride?

If it were that simple, I would say that HK is the best place in China, simply because that is where I was born.

i say that because once i take a train a train journey to ahmedabad which is highly industrilised city in gujrat things looks differnt just when i cross punjabs borders. i mean any indian who has been to punjab can tell u this from first hand experience

 

[LaBong]

I don't think anyone can pass judgement on Gujarat's economy apart from Gujaratis themselves. You even have Gujarati congress claiming that Gujarat had made major progress in economic front under current leadership, to the utter dismay of central Congi leadership. You have minority leaders of the state coming in & praising the economic development of the state. So I don't think Gujarat needs a certificate from a BBC blogger. Just my two cents...

But when Gujrat's supposed growth story is used to project Gujrat's chief minister as future PM of India, then rest of Indians off course have a say.

Which other Indian provinces have a similarly successful economic model, as compared to Gujarat?

From the "Economist" article:

Gujarat consistently performs better than the rest of India, by a significant margin.

Have you checked the growth rate of Gujrat in 90s?

 

[jatt+gutts]

According to India Today, Leading magazine in India, Punjab has been awarded best overall state since 2003, and has been able to retain the top position every year. It affords the best quality of life to its residents. According to the India State Hunger Index 2008, Punjab has the lowest level of hunger in India.

Punjab has the best infrastructure in all of India. all major cities in Punjab benefit from some of the lowest tariffs in India. All of Punjab's villages have been provided electricity and connected to the state electrical power grid since 1974

 

[Vinod2070]

Gujarat's progress is real and anyone who has been there can vouch for it.

Ahmedabad has changed beyond recongnition now, so has Surat and many other cities.

It's a model for the rest of India to follow, an efficient business friendly chief minister that means business and gets things done.

Corruption is down to an all time low.

 

[Kesang]

Did you hear that .No Power cut.

What's the big deal? You won't see any power cut here too.

 

[Vinod2070]

Interesting. The scraped ones are in.

Its the n-Hexane effect I guess.

 

[jatt+gutts]

but gujrat is industrialised. this is 100% true. many of my friends and cousins work in gujrat as there aint many heavy industries located in punjab.

 

[JanjaWeed]

But when Gujrat's supposed growth story is used to project Gujrat's chief minister as future PM of India, then rest of Indians off course have a say.

Absolutely valid point. Then again.. if the claim is by the vast majority of people from that state to whom it matters the most... who am I to disagree??

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Have you checked the growth rate of Gujrat in 90s?

If I remember correctly it was quite high then as well.

You're from West Bengal right?

You dislike Modi, but do you think Mamata is better?

 

[anonymus]

According to India Today, Leading magazine in India, Punjab has been awarded best overall state since 2003, and has been able to retain the top position every year. It affords the best quality of life to its residents. According to the India State Hunger Index 2008, Punjab has the lowest level of hunger in India.

Punjab has the best infrastructure in all of India. all major cities in Punjab benefit from some of the lowest tariffs in India. All of Punjab's villages have been provided electricity and connected to the state electrical power grid since 1974

Sorry to tell you but government of punjab is bankrupt.

Why lavish Punjab wants a bailout - Indian Express

The state has a fiscal deficit of Rs 12638 Crores and revenue deficit at an alarming rate of Rs 9173 Crore.

And with the Sops announced by Government.(Congress is threatening to make sure that government fulfils all it's promise thus getting sweet revenge),The state is all set to go bankrupt without a bailout from central government.

The growth model of Punjab is liquidity based as that of housing bubble of US without the benifit of reserve currency.