In his broadcast to the world , on 01 Oct
1939 , British Prime Minister ,
Winston Churchill said :
" I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a
mystery inside an enigma "
I got reminded of this
while reading a news-report in Hindustan Times ( 25 May 2016 ), titled :
" Apple can open
stores , but has to source 30 % locally "
Report adds :
" Apple's case came for waiver of sourcing
norms came to the finance ministry six days back, but was not justifiable .
They ( Apple ) could not
prove through enough merit that the technology they want to sell , is CUTTING
EDGE technology and STATE OF THE ART
But they can open stores
if they meet the norms , sources said
The finance ministry has
also asked the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion ( DIPP ) , to come
up with a policy explaining CUTTING EDGE , and STATE OF THE ART technology,
sources said "
How about someone asking
DIPP , what are the meanings of the upper-case words , in its following
definition of a START UP ?
An entity will be identified as a startup , if :
It is working towards INNOVATION, development, deployment, and
commercialisation of NEW PRODUCTS , PROCESSES , or SERVICES driven by TECHNOLOGY or INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
No wonder , the official web site of the
Start Ups (www.StartupIndia.gov.in ) , launched 3 months back , does not even
bother to provide a LIST of the Start Ups registered on that site , so far !
Nor can one fill in a REGISTRATION FORM
, online !
And , if you are a BRAVE-HEART , try
downloading the Mobile App from the site
!
May be that App looks like what I had
imagined in my following blog :
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Wednesday, 20 January 2016
No doubt , you have read the definition of a Start Up in the
Start Up Action Plan document
I have tried to envisage below, how that might look on that
Mobile App for Registration :
* Is yours a Private Ltd Co / LLP /
Partnership ?........................................... Yes
/ No
* Is your Company more than 5 years old ?....................................................Yes
/ No
* Is your Start Up formed by splitting an existing
business ?............................ Yes / No
* In last 5 yrs, has your turnover exceeded Rs 25
Crores ?............................. Yes / No
* Is your product/service " DIFFERENTIATED
" ?............................................ Yes / No
* Is your product / service " COMMERCIAL
" ?............................................... Yes /
No
* Is your product / service " INNOVATIVE "
?................................................ Yes / No
* Is your product / service driven by ,
" TECHNOLOGY / INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY " ? ............................................Yes /
No
* Is your product/service ,
" NEW / SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED "
version " ?.................... ...................... Yes /
No
* Does your product/service add " VALUE " to
customers ?................................ Yes / No
* Does your product/service add " VALUE " to
" WORKFLOW " ?......................... Yes / No
* Have you got certification from Inter-Ministerial
Board ?................................ Yes / No
* Have you got recommendation from Incubator in Post Grad
Indian College ?.......Yes / No
MY TAKE :
# Each year 12 million persons join India's work force
# Of these , 3.5 million are Graduates
# Rest ( 8.5 million ) are 10th / 12th Standard pass or
less
# No more than 1,000 persons will fulfill above mentioned
" Eligibility Criteria " for Start Up
# There will be endless debates on the correct meaning of
words in CAPITAL letters above !
WHY SUCH STRINGENT " ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA " ?
# At Rs 2.5 cr loan per Start Up, Govt Fund of Rs 2500 Cr
can help only 1,000 Start Ups !
# Any relaxation in " eligibility criteria " ,
may result in MILLIONs of persons queue-up !
WHAT IS THE IMPLICATION ?
# Funds are just insufficient to help 12 million persons
to become " Self Employed "
MY SUGGESTION :
In India , we are talking of getting " Unemployed " to
launch " Start Ups "
Anywhere between 100 million to 400 million " Unemployed
" for whom neither Public Sector nor Private Sector , is in any position
to create jobs
We want them to become " Self Employed " - what Shri
Narendra Modi described in USA , as our " PERSONAL SECTOR "
They are unlikely to launch technology driven , Web-based
businesses , even if their businesses require them to have a Smart phone , on
which , their customers can reach them
They aspire to become ( list can run into 200 trades ! ) :
* Street-side Vendors ( Vegetables / Shoes / Purses /
Fruits / Trinkets )
* Craftsmen ( Plumber / Electrician / Carpenter /
Repairer )
* Dhobi / Barber / Pan Beedi shop-owner / Tailor / Mochi
* Doodh-wala / Ruddi Paper-wala / Gajra-wala / Delivery
Boy
* Cook / Maid / Courier / Tuition Teacher / Beautician /
Taxi Driver
* Home-cooked Tiffin Service / Car wash /
Gardening ......
How can we help millions of JOBLESS to set up such
MICRO - BUSINESSES ?
By Government ( Central / State / Municipal ) getting out of
their way !
HOW ?
* No licenses / permits / approvals / conditions /
criteria
* Simple online registration on proposed Web site of DIPP
for Start Ups
* No personal Income tax for individuals
* No Corporate Income tax for Start Ups for 10 years ( no
chance of profit in first 3 years )
* Amnesty Scheme for enabling Rs 10 million*crores of
BLACK MONEY to flow into such
Self Employment
It is still not too late for our Policy Makers will think
" Out of Box " and implement :
www.hemenparekh.in > Blogs > A New Economic Order - Start
Up Act - 2015
Anything less just won't make much of a difference !
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www.hemenparekh.in
/ blogs
26 May
2016
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