Karnataka - Governance going down hill?

All indicators in the arena of political and governance canvas in Karnataka points to one thing - A Big down hill in terms of governance, growth and quality of life. No day passes without any money swindling scams reported from rival political parties. Really one would have to wonder whether the present state government dispensation posses any political will and professional acumen to discharge their responsibilities. These assertions are not based on any figment of imagination but hard concrete evidences that are out in public.

I would like to share something that was got reported in Deccan Chronicle. This is a story about Top national level leaders from state ruling party's assessment of their ministerial lieutenants performance and their personal indulgences in providing the leadership and direction to their respective ministry and department in the state of Karnataka.

Courtesy - Deccan Chronicle

Gadkari, Jaitley give pep talk to Yeddyurappa, ministers

"...Party national president, Nitin Gadkari and Opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley tried to make ministers and Chief Minister to think out-of-the-box to give good governance to Karnataka. However, several party functionaries expressed doubt over the effect of this pep talk in bringing about changes among ministers.

During the interaction ministers were given three-to-four minutes and were asked questions to ascertain the level of understanding of their departments. The women and child welfare minister, C.C. Patil could not give details on the level of malnutrition level in the state. The water resources minister, Basavaraj Bommai tried to dodge a question on agriculture growth rate, however, the leaders told him irrigation is the key component for increasing the agriculture growth. Public works minister, C.M. Udasi was told that roads in the state were not in good condition. The top brass cautioned the ministers that over dependence on bureaucrats may cause havoc in their respective departments..."

This state of status quo and down hill of basic governance doesn't auger well for the people of Karnataka. The days are not too far, even Bihar will over take our state in terms of overall growth, decent infrastructure and basic governance. Already Bihar roads are touted for shaming roads in Mumbai.