First-REMOVE- SPEED BREAKERS & HURDLES
Narendra Modi lead BJP /NDA Govt. could come to power at the Center in May 2014 because (1) the public in general was dissatisfied with the previous UPA Govt. lead by Dr. Manmohan Singh of Congress party (2) influenced by the tall promises of Good Governance/Progress and Developments all around by its star campaigner and now PM, Narendra Modi. People having been tired of the glut created all through during the previous Regimes In general saw hopes on these words of Namo also going by his record of Governance in Gujarat State where he was the Chief Minister for more than two terms. After taking over as PM, Namo visited many countries ,with the purpose to have friendly and cordial relations with all and also to sell for India’s development. He also gave invites to many functional State heads to come to India, with paraphernalia to MAKE IN INDIA with purpose to increase our Manufacturing activities. The purpose apparently was very positive , meaning this way Manufacturing activities will increase with in our own Country, will provide Employment to our own people and need to Import shall be curtailed. Thus in general the PM wished to give boost to our internal Economy, which other wise has been in bad shape since long. This Govt. is in power for more than 7 months from now but response from the World Nations to come and set up shops here is not visible any where. Some reasons for LACK OF RESPONSE as assessed by an old man are detailed, not to find fault with the system or person otherwise committed as our PM but feeling concerned and making observations of the conditions existing on the ground so as a feed back only to the system.
Before outsiders venture to set up factories here with us, hope fully outsiders too must be assessing as to why, with such a large population as working hands and availability of most needed Natural Resources, Indian Industrialists them selves do not come forward to INCREASE PRODICTION at least for those items for which technology and other facilities are already in existence. And funds too should not be in short supply including with the Banks, who not finding sufficient borrowers for giving boost to industry are forced to lend for PURELY CONSUMPTION activities including for purchase of VEHICLES many of which happen to be HUGE SIZED, sufficient to create all hell on the roads and also to make the already congested roads still more difficult to venture to. Then there are also huge funds earned by fair or some times by foul means most of which are reported to be kept IDLE, either in cash /gold/ and properties all with the purpose to hide from tax administration and also for future gains. These finances for ELEPHANT SIZED vehicles on the roads also further increase level of POLUTION besides still more congestions and road jams all around.
Just now as is in the knowledge of General Public, even with in this Country itself, many HURDLES have to be crossed in getting clearances from several Departments/authorities for setting up any Venture including very small ones. Those from abroad wishing to set shops here are sure to make their own assessments before putting in their stakes. So only the conditions as existing are sufficient to discourage, or at least force to think many times before venturing to come to India for business.
Our LABOUR LAWS in general are too much workers friendly. Union activities are very common. Most, instead of proposing and acting for increasing productivity and quality, remain centered around their reasonable and /or unreasonable demands. Resorting to work delays and strikes too are very common. In general the level of the workers productivity too have come down. Just to construct buildings for their ventures the foreigners know that they may have to do with just HALF DAY’S work though paying for full day. So only fear to start ventures in India is clearly visible to them all. There are also instances of high handedness of the labour class. There have also been cases when some executives of big companies were killed by labour groups for not accepting their demands. So only to make the foreigners to come and make in India ,DRASTIC /MORE PRACTICAL AND immediate changes too are needed in the existing Labour Laws.
This too must be in knowledge of the outsiders that even Law Makers in India are not serious in their job of making proper laws and running the Country to wards real progress and development, rather remain busy in creating problems only for the Incumbent Govts. So only in the Law Making bodies, mostly due to numberless political outfits in the field, the passing of Laws has become very difficult, even those which by all means are only public/Development friendly. Then resorting to ORDINANCE ROUTS too may not go positive with outsiders fearing non –approvals and reversals by these very law makers later on change of regimes or party at the steering.
This RESERVATION POLICY based on caste/community/sex or any other considerations too may not go well with the outsiders ,fearing they too during the course of management or on a later stage may be forced for its implementation, fearing loss to merit and so productivity as well .
Just now due to neglect by the successive Govts. LAND has come to be treated as TRADABLE commodity, resulting in huge chunks having been acquired by the LAND SHORKS engaged in its trading. Most such land has been taken /purchased from the farmers by giving allurements or some times may be by threats as well . Thus only, many in agriculture sector after selling land the only profession and means of livelihood have become idle. After stopping of agricultural activities on such land, these chunks are converted into PLOTS, which too are purchased by the Moneyed people in general and remain unproductive and unused for years together. In the case of a good percentage of purchasers of such plots basically are never needed for their personal use, rather are kept as investments to reap huge profits in the future and also to park money wrongly earned by them . This has resulted (1) in unemployment for the farmers who sold their fields (2) Decrease in agricultural production and has also created scarcity of land. So only the foreigners too must have known these conditions in our country (Courtesy Media) and fearing not easy availability of the land for their projects are sure not to take courage to venture here and make for us.
Besides the points mentioned here to fore, there are many other lacks in our system, such as EXCESSIVE POLUTION/ RUSH AND CONGESTIONS ALL AROUND / BUMPY AND BROKEN ROADS SUFFICIENT FOR EVEN LIGHT RAINS TO MAKE THE THINGS SLIPPERY AND UNCOMRTABLE TO MOVE ON/ALL TYPES OF CRIMES/ BEGGARS on the roads /market places/in front of places of worship , rather spread all around teasing all including the foreigners sufficient to discourage outsiders to venture and set up manufacturing units in India. This Govt. on their part may give assurance to the foreigners that they may be spared of all these problems and unfriendly laws just now, but knowing tendencies of different political parties, whose only concern is VOTE BANK, considerations may change track, making their ventures to run into losses.
So only before inviting outsiders to come and make in India and to TRY FLYING TOO HIGH , wishing Bullet trains and Swatchh Bharat, as a Nation we may do good to first of all take up to remove all these SPEED BREAKERS and HURDLES in the system . In the meantime, need is to give boost to small scale industry ,assuring them freedom from many sarkari hindrances in their working and encourage production of at least those items in good quantity and quality which we import from outside for our internal consumption. The improved conditions and our own efforts to produce are sure to encourage the outsiders to come and MAKE IN INDIA, rather instead of our inviting , others will be forced to make requests for coming to us for the purpose.
RD.AGARWAL
