Chapter one
A Project for
Generating
Fifty Million Jobs
We are all
concerned about the poor and unemployed citizens of this country. How
to eradicate poverty and unemployment? Is there a way to solve this
burning problem? I have envisaged a project to help eradicate poverty
from the land of India which is given below :
Having traveled
the whole of India and more than 50 countries of the world during the
last 26 years, I had the opportunity to see for myself different facts
of life in our country as well as other industrially developed
countries. While in developed nations an average person is earning
more than Rs. 20,000/- per month, in India the per capita income is
miserably low resulting in millions of our countrymen living below the
poverty line. A question came to my mind why it was so when God has
given the same two hands and the same mental and physical capability
to all the human beings. We are at par with the people of any other
country in the world but still the fact remains that our per capita
income is among the lowest in the world.
In my
observation, the following are the reasons for this deplorable
situation :
1.
Lack of a sense of nationalism
2.
Lack of moral values in our society
3.
Lack of initiative and a burning desire for
improvement
4.
Inadequate use of modern technology in industry and
agriculture
5.
Lack of proper training to individuals to do their job in the
best possible ways.
6.
Lack of sufficient funds.
To cure these
basic maladies in the shortest possible time, say four years, an
Aladdin’s Chirag has to be found so that our country’s per capita
income can be doubled.
Modern technology
can act as an Alladin’s Chirag at least to some extent in ways
which can be elucidated in the following manner :
Extensive and
intensive efforts should be made to impart training to at least 50
million persons every year with the best knowledge available in the
world in 1000 different fields of trades, industry and agriculture
with the help of electronic media i.e. satellite, Interactive
C.D. Rom, Video and
T.V. Technology.
Merely providing
a job or help by giving funds to a person will never relieve him of
the curse of permanent poverty and unemployment, because such a person
will lack proper initiative and viable technical ecofriendly
knowhow.
We can certainly
give highly remunerative job opportunities and business to more than
200 million of our countrymen within a period of 4 years.
“Co-operative Movement” in the country should play a dominant role in
the creation and utilization of human resources in our
country.
To fulfill this
grand aim of eradication of poverty, the following Action Plan is
proposed:
1.
Setting up of one million videos along with colour TVs all over
the country from Panchayat to University levels. This vocational VIDEO
TRAINING PROGRAMME will be run after school hours in the same school
buildings or any other available public or private
buildings.
2.
Setting up a National T.V. channel hookup with satellite to be
run 18 hours a day exclusively for this purpose (with 10
channels).
3.
Making of 100 video films on all possible jobs, trades, small
industries, agriculture etc.
(a)
(i)
Establishment of training centres at Panchayat or Tehsil
levels.
(ii)
Simultaneously, industries must be obliged to create training
courses in their respective industries to provide technical training
to 10% of their labour strength drawn from dependants and relatives of
their own employees and provide them each with a stipend of Rs. 250/-
per month as a part of their social obligations. The trainees of such
industries shall, however, be obliged not to claim forcible employment
in the said industrial unit until and unless he or she is so needed
for effective productive use by the unit. This specific restriction
will allay fears harbored by industrial units of over-employment and
loss of production per capita by the units in the interest of economic
viability of any commercial/industrial activity.
(b)
EMPLOYMENT. One million technically trained instructors for
this purpose and giving them training in methods to instruct and teach
through these videos, together with training in running, repairing and
maintaining TV sets and D.V.D. players. These instructors will also be
trained to spot proper talent in the students and guide them to adopt
vocations of their choice.
(c)
The Instructors would be responsible for imparting practical
training and where necessary would refer the trainees to bigger
training centres to be established at district levels. After
completing of video and practical training, the
Instructors/Supervisors would help the trained persons to embark upon
a career, which may be self-employment, cooperative setup or a
job.
(d)
The basic thrust of the programme will be to help the
unemployed or semi-employed to acquire a technical skill through which
they would benefit financially from a job or
self-employment.
(e)
Creation of training centres and employment of Instructors
would immediately utilize the human resource of a growing number of
unemployed engineers and other skilled personnel of our
country.
4.
Publication programme of 200 newspapers and magazines on 1000
trades and industrial opportunities to bring continuous and up-to-date
latest knowledge to all the interested people
5.
Preparation of detailed Video Instruction Manuals for each of
these Vocational Training courses synchronized with Videos for counter
members. These video training courses will shorten the time required
for getting practical training by 80% since their conscious and
subconscious mind has been fully exposed from beginning to end to the
latest technical knowhow in their chosen vocation.
6.
Setting up of 1000 Practical Training Centres for students,
after they have finished their three months intensive training. This
is very essential to provide them first hand practical
training.
7.
(a)
Setting up a National Video Channel which will broadcast the
new National T.V. programme in regional languages with lip
synchronization simultaneously with T.V. programmes, so that even a
person sitting in a remote village of Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu,
Kerela etc. can listen to
the programme in his own tongue.
(b)
All these video cassettes will also be voice dubbed in all the
major languages of India
along with respective instruction manuals.
(c)
Such video programmes would bemade interesting and exciting
with the help of persons
like Shri Ramanand Sagar and Shri B.R. Chopra who have great command
over producing such serials which could touch the core of the heartof
a viewer. In fact, I have already talked to Shri Ramanand Sagar about
the project and he is ready to cooperate fully for this national
cause. Thus, people all over India will be induced to watch and learn
through TV and Video Programmes with full concentration and
enthusiasm. This will help them to learn new skills to stand on their
own feet.
A team of the Video Film
Producers will travel all over India to study the potential and
requirements of different parts and to other selected countries to
acquire the latest technology and know-how in each of the vocation
which can be adopted easily in our country.
8.
A Pool of scientists and businessmen will be created to find
out and invent ways to integrate these technologies into Indian
situations.
9.
Fund resource of the Project :
It will be made a part of the
existing more than Rs. 4500 Crore per year Rozgar Yojana of the
Government of India, so no new funding will be required.
10.
Management of the Project :
Execution of the project
should be undertaken by The Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty
Alleviation, Govt. of India, but supervised by a consortium of
Government agencies, big business houses, trade unions, Non-Govt.
Organisations (NGOs) like Rotary Club, Red Cross, Boy Scouts etc. to
get the best possible management available in the country.
11.
Total outlay of the Project :
(Rupees in crores)
1. One million colour T.V. Sets 500
@ Rs. 5000/- each
2. One million D.V.D. players 200
@ Rs. 2000/- each
3. 1000 betacam professional video
cameras 40
@ Rs. 4,00,000
each
4. 50 dubbing studios
costing 15
Rs. 3 million
each
5. New National T.V. Channels via
Satellite 200
(10
channels)
6. New national Radio Channels via
Satellite 30
7. 1000 intensive practical training
centres 100
@ 1 million
each
8. Making DVD films on 1000 trades 100
@ 1 million each
9. 2 million D.V.D.’s 10
@ Rs. 50/- each
10. 3000 computers @ 25000/- each 75
11. Setting up by using existing Internet
Infrastructure to reach
100
all major cities in India
Total
1070
(Customs and Excise duties
are not included since this is a programme of national importance and
for educational purpose).
This programme is
of prime national importance; the running expenditure on this scheme
will be Rs. 2,250 crores. The details of the programme with
expenditure are given below:
12.
Details of running expenses for one year.
(Rupees in
crores)
1. One million instructors (part
time) 2000 @ Rs. 20,000/- per annum
each
2. 2000 cameramen for Betacam
professional video camera
20 @ Rs. 1.00 lakh
per year and other costs.
3. 1000 Intensive Practical Training
Centres 50 @ Rs. 5,00,000/-
4. National TV channels (10
channels)
along with Regional Stations 50
5. 200 magazines and
newspapers 30
6. Other misc. expenses 40
7. Internet connections for
1,00,000
colleges and university classes
@ Rs. 5000/- each per
year 50
Total
2250
The Basis of
the above calculations:
How will 50
million persons get job training every year and how will it cost less
than Rs. 500/- per person:
•
One video T.V. set will teach a class of 15 persons on are
average for a duration of two hours every day for three
months
•
2 classes of 2 hours duration each day
•
4 new sessions will start every year
15 persons each
class
x 2 classes of 2 hours each
day
x 4 sessions of 3
months
per year = 120 × 1
million sets
15 x 2 x 4 = 120
million students
Less
=
70 million multiple classes
and drop-outs
Net
=
50 million trained persons per year
50 million
persons will get training every year with a cost of Rs. 500/- per
person and the total cost will be Rs. 2250 crores only.
It would be in
the national interest to discuss and examine the project in its
entirety at various levels, so that this gigantic programme of
national importance could be started immediately.
Golden India
Foundation will be glad to implement this project without any charges
with the help of intellectuals and business houses within a
time-frame
of 180 days.
PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION PROJECT
The following
plan has been envisaged for the implementation of the foregoing
project by Golden Indian Foundation :-
1.
Formation of Implementation Committee
Consisting of the following
Ministries :-
(i)
Ministry of Unemployment & Poverty Alleviation.
(ii)
Ministry of Human Resources Development.
(iii)
Ministry of Labour.
(iv)
Ministry of Urban Development.
(v)
Ministry of Agriculture.
(vi)
Ministry of Finance.
1A. Setting
up of a website and Internet chat room so that national and
international experts in these fields can interact easily for the
benefit of this project. (Rs. 10 lakh)
2.
Creation of a semi-autonomous body which will be entrusted with
the task of implementation of this entire project. (Rs. 10
lakh)
3.
Setting up and running of a Central Office in Delhi. (Rs. 1
crore)
4.
Creation of facilities for video-conferencing through Internet
(90 percent of the meetings and conferences will be held on the
computer screen with the help of latest technology). (Rs. 20 lakh)
5.
The whole project will be divided into two parts, i.e.
:
(i)
Agriculture and
(ii)
Non-agriculture
6.
Organising an international symposium of three day’s duration
so that input for this project can be taken from leading experts of
the world.
(Rs. 50 lakh).
7.
Special meetings, seminars and competitions will be organized
for 200 different trades and agricultural organizations so that they
can be made a part of this development process. For example,
Jeweller’s Associations, Fruit Growers’ Association, Barbers
Associations etc. will be asked to initiate national and international
competitions in their respective fields so that the best possible
talent in their field can be sorted out and identified and used in
making up these videos. (Rs. 1 crore)
8.
Leasing of one satellite transponder so that we can start a 24
hour T.V. channel immediately. (Rs. 2 crores).
9.
Starting of a national F.M. Radio channel (Rs. 2
crores).
10.
Getting the help of 10 leading film producers in India like
Shri Ramanand Sagar and B.R. Chopra to make these video films. (Rs. 2
crores)
11.
Making of instruction Videos where future Instructors will be
trained in operating, repairing, and maintenance of T.Vs., videos and
computer sets. (Rs. 1 crore)
12.
Organising international seminars of NGOs through which we can
get the help of national and international NGOs for this purpose. (Rs.
50 lakh)
13.
Making of a complete professional project report with the help
of M/s. Anderson and Company and submitting the project report to
various world agencies which can help materially and financially in
this project. (Rs. 50 lakh)
14.
Setting up a Translation Centre, where original scripts will be
translated into all 18 major languages of India. (Rs. 50
lakh)
15.
Setting up an internet Research Centre where 25 persons will be
entrusted with the sole aim of getting best possible latest know-how
from the Internet on 1000 subjects. In the first phase we will start
with 100 subjects and on each subject material running in at least
2000 pages will be collected. (Rs. 50 lakh)
16.
Setting up of Video Dubbing Studios for all the 18 languages
(Rs. 50 lakh)
17.
Entrusting the task of writing a script on 100 subjects to a
unit of 100 people.
18.
Buying of Five Sony Miniature Video T.V. Cameras @ Rs. 1 lakh
each. (Rs. 1 crore)
19.
Buying of 100 Betacam cameras. (5 crores)
20.
Training of 200 Video Operators. (Rs. 20 lakh)
21.
Making of 100 videos, editing of videos in collaboration with
respective national and international trade organizations. (Rs. 10
crores)
22.
Dubbing of videos in 18 languages. (Rs. 1 crore)
23.
Making Instruction Manuals for the videos in all languages.
(Rs. 50 lakh)
24.
Setting up and arranging the video training classes with the
help of University Grants Commissions, IGNOU and NGOs. (Rs. 5
crore).
25.
In the first phase, simple courses will be taken up where we do
not require heavy machinery and equipment.
26.
Special emphasis will be laid on agriculture and information
technology.
27.
In the sector of Information Technology teaching rights for 100
softwares will be obtained and some new software’s will be developed
on contract. Special emphasis will also be laid on teaching 100
different computer courses all
over the country free of charge with
a target of teaching 5 million students in the first year and special
emphasis will be given to teaching them in such a way that they can
get computer and software jobs immediately afterwards. Special crash courses on I.T. sector
and command on English will be undertaken (Rs. 10 crores).
28.
An international Committee of Experts will be set up to be
headed by Mr. K. B. Chandrasekhar of Exodus Inc. to help implement
this project. Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft may be requested to Co-Chair
this Committee. (Rs. 1 crore).
29.
Agriculture : India is a predominantly agriculture based
economy. So a target will be set so that within three years an average
Indian farmer
could at least double his income and in the next
three years he could double it again. In this way, in a period of six
years an average Indian farmer’s earning will grow 400 per
cent.
30.
Action Plan : Exotic crops (those crops which are not
grown in India and which are in high demand in Western countries) of
fruits, vegetables and others items will be grown in 20 per cent of
the holdings of a farmer which can later on
be expanded to 70 per
cent. A project report will be prepared on these 200 new exotic cash
crops. (Rs. 5 crores)
Instruction videos on how to
grow andsell these crops will be made. All of these videos will be
regularly shown on our new T.V. national channels. (Rs. 2
crores).
31.
Best quality seeds for 200 exotic fruits, vegetables and other
items will be imported and seeds generation farms will be opened all
over the country (Rs. 2 crores).
32. A
special survey with the help of remote sensing satellite will be
carried out in each district according to their climate, water
availability and soil conditions. (Presently, there are about 700
districts in India). A separate file will be aintained in each
district (zila) with complete data. A central computer system will
analyze these datas and will give out its input for future
plantations. Agricultural Cooperatives and Agricultural Universities
will play a crucial role in this scheme.
The new seeds will be grown
simultaneously in all these 700 zilas to start with. 100 acres of land
will be identified in each zila for this project. This scheme will
bring down the cost of seeds by eliminating the necessity for future
import of the seeds. Indian conditions will always be kept in mind
before deciding on these factors.
Therefore, a total of 70,000
acres of land should immediately be put to use for producing these
master seeds in the country. Out of the 200 varieties of seeds of 100
varieties, which are most successful, will be distributed free of
charge
among all the neighbouring farms along with video
instructions to each Panchayat at village level. (Rs. 20
crores).
33. A
special cell for promoting these new products will be set up and
middle and large Indian Corporations and Multinational Corporations
will be encouraged to be a part of this project. (Rs. 10
crores).
Time
Schedule of the Project