In India there is NO General Aviation.
In India Population of common masses are not same as USA.....now take Pilot per plane in USA and compare it with Indian pilots Vs VT- planes.
Airlines in India behaves as if they are GOD's sent messiah's to local pilot population, Regional's in India act as International Airliners and Chartered service providers play tough by knocking local pilots with a punch known as Pay for Rating/Hours on our aircraft's that will build your career.Will you find that in USA........
Do not compare things....comparing has never yielded anything in past nor will it yield in present or in future.
Change the system if there is any possibility of some sort off...be it a very minute one but when there is nothing to change its better to accept that fact and try to manage what can be manageable just like working hard & having patience without throwing cash to land job.
Anyone who desire to work in Indian Aviation will be just same close to 250 hours baby or in a range of 200 - 500 hours.
When you have NO GA to accumulate hours with family limitations( Many pilots have family considerations that make impossible for them to move out for job in some other countries...there are many other such factors which even derails seasoned skippers to chose for) ....so you can either land defense flying job( Not to mention all those bloody medical standards and age limits ) or fly in Airlines.
Now those who wanna have flying career knows only 1 thing - Airlines.
This has been same since ages in India.