Self Employed Indians
inherit the Earth ?
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If you too are one of those persons in search for a
solution to India’s “ Jobless Growth “ ,
you may want to read :
Made in China’ smartphones may have taken the world by
storm, but it is ‘trained in India’ technicians who are ensuring that users get
more bang for their buck — by repairing the most expensive of mobiles across
the world.
With greater demand for mobile phone technicians,
institutes in India are not only training students to work with mobile
manufacturers and at service centres but also helping them set up repair shops
abroad.
Unnikrishnan Kinanoor, Executive Director at Britco
and Bridco, one of India’s oldest mobile
repair training institutes,
which was set up in 1998, says : “With mobile sales growing across the globe,
quality manpower is required to service the sophisticated devices. India’s biggest strength is manpower and, with the right training, they can
work anywhere in the world.”
The Kerala-headquartered institute now has nine
centres in India, besides branches in Australia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and
Somaliland. Its students work with leading OEMs such as Apple, Samsung, Nokia,
Micromax, Flextronics, TVS Electronics and Lava.
In 2017, 350
Britco students went abroad either
through placement or on their own to start businesses. In 2016, that number was
over 300.
“Most students prefer the Gulf countries where even
fresher earn over ₹40,000 a month,” Kinanoor adds. Professionals with two years’
experience earn up to ₹1.25 lakh
a month.
“In India, salaries do not rise after technicians hit
a ceiling of ₹25,000. That is why going overseas is an
option for many,” says Shuaib Sogay, founder of Mumbai-based
Prizm Institute. Its alumni
run mobile repair businesses in
the US, Canada, Germany and the Gulf countries.
Many opt to stay in India too as smartphone sales are
rising rapidly here.
Over 3 crore
smartphones are being sold in the country every
quarter, next only to China and the US.
“This requires an equally massive workforce of
technicians. There aren’t enough skilled hands to repair phones in India.
That’s why even a small fault takes many days to be resolved,” says Sogay.
The two institutes also help students set up businesses on completion of the
course.
It requires an investment of about ₹1 lakh, excluding infrastructure.
“And even a fresh
technician can easily expect to earn over ₹1,000 a day. Our intention is not to create technicians but
entrepreneurs,” says Kinanoor.
The fee for the courses ranges from ₹9,000 to ₹1 lakh depending on the duration and course level. The
top-end courses at Britco include language training to help students overcome
communication difficulties overseas.
Both Prizm and Britco are investing in R&D.
Britco’s R&D team travels to China regularly to
buy new repairing equipment and tools, as does Arshad Shaikh, who runs a
business from two shops in Mumbai’s City Center Mall, the hub of mobile repairs
in the city. “I travel to China regularly to get low-cost spares. I also update
myself with latest technology on these trips,” he says.
With shops in the heart of the city, he earns over ₹1.5 lakh a month. “I am planning to start another shop when my brother
completes his training,” he adds.
That brings us to the opportunity for “ Self Employment “ for India’s 12 million
jobless getting added to our workforce, each year
In the form of “ Recycling
/ Repairing of E – Waste “
Following figures prove my point :
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In 2014, approximately 41.8 million tons of e-waste was
generated worldwide.
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The amount of worldwide e-waste generation is
expected to be 49.8 million tons in 2018
·
Only 6.5 million tons of total global e-waste
generation in 2014 was treated by national electronic take-back systems
Currently, only 15-20
per cent of all e-waste is recycled.
According to a recent report by EPA, every day, we are
to get rid of over 416,000 mobile devices and 142,000 computers either by
recycling or disposing of them in landfills and
incinerators.
Another EPA report reveals that by recycling one million cell phones, we can recover more
than 20,000 lbs of copper, 20 lbs of palladium, 550
lbs of silver, and 50 lbs of gold.
Cell phones contain very high amount of precious
metals such as silver and gold. Americans throw away approximately $60 million
worth of silver and gold per year.
- Each year, globally, around 1 billion cell phones and 300
million computers are put into production.
- The amount of global e-waste is expected to grow
by 8 per cent per year.
- Roughly 80 percent of e-waste generated in the
U.S. is exported to Asia, a trade flow that is a source of considerable
controversy.
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QUESTION :
Can , at least 5 million
Indian youth get self employed ,
repairing / recycling ” E Waste “ generated globally ?
Absolutely , if NDA government comes up with a scheme to encourage Private Industries / Individuals to come
forward and set up 5,000 training institutes of the type set up by Britco and Bridco ( each training 1,000 students per year
)
Is that possible ? Will
private individuals come forward to set up such “ Repair
Training Institutes “ ?
Yes , if Government implements my
following suggestion :
Skill
Capital of the World ? [ 06
June 2016 ]
Unfortunately , I do not see Shri Arun Jaitleyji announcing this in his budget speech on
coming Tuesday ( 01 Feb 2018 )
What a missed opportunity to win 400 seats in 2019 Lok
Sabha elections – without spending from govt coffers or raising taxes !
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27 Jan 2018
www.hemenparekh.in
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