In my following blog / email, to Cabinet Ministers /
State Chief Ministers, some 3 months back , I
wrote :
India
trumps USA ? ………………………………………………….[ 25 March 2020 ]
“ Even as I await the press conference of Smt
Nirmala Sitharamanji at 1pm this afternoon , I urge fellow citizen to
appreciate that , when it comes to caring for the poor ,
Shri Modi does not waste time, in sloganeering [ Garibi
Hatao ]
He acts upon what Mahatmaji taught him :
“ In the hands of the poor , God appears in the form of a
Roti “
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Yesterday, Shri Modiji
proved that he “ cares for the
poor “, by announcing extension of PMGKAY ( PM Garib
Kalyan Anna Yojana ) by 5
months ( July-Nov )
Extract :
More than 80 crore people have been given ration (5 kg rice/wheat) for three months free of cost,
moreover, every family has been given 1 kg dal too free of cost. This is
something which has astounded the world,” Modi said
Under the scheme, 80 crore individuals will continue to get 5
kg of wheat or rice, free of cost per month till November. This will be over and above the food-grains being made available under
the public distribution system through ration shops and subsidised price.
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In my earlier blog / email (India
trumps USA ? ) , I wrote :
Question :
Do we have enough
food-grains to sustain such program beyond 3 months ?
Answer :
We need 5600 million
kg / month = 5.6 Million tonnes / month
For 3 months , we
need = 5.6
x 3 = 16.8 million tonnes
For 12 months , we
need = 5.6
x 12 = 67.2 million tonnes
By April , we expect
FCI ( Food Corporation of India ) food-grain stock = 100 million tonnes
Expected production
of food grain in 2019-20 = 292 million tonnes
Hence , no worry on this count !
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Not only Shri Modiji has accepted my suggestion, he has extended PMGKAY by 5 MONTHS
Hence ,instead of requiring 16.8 million tons ( for a 3
month extension ), Govt would need to distribute ( FREE ), some 20 million tons ( 5Kg x 5months x 800 million persons
)
As compared to the existing stock ( 100 million tons )
+ the incoming stock ( 292 million tons ) , this 20 million tons, is a small
requirement - approximately, the quantity that parishes each year due to
Ø Open
/ uncovered storage under the rains
Ø Being
eaten away by rats / insects ( even when stored in covered go-downs of FCI )
Context :
India
Has Enough Food Grain Stock to Supply to Its Citizens for More than 1 Year
Food
grains rot in India while millions live with empty stomachs
May be this prompted West Bengal CM, Smt Mamtaji to announce :
West
Bengal to give free ration till June 2021, says Mamata
Can we expect that, before long, in a game of
“ Political-Upman-ship “, some States will announce :
“ For the
poor, FREE ration for EVER “ ?
Unlikely, but should that happen, Poor might
want to remain Poor forever { at least on Government Records }
Dear
Shri Narendrabhai,
I suppose your idea is that those rendered
unemployed due to Corona pandemic, do not go to sleep on empty stomach
I suppose, you and I, hope that by November end these
poor will get back their jobs and earn
enough to be able to “ buy “ their rations
Even if those migrant workers do manage to
get back their jobs, some 12 million others get added to the ranks of “ jobless “, each year
How do we enable them to “ buy “their rations ?
Now, and after November 2020 ?
FREE
ration cannot be a PERMANENT solution
Enabling jobless to become SELF EMPLOYED, is
the only answer
You have already found that answer in your “ Street Vendor Loan Scheme “
Please modify and extend it as described at :
Congratulations
, Shri Mahesh Kumarji …………………………………..[ 20 June 2020 ]
With regards
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 01
July 2020
