Before I write anything let me confess that if there's one thing in this world that has threatened me like hell it is mathematical calculations and economics.But still I am taking this risk of writing on a topic which involves a lot of economics and calculations that have always gone over my head, so I might sound foolish to many of you but I would still write because I believe that what can strike in the mind of an idiot sometimes gets unnoticed by a genius.
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So my discussion here would be based on just one statement made by the finance minister in his budget speech and I quote Mr. Chidambaram"To the women of India: We have a collective responsibility to ensure the dignity and safety of women. Recent incidents have cast a long, dark shadow on our liberal and progressive credentials. As more women enter public spaces - for education or work or access to services or leisure - there are more reports of violence against them. We stand in solidarity with our girl children and women. And we pledge to do everything possible to empower them and to keep them safe and secure. A number of initiatives are under way and many more will be taken by Government as well as non-government organisations. These deserve our support. As an earnest of our commitment to these objectives, I propose to set up a fund - let us call it the Nirbhaya Fund - and Government will contribute Rs 1,000 crore."
Now my calculations would be based on those 1000 crores mentioned above because in this crucial time of slowdown we also need to think about our ailing economy. Have you ever imagined how much is a thousand crore? A middle class household purchases about 12 cylinders in a year out of which only 9 are subsidized. For the other 3 the household gives as much as 300 more that is a burden of 900 rupees is bared by it every year. Now if those 1000 crores would have been allotted for subsidies then as many as 1 crore households could have been benefited.
Imagine how many unprivileged students could have got their share of learnings had this money been spent on them. Lakhs of people living in the worst of slums could have got a better sanitation with this money.A 1000 crore is enough to set up hospitals in a whole district, imagine how many lives could have been saved with this money. This money could have helped a common man tackle his everyday expenses had it been used for giving him some tax rebates in this inflated economy.
But all these things could not happen because there are a bunch of boys who have lost respect for the opposite sex and we need as much as 1000 crores to save the women from them! As I had already confessed that I am a big fool in terms of economy and calculations but the brain of this fool says that if you teach your sons to behave you can actually contribute to the economy in a big way!
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So my discussion here would be based on just one statement made by the finance minister in his budget speech and I quote Mr. Chidambaram"To the women of India: We have a collective responsibility to ensure the dignity and safety of women. Recent incidents have cast a long, dark shadow on our liberal and progressive credentials. As more women enter public spaces - for education or work or access to services or leisure - there are more reports of violence against them. We stand in solidarity with our girl children and women. And we pledge to do everything possible to empower them and to keep them safe and secure. A number of initiatives are under way and many more will be taken by Government as well as non-government organisations. These deserve our support. As an earnest of our commitment to these objectives, I propose to set up a fund - let us call it the Nirbhaya Fund - and Government will contribute Rs 1,000 crore."
Now my calculations would be based on those 1000 crores mentioned above because in this crucial time of slowdown we also need to think about our ailing economy. Have you ever imagined how much is a thousand crore? A middle class household purchases about 12 cylinders in a year out of which only 9 are subsidized. For the other 3 the household gives as much as 300 more that is a burden of 900 rupees is bared by it every year. Now if those 1000 crores would have been allotted for subsidies then as many as 1 crore households could have been benefited.
Imagine how many unprivileged students could have got their share of learnings had this money been spent on them. Lakhs of people living in the worst of slums could have got a better sanitation with this money.A 1000 crore is enough to set up hospitals in a whole district, imagine how many lives could have been saved with this money. This money could have helped a common man tackle his everyday expenses had it been used for giving him some tax rebates in this inflated economy.
But all these things could not happen because there are a bunch of boys who have lost respect for the opposite sex and we need as much as 1000 crores to save the women from them! As I had already confessed that I am a big fool in terms of economy and calculations but the brain of this fool says that if you teach your sons to behave you can actually contribute to the economy in a big way!
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