Will the
rich of India,
return a part of their wealth to the society from which they have earned it ?
Economic
Times ( 30 June,2011 ) has a few suggestions to make to the “ rich “ of India,
re : where they should invest to make a big impact on the well-being of the
society, viz:
Ø
Affordable
urban housing …………………….. $ 214 – 786
billion
Ø
Clean
water for rural areas ………………….. $
5.4 - 13
billion
Ø
Maternal
health ……………………………………. $
0.4 - 2.0
billion
Ø
Primary
education …………………………………. $
4.8 - 10
billion
Ø
Microfinance ……………………………………………. $ 176
billion
Do the rich
of India
have the necessary funds ?
Economic
Times says, “ yes “. And provides following figures :
Ø
In
2010/11
62,000
Ultra High Net Worth Households had net worth of $ 45 trillion
> By 2015/16
219,000 UHNW will have a net worth of
$ 235
trillion
And since
this is all “ white money “ right here in India, why run after a few billion dollars
of “ black money “ stashed away in Swiss Banks ?
With
regards
Hemen Parekh
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