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

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Sunday, May 1, 2022

Dear Shri Amitbhai Shah

 Dear Shri Amitbhai Shah 

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Context :

Gross Metering : a Cooperative Concept ?

 https://lnkd.in/dxmq5NvS

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You are the Minister for Cooperatives

Against our target of 40 GW of Rooftop Solar by March 2022, as of today ( mid May 2022 ), we have managed to achieve, a meagre 6 GW !


To fulfil the commitment made by our PM , Shri Modiji at COP26, there is only ONE WAY –  Sardar Patel Way !


Please , implement my suggestion to turn this entire system ( of generation– distribution–sale of Solar Power ) into a :

 CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT
 
I urge you to REPLICATE the MIRACLE called AMUL

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Thank You, Nashik Municipality

 Thank You, Nashik Municipality


https://lnkd.in/d5JU3zfc

 
The Nashik Municipal Smart City Development Corporation
Ltd (NMSCDCL) has issued works order to a Mumbai based agency to install Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition ( SCADA ) water meters for commercial consumers in the City


This is the PILOT PROJECT

If it is successful, then Water Meters of nearly 2 lakh RESIDENTIAL

CONSUMERS will be replaced with SCADA meters

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MY TAKE :

 Water above our heads ……………………………….[ 29 Mar 2019 ]

https://lnkd.in/f-9wp-q
 
Extract :

Ø   Recycling domestic water usage ( like Food Chain, establishing a
Water Chain )
   
          #   Drinking Water  ( Municipal supply )

          #   Washing Water ( Bath / Utensils / Clothes / Hands ) [
Rain Water  harvesting ]
           
            #   Flushing Water  ( Recycled washing water after filtration )

Ø   Establishing “ water usage quota / rationing of water “ – per
person in household
  
 
Ø   Gradual introduction of “ pre-paid “ smart water meters which
cuts off supply when quota used up

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Dear Shri Amitbhai

 Dear Shri Amitbhai,


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Context :

Thank You, Shri Amitbhai Shah

 https://lnkd.in/dw3NghqW

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Each year, we hear about pilgrims getting killed during stampedes which occur at pilgrimage places

Forcing pilgrims to wear RFID tags is a welcome decision


However, going beyond ensuring the safety of the pilgrims through use of RFID tags, there are a large number of steps that can – and must – be taken, to make a pilgrimage a HAPPY and COMFORTABLE experience – especially for POOR – SICK – OLD and CHILDREN

I urge you to consider the suggestions made in my above-mentioned email and then issue to all State Governments, an ADVISORY DOCUMENT which lays down the detailed PROTOCOL to be followed and ON-SITE arrangements for a smooth / regulated / unhurried  FLOW of TRAFFIC

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Thank You, Shri Jayant Sinhaji

 Thank You, Shri Jayant Sinhaji


( Chairman / PM EAC )
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Context :

https://lnkd.in/dyZB4uzj

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Although I have some “ reservations “ re the feasibility of a Universal Basic Income - UBI - Scheme ( for my reasons, read my earlier e-mail listed below ),
 
 I am glad that your parliamentary committee has accepted my suggestion for :

 Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme , described at :


Ø  MGNREGA : Can it morph into UBI ? …………[ 11 May 2020 ]

 https://lnkd.in/gE_Mwes

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Saturday, April 9, 2022

More procedures, city-specific pricing in new Ayushman offer / Times of India / 09 April 2022

 More procedures, city-specific pricing in new Ayushman offer  /  Times of India  /  09 April 2022


https://lnkd.in/eA44y58k


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MY TAKE :

Ø  Modicare : A Game Changer ………………………….[ 01 Feb 2018 ]
 
https://lnkd.in/fhpnVSR

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

India: Govt eases apprenticeship rules for India Inc

 India: Govt eases apprenticeship rules for India Inc  

  Eco Times  /  04 March 2022

This news report does not provide the details. I could not find it anywhere on Net

Let us hope Govt will go beyond just tinkering ( easiing of some minor but irritating RULES ) and implements a drastic / fundamental / grass root changes, as suggested ( over past 6 years ) at :

Apprenticeship : Half Way house ?

https://lnkd.in/eBA96A6U

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