Divide Quota ? To rule Raj ?

Yesterday , Maharashtra Assembly passed ( unanimously ) a bill providing a quota of 16 % to the MARATHA community

Under a new category called , “  Socially Backwards “

That raised the total of quotas to 68 % ( including earlier 52 % okayed by the Supreme Court )

Not content with the “ Vote Gathering Impact “ of this “ Reform “ , Shri Fadnavis said :

Open to quota for backward Muslims: Devendra Fadnavis     

After Marathas, Brahmins in Maharashtra seek reservation

What with 2019 elections looming large , it is only a matter of time before,

#   Gujarat tries to be one-up and grants 20 % quota to the PATIDARs

#   Haryana betters Gujarat by allotting 25 % quota to the JATs

If the States can compete with each other for improving their respective ranks on “ Ease of doing Business “ , then why not let them compete on “ Please of getting Votes “ ?

Of course , that would mean that soon , we would have BACKWARD communities cornering 100 % quotas – leaving nothing for FORWARD communities  !

To overcome this “ Tyranny of Arithmetic “ , I suggest following “ Skullduggery of Social Statistics “

Let us introduce a NEW category with another 100 % quotas for “ FORWARD COMMUNITIES “ , under which to allot :

·         15 %  to  “  Socially Forward “ communities of   Parsis and Punjabis

·         15 %  to  “  Economically Forward “ communities of Marwaris and Gujaratis

·         15 %  to  “  Educationally Forward  “ communities of Marathis and Keralites

·         15 %  to  “  Culturally Forward “ communities of Bengalis and Biharis

·         15 %  to  “  Religiously  Forward “ communities of  Ayodhyawasis and Babri-Niwasis

·         25 %  to  “  Politically  Forward “  communities of  Kashmiris and Naxalites

Now , my above suggestion on  % age  distribution of quotas among “ FORWARD COMMUNITIES  “ category , must not make those lose hearts who are still uncovered !

Being the world-class experts at “ SOCIALLY DIVISIVE NOMENCLATURES “ , we have invented terminologies such as :

#    UMG  [ Upper  Middle  Class ]

#    LMG   [ Lower  Middle  Class ]

#    HNI  [  High Net Worth Individuals , aka “ Stinking Rich “  ]

#    BPL  [  Below Poverty Line  ]

#    EWS  [  Economically Weaker Sections  ]

#    MIG  [  Middle Income Group  ]

#    LIG   [  Low Income Group  ]

#    Creamy  Layer  …………. Etc

Given the political ingenuity of our Netas , I am certain that they will figure out dozens of methods to circumvent the Supreme Court dictate and succeed in ( may be ) granting 20 – 25 % reservation quota to any minority / majority group , bold enough to ask for it !

Why can’t we have 1600 % quotas to satisfy everyone ?

After all , it was we Indians who invented the concept of ZERO  !

So , let us add as many ZEROs as we want  !

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03  Dec  2018

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Congratulations , Shri Ramesh Abhishekji

Congratulations , Shri Ramesh Abhishekji 

[ Secretary – DIPP  /  secy-ipp@nic.in  ]

Reason ?

For declaring that :

“  We have to be competitive. For this, we need to upgrade our technology, LOWER COSTS , improve LOGISTICS and SKILL our labour

The industrial policy will bring all things together and will come out with recommendations on what needs to be done.”

[ source : Govt aims to ease biggest hurdle for factories with new policy  ]   

As you observed rightly , to be able to compete with hundred plus countries of the World in the export market , we must make India , a LOW  COST  ECONOMY

And , as others catch up with us , make it a LOWER COST  !

With regard to the specific measures that the Government need to incorporate in its ( about to be released ) , INDUSTRY POLICY , I urge you to consider various suggestions which I have emailed to you over the past 2 / 3 years

For your ready reference , these are listed at :

Foundation of Economy                        [  03  Nov  2018  ] 

And , as far as lowering the cost of LOGISTICS ( from current 14 % of GDP to world average of 8 % of GDP ) , I urge you to consider my suggestions at :

Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ?

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01   Dec  2018

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Congratulations , Shri Kailash Gehlotji !

Congratulations ,  Shri Kailash Gehlotji  !

[  kgahlot@gmail.com  ]

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gehlotji just released a DRAFT policy for promoting Electric Vehicles in Delhi

[  https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/delhi-air-pollution-delhi-electric-vehicle-policy-delhi-air-quality-25-delhi-government-kailash-gehlot-delhi-transport-minister-1397723-2018-11-28

 

https://inc42.com/buzz/delhi-govt-launches-draft-delhi-ev-policy-2018-to-make-25-of-vehicles-electric-by-2023/  ]

Salient features of this policy could be grouped under following objectives / goals :

    

     Maximize  :   Public transport / Non-polluting transport / Video-Conferencing

·         Electric two-wheeler taxis will be allowed to provide last mile connectivity

·         Open permit system for e-autos

·         Individual e-auto owners will get down payment subsidy up to Rs 12,500 and 5 per

     cent interest subvention

·         Cashback for passengers using e-autos up to Rs 10 per trip

[  Following would be a better method :

For taxis / rickshaws running on Hybrid fuel ( producing less Co2 ) or Electric Vehicles ( zero emission ) , both , the driver and the passenger will get " Carbon Credits " , which will also get displayed on the DigiMet as also on the FareCalc Mobile App on the smart phone of the passenger ( @ 20 % of the fare payable ? )

These amounts will get transferred to their respective Jan Dhan Bank Accounts ( thru DTB ) , every quarter

( source : https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/02/making-yourself-obsolete.html

14  Feb  2016  )

      

·         Individual e-rickshaw owners will get payment subsidy up to Rs 20,000 and 5 per

     cent interest subvention.

·         Full waiver on registration fees, road tax and MCD one-time parking fee for electric

      cabs 

·         Fully electric buses will be at least 50 per cent of all new buses procured

     Encourage : Air based transport / Water based transport / “Public owned “Transport /

                         Shared transport / Night – time transport

·         Exemption from prohibition on plying and idle parking of light-goods vehicles during

     specified timings.

                       

Methods Proposed  -  Incentivize / Dis-Incentivize :

·             Plan to create a significant corpus of funds for incentivizing EVs

·             Subsidy up to Rs 22,000 on purchase of e-two wheelers

·             Scrapping Incentive of up to Rs 15,000 on old BS II and BS III two wheelers. 

·             Substantial incentives to private stage-carriage vehicles of all sizes

·             Subsidy up to Rs 20,000 for the first 5,000 e-Carriers with advanced, swappable

        batteries for electric goods carriage

·            100 per cent capital subsidy for Battery Charging Stations

·           Battery charging and swapping stations to be setup across Delhi with private sector

       participation at existing public parking zones, bus depots and terminals, metro stations

·            Special electricity tariff for operation of battery charging and swapping stations.

·            100 per cent subsidy on installation of charging point up to Rs 30,000 per charging

        point for the first 10,000 points at residential or non-residential buildings

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 I have not studied the full text of the DRAFT POLICY , so I am unable to say if the policy also carries specific measures for :

     Minimize     :   Private transport / People travel / Polluting transport

     Discourage :   Land-based transport / “Within City “transport / “Privately Owned transport

For a comprehensive CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK for this, read :

Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ? 

 

Crossing the Seven Seas [ 7 C ]

 

Urban Transport Policy 

 

PIYUSH PLAN ?  [  27  March  2016  ]

 

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Dear Shri Gehlotji ,

It is indeed gratifying that , not only did you find time to read my following mail to you [  01  Nov  2018  ] , but urged your cabinet colleagues to take appropriate action on my suggestions

Many thanks !

Better Late than Never !

Under your instructions , your secretary , Shri Gurpal Singhji forwarded my email with these remarks :

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Fwd: FW: SCRAPPING OLD VEHICLES ; ANY IDEA WHO WILL DO WHAT

From: Kailash Gahlot <minlawtpt.delhi@nic.in>

Date: Nov 2, 2018 11:42:42 AM

Subject: Fwd: FW: SCRAPPING OLD VEHICLES ; ANY IDEA WHO WILL DO WHAT /

To: secylm.delhi@gov.in

From: "O/o of Minister ( Health, Home, PWD, Power, Industries )" <moh.delhi@gov.in>

Date: Nov 1, 2018 5:16:00 PM

Subject: Fwd: FW: SCRAPPING OLD VEHICLES ; ANY IDEA WHO WILL DO WHAT /

To: gehlot <minlawtpt.delhi@nic.in>

Sir/Madam,

This mail is forwarded for necessary action in the matter. 

The ATR may be informed to the applicant directly under intimation to this office. 

                             

Regards,

O/o the  Minister (Transport), GNCTD.

Fwd: FW: SCRAPPING OLD VEHICLES ; ANY IDEA WHO WILL DO WHAT /

secylm.delhi@gov.in

sent :   Tue 06-Nov-18 11:47 AM

to     :   commtpt@nic.in

cc     :   hcp@recruitguru.com

Sir,

Please find the attached file.

Regards,

O/o Minister Revenue, Transport

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29  Nov  2018

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Will China rule the Sky ?

And the earth below  ?

Here is the proof – if one was needed :

China Is Building a $9 Billion Rival to the American-Run GPS  

Extracts :

The Beidou Navigation System, currently serving China and neighbors, will be accessible worldwide by 2020………..

The system eventually will provide positioning accuracies of 1 meter ( 3 feet ) or less with use of a ground support system…..

By comparison, GPS typically provides accuracies of less than 2.2 meters, which can be improved to a few centimeters with augmentation systems

[ U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission ]

Beijing-based NavInfo, which supplies Tesla Inc. and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, expects annual demand of 15 million Beidou-linked chips for autonomous vehicles. 

………….foreign companies are including Beidou compatibility in their products. Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of chips used in smartphones, has been supporting Beidou “for a long time,” the San Diego-based company said. Those chip sets also are used in wearables and automobiles.

Most smartphones from global sales leader Samsung Electronics Co.support Beidou in addition to GPS …….as do handsets from local rivals Huawei Technologies Co. and Xiaomi Corp.

China also is the largest auto market, and the government wants all car-navigation systems to be Beidou-compatible within two years.

Volkswagen AG -– the market leader in passenger car sales -- is changing the equipment in its vehicles to enable network access, the company said.

“At the moment, Volkswagen Group China does not sell cars with Beidou-enabled equipment, but the next infotainment system generation for cars in the Chinese market will be rolled out in 2020,’’ the Wolfsburg, Germany-based company said. “ This system will be ready to receive Beidou information.”

Toyota Motor Corp. is in discussions with companies about Beidou, the Japanese automaker said.

The Chinese government eventually will require airlines flying in the country to add Beidou equipment…..

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In my yesterday’s blog , I envisaged following capability of our own GPS satellite navigation system , NaviC  :

“ It is safe to assume that most – if not all – of the passengers in a vehicle , are carrying smart phones with GPS feature . NaviC will be able to pick up this data and    figure out various kinds of statistics ( Ave no of passengers / Total no of passengers ). “

[source :  Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ?   ]

Now Beidou is boasting of “ positioning accuracy “ of just 1 meter ( 3 feet )…… which can be improved to a few centimeters with augmentation systems

That fulfills the requirement of : Tracking mobile phones of every passenger in a vehicle !

Dear Shri Prabhuji / Shri Gadkariji ,

I am sure that you are as confident as I am that ISRO team of scientists / engineers , led by ISRO chief Shri K Sivan ( chairman@isro.gov.in ) , are quite capable to implement ,

Integrated  Logistics Plan  [  ILP  ]

Just challenge them  !

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27  Nov  2018

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Added on  29  Nov  :

If your Tesla knows where you are, China may too