(What can we do as a country and as citizens to reduce poverty and ensure basic amenities for every Indian?)
Let suppose you get a chance to visit Paris. You will at once start counting its features, Oh! The streets are sky-clean, the traffic regulations are so strict and there are many sky-scrapers and so on. Why, because we never see the narrow lanes and the horrible poverty. Our India is much better than it where the people donate much and have pity on the poor and beggars.
Indian has achieved much in removing poverty but still movies are made highlighting India’s poverty. So, my point is how we can help in eradicating this problem.
Now, tell me why do people remain poor? When they do not have any work or do not earn. A person get work when he has skills, and these skills come only and only from education. So, the first and the foremost step is to increase literacy rate. Open government schools at low rate of fee and teach them in such a way that they may not feel inferior in front of private school’s students.
Next is the corruption. It is growing day by day like an epidemic, the CWG and the Adarsh Housing Enclave being the biggest examples. The PDS system, the government schools and mainly the politics are badly corrupted. The rich becomes richer and the poor becomes poorer. The left-over money goes in bribery.
In the rain of advantages of globalisation, people have forgotten the biggest disadvantage. The foreign companies invest in our country and slowly & slowly take over our small domestic countries and convert them into their economic slaves. These small companies than get less importance and become poor.
In India the small scale industries are unable to come up because of stiff competition from large companies & MNC’s. The government should help them to come up by giving them funds and advertising their products.
The government should punish officials who illegally encroach on farmer’s land making false promises to give them money and more good place to live. The farmers never get back the land and lose their only source of income.
More & more policies like MNREGA and Nehru Rozgar Yojna should come up. People should be employed in construction work or any other field they are skilled at, no matter if the skill is of a cobbler.
Policies should be made for farmers so that their output is increased. The government should increase the Minimum Support Price (MSP) so that they may get a good price for their hard work. Farmers should be more facilities with the Kissan Credit Cards (KCC)
Treaties & Agreements should be signed not only for building more skyscrapers but also to do something for poor.
The politicians should not be given free travelling, free water & electricity supply. Loan activities for rural people should be made easy and cheap because the moneylenders charge a very high rate of interest.
Now let us discuss what we can do so a responsible citizen to remove poverty
1. If you are a housewife, give education to your maid so that an aware citizen comes up from the whole lot.
2. Never allow money to accumulate. Donate it, but not blindfolded. Donate to the right person and in right quantity.
3. Visit your worker’s house and if the conditions are not hygiene, then in improving that.
4. Never send a hungry person back.
5. Never lag behind in raising voice against injustice to poor.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
The world's 15 most hardworking nations
Believe it or not, but India has been ranked as one of the most hardworking nations in the world in a survey conducted by Ipsos Global and Reuters late last month. The survey, in some select nations, used a simple technique to arrive at the result it sought. The survey says that full-time workers in most countries get paid holidays, apart from Sundays and in some cases Saturdays too. However, since organisations do not force workers to avail of those holidays, many people do not use these vacation days. So the Ipsos Global and Reuter’s survey on 13,000 people across various countries checked the likelihood of employees using all their vacation days. And the results were quite startling. In the United States as many as 57 per cent of those surveyed said that they would use all their vacation days, whereas in China almost 65 per cent said they would use all their paid holidays.
So check out which are the world's hardest working nations
15. France
Almost 89 per cent of French citizens avail of their allotted vacation days. On that basis it would be considered one of the least workaholic countries.
14. Mexico
Only 68 per cent Mexicans take all their allotted paid holidays. Mexicans clock an average of 1,857 hours per year, says the survey.
13. Russia
Only 67 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days. There are 12 government holidays in Russia and Russians work 1,997 hours per year on an average, according to the survey.
12. Italy
About 66.5 per cent of people take all their allotted paid holidays. Italians have 11government holidays and work on average, 1,773 hours per year.
11. Poland
In Poland, only 66 per cent of people take all their allotted paid holidays. There are 10 public holidays in Poland, and the citizen world at an average of 1,966 hours per year.
10. China
About 65 per cent of Chinese employees take all their allotted vacation days. In China there are 11 government holidays, and organisations/companies have to give at least 10 vacation days to employees
9. Sweden
Only 63 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days in Sweden. The Swedes get 11 government holidays in a year, and work about 1,610 hours per year on an average.
8. Brazil
Just about 59 per cent Brazilian employees take all their allotted vacation days. In Brazil, there are 11 federal holidays, and employers are required to offer 30 additional vacation days.
7. India
About 58.5 per cent of people take all their allotted holidays. Indians get 16 government holidays, and employers are required to give only 12 paid holidays.
6. Canada
In Canada, only 58 per cent of the employed people take all their allotted vacation days. Canada is slim on their holidays, with 9 federal holidays per year. Canadians clock an average of 1,699 hours per year.
5. The United States
Only 57 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days. There are 10 government or public holidays that Americans enjoy. In the US, employees work 1,768 hours per year on an average.
4. South Korea
In South Korea, only 53 per cent of the employees take all their allotted vacation days. In South Korea, employees get 15 public holidays.
3. South Africa
Only 47.5 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days. South Africans get 12 government vacation days.
2. Australia
Only 47 per cent Australian workers take all their allotted vacation days. Australians get 8 federal holidays off, and clock an average of 1,690 hours per year.
1. Japan
The Japanese are the world's hardest working people and only 33 per cent of the employees avail of all their allotted paid holidays. The Japanese get 16 public holidays and work about 1,714 hours per year on an average.
So check out which are the world's hardest working nations
15. France
Almost 89 per cent of French citizens avail of their allotted vacation days. On that basis it would be considered one of the least workaholic countries.
14. Mexico
Only 68 per cent Mexicans take all their allotted paid holidays. Mexicans clock an average of 1,857 hours per year, says the survey.
13. Russia
Only 67 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days. There are 12 government holidays in Russia and Russians work 1,997 hours per year on an average, according to the survey.
12. Italy
About 66.5 per cent of people take all their allotted paid holidays. Italians have 11government holidays and work on average, 1,773 hours per year.
11. Poland
In Poland, only 66 per cent of people take all their allotted paid holidays. There are 10 public holidays in Poland, and the citizen world at an average of 1,966 hours per year.
10. China
About 65 per cent of Chinese employees take all their allotted vacation days. In China there are 11 government holidays, and organisations/companies have to give at least 10 vacation days to employees
9. Sweden
Only 63 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days in Sweden. The Swedes get 11 government holidays in a year, and work about 1,610 hours per year on an average.
8. Brazil
Just about 59 per cent Brazilian employees take all their allotted vacation days. In Brazil, there are 11 federal holidays, and employers are required to offer 30 additional vacation days.
7. India
About 58.5 per cent of people take all their allotted holidays. Indians get 16 government holidays, and employers are required to give only 12 paid holidays.
6. Canada
In Canada, only 58 per cent of the employed people take all their allotted vacation days. Canada is slim on their holidays, with 9 federal holidays per year. Canadians clock an average of 1,699 hours per year.
5. The United States
Only 57 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days. There are 10 government or public holidays that Americans enjoy. In the US, employees work 1,768 hours per year on an average.
4. South Korea
In South Korea, only 53 per cent of the employees take all their allotted vacation days. In South Korea, employees get 15 public holidays.
3. South Africa
Only 47.5 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days. South Africans get 12 government vacation days.
2. Australia
Only 47 per cent Australian workers take all their allotted vacation days. Australians get 8 federal holidays off, and clock an average of 1,690 hours per year.
1. Japan
The Japanese are the world's hardest working people and only 33 per cent of the employees avail of all their allotted paid holidays. The Japanese get 16 public holidays and work about 1,714 hours per year on an average.
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