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Friday, 12 October 2018

EESL : It is your move now !

For over a year , I have been urging EESL to ,

· Scrap it current purchase orders ( for a total of 10,000 Electric Cars ) on TATA and M&M

( Delayed deliveries – by over ONE YEAR – is a sufficiently good reason )

· Convert that order into a “ Wet Leasing “ ( driver / maintenance / insurance included )

In my following emails ( to Shri Saurabh Kumarji – CEO , EESL ) , you will find detailed COST / BENEFIT analysis of “ Buying vs Leasing “ and the potential for saving of a huge INITIAL INVESTMENT , running into thousands of crore of rupees

I have no idea what internal deliberations held back EESL from implementing my suggestion but , it seems , now they are left with no other option !

How come ?

“ Now , no need to buy a Mahindra SUV for a life full of stories – just lease “

Highlights :

· Lease period …………………5 years

· Lease Rent……………………Rs 13,499 pm for KUV 100 NXT / Rs 32,999 pm for XUV 500

· Furher Details………http://www.mahindra.com/news-room/press-release/1293780398

If we assume that a typical car runs 2000 km per month , then the amounts mentioned above , would translate as follows :

· For KUV 100 NXT……………… Rs 7 per km

· For XUV 500…………………… Rs 16.5 per km

To this , add following additional costs :

· Petrol ……………………………… Rs 9 per km ( assuming 10 km per litre of petrol )

· Driver Salary……………………. Rs 10 per km ( assuming Rs 20,000 per month )

So , the total cost for KUV 100 NXT would come to :

· Rs 7 + Rs 9 + Rs 10 = Rs 26 per km ( for a petrol car )

But EESL order is for an Electric Car which does not need any petrol

And battery charging cost would be around Re 1 per km only , taking the total per km cost of an electric car to :

Rs 7 + Rs 1 + Rs 10 = Rs 18 per km

Of course , both TATA and M&M would readily bring down this figure to , Rs 12 per km when EESL floats a fresh tender for “ Wet Leasing “

I strongly urge EESL to insist on a “ Per Km “ , lease rent method only ( under no circumstance , “ per month “ method )

This has the following distinct advantages :

· Burden of setting up a vast Battery Charging Infrastructure , all over the country would fall on the EV supplier since he would not want his cars to stay parked ( idle ) if discharged

· EESL do not need to worry about a “ fully charged km range “ – even if it is only 80 km !

· Car supplier would ensure immediate replacement of any defective car

· Car supplier would also ensure sufficient standby drivers to take care of absenteeism

Dear Shri Saurabh Kumarji ,

skumar@eesl.co.in

This is your golden move to “ check mate “ the TATA and Mahindra !

EESL : Lease cars , do not Buy ! ………………………………………………………………[ 16 Aug 2017 ]

#2

Waiting to be proved wrong ! …………………………………………………………………….[ 30 Sept 2017 ]

#3

To Buy or not to Buy ? ……………………………………………………………………………….[ 11 Oct 2017 ]

#4

Logical to Lease ………………………………………………………………………………………… [ 06 Mar 2018 ]

#5

Scam ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….[ 08 Mar 2018 ]

#6

Buy or Lease ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………[ 03 Apr 2018 ]

#7

Do they have an option ? …………………………………………………………………………..[ 14 Apr 2018 ]

Evidence is piling up ! …………………………………………………………………………….[ 13 May 2018 ]

EESL : a wake up time ? [ 27 June 2018 ]

#10

OK , TATA ! ………………………………………………………………………………………………….[ 29 June 2018 ]

#11

EESL : Grab this chance ! ……………………………………………………………………………..[ 01 Aug 2018 ]

#12

EESL : Put it off indefinitely ! ………………………………………………………………………[ 19 Aug 2018 ]

#13

EESL : Getting Away from Straitjacket ? ……………………………………………………….[ 26 Aug 2018 ]

#14

If China can , so can We [ 27 Aug 2018 ]

#15

Cars on Subscription ? Convenience Redefined …………………………………… [ 10 Sept 2018 ]

As in case of my earlier emails , this blog too is being sent to :

narendramodi1234@gmail.com;

38ashokroad@gmail.com;

ajaitley@del5.vsnl.net.in;

jayant.sinha19@sansad.nic.in;

piyush.goyal@gov.in;

nitin.gadkari@nic.in;

spprabhu1@rediffmail.com;

smritizirani@nic.in;

nsitharaman@nic.in;

ravis@sansad.nic.in;

sureshprabhu@irctc.co.in;

prakash.j@sansad.nic.in;

secy-ipp@nic.in;

amitabh.kant@nic.in;

shaktikanta.das@nic.in;

rsecy@nic.in;

adhia1981@gmail.com;

ceo-niti@nic.in;

atul-chaturvedi@nic.in;

d.pradhan@sansad.nic.in;

eam@mea.gov.in;

mosvks@mea.gov.in;

mnaqvi@sansad.nic.in;

mljoffice@gov.in;

minister-ca@nic.in;

ramvilas.paswan@sansad.nic.in;

gandhim@sansad.nic.in;

akumar-alpha@sansad.nic.in;

jpnadda@sansad.nic.in;

hm.moca@nic.in;

geete@sansad.nic.in;

simratbadal@yahoo.com;

ns.tomar@nic.in;

rmsingh@sansad.nic.in;

dr.harshvardhan@sansad.nic.in

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In addition , this time , I am also sending this email to the following :

assocham@nic.in

ficci@ficci.com

bjpnationalexecutive@recruitguru.com

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PM’s Economic Advisory Council :

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Some others :

IndianThinkTanks@recruitguru.com

vch-niti@gov.in

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Trade Advisory Group :

Surjit Bhalla………………………………….. ssbhalla@gmail.com

S Jaishankar………………………………… psfs@mea.gov.in

Rajeev Kher……………………………….. Rajeev.kher@ris.org.in

Sanjeev Sanyal……………………… Sanjeev@sanjeevsanyal.com / contact@idfcinstitute.org

Shekhar Shah……………………………. ashah@ncaer.org

Vijay Chauthaiwale……………………. { Not sending since requested to opt out }

Pulak Ghosh……………………………….. Pulak.ghosh@iimb.ac.in

Jayant Dasgupta………………………… ictsd@ictsd.ch / amb-indiawto@nic.in

Rajiv K Luthra……………………………… rajiv@luthra.com

Chandrajit Banerjee…………………… cb@cii.in

Also to :

skumar@eesl.co.in

vdwivedi@eesl.co.in

jsaujla@eesl.co.in

12 Oct 2018

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Thursday, 11 October 2018

A majority of 21 wins !

I believe Aadhar related case in Supreme Court was filed by 21 petitioners

They wanted Aadhar ID scheme to be declared unconstitutional and struck down altogether

Hon ( ex ) CJI , Shri Dipak Misraji did not think Aadhar ID, by itself was unconstitutional

But he said , it could be used only for providing certain government “ services “ where direct transfer of money was a major factor

SC ruled that private service providers ( eg : Banks and Mobile Service Providers ) cannot ask for Aadhar ID for KYC ( Know Your Customer ) . They will need to use,

# Either some offline paper based documents ( Passport – Ration Card etc ) , or

# Some modified “ online “ process which does not require to reveal Aadhar Number

I call this ( directive ) , a victory of the rich and vocal “ majority “ of 21 PERSONS , over a poor and silent “ minority “ of 50 CRORE mobile phone users !

I suspect that the rest of the World is thinking :

“ Ah , these Indians !

They have mastered the art of making things COMPLEX , out of matters SIMPLE “

HERE ARE PROOFS :

UIDAI ready with masked Aadhar cards sans number, biometric details

To summarize :

· Hide Aadhar Number / Date of Birth / Biometrics

But provide :

· Name / Address / Photo

Process :

· Log into UIDAI web site

· Download your “ Masked Aadhar ID “ [ click to find ZERO results ! ]

· Submit it to your Mobile service Provider

Telcos seek alternative digital ID process for new subscribers

COAI has sent a letter to telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan , saying :

“……a return to paper-based process should not be an option as it would reverse the steps taken by the industry towards Digital India and result in wastage of infrastructure and investment “

So , what does COAI suggest as alternatives ?

· Entering various fields in the customer acquisition form electronically on the operator’s app

· Capturing GPS coordinates while capturing the customer’s live photo at the point of sale of the mobile connection

· Watermarking the photo , and

· Assigning a unique operator code so that the photo cannot be copied or re-used.

In the meantime , Shri Manoj Sinha says :

“ The government will fully respect the SC order and, within the legal purview, the government will also take care of consumers ”

Dear Shri sinhaji,

Manojsinha.mp@sansad.nic.in

I do hope your directive to the TELCOs will be such that :

· It will enable the TELCOs to continue to offer their services , not only to the NEW users , but also to the CURRENT ( 50 Crore ) users, without any interruption

· It will spare the users ( current + new ) , the AGONY of going through the alternatives proposed by UIDAI and COAI ( be ready for ONE YEAR disruption ! )

Even the Supreme Court would be happy to accept your interpretation ( of its order ) that a user has every right to give his Aadhar ID to ANYONE , as long as it is VOLUNTARILY given !

No one need question the user’s motive ( simplifying life ), as long as he sends to his Service Provider , a SMS / E Mail , as per draft provided in :

Aadhar Data Delete ? Simple Solution

Additional Input :