INDIA

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Why blaming CAG for his calculations in 2G scam.

Why blaming CAG for his calculations in 2G scam.

Actually these allocations taken place in 2003 and the companies used spectrum almost 10 years and now only re auction as per supreme court verdict.

Now in the era of 3G and 4G not much demand for 2G spectrum.Besides Government also shown their apathy in the auction.As a result the amount received through the new auction very less.

However there is no logic in comparing the loss incurred due to the"First come First Serve" allocation in 2003 and the present auction..

Friday, November 16, 2012

Portfolios in Indian Cabinet- A review

Every time a new ministry sworn or on cabinet reshuffle we are hearing the news like X lost the big portfolio,Y got promoted etc.As per constitution all cabinet ministers are equal however on the time of cabinet reshuffle some of them trying protect their own portfolio some try to change and after reshuffle some one would be happy and some should be unhappy.  Constitutionally all cabinet ministers are equal.besides cabinet ministers some ministers of state have given independent charge of portfolios.

On my analysis on these portfolios here i am trying to give an over all categorization based on its importance,the areas of work,media focus and budget allocation.However four  portfolios are specifically excluding.They are Planning,atomic energy,space and Personnel.All these are crucial portfolios but normally under the control of prime minister itself.In the case of Planning commission  PM is always be the chairman  and a Deputy chairman having cabinet rank but he is not part of cabinet.Atomic energy and space are another key portfolios but the heads of these departments are scientists and they not under bureaucratic control.Ministry of personnel and Public grievance having the charge of Indian Administrative Service and CBI. Normally this portfolio also under Prime Minister.

BIG FOUR

The home, defense,External affairs and Finance are the top portfolios and it is a  well established fact .Normally only these ministers are included in the security committee of Cabinet.A ranking with in these portfolios are difficult.A thinking is that Home minister is number two as from the first union cabinet Sardar Patel having the Deputy PM having the charge of Home affairs. and in later LK Adavni also handled Home in AB Vajpayee ministry.But on analyzing the history in most of the congress ministries the number two, not be the home minister in the UPA regime Pranab Mukharjee was number two till he joins  the presidents office but he never handled home affairs.And the present number two AK Antony also handling defense.so i am not ranking these four portfolios.

KEY SIX

Due to the vastness,importance and relation with the entire people six portfolios are selecting under the BIG FOUR.My selections  are Trade and Commerce,Human Resource Development,Law and Justice, Agriculture,Railways and Petroleum..Here also some paradoxes like in the present cabinet  Kapil sibal was handling HRD and telecom and after the latest reshuffle  he lost HRD and now  only in charge of telecom.It not means that he is degraded. HRD is a portfolio bigger than Telecom but on the scenarios after 2G scam Kapil siblal managed it very well and his presence required there.

HEAVY SIX

Another seven important portfolios are Telecommunications & IT,Information &Broadcasting,Urban Development,Surface Transport,Civil Aviation and Power.every time these are glamour portfolios and ministers handling this should be in limelight always.When Indira Gandhi Joined in Lal bahadoor shastri government she handled Information &Broadcasting.

LIME LIGHT

Budget allocation for this ministry is least and that only for administration  even everybody likes this portfolio Normally experienced person handle.It is Parliamentary Affairs.

HEAVY THREE BUT...

These three portfolios are important but due to federal system states also have more roles and also not much in lime light.Includes Health &family Welfare,Food &Civil Supplies and Heavy industries. Earlier Industries a key portfolio.But now Small ,Medium and Agro industries separated and forms another ministry and also Industrial promotion comes under Commerce Ministry.Thus Industries ministry now  loss their importance.For Food & Civil supplies it depends on Agriculture and also more roles for states.

INCREASING IMAGE &IMPORTANCE

A ministry not in lime light on past days but the rural employment assurance scheme it is the key portfolio.Whenever we heard about Rahul Gandhis entry in the cabinet the portfolio in news Rural development.

BIG WITHOUT GLAMOUR

These are big portfolios but the media attention is less.They have to do many things but the things happening are not good.Includes Water Resources and forest & Environment and Social  Justice & empowerment .In the past all development agenda accomplished through social empowerment ministry but now it is divided over a number of ministries.if the ministers with vision and caliber can perform in water resources and in Environment but it is not so.Recently Jayaram ramesh performed good in Forest & Environment unfortunately he lost ..

SMALL BUT KEY

Two small ministries but very important are Corporate Affairs and Shipping.In the past Company affairs handled by finance ministers and shipping usually with surface transport.

FIVE INDUSTRY  & COMMERCE RELATED 

These are five ministries related with industries and commerce.Not heavy portfolios but having vital role in the nations trade and industrial sector.These are Coal,Mines,Steel,Chemical & Fertilizer, and Textiles.However no need for two ministries coal and mines but now two ministers.

THREE DEVELOPMENT RELATED

These are Labour & Rehabilitation,Sports & Youth Affairs,and Tourism. Even though these are not vital have its own importance and having own existence not created not able to add with any other ministry.

UNNECESSARY

In my opinion only the above ministries having own existence (even though some are associate with others).There are some other ministries.But these are created for ministry berth.All of these can associate with other  ministries and no requirement for separate minister.most of them are development related or industry related.These can illustrate with a list


Ministry Parent or Associate's
Food Processing Agriculture
Statistics,& Program me Implementation Planning or Prime Minister
Drinking Water & Sanitation Rural Development/Water Resources
Panchayathiraj Rural Development
Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises Heavy Industries & Public Enterprise
Women & Child Development HRD/Health/Social Empowerment
North Eastern Region Social Empowerment
Tribal Affairs Social Empowerment
Minority Affairs Social Empowerment
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Urban Development
New & Renewable Energy Power


However we can hope more new ministries in future as every one need their own...


Thursday, November 15, 2012

COMMUNISM IN CHINA


Confessions of Chinese President Hu Jintao's in Communist Party congress

"serious challenge" of corruption should be addressed."If we fail to handle this issue well, it could prove fatal to the party, and even cause the
 collapse of the party and the fall of the state

Firstly he should address Hidden Riches of prime minister Wen Jiabo Many relatives of Wen Jiabao, including his son, daughter, younger brother and brother-in-law, have become extraordinarily wealthy during his leadership, an investigation by The New York Times shows. A review of corporate and regulatory records indicates that the prime minister’s relatives — some of whom, including his wife, have a knack for aggressive deal making — have controlled assets worth at least $2.7 billion.

So instead of advising party cadre first they should sack their Prime Minister

I wrote this article on my Facebook wall on the inaugural day Chinese communist Party However  on today they elected new president and Prime Minister

Monday, November 12, 2012

Is Malala incident a western conspiracy?

The shooting of 14 year old Malala Yousafzai, has shocked the world, and shocking it should be, as children don’t deserve such tyranny. As the world is totally noticing Malala some news spread across that these happening are the proxy engineering of western. I don’t know the authenticity in the arguments made by the critics but some considerable elements in their arguments. I just briefing some substances on it
She became noticed by his blogs for BBC from the beginning of 2009.Her blogs are creative and objective portray of the situations in Swat and Northern Province of Pakistan, the critics questioning the credibility of the narration of 11 year old girl. Their argument is BBC for its publicity fabricated a well directed drama.
Another aspect is America was behind the attack. The purported purpose of the ruse: to make the Taliban look really, really bad, and thus generate public sympathy for CIA drone strikes — and whip up support for a Pakistani Army invasion of North Waziristan and to commence a US military operation there. According to a report carried out by UK daily The Telegraph, Pakistani-origin Lord Nazir Ahmed said he believed Malala could have been shot as part of a government's plot to discredit the Taliban.
United Nations and its frontal organizations are very much concerned on the issue. What made these organizations for children rights remain mum, when hundreds of children killed by the brutality of terrorism in the Pakistan itself. The support extended by Angelina joly and Song dedication of Madona also became funny as they were silent when US and UK killed lots of innocents in Iraq

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