Chandigarh, May 11: Many of you would remember the time when it used to take a long time to clear customs at Indian airports. It was a stressful experience. Today, 99.9% passengers go through without any waiting or checking. Worldwide, people hugely appreciate this change. And this is because the Modi Government has moved to trust-based systems. Even the payment of income tax involves no interface with officials. This is the PM’s vision of minimum government, maximum governance, in practice. That is also what the recently passed Jan Vishwas Bill seeks to further.
The primary objective of any government is to promote economic development and job creation through manufacturing. That is what grows GDP, creates jobs and contributes revenue to the exchequer.
Unless a matter involves arms smuggling, narcotics or human trafficking, trust-based regulation should be the norm.
AI has revealed that if other countries issue 100 notices, India issues 800! And with one-third production level. There must be some accountability. But more fundamentally, this only distracts management and officials from productive activity. Jan Vishwas philosophy will change this.
Trust, respect and encouragement for our businesspeople and entrepreneurs will be a game changer. All that is required is a smooth road with no speed breakers, just like the Government has done for national highways, where vehicles don’t have to stop to pay tolls. It’s automated.
This will enable India to become free from any import dependence and achieve the Prime Minister’s goal of a Viksit Bharat.
