How do we stop rapes ?

Rape is rooted in two reasons. It is primarily a foundational issue. It is the failure of social norms, from the family to educational institutes, to exercise control. Thus society has gone weaker and become loose. People then behave like loose canons. They may have gone to school, but that is not education, that is literacy. Today the boys only want Mazaak and Mazaa- and that obviously means disrespect for women.

The police is a step behind and not in step with society. It is not audited and is monopolistic in nature. If you don’t conduct social audits, you don’t receive any feedback from the community. How are you to strategies without any feedback from the ground? The system suffers from a statistical approach. So, while you may have failed professionally you are still successful statistically. Statistics hide information. Statistics state there is only a marginal increase in rape cases. But hardly anyone reports them.

These things perpetuate crime and embolden the criminal. In the good old days we used to do group patrolling. The community and the police used to work together. Now they have abandoned support schemes such as citizens volunteer schemes.

We used to maintain a rough register that contained names of ruffians. The officers used to visit their homes and check on them. We even kept an eye on school dropouts. Nobody was out of sight. We did that with minimum manpower and maximum community support.

Good policing means that the law is the same for everyone. We never spared any VIP. It was all about being accountable to the community. Today, the police is accountable only to the VIP.

We need to rise to the challenge and co-opt private security if there is a problem of manpower. I have trained thousands of boys and girls in civil defense. Where are they? Where are the citizen wardens?

There are four steps to what I call the Complete Criminal Justice System:

Every one think off giving punishment to the rape crime, not finding the solution to prevent it.I am not telling there should not be any punishment for the rape, there is, but not hanging or castration or imprisonment. These are wrong punishments. The right punishment is to tie the person naked to tree and throw stones, footwears for 3 to 5 minutes whether he dies or not till that time. That’s his luck. We cannot give punishment of death to someone without giving him the chance to survive. Humiliation is the perfect punishment for some rape criminal, not for the murderer.


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Big BJP plan for Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow:  Narendra Modi's controversial right-hand man Amit Shah has drawn up an ambitious Uttar Pradesh plan for the BJP's 2014 general election campaign, with a series of Modi rallies at the centre of it.

Mr Shah, who has been given charge of lifting the party's fortunes in India's most populous state from a dismal number four in recent elections, met party president Rajnath Singh and members of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit to finalise campaign strategy today.

BJP state leaders said there was no discussion on whether Mr Modi, who was named his party's prime ministerial candidate last Friday, might contest Lok Sabha elections from UP.

There has been much speculation on whether the Gujarat Chief Minister will choose to stand from UP, considered the traditional turf of the Congress' Gandhis - party chief Sonia Gandhi is the Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareily and her son Rahul from neighbouring Amethi.

The BJP's first and only Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Lok Sabha seat was Lucknow.

The party reportedly plans a massive Modi rally in Lucknow, the state capital, in December; its brief is there must be more crowds than the ones that BSP chief Mayawati's rallies draw.

Uttar Pradesh, said sources, will be divided into eight zones for the elections, due by May, and each zone will be addressed by the 63-year-old Gujarat Chief Minister, starting next month.

For the first time, sources said, the party will look for "suitable candidates for the Lok Sabha election keeping in mind the social fabric of the constituency."

The exercise comes at a time when the state's Samajwadi Party government led by Akhilesh Yadav is struggling with the aftermath of communal clashes which killed nearly 50 people and displaced 40,000 in Muzaffarnagar. The young CM has faced angry protests. (Muzaffarnagar riots: fear stalks 40,000 homeless; 'we will never go back' say some)

Uttar Pradesh, with its 80 seats contributes about 15 percent of the Lok Sabha's 545 MPs and plays an important role in deciding which party comes to power at the Centre. In the 2009 general elections, the BJP was last behind the Samajwadi Party, BSP and Congress.

Population of Uttar Pradesh - Please Attention on this...

Current Population of Uttar Pradesh in 2013	207,644,568
Population of Uttar Pradesh in 2012	203,573,106
Population of Uttar Pradesh in 2011	199,581,477
Sex Ratio in Uttar Pradesh	908 females per 1,000 males
Literacy Rate	70%

Population of Uttar Pradesh - The multicultural state of Uttar Pradesh is currently home to 16% of India's total population. Uttar Pradesh plays a key role in Economic development of India as it tops the chart in most populous state of India. The state also holds top position in high population growth rate in India. Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a rapid growth in its population in the last 50 years. Each year, the state adds more people to its ever increasing population than any other state in India. From 1991 to 2001, Population of Uttar Pradesh increased by 26%, thus indicating that state has a high population growth rate. Population density in UP (Uttar Pradesh) currently stands at 828 people per square kilometer, making it one of the densely populated states in India. Allahabad is the most populated district in the state. Kanpur and Lucknow are the two most populates cities in Uttar Pradesh. Currently, both cities are home to over 6 million people in India. The state is witnessing an annual growth of 20% in its population which is very high as compared to other states in India. As of 2013, it is estimated that there are 210 million people living in Uttar Pradesh. This huge population lives in 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh which are further divided into numerous cities and villages.

Current Population of Uttar Pradesh in 2013
Current population of Uttar Pradesh is estimated to be 207,644,568. There is an annual increase of 3 to 4 million people in population of Uttar Pradesh. Further, literacy rate in the state is 84 percent and sex ratio is 890. This current estimate of 207.6 million people in Uttar Pradesh is one of the highest in India.

Population of Uttar Pradesh in 2012
According to Census of India 2011, Population of Uttar Pradesh was 199,581,477. These include 104,596,415 males and 94,985,062 females in most densely populated state in India. In 2012, Population of Uttar Pradesh was estimated to be 203,573,106. The state was home to over 200 million people. Uttar Pradesh also recorded highest growth in its population between years 2001 to 2011 as compared to any other state in India.

Growth of Population in Uttar Pradesh
In 1951, Population of Uttar Pradesh was only 60,274,000. This further went to 70 million in the next 10 years. From there on Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a huge growth in its population. The state added almost 160 million people to its population between years 1951 to 2001. By 2001 census, Population of Uttar Pradesh was estimated to be 166,198,000. Although Uttar Pradesh Government had little success in bringing down the annual population growth between years 2001 to 2011, but there is still a long way to go. In year 2011, the state has shown an increase of 20 percent in its population in the last 10 years as compared to last census of 2001. Overall, Population of UP has grown on a large scale as compared to other states in India, where growth rate is decent.

Literacy Rate in Uttar Pradesh
The state's literacy rate is 70% which is below national average of 74%. The state has shown major improvement in its literacy rate from 56% in 2001 to 70% in 2011. Male literacy rate is higher than female literacy rate in the state. Government of Uttar Pradesh has taken several steps to bring awareness about education and thus building a strong foundation for better literacy rate in the state.

Population by Religion in Uttar Pradesh
Hinduism is the dominant religion in Uttar Pradesh, followed by a majority of 80% people. Muslims forms the second largest community with a population of 18.4%. Rest of the population follows Sikhism, Buddhism, Christians and Jains. Hindi is the official language spoken in Uttar Pradesh. Hindu community forms an important part of cultural diversity in the state. Hindi is spoken by a large number of people in the state.

Population of Uttar Pradesh 2013

District Code	State/District	Population in 2011			Sex Ratio	Population density per sq. km.
		Persons	Males	Females	2011	2011
	Uttar Pradesh	199,581,477	104,596,415	94,985,062	908	828
01	Saharanpur	3,464,228	1,835,740	1,628,488	887	939
02	Muzaffarnagar	4,138,605	2,194,540	1,944,065	886	1033
03	Bijnor	3,683,896	1,925,787	1,758,109	913	808
04	Moradabad	4,773,138	2,508,299	2,264,839	903	1284
05	Rampur	2,335,398	1,226,175	1,109,223	905	987
06	Jyotiba Phule Nagar	1,838,771	964,319	874,452	907	818
07	Meerut	3,447,405	1,829,192	1,618,213	885	1347
08	Baghpat	1,302,156	700,724	601,432	858	986
09	Ghaziabad	4,661,452	2,481,803	2,179,649	878	3954
10	Gautam Buddha Nagar	1,674,714	904,505	770,209	852	1306
11	Bulandshahar	3,498,507	1,848,643	1,649,864	892	775
12	Aligarh	3,673,849	1,958,536	1,715,313	876	1007
13	Mahamaya Nagar	1,565,678	837,446	728,232	870	851
14	Mathura	2,541,894	1,368,445	1,173,449	858	761
15	Agra	4,380,793	2,356,104	2,024,689	859	1084
16	Firozabad	2,496,761	1,337,141	1,159,620	867	1037
17	Mainpuri	1,847,194	984,892	862,302	876	669
18	Budaun	3,712,738	1,997,242	1,715,496	859	718
19	Bareilly	4,465,344	2,371,454	2,093,890	883	1084
20	Pilibhit	2,037,225	1,078,525	958,700	889	553
21	Shahjahanpur	3,002,376	1,610,182	1,392,194	865	684
22	Kheri	4,013,634	2,126,782	1,886,852	887	523
23	Sitapur	4,474,446	2,380,666	2,093,780	879	779
24	Hardoi	4,091,380	2,204,264	1,887,116	856	683
25	Unnao	3,110,595	1,636,295	1,474,300	901	682
26	Lucknow	4,588,455	2,407,897	2,180,558	906	1815
27	Rae Bareli	3,404,004	1,753,344	1,650,660	941	739
28	Farrukhabad	1,887,577	1,007,479	880,098	874	865
29	Kannauj	1,658,005	882,546	775,459	879	792
30	Etawah	1,579,160	845,893	733,267	867	683
31	Auraiya	1,372,287	736,144	636,143	864	681
32	Kanpur Dehat	1,795,092	964,284	830,808	862	594
33	Kanpur Nagar	4,572,951	2,469,114	2,103,837	852	1449
34	Jalaun	1,670,718	895,804	774,914	865	366
35	Jhansi	2,000,755	1,061,310	939,445	885	398
36	Lalitpur	1,218,002	639,392	578,610	905	242
37	Hamirpur	1,104,021	593,576	510,445	860	275
38	Mahoba	876,055	465,937	410,118	880	279
39	Banda	1,799,541	966,123	833,418	863	408
40	Chitrakoot	990,626	527,101	463,525	879	308
41	Fatehpur	2,632,684	1,385,556	1,247,128	900	634
42	Pratapgarh	3,173,752	1,591,480	1,582,272	994	854
43	Kaushambi	1,596,909	838,095	758,814	905	897
44	Allahabad	5,959,798	3,133,479	2,826,319	902	1087
45	Barabanki	3,257,983	1,707,951	1,550,032	908	740
46	Faizabad	2,468,371	1,258,455	1,209,916	961	1054
47	Ambedkar Nagar	2,398,709	1,214,225	1,184,484	976	1021
48	Sultanpur	3,790,922	1,916,297	1,874,625	978	855
49	Bahraich	3,478,257	1,838,988	1,639,269	891	664
50	Shrawasti	1,114,615	594,318	520,297	875	679
51	Balrampur	2,149,066	1,117,984	1,031,082	922	642
52	Gonda	3,431,386	1,785,629	1,645,757	922	857
53	Siddharthnagar	2,553,526	1,296,046	1,257,480	970	882
54	Basti	2,461,056	1,256,158	1,204,898	959	916
55	Sant Kabir Nagar	1,714,300	870,547	843,753	969	1041
56	Mahrajganj	2,665,292	1,375,367	1,289,925	938	903
57	Gorakhpur	4,436,275	2,281,763	2,154,512	944	1336
58	Kushinagar	3,560,830	1,821,242	1,739,588	955	1226
59	Deoria	3,098,637	1,539,608	1,559,029	1,013	1220
60	Azamgarh	4,616,509	2,289,336	2,327,173	1,017	1139
61	Mau	2,205,170	1,114,888	1,090,282	978	1287
62	Ballia	3,223,642	1,667,557	1,556,085	933	1081
63	Jaunpur	4,476,072	2,217,635	2,258,437	1,018	1108
64	Ghazipur	3,622,727	1,856,584	1,766,143	951	1073
65	Chandauli	1,952,713	1,020,789	931,924	913	768
66	Varansi	3,682,194	1,928,641	1,753,553	909	2399
67	Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi)	1,554,203	797,164	757,039	950	1531
68	Mirzapur	2,494,533	1,312,822	1,181,711	900	566
69	Sonbhadra	1,862,612	973,480	889,132	913	270
70	Etah	1,761,152	945,157	815,995	863	724
71	Kanshiram Nagar	1,438,156	765,529	672,627	879	736

Growth of Population in Uttar Pradesh
Year	Population	Growth Rate
1951	60,274,000	-
1961	70,144,000	+16.4%
1971	83,849,000	+19.5%
1981	105,137,000	+25.4%
1991	132,062,000	+25.6%
2001	166,198,000	+25.8%
2011	199,581,477	+20.1%

Industrial Growth in UP

As per the population Census 2001, Uttar Pradesh,

with its 16.605 crore strong population, is the most

populous state in the country of 102.70 crore

population. It accounts for 16.17 per cent of India’s

population of over one billion, fourth in terms of

density after West Bengal, Bihar and Kerala. The

population density for the state has increased from 548

people per square kilometre in 1991 to 696 people per

square kilometre in 2001. Only Bihar experienced a

higher rate of density growth. In terms of population,

Uttar Pradesh compares with the seventh largest

country in the world. Thus, the economics of Uttar

Pradesh and its development have a vital impact on the

overall development of India. An economically stronger

Uttar Pradesh with its huge market could be an engine

of growth for the rest of the country. It has a strong

agricultural base, diverse industries that have developed

over a long period,

and some excellent learning

centres. However, the economic performance of the

state over the years has fallen behind the rest of the

country. During the post-reform period of 1993-94 to

2000-01, the real GSDP at factor cost (1993-94 prices)

in divided Uttar Pradesh (UP) had an average annual

growth of 4.22 per cent as against all-India figure of

6.3 per cent. During the most recent period of 2001-

02 to 2002-03 the average annual growth has been

just about 2.24 per cent as against all-India average of 4.88 percent

Uttar Pradesh (UP) to be the slowest within the BIMAROU states:

Uttar Pradesh’s GSDP improved somewhat in recent years. However, growth remained below the national average. Thus, its share in India’s GDP declined gradually from 8.7% in FY05 to 8.1% in FY10, although it continues to be the second-largest contributor to India’s GDP after Maharashtra.

Sectoral composition of UP’s GSDP reveals that the state has experienced a gradual increase in the share of the services sector during the perivous decade. However, the state continues to be agrarian in nature, given that agriculture contributes to around 23.9% (FY10) of the states’s GSDP and provides income to majority of the households. Sustained high growth in financial services during the past few years also augurs well for growth prospects of the state.

Unbalanced growth

While the state has substantial potential, especially in terms of manpower, it has not been able to significantly leverage its abundant resources. We expect UP to grow at an annual average rate of 9.2% during the FY11-FY20 - the slowest pace among the BIMAROU states. However, GSDP is expected to grow at an annual average growth of 10.6% during FY16-FY20, a higher pace versus 7.8% during FY11-FY15. Major contribution is expected from the Western region of the state, especially Greater Noida We expect the state government to devise initiatives for overall development, seeking lessons from competitive states that are marching ahead on development.

Infrastructure – power and roads

Significant investments in the power sector and roads will drive growth over the next ten years. Investments, however, would remain concentrated in the western region with major upcoming industrial proposals situated here. Development of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) in the Eastern region passing through UP will attract some investment.

Focus on infrastructure development would support industrial development in the state. Major projects that would bring about upgrade in transport infrastructure include Development of Feeder Road/Rail Linkages, passenger and goods terminal, Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) and a Greenfield airport in Greater NOIDA. Moreover, mega road projects such as the 1,047 kms long, 8-lane Ganga Expressway and Yamuna Expressway will improve transportation.

Another major focus of the state is the power sector. Following major power projects are under implementation in UP:

• 1,750 MW power plant and 740 MW gas-based power plant in Dadri and 250 MW gas-based power plant in Greater Noida.
• Bara 3x660 MW and Karchana 2x660 MW thermal power projects; these have been handed over to private developers through a Case-2 bidding process (state government facilitates arrangement of land, water, fuel linkage and all the statutory clearances for the project) with SPVs for pre-project activities.
• UP Power Policy 2009: Many new and bold initiatives and incentives were recently announced to bring in private participation in generation, transmission and distribution.

It is important to note that most of these projects are concentrated in the western part of the state. It would be essential for the state government to carry out balanced development to catch up with other fast-growing states in the country. Given the predominance of agriculture in the eastern part of the state, the government can take initiatives to develop agro-based industries in eastern UP. Moreover, concentrated efforts are needed for development of infrastructure in remote areas of the state. This will help in efficiently mobilising agriculture produce, which is expected to increase the remuneration of farmers.

Significant potential for development of the financial services industry

Although there has been gradual improvement in the penetration of the banking services in the state there is a huge potential for further development given the significantly low levels of credit off take and under penetration of these services in the rural areas. Underdevelopment of the banking services can be gauged from the following:

• Uttar Pradesh has 9595 scheduled commercial banks branches (FY09), merely 12% of 79056 at the all India level.
• Credit deposit ratio (CDR) for the state in FY09 was only 42.06 as against the national average of 72.58.
• Credit off-take is lowest in the eastern part of the state reflecting low industrial and commercial activity in this area.

Thus, there exists substantial potential for development of the banking services in the state. We expect the services industry to flourish in the state during the current decade and be a major driver of UP’s economic growth.

Educating the youth - an imperative to sustain long term growth and development

UP is the most populous state in India, accounting for 16.8% of India’s total population. Despite this, the literacy rate is amongst the lowest (~56.3% in terms of number of persons in 2001) in the country. Thus, the government should focus on improving the quality of its huge manpower base by encouraging education (especially for females). High literacy levels would result in skilled manpower in the state and increase demand for basic infrastructure facilities, which in turn would put significant pressure on the government for pro-growth policies. The state ranks among the first few to have successfully implemented an ‘education for all’ policy. Expenditure on education within the state has more than doubled, registering CAGR of 19.6% from र 73.8 bn in FY05 to र 180.8 bn in FY10. The state has made investments toward enhancing the standard of education across different levels. UP has 16 general universities and few world-renowned institutes such as the Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur), Indian Institute of Management (Lucknow), National Institute of Technology (Allahabad) and Asian Academy of Film and Television (NOIDA).

The numerous initiatives being taken by the state government to improve infrastructure, facilitate industrial development and improve skill levels are expected to yield benefits over the long term. Moreover, the key lies in efficient and timely implementation of projects. It will be very essential for the state government to concentrate and devise policies to reduce the regional imbalance within the state for an all-round and sustained development of UP.

Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in on Monday, his party's spokesperson has confirmed.

"On the invitation of Prime Minister designate, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a day long visit to New Delhi," PML-N Spokesperson Siddiq Al Farooq said today.

Modi will take the oath as Prime Minister of India at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 6 pm on Monday. His party, the BJP, scored a landslide victory in the general election, securing the first majority by a single party in 30 years. 

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Afghan president Hamid Karzai are among other leaders who have confirmed that they will attend the oath ceremony. Invitations were sent to all heads of government from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

Foreign ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin had said yesterday that Modi would hold individual meetings with the leaders the day after his oath-taking. But sources in the Pakistan government say the two leaders could meet on the sidelines of the oath ceremony.

Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif yesterday seemed to be in favor of the trip. "I personally think cordial relations with new Indian govt should be cultivated. Will help remove psychological barriers, fear & misgivings. (sic)," she tweeted. 

Sharif's media advisor Tariq Azim had earlier told NDTV that Modi's invitation was a "bold and an unexpected" move. " Sharif does not share the anxiety that is felt by some quarters here in Pakistan because he has got some very fond memories of the previous BJP Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee coming to Lahore and he hopes that this anxiety about Modi and his past will fade away," Azim told NDTV. 

After his own election last year, Sharif's administration had suggested that the Indian PM be invited to attend his inauguration ceremony, but Manmohan Singh had declined.

Modi's move signals a big shift in his party, the BJP's position on Pakistan. While campaigning for the general election, Modi attacked the Congress-led UPA government for what he called a "stagnated" and "weak" foreign policy.

Women`s Education in India

Women comprise approximately half of the population in the world. But the hegemonic masculine ideology made them bear a lot as they were denied equivalent opportunities in different parts of the world. The augment of feminist ideas has, however, led to the marvelous development of women`s condition in the society through out the world in recent times. Access to education has been one of the most urgent and important demands of theses women`s rights movements. Women education in India has also been a chief preoccupation of both the government and social or civil society as educated women can play a very important role in the development of the country.
In the present era, the Indian society has established a number of institutions for the educational development of women and girls. These educational institutions aim for immense help and are concerned with the development of women. In the modern society, women in India have come a long way. Indian women is at par with men in all kinds of tasks like reaching the moon, conquering Mount Everest, and participating in all fields. All this is possible just because of education and the profound impact it has had on women.
Women`s Education in Ancient India
In ancient India, women and girls received less education than men. This was due to the set social norms. Interestingly, in the Vedic period women had access to education, but gradually they had lost this right. Women education in ancient India prevailed during the early Vedic period. In addition to that Indian scriptures Rig Veda and Upanishads mention about several women sages and seers. Women enjoyed equivalent position and rights in the early Vedic era. However, after 500 B.C, the position of women started to decline. The Islamic invasion played a vital role in restricting freedom and rights of the women. A radical change attended and there was a terrific constraint for women education in India.