Surrogate Crime, who is accountable?
Mass media was clamoring over the POLICE ENCOUNTER of 1 person named Sohrabuddin Sheikh. An environment of ambiguity is hovering around the case, some are saying that the encounter were fake and some are saying it was real, and our investigation agency CBI is looking into it and several people are being questioned for it. This is one form of crime where one person has been killed directly using weapons.
Now let’s come to another form of crime which is brewing up in our country and yet going unnoticed. In this crime weapons are not being used, but people are crying and dying, due to non affordability of food grains, despite its abundance. This crime can be termed as “Surrogate Crime”.
The farming community is working harder and harder to produce food grains, which can feed the billions of Indians. But the post harvest infrastructural facility is not being provided and it is simply rotting in open. Is there anyone who is accountable for this, or is it everyone’s job and thus no one’s job!!
It seems funny when the general mass is being fooled by magical words like “Inflation in food items will come down by December 2010”.
How will it come down?
What are the measures that have been taken?
The magic behind this assurance is very simple and based on two fundamental principles
1st Principle: Human Behaviour of adaptability: - After a long exposure to high price rise the people will adapt to it, and something which is bothering now will become obvious by then.
2nd Principle: Price drop in Agri-Commodities at the time of harvest: - The soothing “THANDA-THANDA COOL-COOL” effect of low food price will come on the arrival of Kharif harvest, which happens to be just one month ahead of the time predicted by soothsayer.
But unfortunately, this effect will last for the next 6 months i.e. July 2011 and then a fresh cycle of price rise will start; as nothing is being done on ground to improve the supply side, nor any infrastructural support is being created to store large quantum of surplus available just after harvest. Thus, the number of people affected by this Surrogate crime will keep rising year after year, and there will hardly be any investigation agency looking after it.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Inviting Jungle Raj
Inviting Jungle Raj
“SAHERON MEIN CHALEGA JUNGLE RAJ” There will be jungle Raj within the city.
These are not the news headlines of INDIA TV; But the hardcore reality.
Have a look at any means of mass communication like newspapers or T.V, we come across N number of problems faced by “AAM ADMI” general mass.
Murders for water, food, and few bucks have become common phenomena.
This may be the harbinger of Jungle Raaj.
Why basic necessity is becoming a problem for AAM ADMI.
Does it mean that our great Politicians, farmers, scientist and business community went into deep slumber after independence?
Haven’t we done anything to ensure the availability of basic needs?
Let’s have a look at the performance of few important sectors.
Agriculture
At the time of independence country’s head count was just 350 million, yet we were importing food grains to feed our population. Then our farmers and agricultural scientist made a big leap in mid 60’s which is known as green revolution. From then till date, we become a surplus producer of food grains and our total food grain production in 2008-09 is 234.5 million MT, which is sufficient to feed the existing population of 1.18 billion.
Education
The number of schools has grown from few thousands in 1947 to 16 lakhs as of now. The same is the case with number of colleges. The quality of education has gone up and the literacy level has improved significantly from 5% to 65%.
Health
Just after independence healthcare sector was in shambles with large number of deaths and spread of infectious diseases. Life expectancy was around 35 years but a significant improvement has been made in this sector and the life expectancy has reached to 63.
In addition to the above three sectors road and rail network has spread to every state and district of the country.
Despite such an impressive growth and development, basic resources are becoming scarce and harbinger of Jungle Raj can be felt. The Population growth has taken a toll on all the developments that has taken place.
Then a question which pops up in mind is who can control this monstrous population, was population control, never a part of policy in India, If not then why?
No serious policy initiative has been taken by Indian governments, because just after independence population was not a problem and now Indian Politics has started revolving around the same old principle of divide and rule.
Let me try to explain my view point.
It is the illiterate poor (a form of AAM ADMI) who produce more kids, their source of entertainment is limited and they are unaware of the methods to control unwanted pregnancy. These illiterate people are gullible and easy to rule. They are being divided on trifle issues like caste, colour and creed. These AAM ADMI are being treated as vote banks and control on their head count means decrease in vote bank size.
These AAM ADMI are being fooled through different tantrums like
• Right to work (MNREGA)
• Right to Education
• And Now the Right to Food
These rights will not be needed if a single serious policy initiative to control the population is being made, because the existing resources are sufficient to ensure ample work, quality education and quality food.
In initial stage, these poor people “AAM ADMI” were not assisted in preventing unwanted reproduction but now they are being promised with controlled ration, which is just sufficient to sustain and reproduce but does not ensure progress.
The existing politics is all about creating problem at first stage and then pretend to solve it at a later stage.
But unfortunately in the process the head count has reached to such an extent that we have started behaving like animals and the Jungle Raj will be openly visible on streets, if population is not controlled.
“SAHERON MEIN CHALEGA JUNGLE RAJ” There will be jungle Raj within the city.
These are not the news headlines of INDIA TV; But the hardcore reality.
Have a look at any means of mass communication like newspapers or T.V, we come across N number of problems faced by “AAM ADMI” general mass.
Murders for water, food, and few bucks have become common phenomena.
This may be the harbinger of Jungle Raaj.
Why basic necessity is becoming a problem for AAM ADMI.
Does it mean that our great Politicians, farmers, scientist and business community went into deep slumber after independence?
Haven’t we done anything to ensure the availability of basic needs?
Let’s have a look at the performance of few important sectors.
Agriculture
At the time of independence country’s head count was just 350 million, yet we were importing food grains to feed our population. Then our farmers and agricultural scientist made a big leap in mid 60’s which is known as green revolution. From then till date, we become a surplus producer of food grains and our total food grain production in 2008-09 is 234.5 million MT, which is sufficient to feed the existing population of 1.18 billion.
Education
The number of schools has grown from few thousands in 1947 to 16 lakhs as of now. The same is the case with number of colleges. The quality of education has gone up and the literacy level has improved significantly from 5% to 65%.
Health
Just after independence healthcare sector was in shambles with large number of deaths and spread of infectious diseases. Life expectancy was around 35 years but a significant improvement has been made in this sector and the life expectancy has reached to 63.
In addition to the above three sectors road and rail network has spread to every state and district of the country.
Despite such an impressive growth and development, basic resources are becoming scarce and harbinger of Jungle Raj can be felt. The Population growth has taken a toll on all the developments that has taken place.
Then a question which pops up in mind is who can control this monstrous population, was population control, never a part of policy in India, If not then why?
No serious policy initiative has been taken by Indian governments, because just after independence population was not a problem and now Indian Politics has started revolving around the same old principle of divide and rule.
Let me try to explain my view point.
It is the illiterate poor (a form of AAM ADMI) who produce more kids, their source of entertainment is limited and they are unaware of the methods to control unwanted pregnancy. These illiterate people are gullible and easy to rule. They are being divided on trifle issues like caste, colour and creed. These AAM ADMI are being treated as vote banks and control on their head count means decrease in vote bank size.
These AAM ADMI are being fooled through different tantrums like
• Right to work (MNREGA)
• Right to Education
• And Now the Right to Food
These rights will not be needed if a single serious policy initiative to control the population is being made, because the existing resources are sufficient to ensure ample work, quality education and quality food.
In initial stage, these poor people “AAM ADMI” were not assisted in preventing unwanted reproduction but now they are being promised with controlled ration, which is just sufficient to sustain and reproduce but does not ensure progress.
The existing politics is all about creating problem at first stage and then pretend to solve it at a later stage.
But unfortunately in the process the head count has reached to such an extent that we have started behaving like animals and the Jungle Raj will be openly visible on streets, if population is not controlled.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Cricket and Agriculture
Seeing a high degree of correlation between agriculture and cricket, Agriculture minister, GOI has taken the responsibility of President, International Cricket Council (ICC).
After taking over as President ICC, here are some excerpts from a personal conversation:
Importance of Cricket
Cricket is popular throughout the world and is considered as good luck in countries like India and Pakistan.
Cricket fighting as a gambling or sports betting pastime also occurs, particularly in Australia, India, Pakistan and South Africa. There is lot of money involved in this game, and a gross estimate can be made from IPL 3.
The Popularity of Cricket can be gauged from the fact that every celebrity wants to have one cricket team. DHAKKAN Challengers was my favorite for this season of IPL 3.
This game is not new for me when I was kid; I
was having my own team of cricket and we use to bet on them.
I am very well connected with cricket community; recently I was being invited in a closely held marriage ceremony of a cricket couple, which was not attended by me because of my tight packed schedule. But I have seen their exclusive and rare pictures, they were looking great and I wish him all the best for their future.
Importance of Agriculture & Cricket in Indian Economy
Both the portfolios I am heading is very important for Indian economy
Indian Agriculture contributes one fifth of national GDP and is feeding 1.15 billion human beings in India. It is a source of employment and livelihood to 66% of India’s human population. It is mother of all industries.
Cricket betting is turning out to be the biggest sports event and the biggest entertainment industry. This event has become the darling of all industries; you can see the gorgeous looking film stars, cheer leaders, business tycoons and politicians trying to become the center of attraction.
Future strategy for Indian Agriculture & Indian Cricket
My observation is that our team of crickets is not as strong as that of Australians, team of crickets from Australia has good physique and that is why they have made a hat trick of world cup title. After which, I asked my scientists from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) to come with healthy diet supplement for Indian cricket.
Believe me, our scientist have done a mind boggling research to find out that, if decaying wheat cereals are fed to Indian cricket then it will improve their physique and keep them active in field.
The finding of this research is being implemented; tonnes and tonnes of wheat grains lying in FCI go downs are made to rot. I believe that after having this excellent food supplement our team of crickets will surely defeat the Australian crickets in the forthcoming world cup 2011.
After taking over as President ICC, here are some excerpts from a personal conversation:
Importance of Cricket
Cricket is popular throughout the world and is considered as good luck in countries like India and Pakistan.
Cricket fighting as a gambling or sports betting pastime also occurs, particularly in Australia, India, Pakistan and South Africa. There is lot of money involved in this game, and a gross estimate can be made from IPL 3.
The Popularity of Cricket can be gauged from the fact that every celebrity wants to have one cricket team. DHAKKAN Challengers was my favorite for this season of IPL 3.
This game is not new for me when I was kid; I
was having my own team of cricket and we use to bet on them. 
I am very well connected with cricket community; recently I was being invited in a closely held marriage ceremony of a cricket couple, which was not attended by me because of my tight packed schedule. But I have seen their exclusive and rare pictures, they were looking great and I wish him all the best for their future.
Importance of Agriculture & Cricket in Indian Economy
Both the portfolios I am heading is very important for Indian economy
Indian Agriculture contributes one fifth of national GDP and is feeding 1.15 billion human beings in India. It is a source of employment and livelihood to 66% of India’s human population. It is mother of all industries.
Cricket betting is turning out to be the biggest sports event and the biggest entertainment industry. This event has become the darling of all industries; you can see the gorgeous looking film stars, cheer leaders, business tycoons and politicians trying to become the center of attraction.
Future strategy for Indian Agriculture & Indian Cricket
My observation is that our team of crickets is not as strong as that of Australians, team of crickets from Australia has good physique and that is why they have made a hat trick of world cup title. After which, I asked my scientists from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) to come with healthy diet supplement for Indian cricket.
Believe me, our scientist have done a mind boggling research to find out that, if decaying wheat cereals are fed to Indian cricket then it will improve their physique and keep them active in field.
The finding of this research is being implemented; tonnes and tonnes of wheat grains lying in FCI go downs are made to rot. I believe that after having this excellent food supplement our team of crickets will surely defeat the Australian crickets in the forthcoming world cup 2011.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
RIGHT TO FOOD
Right to Food
The South-West monsoon has arrived in India and this time along with rain showers we can feel showers of right. GOI is in the process of endowing its citizens with Right to Food.
Isn’t it a great initiative and a great achievement for the government?
Of course it is !!
Ho & Who will be fooled through this Right ?
Let’s analyze this right by looking at it from left.
First, RIGHT TO FOOD from Biological point of view
Almost all the organisms born on this earth have few indispensible needs for survival; like food to eat, air to breathe and water to drink.
Introduction of Right to food is the first progressive step in the direction to meet our indispensible needs to survive.
General mass “AAM ADMI” might have got bored with the feeling of high inflation in edible items. So, the channel been changed and now comes the flavor of the season THE RIGHT TO FOOD.
This is the first right, the moment AAM AADMI will start getting bored, within no time there will be sequels available with titles like-
• Right to Breathe Fresh Air
• Right to Drink Clean Water
• Right to Reproduce
.......................
................ and the list may go on like the saas bahu serial which are being loved by AAM AADMI.
Second, RIGHT TO FOOD from Economics point of view
A large chunk of the Human population work for the sake of food, if our Government is bringing rights like RIGHT TO FOOD and ensuring free food or food at a cheaper rate, then will there be any motivation to work among the working class? Who will do the labour intensive work like crop cultivation, and if crop will not be cultivated, then what will be offered in RIGHT TO FOOD?
The new challenge before the economist will be to find out the reasons why human beings should work.
Third, RIGHT TO FOOD from Supply chain point of view
According to the latest official estimate from Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, total aggregated production of Rice and Wheat is around 167.8 million Tonnes; whereas our population is hovering around 1.15 billion. This means the availability of fine cereals is around 400 gms per day per head, significantly lower than what is required for healthy living.
India is once more on the verge of being food grain deficit, and unfortunately these food grains cannot be printed like currency notes to meet the deficit. It needs to be imported to meet the claims made in RIGHT TO FOOD.
As of now, our supply (Production) side is not capable and vibrant enough to meet the increasing demand. But yet many are giving pat to each other for this great achievement. This initiative will buzz(y) where AAM AADMI will be fuzzy, and will hear the noise without getting hold of any signal. Meanwhile there will be another chance to rule and redesign strategies to make fool.
The South-West monsoon has arrived in India and this time along with rain showers we can feel showers of right. GOI is in the process of endowing its citizens with Right to Food.
Isn’t it a great initiative and a great achievement for the government?
Of course it is !!
Ho & Who will be fooled through this Right ?
Let’s analyze this right by looking at it from left.
First, RIGHT TO FOOD from Biological point of view
Almost all the organisms born on this earth have few indispensible needs for survival; like food to eat, air to breathe and water to drink.
Introduction of Right to food is the first progressive step in the direction to meet our indispensible needs to survive.
General mass “AAM ADMI” might have got bored with the feeling of high inflation in edible items. So, the channel been changed and now comes the flavor of the season THE RIGHT TO FOOD.
This is the first right, the moment AAM AADMI will start getting bored, within no time there will be sequels available with titles like-
• Right to Breathe Fresh Air
• Right to Drink Clean Water
• Right to Reproduce
.......................
................ and the list may go on like the saas bahu serial which are being loved by AAM AADMI.
Second, RIGHT TO FOOD from Economics point of view
A large chunk of the Human population work for the sake of food, if our Government is bringing rights like RIGHT TO FOOD and ensuring free food or food at a cheaper rate, then will there be any motivation to work among the working class? Who will do the labour intensive work like crop cultivation, and if crop will not be cultivated, then what will be offered in RIGHT TO FOOD?
The new challenge before the economist will be to find out the reasons why human beings should work.
Third, RIGHT TO FOOD from Supply chain point of view
According to the latest official estimate from Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, total aggregated production of Rice and Wheat is around 167.8 million Tonnes; whereas our population is hovering around 1.15 billion. This means the availability of fine cereals is around 400 gms per day per head, significantly lower than what is required for healthy living.
India is once more on the verge of being food grain deficit, and unfortunately these food grains cannot be printed like currency notes to meet the deficit. It needs to be imported to meet the claims made in RIGHT TO FOOD.
As of now, our supply (Production) side is not capable and vibrant enough to meet the increasing demand. But yet many are giving pat to each other for this great achievement. This initiative will buzz(y) where AAM AADMI will be fuzzy, and will hear the noise without getting hold of any signal. Meanwhile there will be another chance to rule and redesign strategies to make fool.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Ladder to Indian Rural Prosperity
Ladder to Indian Rural Prosperity
India is making news for its average GDP growth figures of 7-8% for the current decade (2001-2010). But where is the development? Is it limited to just 40% of the population living in Urban areas what about the 60% of the population residing in Rural areas.
Isn’t it a cancerous growth?
Where one organ grows at a rapid pace at the cost of others.
Rural India is still deprived of basic facilities like all season Road, electricity, basic health care facilities, good educational institutes and employment opportunities. Why the fruits of development are not trickling down to rural India? Why rural India is trapped into vicious cycle of poverty?
This can be attributed to Four major factors:-
1. Lack of Quality Human resource
In order to implement a project in rural India it is very difficult to find quality human resource. People with caliber prefer to live in cities than villages, and if somehow they are posted in rural areas then they work half heartedly.
2. Improper Policy
Indian Policy makers are very capable, but when it comes to rural India their work seems to be sketchy. This may be attributed to poor know how about the rural India.
• In the name of Poor, millions and millions of rupees are being spent in MNERGA which is not self sustainable in itself.
• Billions of rupees are being given to fertilizer industry in the name of subsidy but there is hardly any enthusiasm to promote organic farming.
• Banks generally siphon out the money from rural economy and generally have low credit deposit ratio in rural branches.
3. Lack of Investment
Public sector units or Private sector units, both they are unwilling to invest in rural areas, and how can we think of growth without investment.
4. Capacity Lag among Rural Population
Villagers have the zeal to work for their development but they do not have required capacity. Their know-how about the processes is very limited and they are dependent on others to get their work done.
Breaking the vicious cycle:
Nurturing Agri-Preneurship in rural India
Consumption hubs “Cities” are facing dearth of food supply, and is reflected in the form of higher prices of food grains, vegetables, fruits and milk etc. This supply driven inflation cannot be controlled only through monetary policy, which siphon out surplus money from the economy by using different financial tools.
It requires an integrated policy initiative which can start self sustaining business activity in rural areas; Policy initiatives, which promote investment in rural India and ease the process of credit availability.
Villages are production hubs, they have immense unutilized potential. This can be tapped by developing large number of Agri-preneurs, who are living in rural areas, have the zeal to work for rural areas and if facilitated can develop their villages, Panchyats and Blocks into small Agri-Economic Zones. Several Profitable Agricultural enterprises can be developed in rural areas, depending on its fit with the agro-climatic situation, some of which are given below:-
I. Animal Husbandry
II. Dairy
III. Poultry
IV. Goatry
V. Piggery
VI. Horticulture
These enterprises will act as growth engines of rural economy whereby it will bring stability in the lives of rural population by diversifying their revenue stream and reducing their dependency of agricultural crops. These enterprises will also generate employment opportunities in rural economy and will reduce the migration for work.
This can be attributed to Four major factors:-
1. Lack of Quality Human resource
In order to implement a project in rural India it is very difficult to find quality human resource. People with caliber prefer to live in cities than villages, and if somehow they are posted in rural areas then they work half heartedly.
2. Improper Policy
Indian Policy makers are very capable, but when it comes to rural India their work seems to be sketchy. This may be attributed to poor know how about the rural India.
• In the name of Poor, millions and millions of rupees are being spent in MNERGA which is not self sustainable in itself.
• Billions of rupees are being given to fertilizer industry in the name of subsidy but there is hardly any enthusiasm to promote organic farming.
• Banks generally siphon out the money from rural economy and generally have low credit deposit ratio in rural branches.
3. Lack of Investment
Public sector units or Private sector units, both they are unwilling to invest in rural areas, and how can we think of growth without investment.
4. Capacity Lag among Rural Population
Villagers have the zeal to work for their development but they do not have required capacity. Their know-how about the processes is very limited and they are dependent on others to get their work done.
Breaking the vicious cycle:
Nurturing Agri-Preneurship in rural India
Consumption hubs “Cities” are facing dearth of food supply, and is reflected in the form of higher prices of food grains, vegetables, fruits and milk etc. This supply driven inflation cannot be controlled only through monetary policy, which siphon out surplus money from the economy by using different financial tools.
It requires an integrated policy initiative which can start self sustaining business activity in rural areas; Policy initiatives, which promote investment in rural India and ease the process of credit availability.
Villages are production hubs, they have immense unutilized potential. This can be tapped by developing large number of Agri-preneurs, who are living in rural areas, have the zeal to work for rural areas and if facilitated can develop their villages, Panchyats and Blocks into small Agri-Economic Zones. Several Profitable Agricultural enterprises can be developed in rural areas, depending on its fit with the agro-climatic situation, some of which are given below:-
I. Animal Husbandry
II. Dairy
III. Poultry
IV. Goatry
V. Piggery
VI. Horticulture
These enterprises will act as growth engines of rural economy whereby it will bring stability in the lives of rural population by diversifying their revenue stream and reducing their dependency of agricultural crops. These enterprises will also generate employment opportunities in rural economy and will reduce the migration for work.
Ladder to rural Prosperity
In order to develop Agricultural enterprises on a large commercial scale, Agri-Preneurs should be taken through ladder of rural prosperity. The details of which are given below:-
1st Step: - In this step sample survey needs to be carried out in the village to know the socio-economic status of the farmers, their revenue streams and their desire to take Agri-Business activity.
2nd Step: - Farmers should be mobilized to form farmers club and the requisite training related to formation and operation of the Club should be provided to them.
3rd Step: - The Clubs should then be motivated to take up an Agri-Business activity on the basis of agro-climatic conditions, their desire and their socio-economic status.
4th Step:-Technical, Operational and Managerial Training of the club members should be given on Agri-Business Activity identified.
In order to develop Agricultural enterprises on a large commercial scale, Agri-Preneurs should be taken through ladder of rural prosperity. The details of which are given below:-
1st Step: - In this step sample survey needs to be carried out in the village to know the socio-economic status of the farmers, their revenue streams and their desire to take Agri-Business activity.
2nd Step: - Farmers should be mobilized to form farmers club and the requisite training related to formation and operation of the Club should be provided to them.
3rd Step: - The Clubs should then be motivated to take up an Agri-Business activity on the basis of agro-climatic conditions, their desire and their socio-economic status.
4th Step:-Technical, Operational and Managerial Training of the club members should be given on Agri-Business Activity identified.
5th Step: - The Clubs should then be assisted, in preparing detailed project report (DPR) for the Agri-Business activity and getting it sanctioned from commercial Banks. The clubs should be liasioned with different institution like NABARD, ATMA, KVK, NHM etc
6th Step:-Handholding should be done at the time of implementation of plan and marketing of the produce.
Om
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