Shocking facts about India

Ease of doing business

Serial no.	Country	Ease of doing business
1	United states	8
2	United Kingdom	9
3	Germany	24
4	France	32
5	Japan	39
6	China	46
7	India	77
8	Brazil	109
9	Pakistan	136
10	Bangladesh	176

Cases pending in Indian court

• In India there are still 32 millions cases in high courts and subordinate courts across the country still pending in the past 11 years according to the official data.
• According to the cases trackled
• • Gujarat's 61 fast track courts disposed of 434,296 cases.
  • Uttar Pradesh 153 courts decided on 411,658 cases.
  • Maharashtra's 51 courts concluded hearing of 381,619 cases.
  • 84 courts in Madhya Pradesh decided 317,363 cases.
  • 49 courts of Tamil Nadu heard 371,336 cases.
• During the time of central funding of fast-track courts, between 2000 to 2011, Bihar ran the maximum number of such courts, 179. This also resulted in the disposal of a large number of pending cases in the state -- 159,105 cases till March 2011.
• As per December 2012, there are at least 27.6 million cases pending in subordinate courts while 4.4 million are pending in various high courts.

Police officers per 100,000 people

Serial no.	Country	Police officers per 100,000 people
1	France	356
2	United Kingdom	307
3	Germany	296
4	Brazil	282
5	United states	245
6	Pakistan	207
7	Japan	197
8	India	130
9	China	120
10	Bangladesh	83

Physicians per 1,000 people

Serial no.	Country	Physicians per 1,000 people
1	Germany	4.13
2	France	3.23
3	United Kingdom	2.81
4	United states	2.55
5	Japan	2.3
6	China	1.94
7	Brazil	1.85
8	Pakistan	0.81
9	India	0.73
10	Bangladesh	0.3

Per capita freshwater resources

Serial no.	Country	Per capita freshwater available (cubic meters)
1	Brazil	27,721.04
2	United states	8,844.32
3	Japan	3,378.48
4	France	3,015.86
5	United Kingdom	2,244.12
6	China	2,061.91
7	Germany	1,321.27
8	India	1,117.59
9	Bangladesh	658.70
10	Pakistan	296.42

Hospital beds for every 1,000 people

Serial no.	Country	Hospital beds for every 1,000 people
1	Japan	13.7
2	Germany	8.2
3	France	6.4
4	China	3.8
5	Brazil	2.3
6	India	0.7
7	United Kingdom	2.9
8	United states	2.9
9	Bangladesh	0.6
10	Pakistan	>0.6

• Nearly half of India's 1.2 billion people have no toilet at home, but more people own a mobile phone, according to the recent data.
• Only 46.9% of the 246.6 million households have lavatories while 49.8% defecate in the open. The remaining 3.2% use public toilets.
• More than 2.5 billion people worldwide lack access to toilets, one billion people practise open defecation -- about 600 million in India.
• According to the 2011 census data on houses, household amenities and assets reveal that 63.2% of homes have a telephone.
• About 77% of homes in the Jharkhand have no toilet facilities, while in Orissa it is 76.6% and 75.8% in Bihar.
• More than half the population - 53.2% - have a mobile phone.
• There has been a 16% rise in the number of homes with television sets, while the use of radios has declined by 15%.
• New Delhi: It's easier to find cellphone coverage in the most backward villages of India than a proper toilet.
• Just 366 million people - around a third of the population had access to proper sanitation in 2008.
• According to the report, the rough cost of $300 to build a toilet, including labour, materials and advice.