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

Sunday 25 March 2012

BUT I HAVE PROMISES TO KEEP

Akhilesh yadav – Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh ( India ), must be ruing the day he promised to dole out Rs 1000 / month ( $ 20 ) to each unemployed person, above the age of 35 and having passed 12th standard
Within 10 days of his announcement, some 2.5 million ( 25 lakhs )persons registered at various Employment Exchanges , to claim the largesse
And those included
 15 years to 65 years old
 Those who have not passed even 10th standard
 Those who are currently employed
 Even those who do not belong to UP
Contrast this scenario with the fact that only 15 million persons had registered with various employment exchanges in UP , during the past 40 years !
But really not surprising considering that Employment Exchanges manage to find a job for only 1 person for every 1000 registered !
This is nothing !
Just wait for the fulfillment of the next promise, viz: handing out free tablets ( computers ) to every student who has passed 10th standard in 2011
From school registrations , Government officials have estimated 2.5 million students to qualify
I would not be surprised if 25 million students register ! Of Course,” fake” schools will make millions , issuing “ fake “ 10th standard pass certificates ! Please , don’t call this “ Mother of all Scams “ !
May be UP Government should consider employing a few millions of those “ fake unemployed “ to check the correctness of
 Fake school certificates
 Fake domicile certificates
 Fake Birth-date certificates
 Fake affidavits of being unemployed
 Even fake “ Employment Exchanges “ !
After all , what are a few fakes here and there , when your grand scheme is to replace a “ fake Prime Minister “ in the next general election !
With regards
hemen parekh