During and after recent Union Budget ,
there has been a lot of public debate re desirability of introducing UBI (
Universal Basic Income )
A monthly guaranteed income of Rs 5000 to the poor families was being
talked about
Idea is to enable our poorest to “ eke out a minimal existence “
Whereas there can be no quarrel re need
to provide succour to our poor , I believe , this might lead to the development
of a “ Dependency Culture “ ! – for everything , people looking up to the “
Sarkar Maa Baap “ !
In this background , following news report ( Times of
India / 26 Feb 2017 ) , makes interesting reading :
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“ CHINA
TO SHIFT 7
LAKH POOR FOR
BETTER LIFE “
“ Over 7 lakh people in China’s southwest
Guizhou province will be relocated this year at a cost of $ 6.6 billion as a
POVERTY ALLEVIATION measure
A total of 1.81 lakh families will be moved from remote inhospitable areas
in the hope of providing them a better life in the province which is one of the
most impoverished provinces in the country
Over 3,600 villages will be moved , accounting for about 30 % of those to
be relocated
China plans to lift 10 million people above poverty
line this year “
The report does not say whether the Chinese Government will provide “ jobs
“ to these people
But ,
They will need to be housed ( even if in
250 sq ft flats )
And they will need schools / hospitals / roads / electricity / gas /
public transport / garbage clearance / water / telecommunication / markets and
a hundred other amenities
And constructing / providing all of this
“ Infrastructure “ facilities would
create “ jobs “ !
Enough jobs for each adult family member
getting displaced !
So , by spending $ 6.6 billion ( approx. Rs 46,000
crore ) , China is ,
·
Creating lakhs of jobs
·
Alleviating Poverty without
handing out a “ dole “
Shri Vankaiah Naidu , might want to visit Guizhou
province of China to assess if this Chinese Model would work for us
03 March 2017
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