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There
was a lot of expectation from the present Chief
Minister of Bihar. His priorities are reasonable
for a geographical piece of land called Bihar.
Bihar - for historical reasons - has had not
been evolved into a natural state. The most
important thing no political thinker or a social
scientist wants to confess is that a city alone
can bring about social change. A city houses
people from all strata of society and breeds
everything - from language to social living - to
an unified platform.
Bihar has been a geographical existence only.
Patna, the capital, had been practically
non-accessible by almost half of its people
living north of Ganga. Mahatma Gandhi Setu alone
changed the demographical setup of Patna.
Accessibility to the city has to be given the
prime importance if development is to given the
priority.
Coming to the investment sector, during last two
decades real estate investment has brought most
of the personal investment in India. It has gone
right from metros to small towns. A person
dreams to have a house and expects the house to
provide the minimum facility. A house where
electricity is there, where he can reach even
during mid-night from the railway station, where
his children can be educated. In spite of
everything no village could provide all such
small thing. So every villager dreams to have a
small abode in the nearby town. Choice of town
depends upon his social status.
It is really painful that only Sahara came up
with the idea to develop housing complexes in
small towns of Bihar. Having such a potential
and graded quantum of investment investors
should have lined up.
What could be government's role in this field?
The foremost is the mind-set. The politicians'
mindset need a little change. First of all
identification of land near the existing towns
and its acquisition by a Housing Board has to be
done. The Housing Board may consist of full time
directors from entrepreneurs also besides
government officers. The land will be developed
by getting sewage, electricity and road
connections before selling it to individuals.
Let small entrepreneurs be encouraged.
This field/industry has a vast investment
potential considering migrant workers desperate
to make a house in their home state. The sector
involves a huge number of employment potential
also-not only in short term but in long term
also.
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