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, 29 February 2020

Making Best of Worst Times ? ( BLOG # 2,000 )




Worldwide spread of CoronaVirus is “ bad times

CoronaVirus shutting down factories in China is “ worse times

India depending on China for almost 50 % of its imports of following goods , is “ worst times “ :

Ø  Textile Fabrics
Ø  Refrigerators
Ø  Suitcases
Ø  Antibiotics
Ø  Vitamins
Ø  Insecticides
Ø  Diodes
Ø  Semiconductor Devices
Ø  Auto Parts
Ø  Steel & Aluminium items
Ø  Mobile Phones



Our options are :

Ø  Scour for suppliers ( equal in cost / quality ) from all over the world

Ø  Develop domestic suppliers on double quick



As far as the second alternative is concerned, I sent following suggestion to DIPP / ASSOCHAM / FICCI / CII / NASSCOM etc, in Sept 2015  :


[ Source :       Well Begun is Half Done       /           06 May 2016 ]


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*  Role of MakeinIndia web site


    >  On its web site , list 5000 products that we currently import ( with
        annual import bill / sources / ave landed cost etc )

    >  Invite 1000 leading manufacturing companies of India , to make
        online selection of minimum of 5 items each, for preparing DPR
        ( Detailed Project Reports ) .

         Freely visible online database of who selected which items
        will avoid duplication
         

         

*  Role  of  Manufacturing Companies

    >  Prepare and submit to Ministry of Commerce, at least 5 DPR  by
        Dec 2016 . More the merrier ! Earlier the better !

    >  Each report must carry , name of at least one bank which has
        accepted that as a " Bankable Report " , eligible for funding

    >  Train at least 100 fresh engineering graduates in various
         manufacturing related functions under GET ( Graduate Engineer
         Training ) Scheme  , each year

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In that blog / mail , I had also described these :


Ø  Role of Ministry of Commerce
Ø  Role of  Income Tax Department
Ø  Role of Fresh Engineering Graduates
Ø  Role of ASSOCHAM / FICCI / CII etc
Ø  Role of eBiz web site
Ø  Role of State Governments

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Although it is more than 4 YEARS since suggesting this ( for Import Substitution ) , it is still not too late for DIPP / Finance Ministry , to announce that the expenses incurred by the Manufacturing Companies in preparation of DPR ( Detailed Project Reports ) , will be counted as their CSR ( Corporate Social Responsibility ) contribution


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01    March 2020

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

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