There are many ways for the upliftment ( [emoji14] ) of the poor but LPG subsidy cannot be a part of it. It'll perhaps help 1% of the poor population who want a better lifestyle (read: sincere, hard-working poor).
There's a huge difference between theories and practicals - people with science background would know better. This LPG subsidy theory sounds nice but it's impractical. I'd suggest you take a tour of the slums in your city. Find a poor family using wood/cow-dung stove and try to sell them your subsidised LPG cylinder. Let's see if they ditch their free fuel.
I'll simply assume that this LPG subsidy is not meant for the real poor because what they actually need is free education, cheap food, cheap healthcare and some means to earn more money. LPG connection won't raise them above BPL. All these LPG cylinders will end up in black market.
There are 45 govt apartments for low-grade govt employees in my private colony. These are the people who fix your sewers, maintain water supply and sweep the streets. All of those 45 apartments have LPG connections BUT all of them sell off their cylinders in black market. They all burn free wood and cow dung cakes. They refused piped LNG connection on several occasions. These are the people who will benefit from the LPG subsidy and not the real poor.
How would you make a list of people earning more than 10LPA?
I completely agree with the point you're trying to make.
People won't have Regards for anything given to them free of cost.
The more alms you give to beggars ; the number of beggars will increase & not reduce.
In my personal experience : my past hospital catered to Arogyasri patients ( state run free health scheme for BPL families in private hospitals : even major surgeries worth 3L + are done free of cost). The misuse of the scheme is so rampant that you can make out the type of people using it. Many will come loaded with obscene amount of golden jewellery, newest iPhones with a BPL card in the other hand. We used to categorize them sarcastically as (from the type of Vehicles they come in)
Scorpio - BPL
Maruti - BPL
Bullet - BPL
Bicycle - BPL etc.
In fact, an independent survey showed that, percentage of BPL families has risen to stinking 70% from 30% earlier after implementation of the scheme. Imagine 40% increase in BPL population in last 7 yrs. Most with unaccounted income & especially farmers with 100s of acres land. They're the vote bank, govt can't stop them from misusing something reserved for real BPL families. Most People don't have a feeling of minimal guilt that, they're misusing a scheme dedicated for the real needy.
But some 40% actual BPL, who share the meal reserved for patient (because they can't afford to buy one meal for the attendant (patient meal is free) @ corporate hospital canteen) , can't afford anything otherwise are benefitted too. The level of poverty is impossible for us to understand (just hand to mouth existence) . They still touch your feet when you do a successful surgery & remember you for rest of your life (which is a great feeling money can't buy) . You feel really great about the government ; by way of this scheme you're able to help them out. They couldn't have afforded the surgery otherwise & would've died (especially children with heart diseases). Treating one or two in the actual BPL group makes you forget the other 60% people misusing the scheme.
It's not that citizens are good and we have bad legislators, that's why country is in this condition; But that, we the people are inherently corrupt, thieves and rapists of the highest order, who deserve to be ruled by such politicians (who are lead criminals, thieves & rapists). Until we the people change morally, we deserve to be ruled by such politicians.
) of the poor but LPG subsidy cannot be a part of it. It'll perhaps help 1% of the poor population who want a better lifestyle (read: sincere, hard-working poor).
