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INDIA NEEDS A VERY CONFIDENT LEADERS AT THE TOP….. SINCE INDIAS MINDSET IS ALL ABOUT “FRUGAL” LIVING THEY ARE UNABLE TO COME OUT OF IT.
1: LOOK AT INDIAS DOMESTIC AUTO FIRMS……. THE ONLY “USP” IS TO SELL CARS THAT ARE CHEAP OR OFFERS VALUE FOR MONEY….. WHY?…… BECAUSE THE PAY OR SALARY OFFERED HAS NEVER BEEN SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE A REASONABLY “GOOD LIFE”.
2: EMPLOYER WOULD SET UP SALARY IN A WAY THAT THERE IS SIMPLY NO ROOM FOR EMPLOYEE TO SAVE MUCH….. IF YOUR DISPOSAL INCOME IS NOT SUFFICE ENOUGH YOU HAVE NO ROOM WHATSOEVER TO BUY STUFF WHICH ARE EVEN UNNECESSARY.
3: THERE NEEDS TO BE A PROPER FRAMEWORK WHERE GOVT SHOULD COMPLETELY CHANGE THE EXISTING TAX SLABS AT THE COST OF MORE JOB CREATION…… AT PRESENT ANY BUSINESS OWNER CAN GET BUSINESS LOAN AT 11-12% AND IF GROSS INCOME OF THE SAME BUSINESS EXCEEDS 15 LAKH HE IS ENTITLED TO PAY 30% TAX ON GROSS INCOME
4: 12+30% = 42% IS WHAT GOVT WANTS A BUSINESS OWNER TO KEEP PAYING TO BANKS AND GOVT…….INSTEAD OF PUTTING EVERYONE BACK TO WORK…..GOVT IS SIMPLY FOCUSED ON IMPOSING MORE TAXES TO 30-40% OF INDIAS TOTAL POPULATION
5: ANOTHER THING, OTHER THEN MAHARASHTRA….IT SEEMS THERE ARE NO OTHER STATES WHERE ANY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IS HAPPENING….. YOU WOULD NEVER HEAR EVENIN THE NEWS CHANNEL….. EG: STUDENTS FROM ORISSA FOUND SOMETHING OR IIT,IIM STUDENTS HAVE DISCOVERED, LAUNCH, COMMERCIALISED SOMETHING VALUABLE.
6: YOU WOULDNT EVEN HEAR ….. IF ADANI IS GIVEN CONTRACTS TO BUILT AIRPORTS…..28 STATES TIMES 5 AIRPORTS = 140 AIRPORTS…..WHAT WHEN AND HOW?….NO WORK IS STARTED YET….NEITHER ANYONE ACKNOWLEDGES WE ARE WEAK IN PARTICULAR AREA FOR WHICH WE NEED AN EXPERTISE FROM ABROAD…….EGOISTIC AND IGNORANT COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE
7: WHAT ARE INDIAS IIT AND IIM STUDENTS DOING? IT ENGINEERS, SOFTWARE ENGINEERS? ELECTRONIC ENGINEER STUDENTS DO UPON GRADUATION? NOONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS TO STUDENTS UPON GRADUATION
8: LETS SAY THEY DONT HAVE TALENT……ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR ENGINEERS ARE OF MEDIOCRE QUALITY SO WE SHOULD CHANGE THE CURRICULUM GOING FORWARD….. SO THAT FROM NEXT BATCH ONWARDS IF ANY ENGINEER GRADUATES COMES OUT WE WILL HIRE HIM TO DEVELOP CCTV CAMERAS, TABLETS,MOBILE PHONES, LAPTOPS,TUBELIGHTS,BULBS…..AND IF THEY FAIL GOVT MUST SUSPEND COLLEGE LICENSE FOR ITS RECORD OF POOR QUALITY EDUCATION.
9: ALL WHAT MODI TALKS IS ABOUT COVID 19, DAY AND NIGHT…..ALL 2 4 HOURS……
10: WHY CANT TCS,WIPRO,INFOSYS, HCL HAVE SO FAR FAILED TO OPEN 100 TRAINING CENTRES IN EACH OF THE 28 STATES? MODI DOESNT KNOW
11: WHY CANT RELIANCE, TATA, MARUTI,MAHINDRA AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OPEN ITS FRANCHISES OR CHAINS IN ALL OF THE 28 STATES WITH 100 BRANCH EACH?
12: WHY DOES INDIA DONT HAVE ITS UNIVERSITY THAT TEACHES NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES? BIOTECH? BE IT REACTORS OR ARMS….
13: I FEEL WE ALL INDIANS ARE READY TO SHELVE OUT ONE RUPEE EACH AND GIVE IT TO MODI IF HE GETS RETIRED TOMORROW…..HE CAN COLLECT 130CR AS HIS RESIGNATION FEES FROM THE PEOPLE OF INDIA!
14: INDIA NEED A PM LIKE RAGHURAM RAJAN…. SOMEONE WHO HOLDS A FOREIGN DEGREE AND TALKS OPENLY ABOUT THE REAL PROBLEMS THAT LIES AT PRESENT…… BEING QUIET HAS BECOME A THING OF PAST…… YOU GOT TO OPEN UP AND BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT PROBLEMS ARE WE FACING TODAY….. IF WE CANT BUILT HIGHWAYS….. MODI SHOULD COME ON TV AND TELL US THAT BECAUSE INDIANS DONT HAVE SKILLS TO DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE WE MIGHT NEED AN EXPERTISE FROM FOREIGN ENTITIES…..ASK FOR THE HELP AND PAY IT TO GET THINGS DONE FOR OUR NATION!
15: LOOK AT OUR TRAINS AND PLATFORMS…..ITS TIME TO RE-DO OR UPGRADE OUR TRAINS
16: MODI BEING A PM – A POST HIGHER THEN A MANAGER ……CANT EVEN GET THINGS DONE FROM PEOPLE
17: MODI LACKS CONFIDENCE OR MAY BE HE IS NOT FEELING WELL HEALTHWISE!
INDIA NEEDS A VERY CONFIDENT LEADERS AT THE TOP….. SINCE INDIAS MINDSET IS ALL ABOUT “FRUGAL” LIVING THEY ARE UNABLE TO COME OUT OF IT.
1: LOOK AT INDIAS DOMESTIC AUTO FIRMS……. THE ONLY “USP” IS TO SELL CARS THAT ARE CHEAP OR OFFERS VALUE FOR MONEY….. WHY?…… BECAUSE THE PAY OR SALARY OFFERED HAS NEVER BEEN SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE A REASONABLY “GOOD LIFE”.
2: EMPLOYER WOULD SET UP SALARY IN A WAY THAT THERE IS SIMPLY NO ROOM FOR EMPLOYEE TO SAVE MUCH….. IF YOUR DISPOSAL INCOME IS NOT SUFFICE ENOUGH YOU HAVE NO ROOM WHATSOEVER TO BUY STUFF WHICH ARE EVEN UNNECESSARY.
3: THERE NEEDS TO BE A PROPER FRAMEWORK WHERE GOVT SHOULD COMPLETELY CHANGE THE EXISTING TAX SLABS AT THE COST OF MORE JOB CREATION…… AT PRESENT ANY BUSINESS OWNER CAN GET BUSINESS LOAN AT 11-12% AND IF GROSS INCOME OF THE SAME BUSINESS EXCEEDS 15 LAKH HE IS ENTITLED TO PAY 30% TAX ON GROSS INCOME
4: 12+30% = 42% IS WHAT GOVT WANTS A BUSINESS OWNER TO KEEP PAYING TO BANKS AND GOVT…….INSTEAD OF PUTTING EVERYONE BACK TO WORK…..GOVT IS SIMPLY FOCUSED ON IMPOSING MORE TAXES TO 30-40% OF INDIAS TOTAL POPULATION
5: ANOTHER THING, OTHER THEN MAHARASHTRA….IT SEEMS THERE ARE NO OTHER STATES WHERE ANY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IS HAPPENING….. YOU WOULD NEVER HEAR EVENIN THE NEWS CHANNEL….. EG: STUDENTS FROM ORISSA FOUND SOMETHING OR IIT,IIM STUDENTS HAVE DISCOVERED, LAUNCH, COMMERCIALISED SOMETHING VALUABLE.
6: YOU WOULDNT EVEN HEAR ….. IF ADANI IS GIVEN CONTRACTS TO BUILT AIRPORTS…..28 STATES TIMES 5 AIRPORTS = 140 AIRPORTS…..WHAT WHEN AND HOW?….NO WORK IS STARTED YET….NEITHER ANYONE ACKNOWLEDGES WE ARE WEAK IN PARTICULAR AREA FOR WHICH WE NEED AN EXPERTISE FROM ABROAD…….EGOISTIC AND IGNORANT COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE
7: WHAT ARE INDIAS IIT AND IIM STUDENTS DOING? IT ENGINEERS, SOFTWARE ENGINEERS? ELECTRONIC ENGINEER STUDENTS DO UPON GRADUATION? NOONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS TO STUDENTS UPON GRADUATION
8: LETS SAY THEY DONT HAVE TALENT……ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR ENGINEERS ARE OF MEDIOCRE QUALITY SO WE SHOULD CHANGE THE CURRICULUM GOING FORWARD….. SO THAT FROM NEXT BATCH ONWARDS IF ANY ENGINEER GRADUATES COMES OUT WE WILL HIRE HIM TO DEVELOP CCTV CAMERAS, TABLETS,MOBILE PHONES, LAPTOPS,TUBELIGHTS,BULBS…..AND IF THEY FAIL GOVT MUST SUSPEND COLLEGE LICENSE FOR ITS RECORD OF POOR QUALITY EDUCATION.
9: ALL WHAT MODI TALKS IS ABOUT COVID 19, DAY AND NIGHT…..ALL 2 4 HOURS……
10: WHY CANT TCS,WIPRO,INFOSYS, HCL HAVE SO FAR FAILED TO OPEN 100 TRAINING CENTRES IN EACH OF THE 28 STATES? MODI DOESNT KNOW
11: WHY CANT RELIANCE, TATA, MARUTI,MAHINDRA AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OPEN ITS FRANCHISES OR CHAINS IN ALL OF THE 28 STATES WITH 100 BRANCH EACH?
12: WHY DOES INDIA DONT HAVE ITS UNIVERSITY THAT TEACHES NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES? BIOTECH? BE IT REACTORS OR ARMS….
13: I FEEL WE ALL INDIANS ARE READY TO SHELVE OUT ONE RUPEE EACH AND GIVE IT TO MODI IF HE GETS RETIRED TOMORROW…..HE CAN COLLECT 130CR AS HIS RESIGNATION FEES FROM THE PEOPLE OF INDIA!
14: INDIA NEED A PM LIKE RAGHURAM RAJAN…. SOMEONE WHO HOLDS A FOREIGN DEGREE AND TALKS OPENLY ABOUT THE REAL PROBLEMS THAT LIES AT PRESENT…… BEING QUIET HAS BECOME A THING OF PAST…… YOU GOT TO OPEN UP AND BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT PROBLEMS ARE WE FACING TODAY….. IF WE CANT BUILT HIGHWAYS….. MODI SHOULD COME ON TV AND TELL US THAT BECAUSE INDIANS DONT HAVE SKILLS TO DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE WE MIGHT NEED AN EXPERTISE FROM FOREIGN ENTITIES…..ASK FOR THE HELP AND PAY IT TO GET THINGS DONE FOR OUR NATION!
15: LOOK AT OUR TRAINS AND PLATFORMS…..ITS TIME TO RE-DO OR UPGRADE OUR TRAINS
16: MODI BEING A PM – A POST HIGHER THEN A MANAGER ……CANT EVEN GET THINGS DONE FROM PEOPLE
17: MODI LACKS CONFIDENCE OR MAY BE HE IS NOT FEELING WELL HEALTHWISE!
Walk the talk …