Social order means a pattern of economy in which the disparties between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ are reduced to a minimum. It means levelling up of the poof, and the adoption of measures for preventing the concentration of wealth in the hands of a new.
There are two methods for bringing about such a pattern. First, force can be used as in done in communist countries. Secondly, by persuasion people can be won over to accept this pattern. India has accepted a democratic form of Government. So, force cannot be used. Our socialistic pattern cannot be of the communistic type. Over country can have only democratic socialism. Democracy and socialism are not opposed to each other. They can both go hand in hand. In such a society, there will be socialism as well as individual liberty. It is practically quite sound. Such a pattern combines the virtues both of democracy and socialism.
Furthermore, the village panchayats should be given executive and financial powers. They should be formed through elections. So, the administration will be decentralised. This will bring self-government to the rural areas. The government would only guide them from a distance. It will not interfere with their day today-working. We are happy to not that the government is already taking urgent steps in this direction. Now, under a law, electrons to the village Panchayats are to be held regularly. They will not be allowed to remain dissolved or supersceded.
We can safely conclude from the above account that the success of the socialistic pattern would depend on two things, on the one hand, upon the success of the Panchayati Raj and on the other, on co-operative farming in recent times, the life of the nation has been disturbed by frequent outbursts of violence. This comes in the way of democratic socialism. It must be put down. Corruption and the lack of a sense of responsibility on the part of the government officers are other serious obstacles in the way. Honest and sincere workers are needed to make socialism a reality.
Despite all this, the country has been marching on the road to socialism. Under the leadership of late Mrs. Gandhi, our beloved Prime Minister, the country took rapid steps towards Socialism Banks were nationalised. Privy Purses were abolished. Coal mines were taken over by the Government and State trading in food grain. Now there is stress on the development of cottage industries. Everything possible is being done for the weaker sections of society.
India is well set on the road to socialism dispite the present stress on privatisation and the crucial role that has been chalked out for multinationals.