Fate of States

Thought of pennning down, what should be the fate of states in India, in 15 minutes times. Though number of states, in India is more than the number of minutes, within which I wish to write, let me be crisp.
Cooperative federalism? Competitive federalism? The challenge method? What should be the method followed, so that states flourish? We have heard these terms, often. Federalism, is itself, a heavy word. adding prefix to it, such as cooperative and competitive, makes it all the more heavy. Make it simple. First, each state should have its own task force. Niti Ayog, formulates a task force on all India issues, encompassing all states. Let us take one step back from here. Not all states, one task force, but 29 states, 29 task forces. 7 UTs and 7 Task forces again. All together, we have 36 task forces. Now each task force, will have state specific agenda. For e.g. J&K can have a task force, aiming to have zero millitancy incidents in 6 months. Bihar, can have a task force, aiming no inundated villages, in flood, in next 2 years. Kerela , can have a task force, to have 1% employment generation in 1 year time. Tamil Nadu, can have a taskforce, aiming no man-animal conflicts in next 6 months.
Now each task force to be audited by different state. Let the permutation and combination solve the issues. After each audit, recommendations to be generated. Recommendation to be complied within 1 month or 6 months or 1 year. The final updated status to be audited by external agency like World Bank, or some intergovernmental organisation and present its views to PMO. PMO to laud the states on the basis of rankings generated. States will flourish, no doubt.

How does patriarchy impact the position of a middle class working women in India?

First, right to property of women in a patriarchal society is strongly affeted. Because, sons enjoy greater share in the ancestral property than daughters, as per societal mind set. When she marries, she is given a share among the patriarchal property. She is asked not to ask for, further. This was how dowry creeped into the society, after independence.
Patriarchy also affects righ to education of women. Men are more educated in a patriarchal set up, generally in Indian society. This makes them believe that daughters are meant only for doing kitchen work. They will marry some day and leave her own home.
Right to work is also affected. Women, can not take autonomous decisions, in what they want to do in life. For this, the will of men becomes inevitable.
During our independence, literacy rate of women in India was only 18%. You can imagine, the position of women. Patriarchal society, is one of the reasons, for this catastrophe. Today it is 64%. Again, it is due to patriarchy. However, patriarchy is not solely responsible for this figure.
We do not have Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar today, who will take up the women cause. The need of the hour is to raise voice within. Cultural shackles that prevent true humanity from unleashing, need to be broken. Constitution of India will support in all true endeavours.