From time to time , children do ask ,
what appear to adults , “ stupid questions “
Because they are not afraid of “ being ridiculed “ for giving voice
to their “ un-encumbered imagination “
But adults suffer from a “ Shame Syndrome “ !
I do too !
But , for a change , I want to ask :
There are close to 4 lakh houses ( assume : flats of 500 sq ft
each , @ Rs 10,000 per sq ft ? ) , lying unsold in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (
MMR ) and Greater Mumbai
Each flat with a sale price of Rs 5 cr ? A
total unsold inventory of Rs 20 lakh*crore ?
Each flat capable of accommodating 10 work – stations ( a table + internet
connected computer @ 50 sq ft per work station )
So , 4 lakh flats could accommodate , 40 lakh persons , in each shift of 7 hours
And 120 lakh persons in 3 shifts
!
If engaged in “ Export of Intellectual Property “ ( BPO /
KPO / LPO / Any PO that the rest of the World needs to be carried out remotely
by our low cost graduates ) , then it would become possible to :
·
Put those unsold 4 lakh flats to a productive use
·
Increase “ Asset Utilization “ of property worth
Rs 20 lakh*crore lying idle
·
Provide
gainful employment to 120 lakh youth
·
Export “ services “ valued at
$ 528 Billion / year
( Read :
BrainInc 2.0 )
Of course , you don’t ask a child :
“ Is this possible ? “
But at 84 + , I am expected to provide some hints ( if not pucca
solutions )
These are :
·
Encourage owners of these 4 lakh flats to turn their flats into “ Knowledge Factories “ ( exempted from “ Factory Act “ / “ Shop & Establishment Act
“ / “ Minimum Wages Act “ / “ PF Act “ / various Labour Laws… etc )
·
These “ Knowledge Factories “ to be governed by “ Human
Enterprise Act “ ( to be drafted / legislated
)
·
Owners need not pay any taxes such as “ Property Tax / GST / Income Tax etc “
·
No questions to be asked as to the source of funds with which the
flat was bought
·
Owners to “ Register “ as a Start Up as laid down in :
Does this ( suggestion ) sound crazy ?
If yes , then it has a very high probability of SUCCESS !
Here is a tiny sample of persons whose CRAZY ideas got ridiculed at first :
Mahatma Gandhi
·
Invention of non-violent
Satyagraha , instead of an armed revolt against British
Henry Ford
·
Invention of a Motor Car ,
instead of an improved Horse Carriage
Thomas
Edison
·
Invention of a Light Bulb , instead of a bigger / better wax Candle
For India to
find jobs for 12 million persons each year ( - and clear a backlog of 200 million unemployed ), we need an “ INVENTION “ , not mere “ INTERVENTION “
I am ready to be
ridiculed
But before you do so , just visit the slums of Dharavi in Mumbai
and convince yourself with the ingenuity of the poor ( - who are rich in their
imagination )
23 Aug 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
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