The Road to Viksit Bharat | #1 2025 | Anibadh Podcast

We discuss with Amit Chandra and Nitesh Anand (Centre For Civil Society, Research and Outreach Division) a few roadblocks, in the form of policies, on our journey to a developed India. We talk about how markets can reform agriculture, price regulation, the liberalisation of 1991 and a host of other topics. Timestamps:0:00 Introduction1:16 What is a Viksit Bharat?7:41 The need to grow right now15:26 How markets can reform Agriculture30:51 How price is determined33:15 Government control of markets36:16 How do we increase production?41:26 Possible consequences of Agricultural reforms51:25 Impact of 1991 reforms1:08:57 Criminal provisions in business laws1:21:33 Social image of entrepreneurs1:24:45 Decriminalization is the way1:29:08 Minimum wage regulation1:37:35 Job Security1:50:03 Wrapping upReferences: 1. https://ccs.in/ - Centre For Civil Society: The organisation that Mr. Nitesh Anand works for.2. Source of Chart shown at 37:38 - https://www.usda.gov/More Resources to learn about agricultural policies in India: FEED INDIAhttps://swatantra.org.in/Documents/FeedIndiaPaper17Feb22.pdfDISCUSSION PAPER: Agriculture Policyhttps://swatantra.org.in/Documents/Discussion/DiscussionPaperAgriculture-draft.pdfReport of The Supreme Court Appointed Committee on Farm Lawshttps://swatantra.org.in/Documents/Report_2021_Supreme_Court_Committee_Farm_Laws.pdfOECD - Review of Agricultural Policies in Indiahttps://one.oecd.org/document/TAD/CA(2018)4/FINAL/En/pdf