Will Politics Kill Bihar, Again?
Since late ‘90s India has seen ‘reforms’ which have primarily been ‘Service fueled growth model’ and for this IT and ITES has been the main driver. Body-shopping has been at the core of this development.
Unfortunately, Bihar got caught in an undesirable lose-lose scenario – technological change accompanied by talent shortages, mass unemployment and growing inequality.
Then prevailing Political Setup of Bihar is the main reason for that. How else would you explain that TCS, leader of the Indian IT Industry had home base in (undivided) Bihar and employed many workers, both skilled and unskilled, from Bihar, but it was happening in Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Mumbai and other cities.
Fourth Industrial Revolution is staring at us and Bihar is standing at another juncture of lose-lose scenario: Changing Technology and Mass Unemployment.
New political thinking is needed at the State level.
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