Modi & License Raj: License to Liberty? Remember the last time you had to deal with a govt.

official? A knot forms in your stomach as the nightmares of waiting in endless lines running from one desk to another bureaucratic delays and chai !ani come to your mind. "his was reality of #ndia and license raj in almost every s!here of your life before $%%$ and remains a !ervasive as!ect of your life today. &e su!!osedly got freedom '( years back but never got economic freedom. "hings are so bad under this !redatory #ndian state that #ndia ranks $() out of $*+ countries in ease of starting a business in the world ,substantially behind -e!al & .imbabwe and in com!any of #ra/ & 0ongo1. &e make it im!ossible for our entre!reneur to survive and then cry that there are no jobs and growth. "he case of 2oiler #ns!ectors As !er media re!orts 2oilers are used widely in industry and 2oilers Act ,$%3)1 was formulated during 2ritish rule to ensure safety of boiler users. "he Act encouraged corru!tion as it gave the entire !ower to ins!ectors starting from shutting down a unit for ins!ection to a!!ointing agencies for re!air and maintenance work of boilers. #n fact some industrial units to avoid ins!ection resorted to using boilers with ca!acities below the regulatory limit which led to inefficiency in terms of energy consum!tion and safety ha4ards. 5ujarat was the only state in the country which abolished boiler ins!ectors6 !ower on the state level in 7ebruary 388( and allowed any third !arty accredited ins!ector to ins!ect and certify the boilers for safety. "he case of boiler am!ly illustrates that Modi has walked the talk on ma9imum governance and minimum government through innovative ideas !erseverance and by involving !eo!le.