It is now, perhaps, the largest landowner and enjoys the best housing facilities. It has its own educational and medical facilities, which are by far among the best in the country. It has made inroads into the bureaucracy and the police. And so on. In contrast, the civilian economy has stagnated.
Agricultural yields are constant or, in the case of some crops, declining.
The manufacturing sector borders on recession. Unemployment and poverty have increased significantly. For the poor, housing is becoming unaffordable even in kachchi abadis. There are cases of middle class families having pulled their daughters out of school because of the rising cost of living. Despair has led many to suicide.