India is developing at the rate of naught. The economically prosperous India though suffers from a minor hiccup, which is giving the country a bad name. The infrastructure in the country is not keeping pace with the economic development. As a result, the benefits of the surging economy are not percolating down to the most needy and deserved. Indian roads represent a medieval India. While the new projects of constructing roads to connect major cities is on in full swing but the Indian highways depict a sordid state of affairs in terms of road safety. With road rage in India getting worse with each passing day, the authorities at the helm are not doing enough to enforce traffic rules in India.

Road safety in India can be called one of the worst in the world. News reports are abounding with the astonished tourists who express their surprise at the deteriorating health of driving conditions in India. The driving schools in India are not given adequate importance and their role in enforcing traffic signs in India is largely ignored. The Indian driving schools mostly provide quality training to the trainees. But the lack of awareness pertaining to the road signals in India among these driving schools creates all the problems.

A rapidly developing nation that aspires to be a developed country by 2020 cannot afford such slackness on the part of responsible officials. The message of nation’s aspirations must be instilled in the officials manning vital positions in the administrative set up of the country. The policy of carrot-or-stick is best suited to fix accountability on the defaulting personnel. Strict measures must be adopted to check corruption at every point.

But before embarking on an overdrive, make sure that the government is one of the better paymasters, when it comes to utility services like road management. The disparity in pay and disproportionate salaries is the bane of India. The most deserving professions, like teaching, law-enforcement, military and para-military services etc. are highly underpaid ones. There is undue hype about IT professionals in the country. No one is denying their contribution in nation building but their mentors need to be better paid.

The promise shown by Indian over the past few years has made the world to sit up and take notice as the Indian elephant awakes from a deep slumber. All it needs is able leadership, right direction and most importantly, dedicated work force.