Question

What are 5 major challenges to democracy in India? Point wise answer

Answer 1

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$The \: major \: challenges \: to \: Indian \: Democracy \: are \: as \: follows \: :$

(i) Growing economic and social inequalities among the people: The social spectrum has a huge difference between rich and poor and it is growing with time.

(ii) Role of anti-social elements: Crime is rampant in India. Anti-social elements hamper the voting process of free and fair elections.

(iii) Corruption and inefficiency: There is widespread corruption in the system due to the inefficiency of government staff.

(iv) Casteism and communalism: The society of India has not shed the caste-ridden mindset and people vote on the basis of caste and community.

(v) Poverty and Population: The huge population poses tremendous administrative challenges and government assigned benefits for the poor hardly reach them.