In India, for everything we have queues. There are queues to get water from the tanker/tap ... Even people who come to a wedding to get photographed with bride and groom. and there are queues for filling forms ... and the queues of unemployed lined up at a company office.
Looong serpentine queues and a person who takes care of the queue on a FIFO basis. An occaisional security guard to maintain order in the queue and that noone jumps their turns.
Having websites changed all that. And e-commerce. Man that helped us a lot, We no longer have to be standing in Queues. (No there are no chairs for people who wait How can you have chairs for 500 people who show up for a vacancy that comes only once in an year)
If India is Plentyful of something, it is PEOPLE. You find them everywhere, everytime all the time. This creates an economy of SCARCITY. There is one job and 1000 applicants. There are 8 seats in tatkal quota of a Train Journey (2nd ac) and that will be filled in 15 minutes flat the moment tatkal quota opens at 8 AM in the morning.
If things stopped at that it could be better but we India are not a communist country. So we have backdoor entry for those who have money. You may wait in line for 8 hours to get 'dharshan' of your GOD or you may pay 5000 Rs and have a quick dharshan. You may not get a tatkal ticket if you want to get it 2 days before your journey but the railway agent will get you the ticket even minutes before your train leaves the platform.
'Whom are we kidding??? '
Why can not this country have a economics of plenty instead of economy of scarcity. What needs to be done. I sincerely wish there was enough for everyone. (including corrupt politicians and sleepy bureaucrates and not just common people who toil hard everyday to earn their livelihood)
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