amitabh.kant@nic.in
amitabhk87@yahoo.com
amitabhk87@yahoo.com
Dear
Amitabh ,
I
know - and appreciate - your concern to raise the share of " Manufacturing Sector " in India's GDP , from
current 16 % to 25% or more
But
having spent 25 ( out of my 31 ) years with L&T
, in Manufacturing ( starting as a Shop-floor
Inspector, despite an MS - Eng from USA !
) , I know too well , how difficult this is
On
the other hand , internet-based " New
Economy " has facilitated flow of " Service Sector " jobs across international boundaries
No
need for passports / visas / work-permits / permissions to take spouses to
visiting countries / impossibly expensive health insurance .. etc !
And
, allow me to add :
No
graduate ( whether Arts / Science / Commerce / even
fresh engineers ) , wants to work on shop floor today !
No graduate wants to " suffer " the dust / grime /
grease / smell of a Machine Shop !
They
all , want to sit behind a computer screen in an air-conditioned office !
Our
so called " Demographic Dividend "
( 50 % of our population below the age of 30 ? ) only wants a " White Collar " job !
Pl
read my today's blog in this context
regards,
hemen
(M)
0 - 98,67,55,08,08
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If Mohamed cannot
go to Mountain..............
There
is an old saying:
"
If Mohamed cannot go to Mountain , let Mountain go to Mohamed "
In
today's internet era , an equivalent would be :
"
If people cannot go to where jobs are , let jobs go to where people live "
Remember
, in 2015 , it is much easier / cheaper to import " digital service " based jobs into India ,
then to export people to foreign countries , where they will face a lot of
resistance / animosity from local citizens
Examples
:
Call
Canters / BPO / RPO / LPO / KPO
....any PO ( Process Outsourcing )
May
be this is what was in the mind of Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad ( Minister for
Communication and Information Technology ) , when he proposed setting up of 480
Call Centers ( @ 100 seats each )
As
per Minister ,
>
These will be set up in smaller towns
>
These will be distributed State-Population wise
>
Union Government will give Rs 1 lakh subsidy
per seat
>
Established Company will hand-hold a local entrepreneur for setting up
the Call Center
>
Local entity can be an agency ,society ,individual ,partnership ,Company
>
State Governments will need to provide electricity / security
>
Center will soon issue call for expression of interest
But
with 100 persons working in each shift , that would generate employment for
only ,
480*100*3
= 1,44,000 youth
And
we have 12 million people joining our
work force every year !
Can
we find ways to generate in small towns , millions of jobs for 3.5 million students graduating from our colleges ,
each year ?
It
is possible , with following " OUT OF THE
BOX " thinking :
#
SPACE
India
boasts of over 1.3 million schools . These
school buildings are occupied for only 8/10 hours per day
Let
Government frame rules which encourage these school-buildings to turn into Call
Centers after 5 pm
For
a 100 seat Center , Government is planning to give a subsidy of Rs 100 lakhs
If
25 % of this subsidy is passed onto a school , it will be happy to lease out
its premises to a Call Center
#
BROAD-BAND
Under
" Digital India " program , let
Union Government provide a 100 Mb broadband
connection to each such " School-cum- Call Center " , free of cost
That
will also help the students to freely access digital education content
throughout the day
#
BLACK MONEY
Launch
an Amnesty Scheme under which black money is
permitted to be invested into setting up such Call Centers
No questions asked as to the source . No penalty to be paid
. No income tax on earnings for 10 years
There
can be no better way to put these money to a mainstream and productive use !
All
that debate of " Rewarding " the tax-evaders while " Penalizing
" the honest tax payers , is merely academic
India's
problems are unlikely to be solved by academicians !
These can be solved , only by pragmatists !
Luck
happens when " preparedness " meets " opportunity "
My
suggestions will prepare us to make 21st Century , an Indian Century !
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hemen
parekh
27
July 2015
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