One should cut his cloth according to his size. Mere reliance on planning does not help unless the kitty is reliable and dependable. For a developing nation, surrounded by innumerable problems, it is imperative to select priorities and fix the objectives in accordance with the needs of the people.
Once the objectives are determined, the necessary planning should be undertaken in the pursuit of the attainment of the objective. In this way it is possible to contain wastages.
To ensure self reliance it is absolutely necessary that all departments of the government should exercise frugality. Each Ministry should be assigned as much Budget as required for meeting their objectives. They should plan their operation restricting their activities within the parameters of the budgetary restrictions. The principal motto should always be not to cross the barriers set by the budget.
Another aspect of attaining Self Reliance, requires lot of sacrifices by imposing discipline. The nation should discipline itself in taking pride in using the indigenous products and stop imports of all those products which are available in the country. To attain this discipline, the government should ban the imports of all those products which are indigenously produced.
Self-reliance enables one to live independently and make and take decisions without any interference from anyone. Of course self-reliance demands discipline and sacrifices, but it can definitely give the nation the pride it lacks now in the comity of nations.
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