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Book review : Abundance

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There are books you read, and there are books that read you. Abundance (2025), by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, belongs to the second category — at least for anyone who has spent years inside the machinery of government, wondering why a file that should take a week takes a year, and why a project that should take three years takes thirteen. I picked up this book expecting another American policy tract. What I found instead was a mirror. The authors are writing about America, but on page after page I kept scribbling the same note in the margin: this could be us. The Question at the Heart of the BookThe question Klein and Thompson ask is deceptively simple: why do rich, stable, well-intentioned democracies find it so hard to build things? Houses. Trains. Bridges. Clean energy. Vaccines. Why does everything take so long and cost so much?Their answer is not the usual one. It is not corruption. It is not laziness. It is not even lack of money. Their answer is more uncomfortable: scarcity is a choice. We have, over decades, constructed elaborate systems of rules, reviews, lawsuits, and vetoes — each one reasonable in isolation — that together make building nearly impossible. The authors call for a politics that measures government not by the rules it follows but by the outcomes it delivers. That single reframe is worth the price of the book. It Begins with Housing The book opens where the American dream is dying most visibly: housing. In the mid-twentieth century, an ordinary American family could buy an ordinary house on an ordinary income. Today, in the most productive cities — San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles — home prices have detached so completely from incomes that even well-paid professionals are priced out. Where did all the houses go? The authors’ answer is blunt: they were never built at all.And why not? Zoning laws. Minimum lot sizes. Environmental reviews weaponised against apartment buildings. Community consultation processes where a handful of objectors can stall housing for thousands. One highlight from my Kindle that stayed with me: a state report found that in San Francisco it took, on average, 523 days just to get clearance to construct new housing, and another 605 days to get building permits. Three years of paperwork before a single brick is laid — and that’s for projects that survive at all. The line that hit hardest as a reader: New York was once where you went to make your fortune; it is now where you go to spend it. Cities are supposed to be escalators into the middle class, the authors write, not penthouses for the upper class. When I read this, I thought about our own metros, and about how every nation perhaps needs its wealth-creating cities and its wealth-spending cities — and needs to know the difference. Why Cities Still Matter One of the most fascinating detours in the book is its defence of physical proximity in the age of Zoom. You would think video conferencing had made cities obsolete. The data says otherwise. Americans living in metropolitan areas of more than a million people are, on average, more than 50 percent more productive than those in smaller metros. Why? Because, as the authors put it, we create in community. Innovation is not a solo sport. It happens in cafeteria conversations, in chance corridor meetings, in late-night arguments between people who trust each other. To defeat the human need for face-to-face contact, one researcher quoted in the book says, our technology would have to defeat millions of years of evolution that made us machines for learning from the people next to us. Trust, it turns out, is the real infrastructure. And trust is built at close range. The Cholesterol Theory of Decline The intellectual spine of the book, for me, comes from an older work the authors lean on: Mancur Olson’s The Rise and Decline of Nations (1982). Olson’s insight is that stable, affluent, democratic societies accumulate organized interest groups the way arteries accumulate plaque. Each group is legitimate. Each has a voice, a lawyer, a lobbyist. Each wins small protections and carve-outs. None of these ever get removed. This is what I have started calling, after reading the book, regulatory cholesterol. No single regulation kills you. Each one was created for a rational reason — to protect the environment, to prevent fraud, to ensure fair procurement, to give citizens a voice. The problem is the accumulation. Rules are added in response to yesterday’s scandal and never subtracted when circumstances change. Layer settles upon layer, until the system exists mainly to service its own procedures. The most vivid illustration is California’s high-speed rail. Voters approved it in 2008 with a budget of around 33 billion dollars and trains expected by 2020. Today the cost estimate has crossed 100 billion dollars, and even the first stretch through the Central Valley may not run before the early 2030s. Meanwhile, in the same years, China built tens of thousands of kilometres of high-speed rail. The authors are honest about why: China’s system concentrates power in ways that lead to abuse and imperiousness. But it also leads to high-speed rail. The rebuke is not that we should become China. The rebuke is that we have stopped even asking why we cannot deliver. And then comes the counter-example that every civil servant should frame on their office wall. In June 2023, a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia collapsed after a tanker fire. This is one of the busiest highways in America. Under normal procedure, rebuilding would have taken months, perhaps years, of assessments, tenders, and reviews. Instead, Governor Josh Shapiro declared an emergency, suspended the standard procurement processes, gave his engineers and contractors direct authority — and the highway reopened in twelve days. Twelve days. The same government. The same engineers. The same laws of physics. The only thing that changed was that someone stripped away the process and made the outcome the only

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प्रतिध्वनि

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हत हताहत आहत जन के मन से निकली ध्वनियाँ|पहले शोर, फिर चीख , फिर बिगुल होती हैं || निष्प्राण से लगते समाज के तन सेआती अंगड़ाई|पहले मजाक , फिर कोलाहल , फिर संघर्ष बनती हैं || ये करोड़ो की कम अकल सी लगने वाली भीड़की  तरंग |पहले लहर , फिर ज्वार , फिर चक्रवात स्वयं बनती हैं  || From the minds of the unhurd, the wounded, the hurtrise the sounds—  first a noise, then a scream, then the bugle they become. From the body of society that seems lifelesscomes a stretch of awakening—  first a jest, then an uproar, then the struggle they become. This wave of the crores who seem of little sensefirst a ripple, then a tide, then a cyclone it becomes itself.

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पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय: भारतीय राजनीति और आर्थिक चिंतन के पथ प्रदर्शक

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पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय भारतीय राजनीति और समाज के उन महान विचारकों में से एक थे, जिन्होंने न केवल देश की राजनीतिक विचारधारा को दिशा दी, बल्कि भारतीय आर्थिक दृष्टिकोण को भी मौलिक रूप से प्रभावित किया। वे एक प्रखर राष्ट्रवादी, संगठनकर्ता, विचारक और सामाजिक सुधारक थे। उनका जीवन राष्ट्र सेवा, भारतीय संस्कृति के संरक्षण और समाज के सबसे गरीब वर्ग के उत्थान के प्रति समर्पित था। उन्होंने एकात्म मानववाद और अंत्योदय जैसी अवधारणाओं को जन्म दिया, जो आज भी भारत की राजनीतिक और आर्थिक नीतियों को प्रभावित कर रही हैं।  पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय का जन्म 25 सितंबर 1916 को उत्तर प्रदेश के मथुरा जिले में हुआ था। वे बचपन से ही मेधावी छात्र थे और उन्होंने अपनी शिक्षा प्रयागराज से प्राप्त की। अपने विद्यार्थी जीवन में ही वे राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ (RSS) से जुड़ गए और संगठन के कार्यों में सक्रिय भूमिका निभाने लगे। उनकी लेखन क्षमता और विचारशीलता ने उन्हें बहुत जल्द एक प्रमुख विचारक के रूप में स्थापित कर दिया।  पंडित उपाध्याय का राजनीतिक जीवन भारतीय जनसंघ से जुड़ा हुआ था, जिसे उन्होंने एक मजबूत राजनीतिक दल के रूप में विकसित करने में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई। 1951 में भारतीय जनसंघ की स्थापना हुई, और वे इस दल के प्रमुख रणनीतिकारों में से एक बने। उनका राजनीतिक दर्शन भारतीय सांस्कृतिक मूल्यों और राष्ट्रवाद पर आधारित था। उनका मानना था कि भारत की राजनीति पश्चिमी विचारधाराओं से प्रभावित हो रही है, जो हमारी संस्कृति और परंपराओं से मेल नहीं खाती। उन्होंने भारतीय संदर्भ में एक नयी राजनीतिक सोच विकसित की, जिसे “एकात्म मानववाद” कहा जाता है। इस विचारधारा का मूल सिद्धांत यह था कि मनुष्य केवल एक आर्थिक या भौतिक प्राणी नहीं है, बल्कि उसकी आत्मा, बुद्धि और भावनाओं का भी विकास होना चाहिए। उन्होंने समाज के समग्र विकास पर बल दिया और इस बात पर जोर दिया कि कोई भी आर्थिक या राजनीतिक नीति तभी सफल होगी जब वह समाज के सबसे गरीब और पिछड़े व्यक्ति तक पहुंचे।पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय का आर्थिक चिंतन मुख्य रूप से एकात्म मानववाद और अंत्योदय पर आधारित था। एकात्म मानववाद: भारतीय आर्थिक विकास का वैकल्पिक मॉडल1950 और 60 के दशक में भारत में समाजवाद और पूंजीवाद के बीच संघर्ष चल रहा था। एक ओर नेहरूवादी समाजवाद था, जो सोवियत संघ से प्रेरित था, और दूसरी ओर पूंजीवाद था, जो पश्चिमी देशों का आर्थिक मॉडल था। इन दोनों विचारधाराओं से अलग, पंडित उपाध्याय ने एक नया आर्थिक मॉडल प्रस्तुत किया जिसे उन्होंने “एकात्म मानववाद” कहा।इसका मुख्य उद्देश्य था किआर्थिक विकास केवल GDP या उत्पादन वृद्धि तक सीमित न रहे, बल्कि समाज के हर वर्ग को समृद्ध बनाए।भारतीय संस्कृति और परंपराओं के अनुरूप आर्थिक नीतियां बनाई जाएं। एवं स्वदेशी उद्योगों को प्रोत्साहित किया जाए, जिससे आत्मनिर्भरता बढ़े।बाजार की बजाय समाज केंद्रित विकास नीति अपनाई जाए।एकात्म मानववाद इस विचार को पुष्ट करता था कि भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था को स्वदेशी मॉडल पर आधारित होना चाहिए, न कि पश्चिमी देशों के पूंजीवादी या समाजवादी मॉडल पर।पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय ने अंत्योदय का विचार प्रस्तुत किया, जिसका अर्थ है “समाज के सबसे अंतिम व्यक्ति का उत्थान”। उन्होंने तर्क दिया कि कोई भी अर्थव्यवस्था तब तक सफल नहीं हो सकती जब तक समाज के सबसे कमजोर और वंचित वर्गों का विकास न हो।अंत्योदय का सिद्धांत आज भी भारतीय राजनीति और आर्थिक नीतियों का महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा बना हुआ है। प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की कई योजनाएं, जैसे जन धन योजना, उज्ज्वला योजना, और आत्मनिर्भर भारत अभियान, अंत्योदय के सिद्धांत पर ही आधारित हैं।पंडित उपाध्याय ने भारतीय जनसंघ को केवल एक चुनावी पार्टी नहीं, बल्कि एक मजबूत वैचारिक संगठन के रूप में स्थापित किया।उन्होंने राष्ट्रवाद, सांस्कृतिक उत्थान और स्वदेशी अर्थव्यवस्था को पार्टी की नींव बनाई।उनका मानना था कि “राजनीति केवल सत्ता प्राप्त करने का माध्यम नहीं है, बल्कि समाज के निर्माण का एक साधन है।”वे मानते थे कि हिंदुत्व केवल धार्मिक विचारधारा नहीं, बल्कि एक सांस्कृतिक पहचान है जो भारत के राष्ट्रवाद को परिभाषित करती है।आज भारतीय जनता पार्टी (BJP) और राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ (RSS) की नीतियां पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय के विचारों से प्रेरित हैं।स्वदेशी आंदोलन और आत्मनिर्भर भारत की अवधारणा उन्हीं के आर्थिक सिद्धांतों से प्रेरित है।गरीबों के उत्थान और ग्रामीण विकास पर केंद्रित नीतियां अंत्योदय से प्रभावित हैं।राष्ट्रवाद और सांस्कृतिक पुनर्जागरण की विचारधारा भाजपा की राजनीति का एक अभिन्न अंग बनी हुई है।पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय केवल एक राजनेता नहीं, बल्कि एक महान विचारक, दार्शनिक और समाज सुधारक थे। उन्होंने भारतीय राजनीति और अर्थव्यवस्था को एक नया दृष्टिकोण दिया, जो आज भी प्रासंगिक है। उनका “एकात्म मानववाद” और “अंत्योदय” का सिद्धांत भारतीय समाज की सच्ची आवश्यकताओं को दर्शाता है और भारत की विकास यात्रा में एक मार्गदर्शक की भूमिका निभाता है। उनकी पुण्यतिथि पर हम उन्हें शत्-शत् नमन करते हैं और उनके आदर्शों को अपनाने का संकल्प लेते हैं।

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Administrative visit to ACC ( adani ) plant at Amethi

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I recently had the opportunity to visit the ACC plant in Amethi, now under the ownership of the Adani Group. It was a wonderful experience, enriched with frugal innovations, wide-ranging discussions, and profound learning. Here are the highlights of my visit:

1. Plant History and Acquisition

The ACC plant was established in 1997 in Amethi and has been recently acquired by the Adani Group, marking a new era for the facility.

2. Production Capacity

The plant boasts an impressive production capacity of 12,000 MT of cement daily, making it a significant player in the industry.

3. Sustainable Practices

  • The plant uses a mixture of 60% clinker, 35% fly ash, and 5% gypsum in its cement production.
  • The consumption of over one million tonnes of fly ash annually is a remarkable example of reuse and recycling, preventing vast amounts of waste from being released into the atmosphere.

4. Workforce

The plant employs around 100 company employees and 800 local contractual employees, contributing to the local economy and providing job opportunities.

5. Tackling Environmental Challenges

The plant faces high PM (particulate matter) emissions due to the nature of the industry. I suggested several practical solutions, including:

  • Using green nets across loading areas.
  • Plastic coverings for unused fly ash.
  • Installing air curtains at inlets and outlets.
  • Deploying mist sprayers around the campus.
  • Implementing PM-resistant horticulture and plantation.
  • Proposing a small pond with algae that can adsorb PM.

6. Power Requirements and Renewable Energy

The plant requires 25 MW of power, sourced as follows:

  • 6–7 MW from solar energy (via energy exchange).
  • 6–7 MW from the grid (normal purchase).
  • 12–13 MW from an in-house coal-fired plant.

We discussed a comprehensive plan to transition entirely to solar energy by leveraging Adani and government convergence, including solar roofing along nearby canal systems.

7. Production Lines

  • The plant has two production lines, with the latest being a Chinese line. This is a recent phenomenon where China has gained expertise in building entire production lines, reducing costs by 40–45%.
  • We discussed the potential for Indian SMEs to collaborate and provide comprehensive line systems.

8. Railway Logistics

  • The plant has existing railway lines for raw material inflow.
  • We planned for the doubling of these lines to reduce dependency on truck-based logistics, aiming for a complete switch to rail transportation.

9. CSR Initiatives

  • ACC–Adani Group is actively involved in CSR initiatives with the district administration.
  • Recent efforts include the introduction of an AI-based X-ray screener and support for nearby SHGs in the cold-pressed oil mill business.

My visit to the ACC plant at Amethi was an experience, showcasing the blend of innovation, sustainability, and social responsibility.

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Calls to Krishna Consciousness: Part 2

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Call to Krishna by Meera

Meera called Krishna, not out of distress, pain, or emergency. Meera’s call to Krishna is purely a call of longing, a call of a yearning soul towards the ultimate soul.

In India, a famous bhajan says, “Kaun kehta hai bhagwan aate nahin, tum Meera ke jaise bulaate nahin.” This bhajan itself depicts that the purity of the call, the purity of the longing, is the true factor that compels universal consciousness to leave its settled form and present itself in an earthlier form to answer the call of Meera.

Meera’s call is a higher call, purer than the call of an elephant or call of draupadi.

When we realize the absurdity of human illusions and totally devote ourselves to the ultimate consciousness, only then do we become eligible to create a call like Meera’s.

Meera’s call can happen in our lives, only when we are able to realize true love. Whenever our rational, logical faculties stop and our emotional, soul-driven voice awakens, an instant connection between our ‘pious child-like psyche’ and the ‘highest intelligence’ gets established.

In Meera’s call, there is no ego, no craving for safety or gain. Meera’s call is a call of a detached soul in a child-like state. It is a call of Bhakti Marg.

I remember when I was small, there was a very humble carpenter whose house was near my house in the village. I always got the vibe that this carpenter was a very simple, pleasant, and unbiased human being.

When I grew up and became an engineer, I visited my village and met that carpenter, who had grown so old. I asked him, “Baba, what do you want in your life?” He simply answered, “I don’t want anything, but I just want that Saraswati always remains present on my tongue so that what I speak can be beneficial for others.”

I have met hundreds of carpenters and other persons in rural India during my job, but I never felt that simplicity. We all meet such people in our lives. They all belong to the club of Meera. They all have that innate or attained capability to call universal consciousness directly.

Call to Krishna by Radha

 In Indian cultural literature, Radha is a very much worshipped, very much analysed, yet very less understood figure.

Radha loved Krishna, and Krishna loved Radha. In philosophical terms, the universal material always loves universal energy, and their union creates the universe itself.

In the writings of Rakshan and Surdas, the true, pure, selfless love of Radha and Krishna is very beautifully depicted. Radha’s call to Krishna is a silent call, the highest order of remembrance possible by any human or divine being towards the ultimate reality.

Radha knew that Krishna had left her for the pursuit of higher goals, yet her love remained undiminished. Her questions were there, but the quest for answers did not pollute her love.

This is the reason that Radha is as much worshipped as Krishna now. In fact, in North India, Radha’s name comes first; it is Radha Krishna.

Radha’s call is a call of total sacrifice, total absolute self-subsuming call for the love of God.

It is very tough to describe and analyse the nature of Radha’s call to Krishna because, for simple ordinary humans like me, it is not possible to comprehend the psychological setup of a being like Radha.

Radha is in constant love with Krishna, constantly seeking Krishna, but she knows with finality that in the current reality, Krishna cannot come to her.

This is the highest order of love, where you are assured that your longing will not be fulfilled. Yet You long for your love with purity, completeness, and without any remorse or sadness.

This is just love, nothing else. Radha’s call is as marvellous and unexplainable as the concept of singularity in physics. Radha’s call is beyond logic and even beyond emotions. It is something higher.

This article cannot be completed truly by me,  because comprehending Radha’s call requires a true realization of the call of an elephant, the call of draupadi, and the call of Meera. The writer humbly accepts that he has not experienced the true nature of any of those calls.

In this 21st century, we think that we are unravelling the mysteries of science and the mind. But this has also collectively enhanced our ego—the ego of knowing so much, the ego of discarding the adjustments of ultimate reality.

For the past three thousand years, the pure minds of humanity, be it Socrates, Aristotle, Shankaracharya, Jesus, Tao, or other philosophers, have all said that increasing knowledge must give us the ability to see “how much we do not know”. Once we see from that lens, our scientific progress starts reducing our ego. As much as we start knowing, we also start knowing the degree of the unknown.

All four calls described above do not fit logically in the fabric of science and technology, but they do exist in each of our lives. They are very much fit in the fabric of the soul and heart. Thanks for reading patiently. Your thoughts, feedback, and suggestions are always welcome and can be mailed to me at suraj.ias@outlook.com

 

 

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Calls to Krishna consciousness:: part 1

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Calls to Krishna consciousness:: In Indian cultural literature and anecdotes four types of calls to universal consciousness are mentioned. They all bear very important resemblance with human life and our own contininous/discreet calls to Krishna/Supreme/God/Consciousness/ultimate . Call of the elephant “An elephant. The mighty ruler of forest , while crossing a small rivulet , meets a crocodile . crocodile grabs his foot and no matter what elephant do , elephant cant come out of the grip , elephant in his own wisdom and capabilities of mind , calls to Krishna . A pure call for help from the ultimate. Krishna helps and elephant becomes free” This simple anecdote have very deep meanings. who is the elephant ? he is a very powerful fellow . in all his contingency plannings , imaginations of challenges , he would have thought of thousands of problems , but never about “being over powered” . After all he is the mightiest, most powerful , massive . In our life, when we gain power , we acquire pelf , we feel strongest , we feel in super control…our ego swells more than the elephant . we feel that nothing can bog us down. in that super control situation, random event may happen which can challenge our very own existence . A black swan event ( some accident , some random incurable disease , or anything ) . What do we do then ? Even most atheist of a man, starts pleading to the Krishna / supreme consciousness . Most amusing part is that, what happens after elephant comes out of the grip of the crocodile . Here elephants usually outsmart humans. They learn and become cautious . they stop going carelessly from that rivulet or they find some safer path . But in the case of humans , even if Krishna saves us , most of us go back to same rivulet , to same crocodile , in same situation . We can see this folly everywhere. Few learn from mistakes , fewer learn from blunders .     Call of Draupadi: So the literature goes like this : “Queen Draupadi , after being put on a bet by her husband Yudhistir ‘the Dharmaraj’ ( one who is hallmark of righteousness ) , is lost to Kauravas in a game of gamble . Draupadi , who was luckiest among the females , had mightiest husbands ( The BHIMA , the Arjuna , the Yudhistir , best warrior , best archer , most righteous ) , suddenly faces a great tragedy . one among the Kauravas , dushashan ( bad ruler ) starts removing her cloths and tries to make her naked in front of whole congregation ( millions gathered for this gamble game between Kauravas and Pandavas ) . Draupadi is different from the elephant . elephant made a mistake of considering crocodile’s power very insignificant and he had lot of ego on his strength . elephant was not reliant on others . Draupadi on the other hand made no mistake on her own . She was not the sinner . Her husbands made the mistake . her trust was on her husbands that they will fight for her honor . she even trusted hundreds of ethical court members who were supposed to stop this heinous doing of dushashana . BUT , when all individuals failed , when all institutions failed in protecting her , when the most powerful duty bounded lost , when persons with highest integrity failed to rise to stop evil………..she called KRISHNA . KRISHNA, the supreme consciousness , intervened indirectly and saved her honor by giving her cloths an infinite length . He could have killed dushashna by a simple intention (after all the ultimate consciousness he is ) . but he chose to intervene in a subtle manner. In our life also, when we have to pay for others mistakes , and we find that no one is coming to raise voice against explicit injustice , what we do ? What even the most of the atheist did in concentration camps of Najis? or what a simple man does in a totalitarian regime , where every institution fails ?? We call Krishna , societies call Krishna …..and as Krishna wrote that “ when righteousness itself get maligned , I conjure myself to reinstall dharma” Rest two calls in next part ………….call of meera and call of radha

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Mission MATRITVA :: Revitalizing maternal and infant healthcare in Amethi

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The Viksit Bharat 2047 vision hinges on a robust Viksit Samaj.

Sociological theories emphasize that a thriving society requires a healthy mother and child ecosystem.

Notably, investments in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) yield a multiplier effect of 4:1—every dollar invested returns four in benefits.

At Amethi, we are committed to transformative maternal care, achieving remarkable progress:

  • Delivery Institutions: Increased from 54 to 82 in just six months — a 150% surge.
  • Institutional Deliveries: Rose from 1,500 in July to 2,550 in August — an impressive 160% growth.
  • Newborn Stabilization Units: Expanded from 2 to 13, a 700% increase.

Our strategy includes rigorous follow-ups, time-bound execution, and no additional government funding — focusing on convergence, collaboration, and coordination.

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World youth day :: Youth empowerment in An Indian district

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With the explosion of AI , and Bharat having approximately 60% population in 18-45 age group , this YUVA-DIWAS is very special .

I tried to think from a youth oriented perspective about my district .

1- Amethi , with a population of 2.5 million , have about 1 million persons in the 18-40 age group .

2- Education::

Approx 50,000 young girls and boys are in 11th and 12th ( more than 50% in government administered or aided institutions) , in the age group of 17-19 .

Approximately 35000 are in graduate and post graduate courses . ( age group of 19-25)

For advanced education, RGPIT ( cutting edge institution for energy and petroleum studies ) , IGRUVA ( flight training civil aviation academy) , FDDI ( footwear design institute) are there having more than 3000 students.

3- Skilling ::

Approx 3500 young tech experts have been trained by 6 govt ITI’s in last two years . Approximately 1000 technicians by 2 govt polytechnics in last 2 years.

Under skill India initiative, following Hon. PM and Hon. CM sir’s vision , under UP-skill development mission , more than 3500 students have been given a trade / profession specific free of cost training , and more than 2000 have been placed .

Under PMKVY ( prime minister kaushal vikas yojana ) more than 1200 have been trained and more than 1150 have been placed.

Tapping the  synergy with the private sector , Indorama group and RGPIT are helping us in local skilling programs.

For cutting edge coding skills a MOU has been signed with CodeYogi  , ensuring free of cost coding and digital design training to more than 5000 students.

4-   Livelihood and entrepreneurship::

Amethi being a significantly agrarian district , We have connected more than 15000 farmers with 65 FPO’s.

In the last 2 years alone 25 FPO’s have been given farm machinery banks and 2 FPO’s have been provided with seed processing centres.

Under the agri-junction scheme , 35 one stop farm solution centres have been opened , and 80 agri-entrepreneurs have been trained to run them and build a business.  they have been supported by capital support to the tune of 25 lacs.

Training , supply chain support have also been provided.

For the post harvest , food processing sector , under PMFME ( PM formalisation of micro food enterprises) , more than 238 entrepreneurs have been given capital support of 180 million INR .

Micro and medium ventures and livelihood promotion by multiple schemes is the bedrock of youth empowerment.

Tapping NRLM (national rural livelihood mission)  more than 10000 SHG (self-help groups) have been created in villages , covering more than 0.1 million females .

These 1 lac female entrepreneurs have been supported by a capital infusion of 350 million INR .

We also have 470 young females working as BC sakhi (banking correspondent at cutting edge level , accelerating financial inclusion ) .

Approximately 500 vidyut sakhi ( young female workers helping in electric meter billing )

And following Hon. PM’s recent vision of drone – didi , 14 smart female entrepreneurs have been chosen for being drone operators .

For young business aspirants ,

More than 20000 young entrepreneurs have been given MUDRA loans , to the tune of approx 4000 million INR.

A very interesting scheme ODOP ( which helps in scaling up local artisan products )  has helped 25 entrepreneurs by capital provision of 90 million INR and skill + marketing support .

Hon. PM’s flagship scheme PMEGP ( PM employment guarantee program) , have covered more than 100 entrepreneurs and supported them via a capital of 180 million INR.

A latest initiative named vishvakarma shram samman yojna ( traditional trade based skill enhancement) is taking pace with enrollment of more than 2000 youngsters ( 900 tailors + 250 halwai (chefs ) + 150 barbers etc ) .

There are so many other schemes .

5- Key challenge is to build confidence in youth and provide this paradigm shift of being a “job provider” rather “job-seeker”

6- In villages , by converging NREGA and PRI funds more than 150 rural sport parks have been created.

7- More than 125 rural libraries have been set up in panchayat bhawan.

8- We are committed to youth-led growth  .

 

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Global Citizens , Digital Nomads……………an emerging opportunity for India

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Recently Canada has launched its digital nomad policy . Earlier many European nations have also launched schemes for digital nomads .

Digital nomads are usually service sector workers who have remote working capability owing to good digital connectivity.

They usually are highly skilled , high earning individuals , abound with creativity and innovative potential. Their purchasing power is high , hence they add to economic activity .

In the current knowledge era , every nation wants individuals who act as a technological asset .

Bali ( Indonesia) , Italy , Greece ,Canada are emerging as favourite digital nomad hubs .

India can also tap into this opportunity of approx 5-6 million digital nomads .

The following steps can be taken in this regard :

1- Creating digital worker friendly zones ( particularly in hill stations and islands ) .

2- Ensuring reliable high speed internet connectivity.

3- safety and good infrastructure in terms of electricity and roads and green infra .

4- ease of taxation: taxation for digital nomads must be very friendly and facilitative.

5- to attract such talented fellows , special digital worker zones can be created. With on demand visa facilities, bare minimum taxation etc.

Even it can be considered that a transaction based tax is implemented rather than income based one .

As our nation is embarking on a transformative journey of becoming a developed nation , we need to adopt a leapfrog mentality.

Simple linear growth won’t suffice.

We need to have bold policies , with a high degree of flexibility and rapid decision making structures .

On the technological front , India has done wonders in those sectors where we had an audacious leapfrogging target .

simple computerization wouldn’t have yielded results.

Audacious quantum shifts like UPI ( unified payment interface) , Adhar , world’s largest drone survey program in the form of svamitva yojna etc have helped us in creating a mark in global development terrain .

Time is now to think big , act bigger and dream massive.