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

Monday, 23 January 2023

Revamping for Skilling : at last

 


 

Context :

Ø  On-the-job training: Revamp of skilling policy on the anvil   …… ET / 23 Jan 2023

 

Extract :

 

India is looking to revamp its skilling framework to make on-the-job training mandatory across all short-term courses while proposing to set up a global board of accreditation to bring industry focus in the ecosystem.

The move is aimed at enhancing employability of the country’s youth and open job opportunities for India’s skilled workforce in other countries. The new policy will be industry centric with incentives for training and placements of candidates, a senior government official told ET

 

“ The government is of the view that achievement in terms of numbers of persons skilled under various schemes falls far short of the requirements of skilling, in keeping with the growth of population

 

Hence, ( there is ) a need for relooking at our interventions “, the official quoted above said

 

Moreover, the government aims to impart 100 % skills training to India’s projected labour force by 2047 and, hence, it see a case for tweaking the current policy.

 

The 2015 policy for skilling had targeted training 400 million youth by 2022, but it could impart training to barely an eighth of that target, partly because of the outbreak of pandemic

 

The ministry of skills development and entrepreneurship has sought stakeholders’ views on the new draft policy

 

“ Introduction of mandatory on-job-training through wide-scale private sector participation in all short-term courses ( is ) to expose candidates to the actual work environment and to improve placements post OJT “, the ministry said in the draft policy

 

 

 

 

My Take :

 

 

Following figures are sourced from > https://www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in/


       >    Active Establishments…………………………………………………………………35,229

Ø  Apprentices Enrolled (From FY 2016-17 till FY 2022-23*)…..21,71,431

Ø  Apprentices Enrolled (FY 2022-23*)………………………………………..6,02,760 [ *Till 31st December 2022 ]


        

Dear Shri Dharmendra Pradhanji

( Minister for Skills Development )

 

Congratulations on your initiative to:

Ø  Involve PRIVATE SECTOR for providing On-Job-Training

Ø  Make on-the-job training mandatory

Ø  Provide incentives for training and placements of candidates

 

My own identical suggestions are covered at great length in my following earlier emails

 

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 24 Jan 2023

 

 2013 ( 1 )

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

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2015 ( 2 )

Make in India is Skilling India…………………………..[ 17 July 2015 ]

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2016 ( 3 )

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

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

From  BAD to  MAD …………………………………..  [ 01 June  2016 ]

 

2017 ( 3 )

No mere Relief : A Game Changer   ……………[  20  Dec  2017  ]

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

Universal Basic Income   …………………………….[ 20  Jan  2017  ]

 

2018  ( 2 )

Starting a Virtuous Circle …………………………………[17 Dec 2018 ]

Of Interns and Apprentices ………………………………[ 07 Jan 2018 ]

 

 

2019  ( 4 )

Thank You, Prakashbhai ( Javadekarji ) ……………………..[ 03 Apr 2019 ]

Congratulations , Anilbhai Naik ……………………………………[ 08 Feb 2019 ]

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

Paralyzed by Policy Revisions ? …………………………………….[ 27 Mar 2019 ]

 

 

2020  ( 3 )

Human Resource Capital of the World ? …………………….....[ 23 Nov 2020 ]

Congratulations, Shri Ajit Pawar / Shri Nawab Malik ……..[ 06 Mar 2020 ]

Congratulations, TATA………………………………………………………[ 27 Dec 2020 ]

 

 

2021  ( 4 )

ApprenticeShip : Unanchored and ready to sail ? ………….[ 08 Feb 2021 ]

National Skills University : Virtual is the only way……….. [ 03 Apr 2021 ] – links to 64 other E-Mails

Small Steps for Small Firms ? Not enough………………………[ 07 Mar 2021 ]

Gaining Ground : Virtually ………………………………………………[ 01 Mar 2021 ]

 

 

2022 ( 5 )

Apprenticeship : Half Way house ? ………………………………. [ 29 Mar 2022 ]

Skilling 300 Million ? Here is a way, Shri Pradhanji ……..[ 29 June 2022 ]

Skilling for World ? Here is why – how ! ………………………..[ 30 May 2022 ]

Apprentices : Hire Any Number without paying Wages ? [ 28 Jan 2022 ]

 

Thank You, Shri Dharmendra Pradhanji …………………………[ 02 July 2022 ]

 

 

Sunday, 22 January 2023

Election Commission : - time to reach a consensus

 


Context :

EC to host international meet on use of tech, election integrity    /  IE  / 22  Jan  2023

Extract :


The Election Commission of India (ECI) will host a two-day international conference for election management officials from 17 countries from Monday with the focus on “use of technology and elections integrity”, it said in a statement on Sunday.


The conference would be the second one the ECI is hosting under the US-led Summit for Democracy platform, in which the ECI has been selected to lead the cohort on elections integrity.


The first conference was in October where 50 representatives from 11 countries participated.

 

The conference comes at a time the ECI has proposed the use of remote voting machines to enable domestic migrants to vote – a suggestion that most political parties opposed at a meeting held recently.

 

“Around 43 participants from 17 countries/EMBs [election management bodies] including Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Chile, Croatia, Dominica, Fiji, Georgia, Indonesia, Kiribati, Mauritius, Nepal, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines and Suriname…are expected to join. The representatives from a number of foreign missions located at New Delhi are also expected to attend the conference,” the ECI said.

 

The two-day conference would be inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.

 

Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey would chair the concluding session and Election Commissioner Arun Goel would chair the first technical session, the ECI said.

 

Two international organisations, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and International IDEA, would also be participating in the conference.

 

Dear Election Commissioners,

No doubt, you must be feeling disappointed by the opposition of many political parties to your proposal for Remote Voting Machine. But perseverance prevails in the end. On every available forum, you must keep talking about the huge benefits of REMOTE VOTING

I urge you to use the forthcoming conference to argue convincingly about the use of technology of Mobile-based voting ( the ultimate remote ? ), as repeatedly advocated in my following e-mails – and obtain a consensus of all the participants to adopt a suitable resolution

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  23 Jan 2023

 

 VotesApp ……………………………………….. [ 18 Dec 2012 ]

 

 

2022 ( 2 )

#  Saturation Point ? ……………………………………………………[ 11 Dec 2022 ]

 

#  Thank You, Shri Sushil Chandraji…………………………… [ 10 Jan 2022 ]

 

2021 ( 4 )

     #    Controlling Crowds at Election Rallies ?............[ 28 Dec 2021 ]

 

      #     Birth of a baby named VotesApp ? …………………………..[ 10 Oct 2021 ]

 

      #     Booth App : Is that V 1.0 of VotesApp ?..................[ 09 Feb 2021 ]

 

      #     Lost Votes : Congrats to Best Tech Minds………………….[ 29 Jan 2021 ]

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2020  (  7  )

     #   Vote from “ Workplace” ? How about from “ Any place “ ?...[ 22 Dec 2020 ]

 

     #   How about “ Sandbox for Mobile Voting “ ?     ………………..[27 Nov 2020]

     ( for controlled trial in one constituency  )

 

#   First Step to VotesApp ?                                                   [24 Jan 2020 ]

     ( Phase wise implementation schedule )

 

      #   From “ Lost Votes “ to “ Remote Votes “ ?                         [ 12 Feb 2020 ]

 

      #   Slow and Steady ? Way Democracy Works                       [ 12 Mar 2020 ]

 

#   Analysis Needed : Paralysis Avoided…………………                 [13 Sept 2020 ]

      ( – my earlier E Mail to Prof Rajat Moona )

 

      #  408 Km vertical distance OK ? …………………………                 [ 01 Nov 2020 ]

          ( see  Ballotted  [  info@ballotted.com ] )

 

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2019  ( 3 )

      #  100 % verification of VVPAT ? No problem !                 [ 02 Apr 2019 ]

 

      #  VVPAT ? How about EVBAT ?                                       [ 28 Mar 2019 ]

   ( leveraging Blockchain Technology )

 

#  Dark Side of Democracy                                              [ 08 Jan 2019 ]

 

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 2018  (  5  )

#  Americans call it “ Voatz “                                [ 13 Aug 2018 ]

   ( Blockchain app https://voatz.com/ )

 

#  Where is the need ?                                         [ 05 Apr 2018 ]

 

#  Block Chain for Voting ?                                   [ 11 Mar 2018 ]

 

#  Thank You, Shri Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay          [ 19 Feb 2018 ]

 

#  Simultaneous Polling                                         [ 22 Jan 2018 ]

   https://followmyvote.com/ 

 

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  2017  (  3  )

Poll Reforms : Time for a Consensus                  [ 21 Aug 2017 ]

 

#  A Blue Print for VotesApp ?                               [ 25  Apr  2017 ]

    - https://www.smartmatic.com/

 

#  Electoral Reforms Capsule : A Bitter Pill ?           [ 05  Feb  2017 ]

 

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 2016  ( 7 )

#  Reforming Elections and Lok Sabha                    [ 20 Dec 2016 ]

 

#   One Nation, One Vote ?                                   [ 29 Nov 2016 ]

 

#   Filtering Candidate Information                         [18  Sept  2016 ]

 

#   One Poll, One Time                                          [ 06 Sept  2016 ]

 

#   ROMP :  A Panacea ?                                        [ 06  Aug  2016 ]

 

#   The Greatest Reform ?                                      [ 12  June  2016 ]

 

#   One day polling is possible                                 [31  Mar  2016 ]

 

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2015  (  2  )

#  How to save Rs  5,511 crore ?                             [12  Dec  2015 ]

 

#  Honey, I shrunk the EVM  !                                 [21  Oct  2015 ]

 

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2014  (  3   )

  All seasons are election seasons                          [ 22 May 2014 ]

 

#  A Software Powerhouse ?                                     [ 24  Apr  2014 ]

   - Eliminate a Million Booths ?

 

 

      #  Sun never sets                                                    [ 01  Apr 2014 ]

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CC :

Mr Rajiv Kumar ( Election Commissioner  /  ecrk@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr Anup Chandra Pandey ( Election Commissioner / ecacp@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. Umesh Sinha ( decus@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. Sudeep Jain ( decsj@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. Chandra Bhushan Kumar ( deccbk@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. Dharmendra Sharma (dg.iiidem@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. Nitesh Kumar Vyas (decnv@eci.gov.in )

 

Mr. T. Sreekanth (dects.eci@eci.gov.in )