1. Poverty: Large sections of our societies live in villages and their major occupation is Agriculture. They rely upon monsoon which is quite irregular. Hence the output is very low. As a result, more than 1X5 of the total population is living BPL. Poverty denies access to good health, sanitation facilities and basic infrastructure necessary for personality development.

2. Population Explosion: Census reports of 2011 prove that India is overpopulated (1.2 billion). Though a resource, it is not properly utilized to strengthen the nation. Population explosion has led to unemployment, housing shortage scarcity of food and other basic amenities.

3. Regional Imbalance: All the regions of our country are not evenly developed. This leads to separatist tendencies that curbs national development e.g. Marathawada and Vidharbha in Maharashtra, Telengana region in AP, Korapat and Kalahandi regions in Odisha, North Eastern Region and Gorkha hill areas are all under developed and people there have reason ted to agitations.

4. Social and political disturbances: In India social and political disturbances have become common in recent years causing tension Assam, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Kerala have become communally sensitive states. Likewise, caste conflicts, terrorism, the centre-state and inter-state disputes have affected nation’s march towards development.

5. Political Crisis: The coalition politics and the emergence of too many political parties, regional and sectarian feelings have created political crisis on many occasions. The vested interests have prevented the Parliament and State Legislatures to enact necessary laws for the development of the nation. Money power and muscle power have, led to the growth of leaders without principles for whom it has become a gainful employment.