We asked experts, "Tell us a fact about India that you wished everyone knew". Here are some of the answers.

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We asked a few experts to tell us a fact about India that they
wished everyone knew. This is what they said.

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Why does it matter? MPs in Lok Sabha have a crucial role in
making laws and in holding the government to account. An
impeccable character is essential in this role.
Source: Association for Democratic Reforms
Milan Vaishnav, @MilanV
Director and Senior Fellow
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
2004 2009LOK SABHA
12% 15% 21%
CASES AGAINST MPS
2014

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Why does it matter? Constables are 86% of police force in India.
Their motivation is key to a citizen focused and efficient police
force.
Source: Police Reforms in India, PRS
Yogesh Upadhyaya (@AskHowIndia)
Founder, AskHow India

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Why does it matter? Countries vary a lot by size. In many
situations such as size of economy, or CO2 emissions, country
may not be the most appropriate unit. Running a State like UP is
as complex as running a large country. Making a positive change
in UP can make a bigger difference than a change in most
countries!
Source: World Population prospects, UN,
Census projections India.
Ramanujam S. R.
Director, Samatva Infrastructure Advisors

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Why does it matter? Water used in agriculture is many many
times more than that used by people directly. A lot of water
conservation effort needs to focus there.
Source: https://bit.ly/2CwksBR
Srivathsa Yajaman
(Submitted via Facebook)

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Why does it matter? Citizens across the country believe that
different state governments are failing in their duty of providing
basic education. Most surveys back this feeling.
Source: ASER 2019 https://bit.ly/2FrdBxr
C. V. Madhukar
Investment partner Omidyar Network
@cvmadhukar
G OV T P V T

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Why does it matter? The electricity consumption of India is set
to increase very sharply with implications on fuel imports, air
quality and Public Finance.
Manish Agrawal (@manishbgagrawal)
Founding Member, AskHow India
CHINA US INDIA RUSSIA
6,015 4,327 1,423 1,088
POWER GENERATED IN TERRAWATT HOURS (TWh) PER CAPITA
CONSUMPTION
INDIA
GLOBALAVERAGE

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Why does it matter? If growth in office space is a proxy for
growth in office jobs, then is it possible that we are creating
many office jobs, at least in big cities?
Source: CBRE Research, represents grade A office stock
Anirudha Dutta (@DuttaAnirudha )
Author: “Half a Billion Rising: The Emergence of Indian Woman”
BENGALURU MUMBAI MMR SHANGHAI
57 msf 29 msf 31 msf 29 msf
DELHI NCR BEIJING
17 msf

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Why does it matter? To increase life expectancy at birth requires
a country to achieve many things - reduce child mortality,
improve incomes and better healthcare. It is easy to forget how
much progress the country has made even as much more needs
to be done!
Source: 1. Visaria, Pravin N, Mortaility and Fertility
in India, 1951-6. 2. NITI Ayog
Dr. M. R. Madhavan, President and co-
founder of PRS Legislative Research,
@PRSLegislative
LIFE EXPECTANCY IN INDIA
1951: 32 YEARS TODAY: 68 YEARS

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