Ready to be Ridiculed
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From time to time , children do ask ,
what appear to adults , “ stupid questions “
Because they are not afraid of “ being
ridiculed “ for giving voice to their “ un-encumbered imagination “
But adults suffer from a “ Shame Syndrome “ !
I do too !
But , for a change , I want to ask :
There are close to 4 lakh houses ( assume : flats of 500 sq ft each , @ Rs 10,000 per
sq ft ? ) , lying unsold in Mumbai Metropolitan Region ( MMR ) and Greater
Mumbai
Each flat with a sale price of Rs 5
cr ? A total unsold inventory of Rs 20 lakh*crore ?
Each flat capable of accommodating 10 work – stations ( a table + internet connected computer @ 50 sq ft per
work station )
So , 4 lakh flats could accommodate , 40 lakh persons , in each shift of 7 hours
And 120 lakh persons
in 3 shifts !
If engaged in “ Export of Intellectual Property “ ( BPO / KPO / LPO / Any PO
that the rest of the World needs to be carried out remotely by our low cost
graduates ) , then it would become possible to :
·
Put those unsold 4 lakh flats to
a productive use
·
Increase “ Asset
Utilization “ of
property worth Rs 20 lakh*crore lying idle
·
Provide gainful employment to 120 lakh youth
·
Export “ services “ valued at $ 528 Billion / year
(
Read : Brain
Inc 2.0 )
Of course , you don’t ask a child :
“ Is this possible ? “
But at 84 + , I am expected to provide
some hints ( if not pucca solutions )
These are :
·
Encourage owners of these 4 lakh flats to turn their flats into “ Knowledge Factories “ ( exempted from “ Factory Act “ / “
Shop & Establishment Act “ / “ Minimum Wages Act “ / “ PF Act “ / various
Labour Laws… etc )
·
These “ Knowledge
Factories “ to
be governed by “ Human
Enterprise Act “
( to be drafted / legislated )
·
Owners need not
pay any taxes such
as “ Property
Tax / GST / Income Tax etc “
·
No questions to be asked as to the source of funds with which the flat
was bought
·
Owners to “ Register “ as a Start
Up as laid down in :
Does this ( suggestion ) sound crazy ?
If yes , then it has a very high
probability of SUCCESS !
Here is a tiny sample of persons whose CRAZY ideas got ridiculed at first :
Mahatma Gandhi
·
Invention of non-violent Satyagraha , instead of an armed revolt against
British
Henry Ford
·
Invention of a Motor Car , instead of an improved Horse Carriage
Thomas Edison
·
Invention of a Light Bulb , instead of a bigger / better wax Candle
For India to find jobs for 12 million persons each year ( - and clear a backlog of 200 million unemployed ), we need an “ INVENTION “
, not mere “ INTERVENTION “
I am ready to be ridiculed
But before you do so , just visit the
slums of Dharavi in Mumbai and convince yourself with the ingenuity of the poor
( - who are rich in their imagination )
23 Aug 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
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