27/06/2019 - Society | GS I |

IAS Parliament 5 years

KEY POINTS

India’s social changes have been gradually progressing due to better quality education, employability but inter regional disparities within the country results in unexpected outcomes, one of which is mob lynching.

Mandate of the law maker to prevent Mob lynching

· Boosting trade and urbanisation, so that people, especially youngsters, lead engaged lives, and improve chances of finding gainful employment.

· The region shall benefit from developing twin cities like Kanpur-Lucknow; Allahabad-Varanasi or Dhanbad-Bokaro, and empowering their local governments so that such cities can grow to become large urban agglomerations supporting the regional economy and become magnets of capital and talent.

· Better rule of law, as India has one of the lowest per capita levels of police force, which hampers law and order.

· Creation of special economic zones which can then attract more investors and jobs, creating more manufacturing jobs in the region should be a priority.

· Preventing the spread of fake news by creating awareness in the social media, following ethical journalism plays crucial part by the mass media.

· The lynching case should be heard in fast-track courts along with stringent punishment.

· Prominent discussions in Parliament about the Mob lynching.

· Transparent investing by the concerned police officer along with strict patrolling in crucial areas.

· Emphasizing on the quality of education in the school curriculum about moral, social, ethical values etc. Example: treating fellow persons equally, giving due respect inspite of status.