Dehradun, Oct. 26 -- Former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram has rightly pointed out that the primary problem hindering India's public works is 'not a lack of funding, but poor execution'. He was speaking in the context of the debate between industrialist Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar regarding Bengaluru's pot-holed roads. Since the comments were basically about conditions in a Congress ruled state, they were not 'political' as they would have been if the BJP was involved. However, this fact applies to almost all parts of India.
The best projects can be prepared from the planning point of view but there are serious shortcomings regarding the outcome. This is because there are major fla...