Congratulations, TATA

 

 

Context :

Tatas to upgrade 225 Gujarat Industrial Training Institutes   /  TOI – 24 Dec 2020

 

Extract :

 

Ø  Tata Group has proposed a fresh big-ticket investment in the State – of over Rs 7000 crore to upgrade Industrial Training Institutes ( it is ) . The move is expected to bridge the demand-supply gap in terms of trained blue-collar workers
TATA group has proposed the Public-Private Partnership ( PPP ) model to upgrade the 225 IITs

Ø  The Group has already tied up with the Gujarat Government for setting up and operating Indian Institute of Skills ( IIS )

Ø  Except for the admission process, TATA group will manage all aspects of functioning of the it is for five years

Ø  Ownership rights of the Institutes will however remain with the State

Ø  TATA group has proposed an investment of Rs 34 crore for each ITI and the total upgrade cost will be about Rs 7650 crore. TATA group will bear 80 % of the cost, while the government will take care of the rest

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There can be no greater example of Corporate Social Responsibility ( CSR ) than this !

I urge,

Ø   All large Companies in the Organized Sector to emulate the example set by TATA group

Ø  Central and State Governments to examine my following suggestions ( earlier sent as e-mails )

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Where is the skilled Manpower ? ……………………………….[ 13 Apr 2010 ]

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MAKING INDIANS EMPLOYABLE…………………………………[ 16 Aug 2011 ]

Suggestion :

What NSDC might want to seriously consider is to request India’s reputed Corporate (Tata / Mahindra / L&T / Birla etc) to start 10,000 skill development centers , in their own interest.

Also, how about handing over the management of thousands of existing ITI (Industrial Training Institutes) run by the State Governments, to these corporate?

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WE LEAD IN UNEMPLOYABILITY !..............................[ 20 Sept 2011 ]

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Rejoice You Jobless !...............................................[ 03 Sept 2013 ]

Extract :

 

In Aug 2013 , India’s Finance Minister announced a scheme called ,

 

“ National Skills Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme “

 

Here are the highlights of the scheme :

 

Ø   To impart skills to 500 million youth by 2022 ( i.e. 50 million / year )

 

Ø  Of these,

 

·         Private Sector to train 150 million

 

·         18 Central Ministries to train 350 million

 

Ø  Scheme will provide employment as well as post-placement hand-holding for

    1-2 years

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A Ticking Time-Bomb ?..................................[ 08 Feb 2014 ]

Extract :

 

Ø  UPA-2 Government is trying to fool us by saying NSDC ( National Skills

      Development Corporation ) will train 500 million youth in next 5 years !

Ø  On the other hand, there is NO incentive to Private Sector Industries , to

      come forward to invest in training these 500 million - something that

      would require an investment of Rs 250 Million Million

Ø  Private Sector has, required Money / Expertise / Organizational setup

      to impart such training

Ø  But that money is in the form of BLACK MONEY  !

Ø  So, what is the ANSWER ?

Ø  Introduce a AMNESTY SCHEME , under which no questions will be asked

      as to the source of funds ( ie Black Money ) , if these are invested by

      the Private Sector in training of India's Youth , in prescribed Skills

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Make in India is Skill-ing India……………………………[ 17 July 2015 ]

Extract :

 

An intake of barely 140 students per ITI per year !

 

But Skill India program is talking of imparting skills to some 60 million youth every year , for the next 7 years  !

  

That would require some 4,40,000 ITIs , altogether  !

  

Now , assuming that setting up a full-fledged ITI , would require an investment of Rs 1 Crore , we are talking of a fund of Rs 4.4 lakh*crores  !

  

Governments ( Central + States ) don't have that kind of money

 

Nor will banks lend that kind of money to anyone to set up an ITI , without assurance of adequate returns ! Banks are already bleeding with NPAs amounting to Rs 4 lakh*crores and begging the Central Government for re-capitalization  !

 

There are two sources from where this kind of money can come from

 

 These are :

 

>   100 % FDI in ITIs

 

>   Black Money Channelizing in ITIs

 

 To encourage Black Money to flow into this most productive and beneficial use, we must come out with an Amnesty Scheme for such investments thru SPVs.

  

And, whether the investment came through 100 % FDI or thru Amnesty Scheme, the income from operating an ITI , should be made tax-free for 20 years

  

Nothing short of an " Out of Box " thinking will help  !

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Whom to Train ? How to Train ?.............................[ 02 Mar 2016 ]

Extract :

 

In India , we have :

 

*   4300   Degree level Engineering Colleges

 

*     700   Diploma level Engineering Colleges

 

All of these colleges have WORKSHOPS equipped with different types of machines needed for " Skills Training "

  

These ASSETS are used / occupied only for a maximum of 8 hours ( daytime ) and remain idle for 16 hours

 

Through a partnership with these colleges, NITI Aayog should consider using these UNDER-UTILIZED assets for imparting skills to those who need

 

Such an arrangement will :

 

*  Enable NITI Aayog to accelerate this program, without a long mobilization time

 

*  Save thousands of crores of rupees in constructing new buildings / buying new machines

 

*  Boost " Make in India " initiative by making available skilled manpower at short notice

 

*  Increase ASSET UTILIZATION of scarce resources

 

*  Foster INDUSTRY - EDUCATION INSTITUTES cooperation through closer interaction

 

*  Enable College Faculty involved to earn extra income through charging PLACEMENT FEES to industry

 

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Harness " Greed " to " Skill India "…………………………..[ 19 Mar 2016 ]

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Skill Capital of the World ? ………………………………………[ 06 June 2016 ]

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Re-Skilling ? Can You be Specific ?........................[ 09 July 2017 ]

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Discovering the Obvious ?....................................[ 30 Nov 2017 ]

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National Jobs Policy : Treasure Hunt ………………………..[ 15 Dec 2017 ]

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Saving Jobs : Creating Jobs ……………………………………….[ 19 Dec 2017 ]

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Modi govt eyes a comprehensive makeover for Skill India mission   /   Eco Times = Jan 30, 2019

Extract :

Ø  It will focus largely on fiscal sops for attracting private players. 

Ø  Fiscal incentives to private players whose skilling targets could be linked to their annual turnover

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Paralyzed by Policy Revisions ? …………………………………[ 27 May 2019 ]

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How to Train 400 million Workers………………………………[ 21 Oct 2020 ]

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Organizing the Unorganized ……………………………………..[ 04 Feb 2019 ]

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Dear Presidents [ FICCI – ASSOCHAM – CII  ],

 

For incorporating in her next Central Budget, Smt Sitharamanji has invited from you, suggestions for reviving the Economy. In view of the setback suffered by our economy due to Covid pandemic / lockdown, you cannot be blamed if your suggestions are for short-term measures for a quick recovery

But, the only way we can partially insulate our economy from such future natural disasters is by imparting skills to  millions of our youth which will enable them to become SELF EMPLOYED

Only way we can impart such SKILLS to 60-70 million youth EVERY YEAR, is through active / aggressive participation of PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES, as demonstrated by the TATA GROUP

Learning from TATA group initiative, I urge you to draw up a FORMAL / STRUCTURED / CORPORATE – FUNDED / CSR based scheme ( Skills for Self Employment ? ), and submit to the Finance Minister for incorporation in her Budget

    

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@recruitGuru.com / 28 Dec 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations, L&T,

 

Congratulations, L&T,

 

Context :

L&T Construction 3D prints India's first building with reinforcement  /  Business Standard / 25 Dec 2020

 

L&T Construction, the construction arm of the $21 billion technology, engineering & construction conglomerate, Larsen & Toubro, has 3D printed a G+1 (Ground plus one) building with reinforcement for the first time in India.

With the country aggressively pursuing the objective of creating 60 million houses under the Housing for All by 2022 programme, this achievement will certainly give a huge fillip to the mass housing segment, said the company.

“3D concrete printing is one of the technology disruptors with the potential to radically redefine construction methodologies and I am extremely happy that by demonstrating our growing expertise in 3D printing, we are well positioned to push the boundaries of automated robotic construction,” said M V Satish, whole time director & senior executive vice president (Buildings).

He added, 3D printing will not only accelerate the pace of construction, but also significantly improve build quality.

The 3D printed building, which has a built up area of 700 sq. feet and is located at L&T Construction's Kanchipuram facility, has been built with a special, in-house developed concrete mix using indigenously available regular construction materials.

The building was printed with both vertical reinforcement bars and horizontal distributors using welded mesh, that satisfy provisions in the Indian Codes and optimise the cost of construction.

Barring the horizontal slab members, the entire building structure was 3D printed ‘Cast in Situ’ at the job site in an ‘open to sky’ environment within 106 printing hours, using a fully automated 3D printer.

3D printing is a process, in which the material is printed under computer control to build a 3-dimensional product, typically layer by layer. It is predominantly used in manufacturing industries to print rapid prototypes, complex shapes and small batch production using special polymers, metal alloys etc

3D printing with concrete is still largely work in progress across the globe.

Earlier in November 2019, the team had 3D printed a 240 sq. feet, 1 BHK apartment, in line with typical EWS building layout, to explore the feasibility of this innovative technology

Also :

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/dec/24/lt-prints-indias-first-3d-ground-plus-one-building-in-tns-kancheepuram-2240654.html

 

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Congratulations, Shri M V Satish

( mvs@lntecc.com  /  044-22526172 )

I am an ex-L&T-ite ( 1959 - 1990 ) , and a proud L&T-ite  

I urge you – and your team – to relentlessly pursue this 3D Printing technology, which I have been advocating to our Policy Makers for the past few years, as can be seen from my following 23 emails to our Cabinet Ministers / NITI Aayog etc :

Hope for the homeless ? ……………………………………………….[ 22 Nov 2020 ]

Global Housing Construction Technology Challenge…….[ 20 July 2020 ]

 

Building Castles in Air ?                                            [  25  July  2015 ]

DREAM  HOUSE  BY 2020 ?                                      [  01  Sept  2015  ]

Future Home is Here !                                              [  02 March  2017  ]

A Roof Over Every Head ?                                       [ 07  March  2017  ]

Plastic Skyscrapers ?                                              [  15  March  2017  ]

Claim is Credible , but ….                                        [  11  Aug  2017  ]

Shelter@ Speed of Snail ? [ S 3 ]                             [  21  Sept  2017  ]

Did You Say “ Mission Mode “ ?                                [  11  Dec  2017 ]

How many will get ready by 2022 ?                          [ 01  Jan  2018  ]

#HouseForAll #AffordableHouses                             [ 29 Apr 2018 ]

 

A   Housing   Miracle  ?                                           [ 30 Mar 2018 ]

Dharavi Remaking SPV                                           [ 21 Mar 2018 ]

Winning ONE LAKH hearts ?                                   [ 16 Mar 2018 ]

Promises ! Promises ! Promises !                              [ 21 Feb 2018 ]

Shelter for the Homeless ?                                      [  29  Aug  2017  ]

Slum Free by 2022 ? Forget it !                               [  16 July  2017  ]

Housing for All ? Status Report                                [  09  Sept  2016  ]

3DPrinted Office ?                                                 [  27 May  2016  ]

Poor Planning for Urban Poor ?                               [  24  May  2016  ]

QUANTUM JUMPOF 50 MILLION HOUSES                    [ 13 Feb 2016 ]

Good Policy : Devil is in Details !                                [ 10 Dec 2016 ]

 

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Dear Shri S N Subrahmanyan

( MD – L&T / sns@lntecc.com ),

 

This innovation of L&T can lead to :

Ø  Revival of Construction Industry , in turn growth of feeder industries such as Steel Rebar / Ready Mix Concrete ( RMC ) / Cement / Glass / Wood / Tiles / Marble etc

 

Ø  Creation of lakhs of jobs in these feeder industries ( although 3D Printing of houses may not increase many jobs since process is AUTOMATED )

I urge you to consider the following :

Ø  Persuade Education Minister for Introduction of  following subjects in all Civil Engineering  Colleges ( and a lighter version in our 15,000 ITIs ( Industrial Training Institutes ) ,

      #   “ 3D Printing “

      #  “ PRODEVSYS – Project Development System “

 

Ø  Grant “ Manufacturing Technology Licenses “ for 3D Printing tech developed by L&T to hundreds of Construction Companies of India, on a nominal license-cum-royalty fees

 

Ø  Facilitate adding into the technology, following features :

#    Roof-top Solar Power generation with Reverse Metering ( or TESLA type 

       roof tiles )

#   Tesla type POWERWALL solar power storage devices in each flat

#    Smart Electric Meters

#    Plinth level EV Battery Charging outlets

#    Internet connected Smart Water Meters for each flat / tenement ( 

       instead for building )

#   Rain water harvesting / Drain water recycling

#  Segregation of dry and wet garbage ( possible composting / bio-gas

    generation )

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 26 Dec 2020