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

Saturday 27 January 2018

THIS CAN BE OUTSIDE OF BUDGET !


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.

·         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



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