I was listening to some news channel and there was this heavy discussion going on about the increase in salary of our members of parliament. One of the comments was “politics is not a career, it is a service”. But my doubt is, is it? Really?. I think it is time that we take a relook at things. Politics should be viewed as a career. One where progress or growth is directly proportional to the qualifications, skills, commitment, results etc .. An interesting comparison is to compare politics in India with the business in India. While agree that business has got a long way to go to reach International standards, it is definitely ahead of politics in India by a long shot. One of the major reasons for the business excellence is the large number of educated, talented and hardworking young men and women who were attracted to the world of business and excelled in it. Unfortunately politics is still in the hands of .... hmmm senior citizen politicians. Why aren’t many youngsters attracted to politics?
Perception of politics as a service and not as a career plays a major role in this. The Gandhian idea of a life of service to others was never very attractive to many people (not only now even during his life time). There are very very few people who would devote their entire life for service of others or of the nation. And unfortunately the number of politicians that we need is much more than them. This leads to a much bigger problem. The country has become full of politicians who believe that in the pretence of doing service, they can siphon off public money to build their empires.
In my opinion, politics should be made a lucrative career with good salaries and incentives. Managing the needs of approximately 2 million people (a billion+ divided by 500+) is not an easy job. Legislation or the creation of law is a task which is over and above it. Also if sufficiently compensated through salary, less number of politicians might get involved in corruption. This will also invite a lot of young men and woman to the realm of politics which will help the country in the long run
After all, its all about the money rt?
Perception of politics as a service and not as a career plays a major role in this. The Gandhian idea of a life of service to others was never very attractive to many people (not only now even during his life time). There are very very few people who would devote their entire life for service of others or of the nation. And unfortunately the number of politicians that we need is much more than them. This leads to a much bigger problem. The country has become full of politicians who believe that in the pretence of doing service, they can siphon off public money to build their empires.
In my opinion, politics should be made a lucrative career with good salaries and incentives. Managing the needs of approximately 2 million people (a billion+ divided by 500+) is not an easy job. Legislation or the creation of law is a task which is over and above it. Also if sufficiently compensated through salary, less number of politicians might get involved in corruption. This will also invite a lot of young men and woman to the realm of politics which will help the country in the long run
After all, its all about the money rt?
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