India & Mars

Today in TOI there is an article about India's vision over Mars by Our President. Are we in the path to take a mission to Mars. Even though we say that our economic has raised, still we have millions of people in the slums. I think Mission to Mars or Moon should kept aside for some time and bring our people out of the slums. Once we are able to make this possible then the dream of Mission to Mars or Moon can be easily achieved.