Any tangible reform in this area would require action on several fronts, i.e., legislative, executive and judicial and at several levels, Centre, State and local. Ninth, there are regional inequalities in growth and several analysts have tried to find the causes and suggest remedies.
Recognising that the next phase of reforms in most of the physical, social and institutional infrastructure, especially in the area of delivery of services, would fall within the realm of the States, one should hope that the demonstration effect of a few high-performing States will spur the other States, in the medium term, to compete for better governance and economic performance.