First-REMOVE- SPEED BREAKERS & HURDLES

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