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Thursday, 27 December 2018

RE: THANK YOU , SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURIJI

[ Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs ]

Eco Times ( 26 Dec 2018 ) carries following report :

Government may open data platforms to public scrutiny in January

Extract :

· The Ministry of housing and urban affairs, which is spearheading the highest number flagship programs , is developing the app and is likely to open its data platform to public in Jan 2019

· The app will involve geotagging of all infrastructure created and then uploading the unique address with videos and photographs……..

· The biggest challenge is being posed by Swachh Bharat Abhiyan , under which 6.2 million individual household toilets and about 500,000 community and public toilets have been constructed. Geotagging all of them with photographs is a tedious task but ultimately it is creation of asset from government funds so it will happen gradually

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In my blog / email ( 04 Dec 2015 ) to the Cabinet Ministers , I had urged :

[ Nothing prettier than PERT ! ]

· When any Ministry submits any Project Proposal for Cabinet approval , it must be accompanied by a PERT ( Program Evaluation and Review Technique ) chart , clearly showing all the " Activities " lying along the CRITICAL PATH

( earlier known as the CRITICAL PATH METHOD )

· Insist that all the government departments / contractors, responsible for execution of any of these "activities", update the PERT chart status online on the web site of the Project Monitoring Group

· PERT charts for all the projects should be made visible to the general public

· If there is any " slippage " in any activity lying on the CRITICAL PATH , the name of the department or contractor responsible , must appear in bold RED letters , against that activity

· This is the only INNOVATION that we need , to ensure that the projects get completed in time and within budget

[ Tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bmaDMSQe04 ]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Pert_chart_colored.svg/309px-Pert_chart_colored.svg.png

PERT network chart for a seven-month project with five milestones (10 through 50) and six activities (A through F).

The program (or project) evaluation and review technique (PERT) is a statistical tool used in project management, which was designed to analyze and represent the tasks involved in completing a given project.

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And 5 months after my first email to the Policy Makers , following is what I wrote to NITI Aayog, on , 07 May 2016 :

Dear Sir :

Economic Times ( 05 May ) talks about a PMO letter to NITI Aayog , as follows :

" NITI Aayog is requested to undertake monthly monitoring of the implementation of decisions taken, create a dashboard for constant Monitoring, Evaluation and Review, and fix up outcome targets for all major schemes of infrastructure and social sectors for FY2016-17 and submit them to PMO by May 21, 2016 "

As you would have noticed in my earlier suggestion , the best results would be achieved , when department / ministry proposing the project is , itself made responsible for :

# Preparing a comprehensive list of Project Activities and their " sequences " ( parallel or

consequential )

# Estimating " Time " , each activity will take to complete

# Defining ( by name / designation / mobile number / email ID ) , those responsible for

each activity

# Uploading all of these DATA , in the PERT INPUT page on web site of NITI Aayog

# Updating the PERT CHART on daily basis

Entire idea is to put the ball in the court of these departments / ministries !

If created / maintained by NITI Aayog , the chart ( Dashboard ) would become an instrument of endless arguments !

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Dear Shri Puriji,

As far as geotagging of those millions of toilets is concerned, I suggest adopting the technology platform of www.What3Words.com , who are in the process of adapting their unique / simple tech for HINDI language

All we need to do is to feed this “ location database “ of 6.2 million toilets in 3 HINDI Words, to an army of DRONES , which will precisely locate each of those toilets , take a photo and create a geotagged database – all within weeks !

Following correspondence with the support team of What3Words shows how this can be done , with least human intervention :

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On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 11:18 AM, "hcp@recruitguru.com" <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

How do I find address for a small hut in the middle of DHARAVI SLUM in Mumbai ?

Support team replied :

“ Using our map site, which you can find here :

https://map.what3words.com/handed.airstrip.contrived ,

you can locate the location you wish to find.

I have set the 3 word address to Dharavi, Mumbai so finding the location you wish will be easier.

Drag the map around to find the location you wish, and there you may see the 3 word address for that location “

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27 Dec 2018

www.hemenparekh.in / blogs

RE: Congrats on InfoPill

Deepa,

No objection if you wish to refer to me while writing to Shri Nadda / Shri Bhushan

But a better approach could be ,

· Let me complete testing of your device and list its “ benefits “ if adopted by Ayushman Bharat

· Then write a blog and send it to all concerned

Almost all of my blogs are sent as emails to,

# Cabinet Ministers

# NITI Aayog

# Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Members

# Prime Minister’s Council for Science – Technology and Innovation

# Indian Think Tanks

# News Editors & TV Anchors ( occasionally )

# Leading Economists

# MPs / MLAs ( occasionally ) ……….etc

Regards,

hcp

From: Deepa Shah [mailto:deepa.c.shah@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2018 7:17 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: Congrats on InfoPill

Dear Hemenji,

Glad that you have jotted all your points, If you allow would like to send my product to you which already 2000 users are using and loving it. So sure you will also love it. Let me know your address to ship it you.

Also want to thank you for sharing the contact details of Shri Indu Bhushanji. Please let me know if I can give your reference while writing to them.

Best Regards

Deepa Shah

On Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 11:01 AM Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

Dear Deepa,

Thank you for your prompt response

I also managed to locate www.InfoPill.in , and glanced through it

From the web site , I could not make out ,

· How an ordinary citizen can benefit from your service

· What are those benefits

· What buttons on your web site , do I need to click in order to derive those benefits

· What would happen when I click those buttons

· How much would it cost me ? One time / repeatedly ?

Eg :

At the age of 85 , I have accumulated over 100 typed pages of Medical Reports ,apart from X-ray photos / CDs for MRI / CT Scan / 2D Echo etc ( + hand written records of my BP )

Will your InfoPill app enable me to take photos of these with my Smart Phone camera ( - not every citizen has a scanner handy – the way I do ) ?

How do these “ photoed “ reports become a “ searchable database “ ?

How can this data get retrieved by ( say ) a doctor in Delhi who I may be visiting with problem of chest pain ? – although I live in Mumbai

How can that Delhi doctor find out what exact medicine was prescribed by my Mumbai family doctor when I had similar pain , the last time ? and how did I feel after taking those medicines ?

How can that Delhi doctor contact that Mumbai doctor ?

Suppose I have shifted my residence to Delhi and selected another doctor or hospital , how can my medical history be accessible to them ?

Can database ( of Medical Records ) residing on my smart phone be easily transferred to a doctor’s smart phone , so that , I can even consult him remotely ?

Can this database be uploaded on the government’s DigiLocker platform ?

If yes , can I grant explicit permissions to my Cardiologist and my hospital to be able to access it at any time ?

Deepa,

These are just a few questions that a citizen would want answered before choosing your service

There may be a similar set of questions from the doctors / hospitals , as well

What your web site urgently needs is a section on FAQ

If there are any questions, feel free to phone me ( 98,67,55,08,08 )

Wishing you luck

Hemen

PS :

If , since your patent is still pending , you are unable to honestly answer some of my questions , I will understand

And you MUST try to sell your idea to

· Shri Indu Bhushan , CEO – Ayushman Bharat [ i.bhushan@gov.in / pm-nhpmission@gov.in ]

· Shri J P Nadda – Minister [ jpnadda@gmail.com ]

From: Deepa Shah [mailto:deepa.c.shah@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2018 5:29 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: Congrats on InfoPill

Hello Hemenji,

Thank you very much for your kind words and appreciation. I really admire your visionary thoughts which are evident from your blog and articles. In fact the card that I'm holding in my hand in my hand is an infinite repository of personal health info of a patient and something that can be used by different stakeholders (patients, doctors, labs, pharma, pharmacies) intuitively. It's a patent pending invention and was built with a vision to give universal health ID for each person in India. The thought to get this across in government schemes did cross our minds several times, but being a startup chasing a healthy PnL, we felt it would be slightly ambiguous for us to navigate the bureaucracy :). We are however open to explore it as the solution that we have built is at scale and ready to be deployed on any ID card issues by government.

Wishing you happy new year in advance!

Best Regards,

Deepa

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On Wed, Dec 26, 2018, 12:13 PM Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

Dear Deepa,

In Times of India ( Start Up Stories ) , I read about InfoPill

Somehow , I could find your web site for additional info

But TOI write up reads :

“ InfoPill , a device that automates provision of information about patients as soon as they walk into the doctor’s clinic . Shah says 2,000 doctors use them “

Congratulations on this remarkable innovation which has the potential to revolutionize healthcare in India

Sometime back , in one of my blogs on Ayushman Bharat ( NHS ) , I wrote :

EaEach eligible family member to be issued a “ Ayushman Card “ ( linked to Aadhar ID )

Ayushman card will have inbuilt memory capacity to store that person’s health data from “ Cradle to Grave “ ( Privacy advocate need not worry ! )

All the Health Data of all 50 crore beneficiaries to be stored on a Central Server for BIG DATA analysis , in order to “ Predict “ WHO might become susceptible to WHICH ailment and WHEN

As an alternative , a GPS enabled / NFC capable Smart Phone pre-loaded with AYUSHMAN MOBILE APP , could be considered to replace the card

PROCESS :

· Beneficiary getting AYUSHMAN Card after authentication from nearest Health Centre

· Beneficiary approaching any Registered Medical Practitioner ( RMP ) for ailment

· RMP entering Diagnosis / Prescription in Mobile App ( or in Card using Card Reader )

· Beneficiary presenting card at the premises of delivery of Medicines / Devices / Services as prescribed by RMP

· Person delivering medicines / service , entering the details in Card and delivering service ( including no of items / unit price / GST etc )

· Beneficiary “ sign off “ ( in Card ) for having received medicine / service

· Person delivering service ( or medicine ) , uploading data on Central Server of Health Ministry

· Health Ministry updating PATIENT HISTORY in the database and effecting DIGITAL PAYMENT to person delivering medicine / service [ DBT ]

· There will be NO CASH TRANSFER to a beneficiary ( to avoid fraud / fake cases )

Source : https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/02/modicare-game-changer.html

With regards,

Hemen parekh

Wednesday, 26 December 2018

THANK YOU , SHRI JAITLEYJI

Thank You , Shri Jaitleyji,

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Finance minister wants govt depts to lease e-vehicles [ 26 Dec ]

Extract :

· The finance minister has asked all government departments to switch over from petrol and diesel to electric vehicles while hiring cars…

· In recent years, to cut down on manpower and maintenance costs, government departments have opted to lease vehicles….

· ….. and has a lower operating cost, the expenditure department said in a note to other government departments

· North Block has issued the circular and also attached a revamped lease agreement ……….

· Government’s own experiment to lease 10,000 electric vehicle from public sector Energy Efficiency Sevices Limited ( EESL ) has not fully taken off

· In fact a second tender for vehicles from companies such as TATA and Mahindra has not been issued as the manufacturers are yet to complete the first order

· Further, officials pointed out that the charging infrastructure is inadequate with only a few chargers in NITI Aayog and just one point in Udyog Bhavan and a few other government offices

· Before cars are leased, a network of chargers will have to be put in place ….

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Since Aug 2017 , I have sent 16 e-mails to the Cabinet Ministers / NITI Aayog / EESL etc, urging that,

· EESL itself should modify its first tender ( for 10,000 Electric Cars ) from outright “ purchase “ to “ Wet Lease “

Main advantages of wet-leasing :

· Saving of initial capital outlay of Rs 1200 crore ( for 10,000 cars )

Over the next 4 years, EESL plans to replace the entire govt fleet of 500,000 petrol / diesel cars with Electric cars

· Big saving in operating cost ( Rs / km )

· No need to worry about setting up Charging Network

( - this will happen only if the lease rent is stipulated in “ Rs / km “ and not “ Rs /

month “ . Under such terms , TATA / M&M will rush to set up a wide network of

charging stations to ensure that their leased cars do not run out of charge and idle )

· No worry about driver absenteeism / leave replacement

The details of advantages are explained at length in my last email :

EESL : It is your move now ! …………………………………………………………..[ 12 Oct 2018 ]

Now Shri Jaitleyji is a highly cultured and polite person

He will not say : “ EESL , I want you to opt for leasing “

He is more likely to say : “ Saurabh Kumarji, I request you to examine the leasing option “

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26 Dec 2018

www.hemenparekh.in / blogs

From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2018 4:58 PM
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Subject: OWNING ELECTRIC CARS BY EESL ? TIME TO RETHINK

EESL : It is your move now !

For over a year , I have been urging EESL to ,

· Scrap it current purchase orders ( for a total of 10,000 Electric Cars ) on TATA and M&M

( Delayed deliveries – by over ONE YEAR – is a sufficiently good reason )

· Convert that order into a “ Wet Leasing “ ( driver / maintenance / insurance included )

In my following emails ( to Shri Saurabh Kumarji – CEO , EESL ) , you will find detailed COST / BENEFIT analysis of “ Buying vs Leasing “ and the potential for saving of a huge INITIAL INVESTMENT , running into thousands of crore of rupees

I have no idea what internal deliberations held back EESL from implementing my suggestion but , it seems , now they are left with no other option !

How come ?

“ Now , no need to buy a Mahindra SUV for a life full of stories – just lease “

Highlights :

· Lease period …………………5 years

· Lease Rent……………………Rs 13,499 pm for KUV 100 NXT / Rs 32,999 pm for XUV 500

· Furher Details………http://www.mahindra.com/news-room/press-release/1293780398

If we assume that a typical car runs 2000 km per month , then the amounts mentioned above , would translate as follows :

· For KUV 100 NXT……………… Rs 7 per km

· For XUV 500…………………… Rs 16.5 per km

To this , add following additional costs :

· Petrol ……………………………… Rs 9 per km ( assuming 10 km per litre of petrol )

· Driver Salary……………………. Rs 10 per km ( assuming Rs 20,000 per month )

So , the total cost for KUV 100 NXT would come to :

· Rs 7 + Rs 9 + Rs 10 = Rs 26 per km ( for a petrol car )

But EESL order is for an Electric Car which does not need any petrol

And battery charging cost would be around Re 1 per km only , taking the total per km cost of an electric car to :

Rs 7 + Rs 1 + Rs 10 = Rs 18 per km

Of course , both TATA and M&M would readily bring down this figure to , Rs 12 per km when EESL floats a fresh tender for “ Wet Leasing “

I strongly urge EESL to insist on a “ Per Km “ , lease rent method only ( under no circumstance , “ per month “ method )

This has the following distinct advantages :

· Burden of setting up a vast Battery Charging Infrastructure , all over the country would fall on the EV supplier since he would not want his cars to stay parked ( idle ) if discharged

· EESL do not need to worry about a “ fully charged km range “ – even if it is only 80 km !

· Car supplier would ensure immediate replacement of any defective car

· Car supplier would also ensure sufficient standby drivers to take care of absenteeism

Dear Shri Saurabh Kumarji ,

skumar@eesl.co.in

This is your golden move to “ check mate “ the TATA and Mahindra !

EESL : Lease cars , do not Buy ! ………………………………………………………………[ 16 Aug 2017 ]