Blurb: There is lots to cheer about the Indian pattern of growth and poverty alleviation. But the glitterati, political and otherwise, still is blind to reality.
In this winter of gloom, doom and corruption, the government can obtain some warmth from data collected by its statistical agencies. Alas, these agencies have yet to hire some basic data processing capabilities from minor computer firms, let alone agencies like Infosys. Perhaps Nandan Nilenkani can loan some programmers from the UID project. So what is the issue, and what is the evidence?
Blurb: There is lots to cheer about the Indian pattern of growth and poverty alleviation. But the glitterati, political and otherwise, still is blind to reality.
In this winter of gloom, doom and corruption, the government can obtain some warmth from data collected by its statistical agencies. Alas, these agencies have yet to hire some basic data processing capabilities from minor computer firms, let alone agencies like Infosys. Perhaps Nandan Nilenkani can loan some programmers from the UID project. So what is the issue, and what is the evidence?
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