"No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who
wants to govern."
—Plato (Greek, 427-347BC)
Word
for the day
Ignominy (n)
Disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
Malice
towards none
Santa: I know the prime
minister.
Banta: I know the cashier of
SBI branch in market.
Santa: Wow, you are so
lucky!
First random thought this morning
The pace at which the focus of
public discourse is shifting from one "burning issue" to another
"burning issue" is perplexing. Sometimes it seems our society and
country actually do not have a problem to earnestly worry about.
In search of solutions - 11
We must accept that despite being
one of the fastest growing economies in the world during past decade, we have
utterly failed in creating adequate number of productive jobs for the
burgeoning workforce. MNREGA has helped to some extent, but it is bound by
fiscal constraints, leakages and lower productivity. Besides,
disguised/underemployment continue to characterize the India's occupation
structure; perennially impacting the productivity and earnings potential.
I have been highlighting that the
vast reservoir of youth energy on which Indian economy is sitting presently,
could potentially explode if not channelized appropriately. It is therefore
extremely critical to evolve an integrated youth policy that include mission
scale programs to educate and skill the youth, inculcate enterprise skills in
them from early stages, enable them to engage in productive self employment,
deal empathetically with their concerns, anguish, frustration and disillusionment.
The following is the minimum that
needs to be urgently implemented, I feel:
(a) Overhaul education system to make it job oriented. Inculcate
enterprising skills in students from primary level. It is high time that we do
some zero base planning regarding our education rather than just incremental
tinkering. Post middle (8th standard) job oriented education,
training and skilling programs should be made more popular with active
participation of industry. RTE should be amended to provide for a Uniform and
Standard education to all the children. Bringing social changes like “respect
for work” would be quintessential to this.
(b) The trained and skilled youth should be adequately supported and
enabled to engage in productive self employment. The present model of MSME
promotion may not be adequate to create massive employment needed, as this
model may not be competitive in the emerging scenario where the Indian industry
will have to increasingly compete with large global players. Co-operation
movement in industry on the lines of AMUL where a large number of trained youth
can create, own and profitably manage large globally competitive enterprise
should be promoted and encouraged. Giving equity in natural resources to local
population would be quintessential to this.
(c) Agriculture and allied activities are still at the core of Indian
socio-economic structure. Promoting collective and commercial farming would add
significant employment opportunity with better earnings potential.
(d) Success of IPL has suggested that sports can potentially generate
large scale employment opportunity if managed in industry like manner.
(e) Last but not the least police reforms are absolutely necessary to
manage the agitated & disillusioned youth compassionately and ensuring that
they do not stray into prohibited territory of violence and sedition...to
continue
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