Wednesday 30 October 2013

GRAHAK PANCHAYAT WARNS GOVT. FOR ANY INCREASE IN DIESEL PRICE

Akhil Bhartiya Grahak Panchayat strongly condemns the round of news spread by the government through media for Rs.5/- increase in Diesel price. It has become strategy of the government to spread news like this through various agencies working under them.At a time when they are not easy with the political environment in the country.  It is quite surprising that at a time when crude prices are at its lowest in the world market. Government is thinking of increasing price of these commodities.We are observing since long that when ever congress government start feeling any political uneasiness. It spreads news like this to divert attention of the consumers from the main problems. Instead of discussing laxity and failure of the government majority consumers, change course of their discussion, because of such explosions.

Now -a-days two main issues are in the air. Growth of IM modules in the country. And If Sardar Patel would have become first Prime Minister of the country. In the present environment government do not want any of the two to be the subject of discussion. That is why government is trying to explode the bomb of price rise. Discussion on strengthening of the IM module brings out impression in the public that government has soft stand on IM, because of appeasement policy. We have experience of the history of the bomb explosions by the terrorists and reaction of the various political parties in the past. Recent explosions of during Patna rally of Modi, has sparked a debate in the country. That how an outfit of terrorist can become so strong, in an important state. That it can carry out serial blasts in such a huge quantity, in the capital city of a state, during a rally supposed to be organised under tight security cover. Not only that forces continue to get live bombs, even after 3rd day of the rally. 

The very same state refuse to take custody of main terrorist of the same outfit few days back. So much explosives were transported to the capital city and the rally ground. People of the state can easily feel how safe they are. If this discussion goes on with the public, not only state government but the center government will definetly come under fire. The ire is increasing in the public. 

The second one is about Sardar Patel. Most of the countrymen knew that how the Sardar had handled the situation of various states like Hyderabad, Bhopal, Rampur and Junagarh, when they were not ready for the merger with India.The only state Kashmir not handled by the Sardar is still posing a problem for the country. Both the issues can become a problem for the party ruling at the center. To divert attention of the consumers from these issues, the government is bringing up the steep increase in Diesel price, just ahead of a festival. 

Consumers have not recovered from the increase in REPO rate by the RBI, two days ago. Which is going to make a dig in to the pocket of the consumers. Now it has come up with the idea of increasing the price of Diesel. Diesel is the life line of the nation any increase in its price, effects price of each and every commodity badly. Diesel mostly used by the farmers and transporters. At this stage consumer are not 
ready for any increase in the price of these commodities  AKHIL BHARTIYA GRAHAK PANCHAYAT warns government to stay away from any such increase. And appeal to each and every consumer of the country to give a be fitting lesson to the political parties in the government and supporting the government. 

Tuesday 29 October 2013

COUNTRY IS FREE TO PREDICT IF SARDAR HAD BECOME FIRST PM OF THE COUNTRY


Congress or any other organisation in the country can not shy away from the questions like Narendra Modi tossed in his speech, when sharing Dias with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. That had Sardar become first Prime Minister of India. Picture and fate of the country would have been different. The reply of the Prime Minister that Sardar was from the same congress, which he represents can not be treated as be fitted reply. I would not go in to the details of history and the divisions congress had faced during the preceding years after 1947. But I am of the opinion that no one can be stopped from opening up of such debates. Every citizen of the country has right of making assessment and taking stock of such situations in the country, after laps of a period. Specially in the cases like Sardar Patel, who was completely ignored from his so called disciples for a long period. He was only remembered and become so much important when Modi prime ministerial candidate of BJP started using his name.
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Historians often ask counter factual questions to figure out how history could have evolved differently . While making such assessment people take account of different qualities of the persons and turn out of the situations. Personalities, knowledge, acceptability and level of sacrifice they are ready to make for the country, may also be taken in to account. Different opinion may come out. One may like someone, while other the other one. But in democracy like ours it is quite fair to go through such debates. Peoples learn for future, out of it and realize the mistakes and positive contributions of a person. Capability of such person in  Industrial, home, foreign, education and economic policies can definitely show a way to the country. And in process if any one feels some one better over the other, it may be his choice. If Congress is not if favor of such debates. They can move to a side but can not stop the country from going for it.

I wonder and feel pity to the friends of Congress. Who probably not gone through the book written by historian Ramchandra Guha named “Patriots and Partisans”. Other wise they would have come out on leaps and bounds. In the book Ramchandra Guha asks and answers one such question in an essay titled “A Short History of Congress Chamchagiri”. In this essay Guha briefly discuss what would have happened if Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second prime minister of India, had lived little longer. Shastri died on January 11, 1966, after serving as the prime minister for a little over 19 months.

The political future of India would have evolved very differently had Shastri lived longer, feels Guha. As he writes “Had Shastri lived, Indira Gandhi may or may not have migrated to London. But even had she stayed in India, it is highly unlikely that she would have become prime minister. And it is certain that her son would have never have occupied or aspired to that office….. Sanjay Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi would almost certainly still be alive, and in private life. The former would be a (failed) entrepreneur, the later recently retired airline pilot with a passion for photography. Finally had Shastri lived longer, Sonia Gandhi would still be a devoted and loving housewife, and Rahul Gandhi perhaps a middle-level manager in a private sector company.”

Our’s is a democratic country. And we should put forward our ideas. At the same time we should respect the ideas put by the other person. We may agree or disagree to that, but it is a process go on moving in a democratic country.


  

Thursday 24 October 2013

EDUCATION IS OUT OF BOUND FOR MIDDLE CLASS IN INDIA

We were able to achieve higher GDP growth in service sector during the economic liberalization period from 1991 to 2007 at 7.81%, in comparison to 6.33% pre liberalization period only because affordable education facilities available for the youths belonging to middle class in the country. When information technology industry emerged. Our educated youth force was ready to take the challenge from the world. The increase in GDP in service sector was the contribution of this youth force, as a result of the growing software market. Our educated youth force has taken up the challenge and contributed in the positive growth of GDP in service sector. It was only possible because we were having large chunk of qualified programmers readily available for the world market. Availability of ample human resource is the positive sign for growth. India is having worlds largest youth power and this power can be easily converted in to an important asset. But to convert this youth force in to an asset for the development of the country, we need proper education facilities to train this force in a proper direction. With the rich experience of the past, when our youth force had picked up the challenge of proving its worthiness to the world software market. Unfortunately we have given up those lines in the field of education.

Earnings are necessary for economic growth. Earnings comes through salary/wage, profit earned in business, interest earned on investment and rent realized for a property. All four gradients are closely linked with the growth of industrial, agricultural and service sector. If we want to go for higher GDP growth. We should have target of growing in all these sectors with the help of quality inputs. It is proved time and again that the most important input required for the growth is human resource. We need properly trained and qualified personnel for the Industry, to give quality out put with cost effectiveness. So that we can compete in the world market in this era of globalization. We need qualified agriculturist to work in our fields. They will help in increasing GDP in this sector. Which is required to feed our population. This sector can not afford to be ignored. We are aware of the principle of Thomos Malthas,"growth in production in agriculture is in simple propagation, where as population growth is in geometrical propagation". Therefore we need effective human resource input in this sector, to keep ourselves self sufficient. Story of service sector every one knows. Therefore we should built a strong education system, which can develop quality human resource in all the sectors for the development. And finance should not become any hurdle in the development of this class. As India is the youngest country in the world, our educated class of youths can easily face the challenges of running the systems not only in India but in the world. We all know, it is not possible to prepare force of educated youths overnight. It takes years, right from the primary education to highly skilled professional courses. Any country wishing to develop can not afford to ignore these hard core realities. And if any, is certainly day dreaming and fooling it's people.

Unfortunately this important social aspect of development is completely ignored in India. In recent years education right from the primary level to the professional level is highly commercialized. The cost of education right from primary level is increased many folds. It is going out from the reach of the poor & middle class society. Which constitute 85% population of the country.Education institutions are completely turned in to highly commercialized business institutions. Fee structure of these educational institutions is far from the reach of the common man. We are going for a war without ammunition. Government's (Center & State) are completely neglecting these important aspects and playing role of mute spectators. Though some of them are trying to show that they are the most caring and distributing laptops, bicycles and other materials to the students for the simple reason of gaining popularity to win the election. But no one is taking care of the condition of school buildings, quality of teachers, presence of teachers, quality of education these schools are giving to the students. This important sector required for the economic growth is neglected.

Actually political class in the country is looking at this important sector as an opportunity to earn money. That is why they wish that the government should not improve education system in the country. And they continue to be the absolute owner of this heavily commercialized sector. Not only that they have introduced the systems of giving admission to the candidates, who can bring in large amount of money for them. This is hampering the quality of professionals in the country at one hand, where as driving the large share of the population out. That is why education institutions run by the government, are cursed to remain in poor state. And the influential political class is busy in developing this new area of business and commercializing it. Political class in the country is not leaving any stone unturned for exploiting benefits to be given to this social cause from the government treasury. That too in the name of social upliftment, at the cost of the taxpayers, by grabbing land at heavy concessional price, various subsidies. No business can be so lucrative as education is, because here you need to invest very little to churn heavy profits. This has completely changed the direction of education system, and turned it in to heavy commercial activity. This is quite unfortunate that any voice against the present system, never reaches to the deaf ears of the government. If any, they are ready to compare this cost with the western developed world. Easily forgetting that poverty line in those country is not Rs. 26/- & Rs. 32/- and that those country do not need Food Bill for feeding 65% population. The way government is subsidizing food in the country, it need to subsidize education. Because Nation & Society will be the ultimate gainer