Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Friday 6 October 2017

#BillionsinChange

Billions  in  Change


I am sure , you could not have missed the full front page advertisements in yesterday’s news- papers re Billions in Change

 
Over the next few weeks , TV viewers will get to watch this documentary video on a number of channels ( although already viewable on their ,





It explains how Manoj Bhargava and his team of dedicated staff are trying to alleviate poverty in India ( - and later on , in entire world ) , through their revolutionary / low cost devices such as ,


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·         HANS Solar Power Packs



[  300 Watts  @ Rs 14,450  / 150 Watts  @ Rs 9,990


If you buy 30 units of 300 Watt , discounted ( 10 % ) price comes to Rs 13,000 ]


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·         Solar Power Generator – for rapid charging of HANS Power Packs




     [ HANS Solar Brief Case @ Rs 9,450 


     Charges 300 Watt pack in 4 hours / 150 Watt pack in 2 hours ]


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What a happy coincidence !



Only a few days back , PM Shri Modi announced the launch of SAUBHAGYA scheme to ensure that electricity reaches to 4 CRORE rural household


That Scheme would cost the government  Rs 16,000 crores !


Now , is it possible that , government could have purchased from Manoj Bhargava , 4 Crore HANS Power Packs ( 300 Watts ) and distributed for FREE to those poor households ?



For such a BULK PURCHASE , I am sure , Manoj would have dropped the price to Rs 10,000 / - for 300 Watt pack  !



Since I am not an agent / dealer of Billions In Change , I strongly recommend that EESL come out with an open tender for these Power Packs , as it has earlier done in the following cases :



We have all heard ( repeatedly – including in PM’s speech 2 days back to the Company Secretaries ) how government , through its policy of BULK PURCHASE , managed to bring down the prices of LED bulbs from Rs 360 to Rs 45 each



And succeeded in replacing 28 Crore old fashioned / power consuming bulbs !



And how , only a few days back , EESL managed to bring down the price of an Electric Car to Rs 11.2 lakhs (  against identical petrol model selling for Rs 14 lakhs ) by tendering for 10,000 cars ! And expect to bring it down further to Rs 7 lakhs in next 2 years with tenders for 100,000 cars



Of course , even at Rs 10,000 each , buying 4 CRORE Power Packs from Manoj , would cost the exchequer , Rs 40,000 Crore !



But look at the advantages :



·         Not need to erect /maintain miles of transmission lines to those huts


·         No need to install and monitor Electricity ( Smart ) Meters


·         No need to collect monthly payments for the power consumed


·         In fact , no need to PRODUCE that power in the first place


·         No pollution due to power from coal-based power plants


·         No need to dig or import expensive coal / or worry about low plant-load factor



·         No need to worry about power thefts / transmission losses !


·         No load shedding ( so common in rural areas ) for “ non-payment of bills / low consumption “


·         No need to worry about PEAK / LEAN load periods


·         No need to keep Subsidizing Power for ever




And for supplying such huge numbers , Manoj ( and many Solar Panel manufacturing companies from all over the World ) might even agree to set up 10 factories in India for local manufacture  - generating thousands of jobs  !



And talking of “ Jobs Generation “ , let the government come out with  special MUDRA bank loans , only for rural youth who want to set up roadside “ Power Pack Charging Stations “  , using HANS Solar Brief cases , to recharge those 4 Crore Power Packs in 5 hours !



Each youth may be given a loan of Rs 1 LAKH , enabling him / her to buy 10 Solar Brief Cases !  This will generate ONE MILLION new “ Self Employment “

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Today ( 07 Oct ) afternoon , Shri Narendra Modiji will “ felicitate “ :



“ Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan [ PMGDISHA ] “,



with the following objectives :




·         Impart digital literacy to 6 CRORE citizens in rural India

·         Provide access to information , knowledge, healthcare and livelihood generation





None of this is possible without Smart Phones / Tablets / Desk Tops



And the Power Pack can provide electricity to all of these through a 12 volt port !




(  Do not hesitate to amend the Indian Electricity Act , which forbids private parties / persons to produce and sell electricity to anyone , without getting a license )



It is not too late for Minister for Renewable Energy , Shri R K Singh to consider my suggestion




Reference :


Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana  [  24  Sept  2017  ]


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/09/sahaj-bijli-ghar-yojana.html

 


Manoj  Bhargava, My Hero  [  21  May  2016  ]


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/05/manoj-bhargava-my-hero.html

 


All Charged Up  ?   [  15  Aug  2016  ]


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/08/all-charged-up.html

 


A  Radical  Radial Revolution  [  18  Aug  2016  ]


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-radical-radial-revolution.html

 


More  than  one Solution   [  28  April  2017  ]


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/04/more-than-one-solution.html


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07  Oct  2017

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