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 12 September 2015

Prakash / Piyush / Nitin ko Kyun Gussa aata hai ?


Because they keep looking at the following figures re CHINA and feel very frustrated !

CHINA ,

*  Consumes approx 50 % of entire World's consumption of Steel and
    Cement , every year

*  Has built one brand new city every 20 days , during last 20 years
  
*  Plans to build one brand new city every 18 days for next 20 years

*  Plans to move 350 million rural people to these cities in the next 15
   years
   ( some 2 million people every month ! )

*  Is building 3 * 1000 MW coal-based power stations , every month

*  Added 13 GW of Solar Power plants in 2014. Will take total installed
    capacity to 100 GW by 2018

*  Against India's GDP at $ 1.88 Trillion , China's GDP is $ 9.24 Trillion

*  Even if we manage to raise our GDP to 10 % per year , and even if
   China's  GDP were to decline to 7 % , it will take us a few decades to
   catch up with China

Of course , Prakash / Piyush / Nitin firmly believe :

*  Being able to  vote  freely and elect MP of your choice is  GOOD

*  Being able to form democratically  elected  Govt is  BETTER

*  Being able to  debate  issues in Lok Sabha is  BEST

But ,

*  Being able to save 1.6 million children ( under the age of 5 ) , dying
   from starvation every year ( 4,383 / day ) , is  DIVINE
   

Mahatma Gandhi once said :

" In the hands of starving , God appears in the form of bread "


Citizens of India are saying :


Our Beloved Netas ,


This coming Oct 2 , please save us from the spectacle of laying flowers on Bapu's samadhi !

Please shed your crocodile tears in the privacy of your homes !


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hemen  parekh

12  Sept  2015


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Addendum on  30  Sept  2019 :

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After struggling for 3 years, Niti Aayog has developed a fairly elaborate framework for rating / ranking of various States on their " Ease of doing Business "


In the meantime, China has gone far far ahead and developed / installed " digital data compilation " of its 33 million Corporate and 1.4 Billion citizen 


On dozens of parameters , corporate and citizen are being rated / ranked and offered benefits / incentives if ranked " Good " and punished / deprived of benefits, if ranked " Bad "  !

To know the details of this " State Surveillance " system,  read :

  

Wednesday 9 September 2015

" BACK FACTORY " OF THE WORLD ?



China is known as the " Factory " of the World

India is known as the  " Back Office " of the World

Can India become the " Back Factory " of the World ?

Wrong question !

Right question is : WHEN can we become the " Back Factory " of the World ?

Answer is " hiding in plain sight " !

This week , an astronaut , sitting in a satellite 400 km above the earth and hurtling through space at 16,000 km per hour , operated a robot on the earth

Earlier , scientists sitting in NASA space centre or  in Shri Harikota space centre , have operated Mars Rovers / MOM ( Mars Orbital Mission ) remotely

From a distance of millions of miles

And soon , astronauts  will be sending emails to earthlings from millions of miles away , using " Space Internet " on their Mobile phones

Invariably , each such team of scientists , comprised Indians !

So , WHEN can our scientists - and software Start Ups - enable Indian workers , sitting in Hyderabad / Chennai etc , to operate / manipulate , machinery in factories of Europe / America / China ?

I believe this can become a reality by 2020 , if Central Government and State Governments , just get out of the way of our scientists / Start Ups and leave them alone !

Then tell them :

" You are our next generation of Freedom Fighters . Free our millions from
poverty / starvation / jobless depression / ignominy / suicides

Like war - ravaged people of North Africa , Indians cannot invade Europe / Australia / Canada , in search of jobs / better life

We depend upon you to bring the jobs to India - jobs such as ,

  *   Operating Machinery in Factories abroad

  *   Controlling Air Traffic at Airports around the World

  *   Operating upon patients in Hospitals , all over

  *   Teaching students in Schools , in remote Africa

  *   Any job that currently requires immediate presence of a worker


And , if you set up a " Back Factory " , you don't need to pay Corporate Income Tax for next 10 years !


Simply register on web site of Income Tax Department as a " Back Factory " owner and file annual " Zero Corporate Tax Return "


When this happens ,


>  Millions of skilled Indian workers will operate factories around the World ,
    sitting in , internet connected " Back Factories " in small Indian towns

>  Foxcon will not need to replace its high-wage Chinese workers with one
    million robots ( as officially announced sometime back )

    At half the wages of those Chinese workers , Indians will operate Foxcon
    factories , all over the World , remotely !

>  " Contract Labour Act " will need to be replaced with " Back Factory " Act

>  " Minimum Wages Act " will need to be scrapped !

>   India will not need to fight with WTO on " Manpower / Service Exports "

>   " Make in India " will morph into " Make from India "


I hope NDA Ministers and members of NITI Aayog will ask , Narayan Murthy / Sam Pitroda / Azim Premji / Sundar Pichai / Satya Nadela / Ray Kurzweil etc :


"  How soon can this be done ? How can you help ? "


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10  Sept  2015

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Tuesday 8 September 2015

PM Says : Seize the Opportunity !



Talking to Indian industrialists yesterday ( 08  Sept  2015 ) , Shri Narendra Modi said :


"  We should look at the scenario today as an opportunity for India that must be seized "


Here is what he left unsaid :


"  In order to seize this opportunity , Companies from all over the World are rushing in with announcements of their investment plans in India


If you need a proof , just look up,


" Who is investing in India ? "


on....www....B2BmessageBlaster.....com


You will find  800 + announcements from  64 + countries , growing at the rate of 50 new announcements , every day !


Industrialists from all over the World are rushing to India because their own national economies are either stagnant or shrinking , whereas , our GDP is growing at 7.5 % and likely to touch 8 % next year


Carpe Diem !  "


With regards ,

hemen parekh
09 Sept  2015
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Monday 7 September 2015

KILLING MANY BIRDS WITH ONE STONE ?



Shri Amitabh Kant

Secretary - DIPP

Ministry of Commerce

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Dear Sir :

Just read that the task of " Start Up : Stand Up " initiative announced by Shri Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech , has been entrusted to DIPP

The question that you must be debating in your mind could be :

 How can we ensure that millions of new Start Ups are born and nurtured ?

During your talk at Jai Hind College ( Mumbai ) on 05 Sept 2015 , you held out one approach , viz :

No need for making any application to any Government Agency for grant of any permission / approval , to set up a Start Up

Apparently , you are trying to distinguish Start Ups as a new ,

 " Category of Businesses "

A category  quite distinct from MSME

Such " Out of Box " thinking has many advantages

It will enable us to treat Start Ups as " Business Class " governed by totally different set of rules / regulations / laws

One revolutionary way to treat them separately , should be :


No Income Tax of any kind for the first 10 years of operation as a Start Up !


 Conditions :

*  A Start Up must register on Income Tax Dept web site , as a " Start Up "

*  Must file each year,  START UP ZERO TAX RETURN, quoting Start Up No


If implemented , this one " Innovation " will set in motion , the following :

>    Billions of Rupees will flow into setting up of Start Ups

>    Black Money will flow into the main stream of national economy

>    All business transactions ( receipts / payments ) will become official

>    Millions of new bank accounts will get opened / active

>    Collection of GST will sky-rocket

>    Millions of new jobs will get created by these tax-free Start Ups

>    Thousands of tiny factories / workshops will crop up everywhere

>    Share of Manufacturing in GDP will cross 25 %

>    Capital Goods Industry ( Mother of all industries ) will go double-digit

>    Exports will rise and current adverse Trade Balance will decline

>    3 million youths, graduating each year ,will set up Start Ups from homes

>    Decreased agitation re " Quotas / Reservations "

>    Many unforeseen advantages


Of course , eminent economists ( and sundry naysayers ) will say :


Unworkable / Impractical / Horrible / Disastrous / Dangerous , idea !


I would be happy , if anyone has a better idea that will create 10 million Self Employed , every year


On other hand , an Online Survey among millions of ordinary citizens will settle whether this idea will work or not ( most popular Opinion Poll ever )


If conducted thru a Mobile App , 200 million Smart phone owners will respond to such a survey in 10 days !

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Sunday 6 September 2015

A NEW DAWN ?



On 05 Sept 2015 , I had an opportunity to listen to Shri Amitabh Kant ( Secretary - DIPP ) at Jaihind College , Mumbai


Topic was :

How can ordinary citizens contribute for the success of Make In India ?



Here are a few revolutionary IDEAS that he laid out , in respect of ,
" Ease of Doing Business " in India :


*   All interactions with Industry Ministry to become online / digitized

*   No industrialist / businessmen need to visit Udyog Bhavan , ever

*   A single window application / clearance of online Investment proposals

*   Industry Ministry will internally co-ordinate with all other Ministries

*   Investment projects will be monitored thru Project Management Software

*   Project Status Reports will be visible to public on a dedicated web site

*   No need for any permission / approvals for Start-Ups

*   No physical interaction of tax-payers with Income Tax officers


But , as far as contribution of ordinary citizens is concerned , he had only one advice :

"  Branding must not be confused with  glossy / virtual /  animated  
   advertising / publicity on TV or on Social Media

   Branding is the REAL user experience on the ground of a product / service

   Eg :

   Not throwing garbage on the streets , is also branding of Make in India

   Citizens must not look up to the Government for directions on everything

   There is urgent need to put an end to the dependency on the " Sarkar Maa-Baap " culture

   Let each citizen think up of his own unique contribution to Make in India "



   I was reminded of a song from an old Hindi film ( free translation ) :

  "  The darker and depressing the long night ,

     the brighter and colorful will be the dawn "


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07  Sept  2015

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Wednesday 2 September 2015

SIMPLE CITIES ?



These days there is a lot of excitement re Central Government plan to convert 100 existing cities into " Smart Cities " .

List is out but surprisingly , cities which did not make to this list , are not protesting at being left out !

How come ?

I presume , citizens of these left out cities are thinking :


"  Oh , sure , it would be nice to have fully solar powered city , having 6 lane boulevards , flanked by gleaming office towers , city-wide free Wi-Fi , covered gutters with automated garbage chutes from each flat , only self driven electric cars ( like the one , Shri Modi rode in Madsar City ) , escalators everywhere , 24 hour supply of water that you can drink straight out of the tap ,.......etc etc "


But then they look around and say :


" No , no ! We don't want a Smart City

  Just give us a Simple City

  A city where ,

  *  Roads may be only 2 lane wide but without potholes

  *  Footpaths are only 3 feet wide but free of hawkers

  *  No garbage-chutes in every flat but neither garbage dumps on streets

  *  No electric cars but neither smoke belching diesel / kerosene rickshaws

  *  No drinkable water from tap but neither water full of dirt / dung / germs

  *  No high rise residential towers but nor sprawling slums with open drains

  *  No solar power but certainly garbage generated power / bio-fuel

  *  No zipping metros but neither endless traffic jams

  *  No city-wide free Wi-Fi but nor bundles of cables hanging from poles

  *  No swanky office blocks but  Sulabh Sauchalayas on every corner

  *  No escalators everywhere but plenty of overhead bridges on roads

  *  No fancy shopping malls but  hawkers only in hawking zones

  *  No  sprawling golf courses but playgrounds for kids on every street

  *  OK if no IIM but several Industrial Training Institutes ( ITI ) in my city

  *  Instead of 5 star hospitals , let there be many public health centers "



Citizens are saying :


To convert 98 cities into " Smart Cities ", will take years and cost lakhs of crores of Rupees , where a 500 sq ft flat will sell for Rs 5 crores !


To transform 900 cities into " Simple Cities ", can be done in months and cost , a few crores each  - and I don't need to uproot my family / find a job


Let us get our priorities right !


I hope the Ministers / Municipal Corporators / Town Planners are listening !


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03  Sept  2015

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