Problems of reactive governance

There is no substitute for proactive steps to address problems in the economy

Governance can be classified into three broad categories — proactive, reactive and inactive. The National Democratic Alliance rode to power in 2014 on the back of a promise to provide better governance. Nobody then defined it as proactive governance. But the general expectation was that Narendra Modi will be more proactive in addressing the concerns and pain points for the people and the economy.

The obvious reference point was the inactive governance seen in the last few years of the Manmohan Singh-led regime at the Centre. Policy paralysis is a different name for inactive governance. What Mr Modi promised was a