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 9 January 2021

Congratulations, Dr Pandeyji

 

Congratulations, Dr Pandeyji

{ Minister – Skill Development Ministry }

 

Context :

Govt to launch new scheme to help create more entrepreneurs as pandemic takes toll on job market

(  source : ET NOW Digital / 26 Dec 2020 )

 

Extract :

 

Ø  Representational image 

Ø  The government may soon launch a scheme to help create entrepreneurs and handhold young enterprises that are struggling, as it foresees the Covid pandemic taking a toll on the job market.

Ø  As per a report in the Economic Times, the Centre is planning to train more than 300,000 youth to become entrepreneurs over the next five years, facilitate loans to them and connect them to appropriate markets. These entrepreneurs could also become job providers.

Ø  The skills development ministry has prepared a draft of the scheme which is known as PM Udyam Mitra for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Development (PMUmeed). At present it is being discussed among stakeholder ministries and could be finalised soon, a top government official told the business daily.

Ø  “This will be a demand-driven scheme and states will have to pitch in to identify potential entrepreneurs and ventures that would be extended support,” the official said.

Ø  The support will be extended for 18 months after the completion of a two-month entrepreneurship development training

Ø  Once approved by the Cabinet, a steering committee will be set up for laying out the broad policy direction and operational guidelines. An executive committee will be responsible for overseeing the functioning of the scheme and approving related proposals.

Ø  The draft has been circulated among concerned ministries and one round of discussions had happened last month. The scheme could be launched next financial year starting April and would extend till 2025-26, the publication mentioned.

Ø  There is a consensus that the repercussions of Covid-19 on the economy may further affect the prospects of employment generation, the official said, adding: “Hence, the need to help create an enabling ecosystem for budding and existing entrepreneurs so that new businesses can absorb the unemployed as well as new entrants in the job market.”

Ø  The plan is to impart entrepreneurship development training to aspiring and existing entrepreneurs for setting up and scaling up their enterprises through 610 entrepreneurship development centres at district levels.

Ø  Three-fourths of those selected will be new entrepreneurs, while the rest will be people who already have set up businesses but are struggling to scale up.

Ø  After two months of training, these entrepreneurs will be linked to markets and credit institutions for raising funds, and connected to a digital aggregator platform for availing of entrepreneur-related services. The Centre will facilitate market linkage with supply and value chain while monitoring the setting up and sustenance of these enterprises.

Ø  As per the data available with the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, 121 million workers had lost jobs in the first month of the lockdown. However, a huge part of these lost jobs has been recovered since then. India’s unemployment rate was 7.8% for the week ended November 22 as per the CMIE.

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MY TAKE :

Dear Dr Mahendra Nath Pandeyji,

[ Minister – Skill Development Ministry ]

{ drmnpandeymp@gmail.com / mahendranath.pandey@sansad.nic.in  }

 

More than 5 years ago, I sent following blog / e-mail to our Cabinet Ministers / NITI Aayog :

FROM JOB-SEEKERS TO JOB-CREATORS ?...................[ 18 Sept 2015 ]

 

Before finalizing this very ambitious – and highly desirable – scheme, I request you to consider the following suggestions made in my above-stated e mail :

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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

        

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*  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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*   ROLE OF MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

 

   #  Publish DPRs on its web site for free downloading

 

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*  ROLE OF  INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT

 

   #  Give 200 % tax deduction to existing manufacturing units for 2 years , for 

       employing fresh engineering graduates on their rolls, under :

                  

      " Graduate Engineers Training Subsidy Act - 2015 "( to be enacted )

        

      This will motivate manufacturing units to impart manufacturing related

      experience to fresh engineering  graduates before they venture to set up own

      MSME factories

      

   #  Admit expenses incurred by manufacturing units for preparation of DPR,

       under their CSR obligation ( 2 % of  ave net profit for 5 years )

     

      

  #  Exempt all GET Start Ups (registered on eBiz web site ) from paying

      Corporate Income Tax for first 10 years of working

      

              

  #  Exempt all GET Start Ups from GST payment, for 10 years

 

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*   ROLE OF FRESH ENGINEERING GRADUATES

 

 

  #  Get GET Training Certificate from employer companies

 

  #  Download DPR from Commerce Ministry web site

 

  #  Apply for funding to banks, attaching DPR and GET Certificate

 

  #  Upon receiving Approval Intimation from bank , apply for various permissions

      on eBiz web site , quoting Bank Approval Number

       

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*  ROLE OF ASSOCHAM / FICCI / CII etc

 

 #  Encourage their manufacturing member firms to take on the task of 

     preparation of DPRs and follow up

    

 #  Publish DPR reports on their web sites for free downloading

 

#   Constitute State-wise " Hand-holding Teams " of retired executives having "

     Manufacturing " experience , to guide the local GET applicants in obtaining all

     permissions from various State Authorities

 

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*  ROLE OF EBIZ WEB SITE

 

  #  To make available in public domain, all investment related applications , and

      progress status of each

 

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*  ROLE OF STATE GOVERNMENTS

 

  #  To keep track of those eBiz investment applications where the State is the

       proposed manufacturing location

 

      

  #  Pro-actively reach out to such applicants for expediting their Proposals

 

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All of the above need not / must not take months to materialize !

 

If it takes any longer , millions of India's jobless will overthrow the governments in power !

 

We don't need an Oracle to tell us what future holds for us !

 

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With regards,

 

Hemen Parekh  /  10 Jan 2921  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com

 

Q.E.D [  Quod Erat Demonstrandum /  Which was to be demonstrated ]

 

 

 

 

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