Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday 16 January 2014

RE: Transforming India

From: kailas patil [mailto:kailas-7@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 9:16 AM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: FW: Transforming India


Transforming   India

Here is a  PARTIAL  list of initiatives that may transform India - if successful

But let not " Fear of Failure " prevent us from undertaking a " Out of Box " thinking

In a democracy , people have a right to differ

Hence ,  many will not agree - but they must have their say

In the end , there is only ONE WAY to find what works - and what does not

BY  TRYING  OUT  !


 MY LIST  ( not in order of importance or priority ) :


>  Food Security Bill

>  Connecting 2.5 lakh  panchayats  thru broadband

>  Aakash Tablets for 220 million students

>  Lokpal Act  /  Delivery of Services Act ( " Magic Wand " App ? )

>  Bank Transaction Tax / Demonetization of Rs 1000 currency note

>  Aadhar Identification Card

>  Electoral Reforms / Right to Recall ( " VotesApp " mobile App ? )

>  CAG audit of Private Companies using Government resources

>  4G Wireless Internet all over India

>  Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor

>  Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor

>  Natural Resources Allocation Policy

>  Political Party's Funds under RTI scrutiny

>  Social Media based marketing

>  Liberalization in FDI ( Entire economy - not just retail  )

>  Direct Transfer of Subsidies to poor

>  Government funding of Elections

>  Interlinking of Major Rivers

>  " India Post Bank "  with 139,040 branches in Rural areas

>  Bank A/C for every adult by 2016

>  Divestment / Closure of loss-making / bleeding PSUs

>  Imparting skills to 500 million youth ( NSDC )

>  Sulabh  Sauchalaya



Here are my own suggestions :



>  BLACK MONEY


   * As incomes climb ( for an individual or for a corporate ), reduce taxation

     rates for each higher slab ( inverse of present system )

     Eliminate incentive for tax - evasion

     Reward honesty / efficiency  /  productivity

         Celebrate Wealth-Creators

     No more "Black Money " generators

     With such " Inverse Taxation " regime , we can

     expect Corporate and HNIs from all over the

     world , to pump in $ 100 billion worth of

     investment, EVERY YEAR , in our Infrastructure
  
     projects ! 



   *  Introduce Amnesty Scheme for black money declaration

       No questions asked ( re Source of funds ) for investment in specific

       Infrastructure Bonds , with tax - free interest for 10 years



>  JOBS



   *  With ever-increasing mechanization / automation in every sector of

       economy , there is no way , we can create 12 MILLION  new jobs ,

       either in Organized or Unorganized sectors , year after year


             Creating just ONE job in these sectors , requires a

      Capital Investment of Rs 1 million ( Ave )

      Where can we find Rs 12 million million  ? 


      Our only hope lies in creating " SELF - EMPLOYMENT "


      To generate massive self - employment , provide generous , low interest

      loans and " Tax Free " income (up to Rs 5 Lakh / year) for self-employed

      (  including to Proprietary Firms  )



   *  Create an " ONLINE  JOB  EXCHANGE " to replace 943 existing physical

      Employment Exchanges , with 42 million current registrations

      Call it "  GLOBAL-RECRUITER "

      Require ALL  job-portals of India , to RSS feed into Global-Recruiter ,

      #  Every single job advt posted everyday( including current backlog )

      #  Every resume posted everyday ( including current registrations )

     Make these jobs and resumes " searchable " from ALL the job-portals ,

     irrespective of , on which job portal , these were posted

    
     After matching " JOBS " with " RESUMES " , Global Recruiter to send out

    daily Job - Alerts on the smart phones of the jobseekers , thru a mobile

    App ,  " MY JOBS " - against which , candidates can apply from mobile


   Make it mandatory for every Smart phone and Tablet sold ( or given away

   free ) in India , to pre-install " My Jobs " App

   And , most certainly , on those 9 million Aakash - 4 tablets  for which tender

   opens on 28th Jan 2014



Will Narendra Modi  /  Rahul  Gandhi  /  Arvind  Kejriwal  etc , incorporate these , in their poll manifestos for April 2014 election  ?



hemen  parekh  (  15  Jan   2014  /  Mumbai  )



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