Modi govt finally delivering on reforms? Let's not jump to that conclusion

The promises of netas and babus and new laws, however well-meaning, mean little. What matters is implementation on the ground

The Narendra Modi government has secured Parliament’s nod for the three farm Bills that it wants to make into law. One of them makes contract farming legal while the other makes free trading in farm products possible. As I had written in this column in June, this would be a revolutionary move if implemented the way it is intended. It is the biggest “reform” move attempted after 1991.

A second big “reform” pushed through last fortnight was the repeal of old labour laws. Parliament has passed three Bills that have codified 44 labour laws under four heads: i) wages; ii)