[ViktorRay]

One issue is the unfortunate deep level of corruption in Indian society.

If people create many waste management companies and people tried to invest in them then some people would just create fake companies and simply steal the money. There’s no trust.

Or at least that’s the way it used to be decades prior. Your suggestion nowadays might actually work because the Indian government has now identification measures for every Indian citizen. And other new technologies and enforcement which make this type of corruption more easier to eliminate.

But the deep seated cultural perceptions of dishonesty and endemic corruption from the past will continue for many years unfortunately.

Hopefully one day India can become the kind of place you are suggesting.

[kamaal]

>>One issue is the unfortunate deep level of corruption in Indian society.

Blame every thing on "Corruption". This is such cope.

All you have to do is ensure you do your part in keeping things around you clean. You can ghost walk streets in the poorest places in Mexico and they look affluent compared to even posh neighbourhoods in India.

Lets call it as it is, We Indians need to seriously address our cultural tendencies. Im not just talking about some immediate sense of urgency. But how we go about living our every day life. Unless you address this at a core level, and create a proactive sense of awareness about hygiene in people this isn't going to change.

[squigz]

You can't just personal responsibility your way out of deeply-ingrained societal issues.

[Auracle]

I think with a big enough governmental and cultural push, you could. Something like the white feather campaign, or the various “help the war by doing x” things that happened in WW2.

Honestly, they should really make it a priority. The awareness of what India is like has severely hurt their international reputation.

[ViktorRay]

It sounds like you are trying to argue with what I said.

But…I think what you said doesn’t really contradict what I said. I actually agree with what you are saying about cultural tendencies.