26. Statement: A large number of engineering graduates in the country are not in a position to have gainful employment at present and the number of such engineers is likely to grow in the future. Courses of Action: The government should launch attractive employment generation schemes and encourage these graduates to opt for such schemes to use their expertise and knowledge effectively. This happened due to proliferation of engineering colleges in the country and thereby lowered the quality of the engineering graduates. Those colleges which are not equipped to impart quality education should be closed down.
27. Statement: Every year, at the beginning or at the end of the monsoons, we have some cases of conjunctivitis, but this year, it seems to be a major epidemic, witnessed after nearly four years. Courses of Action: Precautionary measures should be taken after every four years to check this epidemic. People should be advised to drink boiled water during rainy season.
28. Statement: Every year large number of devotees dies due to severe cold on their way to the shrine located at the top of the mountain range. Courses of Action: The devotees should be discouraged to visit the shrine without having proper warm clothes and other amenities. The government should provide warm clothes and shelter to all the devotees visiting the shrine.
29. Statement: There has been an unprecedented increase in the number of requests for berths in most of the long distance trains during the current holiday season. Courses of Action: The railway authority should immediately increase the capacity in each of these trains by attaching additional coaches. The people seeking accommodation should be advised to make their travel plan after the holiday.
30. Statement: The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament. Courses of Action: The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister. The resignation should not be accepted.
31. Statement: A large number of people visiting India from country X have been tested positive for carrying viruses of a killer disease. Courses of Action: The government of India should immediately put a complete ban on people coming to India from country X including those Indians who are settled in country X. The government of India should immediately set up detection centres at all its airports and seaports to identify and quarantine those who are tested positive.
32. Statement: There has been less than forty percent voter turnout in the recent assembly elections. Courses of Action: The election commission should cancel the entire election process as the votes cast are not adequate to represent people. The election commission should take away the voting rights of those who did not exercise their rights.
33. Statement: Most of the development plans develop in papers only. Courses of Action: The in-charges should be instructed to supervise the field-work regularly. The supply of paper to such departments should be cut short.
34. Statement: The vegetable traders feel that the prices of onion will again go up shortly in the State 'P' Courses of Action: The 'P' State Government should purchase and store sufficient quantity of onion in advance to control prices. The 'F' State Government should make available network of fair price shops for the sale of onions during the period of shortage.
35. Statement: It is reported that though Vitamin E present in fresh fruits and vegetables is beneficial for human body, capsule Vitamin E does not have the same effect on human body. Courses of Action: The sale of capsule Vitamin E should be banned. People should be encouraged to take fresh fruits and vegetables to meet the body's requirement of Vitamin E.
36. Statement: Youngsters are often found staring at obscene posters. Courses of Action: Children should be punished and penalized if they are found doing so. Any display of such material should be banned.
37. Statement: One of the problems facing the food processing industry is the irregular supply of raw material. The producers of raw material are not getting a reasonable price. Courses of Action: The government should regulate the supply of raw material to other industries also. The government should announce an attractive package to ensure regular supply of raw material for food processing industry.
38. Statement: The Committee has criticized the Institute for its failure to implement a dozen of regular programmes despite an increase in the staff strength and not drawing up a firm action plan for studies and research. Courses of Action: The broad objectives of the Institute should be redefined to implement a practical action plan. The Institute should give a report on reasons for not having implemented the planned programmes.
39. Statement: India has been continuously experiencing military threats from its neighbouring countries. Courses of Action: India should engage into an all out war to stop the nagging threats. India should get the neighbours into a serious dialogue to reduce the tension at its borders.
40. Statement: As many as ten coaches of a passenger train have derailed and blocked both pairs of the railway tracks. Courses of Action: The railway authorities should immediately send men and equipment to the spot to clear the railway tracks. All the trains running in both the directions should be diverted to other routes.
41. Statement: There has been a significant drop in the water level of all the lakes supplying water to the city. Courses of Action: The water supply authority should impose a partial cut in supply to tackle the situation. The government should appeal to all the residents through mass media for minimal use of water.
42. Statement: The police department has come under a cloud with recent revelations that at least two senior police officials are suspected to have been involved in the illegal sale of a large quantity of weapons from the state police armoury. Courses of Action: A thorough investigation should be ordered by the State Government to bring out all those who are involved into the illegal sale of arms. State police armoury should be kept under Central Government's control.
43. Statement: Financial stringency prevented the State Government from paying salaries to its employees since April this year. Courses of Action: The State Government should immediately curtail the staff strength at least by 30%. The State Government should reduce wasteful expenditure and arrange to pay the salaries of its employees.
44. Statement: The cinema halls are incurring heavy losses these days as people prefer to watch movies in home on TV than to visit cinema halls. Courses of Action: The cinema halls should be demolished and residential multi-storey buildings should be constructed there. The cinema halls should be converted into shopping malls.
45. Statement: Duty free technology parks where foreign firms can manufacture electronic hardware components are proposed to be established at various places in the country. Courses of Action: Government should immediately implement the proposal to augment the foreign currency reserve by exporting the products. Government should not implement the proposal as it will hinder indigenous production of hardware components.
46. Statement: The Secretary lamented that the electronic media was losing its credibility and that it should try to regain it by establishing better communications with the listeners and the viewers. He also emphasised the need for training to improve the functioning. Courses of Action: Efforts should be made to get organised feed back on the programme. The critical areas in which the staff requires training should be identified.
47. Statement: Courts take too long in deciding important disputes of various departments. Courses of Action: Courts should be ordered to speed up matters. Special powers should be granted to officers to settle disputes concerning their department.
48. Statement: Certain mining industries in Gujarat may come to a standstill because of the notification issued by the Department of Environment and Forest banning mining operations and industries alike within 25 kms of National Park, the game sanctuary and reserve forest areas. Courses of Action: The Department should be asked to immediately withdraw the notification. The Government should make effort to shift the parks, sanctuaries and reserve forests to other non-mining areas.
49. Statement: There have been many instances of derailment of trains due to landslide in the hilly areas which caused loss of many lives. Courses of Action: The railway authority should arrange to deploy pilot engines before the movement of passenger trains in the hilly areas to alert the trains in case of any landslide. The railway authority should strengthen the hill slopes by putting iron meshes so that the loose boulders do not fall on the track.
50. Statement: India today is midstream in its demographic transaction. In the last 60 years there has been an almost continuous decline in mortality; while fertility has declined over the last 20 years. The consequence is that there has been a rapid growth in population over the last 50 years. Courses of Action: India should immediately revitalise its family planning programme. The Government should immediately launch a massive education programme through mass media highlighting the implication of population growth at the present rate.