These are the Major Problems in India-corruption, illiteracy, unemployment, poverty, pollution, women empowerment, terrorism, caste based reservation system. These all are affecting the growth and development of the country.

1. India is a fastest developing country in the
world. India, with its diversified culture,
civilization, natural resources, technology
and huge skilled human resources, is also a
fastest growing economy in the world. But
at the same time there are several
problems which is affecting the growth and
development of the country.

2.  Corruption
 Illiteracy
 Unemployment
 Poverty
 Pollution
 Women empowerment
 Terrorism
 Caste Based Reservation System

3.  Corruption is one the
major problems faced by
India.
 There is hardly any
office, in both private and
public sector, that is
untouched from this
disease.
 Corruption has impacted
Indian economy and
government so much that
it has its existence from
the lower level to the
highest level in the
hierarchy of power.

4.  India has the highest
population of illiterate
adults at 287 million.
 The illiteracy levels from
the year 1991 to 2006
have risen to a whopping
63 percent.
 60 lakh children in India
are still out-of-school.
 India is ranked 123rd out
of 135 countries in female
literacy rate.

5.  Unemployment is a situation
where in the person willing to
work fails to find a job that
earns him/her a living.
 Unemployment in India is
projected to increase from
17.7 million last year to 17.8
million in 2017 and 18 million
next year.
 The reasons for this
Unemployment scenario
are: high population,
defective education system,
excessive burden on
agriculture, low productivity in
agriculture sector combined
with lack of alternative
opportunities for agricultural
worker, unskilled workforce
etc.

6.  At present, 28.5% of the
Indian population lives
below the poverty line.
 Poverty is just like a
disease to which many
other problems such as
crime, low-paced
development, etc are
associated.
 High population growth
rate is one of major
reasons of poverty in India

7.  Pollution refers to the
contamination of the earth's
environment with materials
that interfere with human
health, quality of life or the
natural functioning of the
ecosystems.
 The rapid growing
industrialization is leading
lots of environmental issues
by its uncontrolled polluted
emission.
 Pollution is the main reason
to lead lots of disease, health
issues and long-term
livelihood impact.

8.  Women empowerment is
the empowerment of
women which helps them to
take their own decisions by
breaking all personal
limitations of the society
and family.
 Women are given a top
place in India from the
ancient time however they
were not given
empowerment to
participate in all areas.
 Women are given first
priority in India however on
the other hand they were
badly treated in the family
and society.

9.  Terrorism is the unlawful
act of violence which is
used by the terrorists to
make people fear.
 Terrorism is used by various
social organizations,
politicians and business
industries to achieve their
goals in very easy way.
 Unemployment has been
one of the major causes
due to which terrorist
groups lure the young
generation easily by
providing them hoards of
easy money.

10.  Reservation is a supportive action
taken by the government for fixed
quotas, where some seats in private
and government institutes are
reserved for socially and
educationally backward communities,
scheduled castes, and tribes.
 Even if the student has fewer marks
he will get an advantage of this
policy. That’s why a student from
general category and with good marks
will not get the benefit of this.
 Reservations on the basis of caste and
not on the basis of condition are bad
and unacceptable. Fair and just
reservations to uplift the people with
poor conditions of life, those who
don’t have meals to eat, clothes to
wear and no home to live in.