tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155770613355202151.post2124329919223320607..comments2024-03-27T19:02:41.430+05:30Comments on Kamal Shah's Blog: Why is the government in the business of electricity?Kamal D Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10671037449347982821noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155770613355202151.post-6120075719025121862010-08-01T13:19:45.432+05:302010-08-01T13:19:45.432+05:30Privatization should be the option to improve the ...Privatization should be the option to improve the quality of the services. This induces some competitive spirit among the runners and thus improving the countries infrastructure to world class standards.Thrinath J Chakravarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14567822471852556217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155770613355202151.post-90784095096539154552010-07-26T17:22:09.806+05:302010-07-26T17:22:09.806+05:30I totally agree with you, Anonymous, that only the...I totally agree with you, Anonymous, that only the government is best placed to ensure that the villages and the remote corners of the country get electricity.<br /><br />However, is it effective at all? How many hours do the farmers get electricity? Are they happy with the supply? Is it good enough?<br /><br />Look at the telecom sector. We have both government and private players. Why can't we adopt that model in things like electricity as well? Give the consumer a choice.Kamal D Shahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10671037449347982821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155770613355202151.post-45968494237259299902010-07-26T05:59:51.586+05:302010-07-26T05:59:51.586+05:30Nice post. It is fashionable these days to say tha...Nice post. It is fashionable these days to say that Government should not be in service business. We copy USA and it makes sense that electricity, telephones and transport- all should be given to private sector. Sounds nice! <br /><br />However unlike USA, India is not a country of settlers. There are people in every corner of the country who have been there for decades. It is the Government's responsibility to provide all the citizens of this country with all facilities. Let us take the example of some small villages that are in the remote corner of our country. What incentive will the private sector have to provide electricity or telephone or transport to these people? If it is USA, you can just say 'it is not cost effective to provide services to you all. So just move of your village’. But in India people have lived for years and it is just not possible to move them out. No one other than the Government will have an incentive to provide services for villages. <br /><br />So does it mean that we should we accept lethargy on the part of Government sector? No. We need to ensure efficiency in the Government sector. And IT IS POSSIBLE. It is not that only private sector can ensure efficiency. <br /><br />Taking the example of electricity- should we have 24 hours power supply for few people and 20 hours (again, for example) power supply for the rest or should we have 22 hours of power supply for the entire population- well that is a philosophical question!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155770613355202151.post-23794034893233459722010-07-25T22:33:51.219+05:302010-07-25T22:33:51.219+05:30The government honestly should not be in the busin...The government honestly should not be in the business of providing any services!Vikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095063952183098457noreply@blogger.com