Compulsory Voting

I support the intent of those who are pushing for the compulsory voting. However I find taking action against those who have not voted as a wasteful exercise.

Our poulation is 125 crore. Adult population isabout 90 crores.

Suppose in an election,  voting is 80 %. That means 18 crore people have not voted. Taking individual action against these 18 crore people is impractical. Even if a strong willed administrator does take the action,  he/she is simply foolish. I repeat FOOLISH.

I would propose that we incentivise the voting. On the day of voting no economic activity takes place.  Maximum negative impact is on daily wage workers.  There is a strong case for giving them minimum wages for that day. Similarly senior citizens should be given same incentive. Young people do not normally start earning before 24 years of age.  They will be happy to get a good amount for a sumptuous meal. Principle of equality demands that every one should be entitled to this incentive, with a proviso that one can politely decline it.

What would be the financial implication? 
Rs 300 per voter.
If 80 crore voters cast their votes, it would cost Rs 24000 crore rupees. 
This is doable.

How to pay?

Let us follow the same route as is envisaged for LPG cylinder subsidy. Link Voter ID to Adhar Card number and to Bank account number. This will lead to achieving another goal of the government - every one having a bank account.

Golf versus football

In all newly developed private areas in cities like Gurgan, Noida and others I find the sports grounds are created for golf but not for cricket and football. There is a clear bias for sports of rich and old relegating the needs of young and middle class to lower priority.  I am not against golf as a game. There should be good quality golf grounds. However there should be more number of grounds for other games.

Airports are poorly designed

My experience of different international airports is that they are very uncomfortable for the passengers. One has to walk a long distance and has to wade through duty free areas designed to increase the possibility of your spending your money and in the bargain get tired.  I wish that the big airports should be modular with spirit of a small airport in a large airport. It should not dwarf me. It should make me feel important.  It should give me comfort.  As I need and not as airlines and airport managers think. There is serious need for user feedback to be incorpoarated in airport design.