Government Services as Products

Roads in Hiranandani are never pot-holed. Roads even 100 meters away from Hiranandani are always pot-holed. Rainfall is the same.

Why?

Hiranandani is privately maintained; 100 meters away is government maintained.

Pot-holed roads in front of business districts cause massive jams. Jams waste 6-8 hr employee time every week. 50% employees face jam.

Companies lose one and half months per employee per year for half their workforce. Employee time is money for company.

Companies in MIDC or any other business district, pay same tax as company in Hiranandani.

• Yet, they don't demand a better road from the government.
• Yet, they don't get together and maintain the road themselves at fraction of cost

Better roads are possible, Hiranandani shows it. Yet they don't happen. If you pay for a product, why do you settle for shoddy quality?

What other services do you pay for, and you don't demand from the government?

Leadership and initiative is difficult.