Gujarat model is antidote to failed Bengal model of Nehru and Mahalanobis

Abstract

The Nehruvian model of the heavy-handed state had the backing of Bengali intellectuals like PC Mahalanobis. It has failed miserably. Time to take up the freedom oriented Gujarat model. Whenever someone talks of the Gujarat model of development, experts on both sides of the political divide pounce on statistics to appreciate or condemn the state's performance. But the issue goes beyond some statistics about power production or enrollment in government schools. It goes beyond mere growth or social indicators. After independence, and particularly after the Avadi Congress (1955), the Congress party decided to adopt the "socialistic pattern of society" as our development mantra. The country opted for economic planning under the tutelage of PC Mahalanobis and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. We essentially opted for the Soviet model in Devnagari script. Read more at: https://www.firstpost.com/business/economy/gujarat-model-is-antidote-to-failed-bengal-model-of-nehru-and-mahalanobis-1967499.html