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

Tuesday 14 January 2014

Suggestions for Better Governance



Here is a  PARTIAL  list of initiatives that may transform India - if successful


But let not " Fear of Failure " prevent us from undertaking a " Out of Box " thinking


In a democracy , people have a right to differ


Hence ,  many will not agree - but they must have their say


In the end , there is only ONE WAY to find what works - and what does not


BY  TRYING  OUT  !




 MY LIST  ( not in order of importance or priority ) :



>  Food Security Bill


>  Connecting 2.5 lakh  panchayats  thru broadband


>  Aakash Tablets for 220 million students


>  Lokpal Act  /  Delivery of Services Act ( " Magic Wand " App ? )


>  Bank Transaction Tax / Demonetization of Rs 1000 currency note


>  Aadhar Identification Card


>  Electoral Reforms / Right to Recall ( " VotesApp " mobile App ? )


>  CAG audit of Private Companies using Government resources


>  4G Wireless Internet all over India


>  Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor


>  Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor


>  Natural Resources Allocation Policy


>  Political Party's Funds under RTI scrutiny


>  Social Media based marketing


>  Liberalization in FDI ( Entire economy - not just retail )


>  Direct Transfer of Subsidies to poor


>  Government funding of Elections


>  Interlinking of Major Rivers


>  " India Post Bank "  with 139,040 branches in Rural areas


>  Bank A/C for every adult by 2016


>  Divestment / Closure of loss-making / bleeding PSUs


>  Imparting skills to 500 million youth ( NSDC )


>  Sulabh  Sauchalaya




Here are my own suggestions :



>  BLACK MONEY


   * As incomes climb ( for an individual or for a corporate ), reduce taxation
     rates for each higher slab ( reverse of present system )

     Eliminate incentive for tax - evasion

     Reward honesty / efficiency  /  productivity

     Celebrate Wealth-Creators

     No more "Black Money " generators

     With such " Inverse Taxation " regime , we can

     expect Corporate and HNIs from all over the

     world , to pump in $ 100 billion worth of

     investment, EVERY YEAR , in our Infrastructure
  
     projects ! 



   *  Introduce Amnesty Scheme for black money declaration

       No questions asked ( re Source of funds ) for investment in specific
       Infrastructure Bonds , with tax - free interest for 10 years




>  JOBS



   *  With ever-increasing mechanization / automation in every sector of
       economy , there is no way , we can create 12 MILLION  new jobs ,
      either in Organized or Unorganized sectors , year after year

Creating just ONE job in these sectors , requires a

Capital Investment of Rs 1 million ( Ave )

Where can we find Rs 12 million million  ? 


      Our only hope lies in creating " SELF - EMPLOYMENT "


      To generate massive self - employment , provide generous , low interest
      loans and " Tax Free " income (up to Rs 5 Lakh/ year) for self-employed ( including Proprietary Firms )


   *  Create an " Online Job Exchange " to replace 943 existing physical
      Employment Exchanges , with 42 million current registrations



      Call it "  GLOBAL-RECRUITER "



      Require ALL  job-portals of India , to RSS feed into Global-Recruiter ,


      #  Every single job advt posted everyday( including current )

      #  Every resume posted everyday ( including current )


     Make these jobs and resumes " searchable " from ALL the job-portals ,
     irrespective of , on which job portal , these were posted

    
     After matching " JOBS " with " RESUMES " , Global Recruiter to send out
    daily Job - Alerts on the smart phones of the jobseekers , thru a mobile
    App ,  " MY JOBS " - against which , candidates can apply from mobile



   Make it mandatory for every Smart phone and Tablet sold ( or given away
   free ) in India , to pre-install " My Jobs " App


   And , most certainly , those 9 million Aakash - 4 tablets  for which tender

   opens on 28th Jan 2014




Will Narendra Modi  /  Rahul  Gandhi  /  Arvind  Kejriwal  etc , incorporate these , in their poll manifestos for April 2014 election  ?




*  hemen  parekh  (  15  Jan   2014  /  Mumbai  )     

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