Even the US is not able to do that, let alone other countries. I think none of the succeeding governments have ignored trying giving the means to the poor people to earn themselves Roti, Kapda aur Makan. May be it is the System Failure to be blamed or may be the enormous task is the culprit. Or may be the level of corruption, preventing the good intention to filter through to these poor.
Sanjay, I would like to support your argument in telling one thing. The NTR government in Andhra Pradesh had introduced the much fan-fared Rs. 2 a Kilo Rice Plan in the entire state in early eighties and had enforced a total Prohibition. The intention was very noble. But the schemes failed miserably taking Andhra back to Stone Age. There was no possibility of continuation of those schemes.
And now we see several State governments announcing schemes of providing free power to farmers and the like. It is very difficult to sustain such thing. Yes the economic growth can give some solace but it does not work.
