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 3 December 2015

RE: OUTPUT OROENTED BUDGET


Dear Shri Mungantiwarji :


A report in Hindustan Times ( 02 Dec 2015 ) asks citizens to send their " ideas for the State Budget " to you

I tried to send my idea ( as follows ) thru aaplesarkar web site but found there is no provision for doing so  !

Hence , I resend my earlier email

It is time to break away from :

>   Budget allocations to different Ministries , in RUPEES ( and how much they actually managed to " Spend " )

and change over to :

>   What physical targets will each Ministry actually " Achieve " by the year-end

I hope , this year's Budget of Maharashtra will set an example to not only the other States but also to the Union Budget

with regards,

hemen  parekh  /  Mumbai   /  0 - 98,67,55,08,08



From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]

Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 10:32 AM


Subject:   
OUTPUT  ORIENTED   BUDGET



Dear Shri Mungantiwar ,


It felt nice to read your interview in Hindustan Times ( March 17 , 2015 ) , where you said :


>   I have changed the approach from an  expenditure-based budget to an  output-oriented  one

>   My observation is that the planning was zero and there were no fixed targets , which is why projects
     have been incomplete

>  The output-based method lays thrust on monitoring

>  The idea is to see the status of a project , when it was tendered, how much money was spent, the
     deadline and how much is completed



Congratulations on re-writing the " Rules of the Game " , Shri Mungantiwar !

This will usher a revolution in " Implementation based Planning "



In this connection , you may like what I wrote to Shri Arun Jaitleyji sometime back ( see below )


with regards,

hemen parekh


( M ) 0 - 98,67,55,08,08

Marol , Mumbai



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Dear Shri Jaitleyji


Even as I anxiously await to listen to your Budget speech tomorrow , I do hope that the concept outlined in my following earlier email will find an echo - however feeble - in your presentation

with regards ,


hemen  parekh / 27  Feb  2015

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BUDGETING     BY    OBJECTIVES


Dear Shri Jaitley ,


Come Feb 2015 and you will present your Budget in Lok Sabha

You will allocate thousands of crores of rupees to different ministries , for spending during 2015-16

You may even increase / decrease their allocations based on , to what extent ( % ) did they manage to actually " spend " their current year's allocations

The one and only emphasis is on " spending " !


As usual , no MP will ask :


"  But , what exactly did the Minister concerned achieve by spending this money  ?


What  physical / measureable targets did the Minister succeed in reaching / exceeding , with that money  ?

Where / What  are the OUTPUTS  ?

Why  is it that no targets were set in advance , before the start of the year ?

How come , Minister was allowed to shoot first and then draw concentric circles around the hole afterwards ( at the end of the year ) , to claim BULL'S EYE  ?  "



In private sector , shareholders / bankers do not hesitate to sack the CMD / MD / CEO , if he fails to deliver on promised profit

Then , why are Ministers allowed to retain their posts ( - or even get kicked upstairs ! ), despite failing to deliver  ?


Dear Shri Jaitley :


MPs should know that YOU cannot answer these questions , simply because , at the time of the Budget Exercise , no physical OUTPUTS  got fixed for each Minister


What did get fixed , were only EXPENDITURE TARGETS  !


Simply because MPs passed the Budget  without fixing targets  such as following for 31 March 2015 :


Finance Minister


   >   GDP ..... 6 % ............ [ 10 % improvement ]

   >   CAD.......( -  ) 5 % .....[  20 % improvement ]



Commerce Minister

   >   Exports........ $ 350 Billion  ....  [ 10 % improvement  ]

   >   FDI..............$    50 Billion...... [  20 % improvement  ]



*   Railway Minister

    >   Lengths of Tracks...... 125,000 Km.....      [  Up by 10 %  ]

    >   No of Passenger Trains / day..... 10,000... [ Up by 10 % ]



*   Health Minister

   >   Chronic Hunger and Hunger Related Deaths
         8 Million / year .................................... [  Down by 20 %  ]

   >   Under-nourished people..... 200 million..... [ Down by 10 % ]



*   Social Welfare Minister

    >    Dowery Deaths / year....... 8,000...... ...... [  Down by 10 %  ]

    >    People without Toilets........ 500 Million....  [ Down by  20 % ]



*   Agriculture Minister

    >    Farmers Suicide/ year..... .. 14,000...............  [ Down by 20 %  ]

    >    Food Grain rotting / year..... 5 Million tons.....   [ Down by 20 %   ]



So on and so forth for each Minister



Some caution / suggestions :



*    Ignore the numbers given above. I could be factually wrong

*    Focus on the concept of " Management by Objectives "

*    Overcome the fear of " failure to meet the targets ".

*    Overcome the fear of " being ridiculed " !

*    Don't chop off the neck that dares to stick out  !

*    Only failure is , not fixing the targets  !

*    Actual vs Targeted achievements must be measured , on an ongoing
      basis , by totally independent THIRD PARTY agencies

      Ministers / Finance Minister and these Agencies , must agree in advance
     how the Agencies will go about " measuring " the Actual Achievements

      The method of measurement must be transparent and well publicized
      in advance

      Agencies shall have no role in fixing of Annual Targets

      That is best done by the Prime Minister - the CEO , MakeInIndia


*    There must be at least 10 performance parameters for each Minister

*    Parameters themselves could be selected / prioritized , based on an
      ONLINE PUBLIC SURVEY / OPINION POLL , from Govt web site

*    If conducting such an ONLINE POLL for the forthcoming budget is
      too late , same could be done on a printed form , by current MPs /
      MLAs / Rajya Sabha Members

*    Results of the SURVEY / POLL , must be published



I hope readers of this blog will contribute by passing on this message to


>    all of their friends / relatives / acquaintances / colleagues

>    as many legislators whose email IDs they can find

>    to Shri Jaitley ( ajaitley@sansad.nic.in  /  ajaitley@del5.vsnl.net.in )

>    Everyone in their CONTACT list



OR,

>   request them to look it up on...www.hemenparekh.in


Somehow , we must bring pressure on Lok Sabha Members , NOT to approve the forthcoming budget , unless TARGETS are set in advance



*   hemen   parekh  /  06  Dec  2014




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