14.1 The course of social development in India following the completion of the democratic revolution is to advance towards its socialist future. Elements of this will grow within the womb of the democratic revolution itself especially during its later phase. The CPI is firmly wedded to the goal of a just socialist society which will clear the way for ending all forms of exploitation and social oppression arising from class, caste and gender differences, a society in which the exploitation of man by man will come to an end. Repudiating all dogmatic and doctrinaire thinking and revisionist trends, the Party will apply the science of Marxism-Leninism to the specific conditions of India for charting the path to such a new socialist society. This path will be determined by the specific historical conditions obtaining, as well as the particular characteristics and features of our own country, its history, tradition, culture, social composition and level of development. It is not based on any model. It will be unique and specially Indian path to socialism in this 21 st Century.
The path as well as the features of socialism in Indian conditions in the historical period can only be defined as the situation develops. However certain broad features and some of the key elements of the socialist transformation that is to follow can be outlined. The key element is socialization of the main means of production.
In India some of the basic industrial and commercial undertakings and certain key sectors of the economy are already in the public sector. Under neo-liberalism the bourgeois governments have made several attempts to reduce public equity and eventually privatize them. However for the most part they have not been able to do so due to the resistance of the working class and opposition from the left parties and democratic forces. This form of state capitalism makes the task of socialization of the means of production easier. Socialising of the means of production will be the driving force for the Indian economy, rather than the capitalist quest for super profits. It will help the development of the material and spiritual life of our people, making it possible to use planned management of the economy to ward off repeated economic recession. It will help to effectively regulate and check further environmental destruction and the widening social and economic gap.
Obviously socialist advance will be based not on the negation but the further development of all the valuable gains of the previous capitalist era. While in the industrial field, social ownership of the main means of production will playa leading role, private sector, joint sector, cooperative sector, small-scale sector etc. in specific spheres will co-exist and interact in the over-all economy for a long period of time. In the agricultural sector, based on radical agrarian reforms and ceiling on landholdings, peasant proprietorship shall have all facilities to flourish. Reducing the cost of inputs, using methods to increase productivity and production, providing remunerative prices for the produce, access to cheap and easy credit and market shall be ensured. Agriculture shall be made viable. Socialisation of the means of production can take on a variety of forms of ownership, control and management according to the situation and condition that will suit our country. This includes advancing towards socialism through a market economy, combining it with elements of planned economy. The road to socialism in India will be a process of new challenges, giving rise to new problems. They will be solved by the collective wisdom and creativeness of our talented people. The party will give keen attention to this. To ensure harmony and unity among our multi-crore people the socialist society will guarantee freedom of religion to all sections. At the same time it will effectively curb religious fundamentalism. Religious minorities shall be given protection and any discrimination against them will be forbidden. Secularism implies the separation of religion from the state and from politics. A number of committees have pointed to the deprivation suffered by SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes and Minorities. They have recommended several measures to overcome this. Abolition of social oppression and discrimination in any form shall be enacted by law. The Party shall always keep vigil and prevent the destruction of democracy and violation of peoples' basic rights.
The path as well as the features of socialism in Indian conditions in the historical period can only be defined as the situation develops. However certain broad features and some of the key elements of the socialist transformation that is to follow can be outlined. The key element is socialization of the main means of production.
In India some of the basic industrial and commercial undertakings and certain key sectors of the economy are already in the public sector. Under neo-liberalism the bourgeois governments have made several attempts to reduce public equity and eventually privatize them. However for the most part they have not been able to do so due to the resistance of the working class and opposition from the left parties and democratic forces. This form of state capitalism makes the task of socialization of the means of production easier. Socialising of the means of production will be the driving force for the Indian economy, rather than the capitalist quest for super profits. It will help the development of the material and spiritual life of our people, making it possible to use planned management of the economy to ward off repeated economic recession. It will help to effectively regulate and check further environmental destruction and the widening social and economic gap.
Obviously socialist advance will be based not on the negation but the further development of all the valuable gains of the previous capitalist era. While in the industrial field, social ownership of the main means of production will playa leading role, private sector, joint sector, cooperative sector, small-scale sector etc. in specific spheres will co-exist and interact in the over-all economy for a long period of time. In the agricultural sector, based on radical agrarian reforms and ceiling on landholdings, peasant proprietorship shall have all facilities to flourish. Reducing the cost of inputs, using methods to increase productivity and production, providing remunerative prices for the produce, access to cheap and easy credit and market shall be ensured. Agriculture shall be made viable. Socialisation of the means of production can take on a variety of forms of ownership, control and management according to the situation and condition that will suit our country. This includes advancing towards socialism through a market economy, combining it with elements of planned economy. The road to socialism in India will be a process of new challenges, giving rise to new problems. They will be solved by the collective wisdom and creativeness of our talented people. The party will give keen attention to this. To ensure harmony and unity among our multi-crore people the socialist society will guarantee freedom of religion to all sections. At the same time it will effectively curb religious fundamentalism. Religious minorities shall be given protection and any discrimination against them will be forbidden. Secularism implies the separation of religion from the state and from politics. A number of committees have pointed to the deprivation suffered by SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes and Minorities. They have recommended several measures to overcome this. Abolition of social oppression and discrimination in any form shall be enacted by law. The Party shall always keep vigil and prevent the destruction of democracy and violation of peoples' basic rights.
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