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Top 10 problems

Outside a shop in a high-end mall, theres a regular looking guy standing and staring at theexpensive clothes on the mannequins through the glass. The clerk inside the shop doesnt evenflinch and continues to ignore him. The guy looks as if he wants to come in but hesitates a bit.He looks for a while more, then walks away looking a bit sad. The store clerk doesnt even givethe man another thought and rushes to assist another slick looking customer. Why should hebother with someone like that, he had thought before. After all, its not like that the guy couldafford to buy something at a place like this. Everything about him, from his plain clothes to thejholain his hands and the chipped glass of specs, screamed Average. Middle Class. What the

clerk didnt know was how much will power it had taken for the guy he had just called averagenot to spend his salary on something nice for a change on his wife and kids. And thats whatsomething average special. Here are the top 10 issues a common middle class man faces almostevery day in his life:

10. Monetary problems:

This is one of the most common problems a middle class man has to deal with. With theslumping economy and the ever increasing costs of everything from groceries to petrol, how canone expect something different? With a modest salary that can hardly even cover electricity billsand taxes, the middle class man faces roadblocks every step of the way because theres just nomoney left, no money to save, and no money to buy anything. Interest rates on loans are goingthrough the ceiling; insurance premiums had never before been so costly; so now the middleclass man finds himself knee deep in debts, mortgages and loans. When some rich kid is goingaround spending his money on a date, a middle class man is counting every penny he earned thatday.

9. Quality education:
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Along with everything today, education too has caught up in terms of cost. A decent educationfor their kids is something all parents think about. But maybe the middle class man cannot evenafford to think about it. Most children who go to esteemed colleges and universities thinkrenowned private schools, tuition, coaching classes, et al., are a must. But most middle classchildren have to do with Government schools and maybe no tuition, unless its very cheap.Sometimes even with an excellent academic record, the best colleges are out of reach without ascholarship due to financial constraints. Parents have to live with the knowledge that theycouldnt give their children good, if not the best, education.

8. Health related and Medical Problems:

Most middle class people dont have medical insurance. Not every doctor is kind, not everyclinic is going to waive charges. What happens then if an unfortunate accident takes place or ifsomeone has a medical condition and the treatment costs are way beyond their means? Whathappens is that they dont go to the best hospitals and clinics, they dont get the best treatmentsand operations, and theyre not in the best hands. Can you even imagine the risks attached to
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situations like that? Can you deal with it if you cant get the best treatment for your sick child?Thats what a common man faces every day.

7. Catching up with technology:

You know what a computer is, right? A laptop, a smart phone? Yeah, youre smirking now,

thinking what type of a question is that? Ill tell you its a very complicated one. Especially forsomeone who doesnt own one and maybe hasnt even seen one. You think every guy owns amobile just because you do? Thats not true. Yeah gadgets and mobiles are affordable now,everysabzi wala, chai walahas a mobile, youve seen it, but have you seen of what kind. Sure amiddle class guy will own cell phone, but itll be a plain one. Not Android, not Windows anddefinitely not Apple. The cheap variety, maybe even in monochrome. And Ill tell you this: mostprobably, hell be the only guy in is family who owns a cell phone. And dont even get mestarted on hi-fi laptops, pads, television sets, microwaves, ovens, toasters and the internet. Theworld goes on moving forward and it doesnt bother to wait for a middle class man.

6. Socializing:

You get invited to parties and receptions and marriage ceremonies and you dont worry exceptmaybe about what color your dress is going to be or how youll wear your hair. If a middle classman gets an invitation to an event, he wont be happy Ill tell you that. Even if hes lookingforward to it therell be millions of headaches: nice clothes, therell only be a pair or two, andmost probably someones seen him in that before; his only means of transport is his scooter, howto drive the whole family there and if the venue is quite far, what a waste of petrol, and a cab ride
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you say? Yeah, right; money or gift for the occasion, thats another problem. From the carefullysaved money, taking something out to buy something nice for someone else stings when youcant even wear something nice to their party in the first place. And lets not think about whatwill happen when his children are going to get married.

5. Tension is a constant companion:

Do you know how it feels to live every day, every moment worrying about how youre going toget through the month or the week?; whether youre going to get the promised raise soon?;whether your children are getting enough food to eat?; how youre going to repay a loan ormaybe two or three?; how the man in the slick suit who just arrived was welcomed into the storeyou were waiting outside for what felt like hours? The list will go on. And if you do know how itfeels, youre probably a middle class man. It will be a continuous process, this worry. Itll start inthe morning and when hes finally oblivious to everything around him, itll finally end. But I

think sometimes, maybe this worry is a part of his dreams too. Maybe when youre middle class,dreams are costly too.

4. Cant afford to dream:

The last point brought something to my mind. Im not talking here about the dreams that we seewhen were up in seventh heaven. Nah, the dreams I speak of are the ones all of us have about
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our future: our ambitions, our goals, what and where we want to be someday. A middle classman cant do that because if he does, there will be a lot of disappointments, heartbreaks and egobruising things to deal with, or so they think.

3. Stuck in the middle:

This, I think is a really big problem for a middle class guy. Hes not a rich, suave upper classbusinessman with a chauffeur who doesnt care that the price of petrol went up for the third timein the month, nor is he a member of a poor downtrodden family which gets Government aid andhas hundreds of NGOs to support them. No, hes the guy whos stuck in the middle. He cantimagine the things that come with so much ease to powerful people, and his pride wont let himbeg someone to help him out. The Government doesnt care about him, they care about votebanks and that lies within the unprivileged community. All the Government wants from him are

taxes which he can barely afford o pay. Oh yeah, and they say he belongs to the cattle class.

2. Attention deficit:
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No one takes notice of an average, middle class guy. Hes overlooked, ignored, sometime evenspoken to and treated badly. Even if he has a million buck solution to a world threateningproblem, his opinion will not be asked and certainly no one will bother to listen even if he tries tospeak without permission. I wonder why most people think that if someone is middle class thenhis ideas, his thoughts, his answers and solutions will also be middle class? People have no faith

in the amazing ideas a common man can have and even if they see a miracle being performed byhim, theyll say it was a fluke or maybe they were hallucinating.

1. The Middle Class tag:

I hate the term class. Upper, middle, lower, backward, not backward, who decides? Why dothey get to decide? Calling someone backward, isnt that almost racist? When you call someonebackward, they start believing in that term too. The same way when you call a guy middle class,he believes hes middle class, ordinary, plain, and nothing special. And herein lies the biggesthurdle, the biggest problem a middle class man faces every single moment of his life. Even if hetries to forget it, and starts thinking that hes not ordinary; there will be someone, some stupidperson wholl remind him that very minute where he comes from. The problems a middle classman faces lie within so many others, middle class or not, and in himself. Everyones special andextraordinary. He just needs to start with a little confidence in himself. Until we do away withtags like these, the problems a middle class man faces will never cease to exist. There aremany reasons to look forward to being a middle class man too, but thats another story.
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THE MAIN PROBLEMS FACING INDIA

TODAY

POPULATION EXPLOSION

WEAPONS DO NOT MAKE A COUNTRY A SUPERPOWER

Launching a ballistic missile with a range of 5000 kms. is undoubtedly a great achievement. I amhappy and proud that my country India is capable of doing that and has proved itself in theinternational arena.

However India is faced with more serious problems than space exploration and exploitation ofspace. These problems are the uncontrolled growth of it's population which has already touched1.21 billion; Social issues like inequitable distribution of wealth; Gender imbalance; Minimum

wages et cetera.

With these problems remaining unresolved India will be like a mighty bullock trying to run in arace with a large log tied around it's neck.

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development. Controlling growth of population should be given top priority. Second but not theleast should be education of the female and their empowerment.

MIGRANT WORKERS IN MUMBAI FROM OTHER

STATES OF INDIA

POPULATION EXPLOSION OF INDIA

UNORGANIZED SECTOR IN INDIA NEEDS TO BE

REGULARIZED

The unorganized sector is the largest employer in India. At the same time it is a sector which isknown for exploitation of workers. The Central Government of India and the State Governmentshave enacted various laws like 'Minimum Wages Act, Provident Fund Act, Employees' State

Insurance Scheme et cetera.' However the unorganized private sector manages to circumvent allthese laws by getting around corrupt officials whose job it is to see through the implementationof these laws.

The unorganized sector does not want to pay anything to anybody and create as much blackmoney as possible. They neither want to pay taxes properly nor they want to pay the employeeswell. The private sector employees in India live a life worse than the slaves of Egypt. The slavesof Egypt used to be given proper accommodation, grains to feed them properly and even beerand cosmetics; cosmetics to prevent them from sunburn. The unorganized sector employers herein India pay wages which are not enough to feed a family of three.

There is no social responsibility towards fellow citizens and the Government is busy inimplementing mega projects.

False social activists are busy engaging the attention of the general public in issues like bringingback the vast wealth of India stashed in safe havens; What about the continuous creation of blackwealth today in our own times?

GRAM PANCHAYAT OR VILLAGE GOVERNANCE

Gram Panchayats can be compared to the Communes of China. They exist in India but without

direction.

The Village Governing bodies should be made responsible to see that there are no violations ofthe National Agenda at the village level. The funds and the manpower is available; but thewillingness is absent at the highest levels. They should ensure that there is not a single case ofchild marriage, bride burning or domestic violence. Youth of the village should be engaged infruitful activities like maintaining cleanliness, inoculations of children, adult education et cetera.


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The major problems faced by India are at the grass root level and they will have to be sorted outthere. Making National policies will not help.

CORRUPTION IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Corruption in public life is a very serious problem faced by the common man in India.

This is a problem which is well documented in the media and so I feel substantiation is notrequired. Corruption is the main bottleneck and hindrance to progress in Industrial development.Moreover even the poorest citizen has to face it at all levels.

One has to just read the popular newspapers of India to find the extent of corruption plaguing ourcountry.

CORRUPTION IN INDIA

A FATALISTIC APPROACH TO LIFE

Around 40 percent of Indians live below the poverty line; That is they earn less than one dollarper day. This is not restricted just to rural areas. Unskilled laborers even in cities are badlyexploited and are forced to live sub standard lives due to circumsances.

The poor of India are there and were there since centuries. This is because of traditional fatalisticattitude imbibed in them. For them poverty is just a way of life and it is not surprising to find thepoorest people with broad smiles on their faces and enjoying jokes among themselves. Most ofthem are least concerned about themselves or about the future of their children.

DISPARITIES IN DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH

Disparities in distribution of wealth is the main cause of continuing poverty in India. India hasseen large scale development in all sectors of the economy. Every Indian, rich or poor paystaxes. Local V.A.T. or value added tax ensures that whatever you buy is taxed at the sales point.The tax goes out the pocket of the buyer. Central Value Added Tax levied to industries isultimately paid by the ultimate customer. Hence the common man in India turns out to be the

largest tax payer.

The Industrialists somehow manage to understate their profits and evade taxes. At the same timethey pay low wages to the employees. Evasion of taxes results in creation of black or concealedwealth in the hands of the industrialists. Payment of low wages results in poverty to theemployees on a large scale thus resulting in vast disparities in distribution of wealth.


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MALNUTRITION AND GENDER INEQUALITY

GENDER INEQUALITY

Gender inequality is a very big problem in India. Gender inequality is rampart in the northernstates of India which are also backward in education and cultural traditions. Kerala, a southIndian State has 100% literacy and does not face the problem of gender inequality.

The southern states namely Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Keralahave higher levels of education and traditionally honor equality between the sexes.

CONCLUSION AND REMEDIES SUGGESTED

In conclusion I would like to emphasize that the Indian Government should realize thatimplementing industrial development policies by themselves will not suffice. Drastic changes in

rules is required.

The Income Tax Department asks very minimum details from the industrialist. Apart fromasking for financial statements the Government bodies should ask for details of number ofemployees employed and salaries paid and such details so that money generated in industries isalso distributed to some extent among the workers who actually generate the money.

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Power of Common ManCommon man term is coined by great cartoonist R K Laxman in his daily cartoon strip, "YouSaid It" in The Times of India. Over time, the common man has represented the hopes,aspirations, troubles and perhaps even foibles of the average Indian. Mr. Laxman once said of hisCommon Man, "I would say he symbolises the mute millions of India, or perhaps the whole

world, a silent spectator of marching time."

Most of us are common man and most of us would agree that being a common man is no smalldeal. Common man symbolizes freedom and live freely in free world. It is the common man whoinfluences its surroundings, society and culture although over time, common man might beforgetting its power to change the world. Through this section, authors would like to highlightsome of the areas where common man is making or can make difference.
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In this era of globalization, common man needs to take more responsibility. Common man canteach lessons to corrupt people, can save energy / environment, can eradicate poverty, can bringpeace, harmony and can ensure a better world. Common man has been silently doing all thesealready and this section is an attempt to highlight some of those thoughts and acts.

2 timeless quotes which will remain relevant till life blossoms on the earth:

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. - Mahatma Gandhi

Society does not go down because of the activities of criminals but because of the inactivities ofthe good people - Swami Vivekananda

Rising Prices : Problem For Common Man

The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races,

but the

Happiness of common man. (William Beveridge)

My brother- in- law, professor at Nottingham University UK, visited India after a

gap of two years. He was shocked to know the prices of all essential commodities

are soaring high up in the sky without any check.

Further he continued interesting lecture on hiking the price on essential

commodities, Newton's theory of gravity say that anything that goes up is bound to

come down. Wish the theory was applicable here, but unfortunately this theory is

not applicable to price rise. It will keep rising and never come down. It is the

responsibility of the Government to check Inflation and Price rise of essential

commodities.

He asked me a very simple question, is the Government justified in hiking the price

of essential commodities?

Thanks my dear professor. At least you are the one who has asked me this question

after a long time.

Now let me ask you all, did any Government ever ask the consumers whether they


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are ready for a price hike?

Generally we are silent majority, that's why the prices of all commodities are

soaring high up in the sky without any check. With inflation rate rising, pulses, food

grains, vegetable prices sky-rocketing. None of us are prepared to accept another

price rise in the case of essential commodities, at least at this stage.

The price of petrol, pulses, food grains, milk etc has already reached the maximum

level. The recent proposal in price hike of milk by rupees 3 has come up as another

bad news for the common man, who is facing immense problem because of the

price rise.

India with a large vegetarian population, Like Fruit and vegetables, milk, can be a

very useful element in the diet of the people. Unfortunately, in India, dairying is in

a backward condition, and has not received the attention it deserves. Poor quality

cattle, insufficiency of feeds and fodder, high incidence of disease and lack of

organised production, improper handling of milk and milk products are problems

requiring urgent attention.

An appeal from a common man of India


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Every day, while going through the English daily, my heart burns from inside and appeals to meof 'what have I done for my nation?'. Every day when I hear stories about corruption from myinner circle, my consciousness bites me from within and the same question haunts me again,'have I done my bit?'. I look out of the office window with my daily cup of coffee and see agroup of teenagers smoking, I want to go to them and ask them to stop smoking and make themaware of the ill effects of smoking. I observe the thought and let it go; get back to my seat only toopen next item on the to-do list for the day.

We have a vision in our eyes to see our nation as one of the most prospering one, but this visionhalts at the corruption story aired on the local channel and you refrain to think on similar linesagain. We have all come across the above situations at some point of time in our life, but thegood thoughts which need to be turned into action get bogged down by the daily chores and asother items take priority on them. We want to contribute to the society, but dont know where tostart. We want to do our bit, and we want our voice to be heard but dont know whom toapproach. As a democratic country, we have so many common men who would like to raise theirvoice for a better India, but take a step back, just like I did. The next question that arises in themind is that 'Why did I back out?'. Somewhere I feel that though we had the dreams and thevision, there was no direction to it.

We saw a pool of people coming together when India won the world cup, when Anna Hazarestarted the protest against corruption. These were momentary and the youth of the nation were onroads during the celebration and the revolt. These 2 incidents are enough to prove that people dothink about their nation, people do have the soft corner for their country but most of the time itneeds a reason like the world cup or a movement to shake it up. What happens a little later isvery interesting. The buzz settles down quietly, the feeling sinks in slowly and we all are back toour daily life. The movement which held the country together for a few hours or few days ishistory now.


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Do we really need such incidences to come together?

Volunteer for a Better India (VBI)has the answers. This movement appeals to each and everyone of us to dedicate just 1 hour on daily basis to Volunteer for a Better India. The movementwhich is backed by many NGOs and which stands on principles of humanity, equanimity,

compassion, commitment, expressions, which marches ahead with a vision of a better India. Amovement which can make the dreams - yours and mine, turn into a reality. Come, lets all unitefor this noble cause. For this is a chance to show how much we love our country in a differentway. Enough of swaying of flags on the cricket field, enough of joining agitations.

Its time to act. Lets all put our actions together for our country, for our India.

- Written by Pranav Desai

If you would like to volunteer and bring about a change in your place, join in toVolunteer for aBetter India.

If you like the article and are inspired to Volunteer for a Better India, you may write [email protected].

ct of New Income Tax Slab on Common Man

by Manish Chauhan 152 comments

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday announced revised tax slabs for individual taxpayers and also said that the New tax rates would offer relief to 60 per cent of taxpayers but

looking at the below comparison between the tax payable last year and the proposed one it seemsthat the so called Aam Aadmi, the middle class would not be gaining so much tax benefits asthere are absolutely notax savingsfor the person earning up to Rs. 3 lakh p.a. and those who areearning up to Rs. 4 lakh would end up saving only Rs. 10,000.

New tax slabs would benefit greatly to the higher middle class as compared to the Aam Aadmi,though the additional investment of Rs. 20,000/- in the infrastructure bonds would provide somerelief especially to those who are interested in traditional savings tools.
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IntroducingSaral-2form back is a good initiative and would make it more Saral for thetaxpayers to file their IT returnswithout hassle as the current ITR are not easy for the taxpayers toprepare & file on their own.

In order to make tax compliance process more efficient two more CPCs (Centralized Processing

Centre) are proposed to be set up apart from extending Sevottama pilot project at Pune, Kochiand Chandigarh to four more cities in the year. Sevottam provides a single window system forregistration of all applications including those for redressal of grievances as well as paperreturns.

Long awaited increase in the limits for turnover over which accounts need to be audited is alsoenhanced to Rs. 60 lakhs for businesses and to Rs. 15 lakhs for professionals as compared to theexisting limits of Rs. 40 lakh and 10 lakh respectively.

Tax Slabs for 2010-2011

The basic threshold limit for income tax exemption will remain at Rs 1.60 lakh. Under the newproposal, 10 per cent tax will be levied between Rs 1,60,001 and Rs 5,00,000, 20 per cent onincomes between Rs 5,00,001 and Rs 8,00,000 and 30 per cent above Rs 8,00,000. Apart fromthis you also get Rs 20,000 additional Tax benefitif you invest in long term InfrastructureBonds .

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Comments ?What are your comments on New Tax Slab ? How is it going to Impact you ?

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Tax: The Only Constituent in the Budget

2013 for Common Man

BylessmytaOn May 24, 2013 0 Comments InIncome Tax

Every year the Finance Minister of India tables his/her budget for the coming fiscal year wherehe lays out his plans and policies to accomplish the given expenditure by creating the correctsources of revenue. This year also the Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, presented the budgetin the parliament and every common man was waiting to get some piece of cake the time ofinflation. The Budget as presented in the parliament did not live up to the expectations of thecommon though it even did not create any havoc.

The part of the Union Budget which directly affects the common man is Income tax. TheFinance Minister this year did not play with the tax slabs and left it untouched. The mostimportant part in this category was the implementation of 10% surcharge for those whose taxable

income exceeded the amount of Rs. 1 crore. This provision will directly affect the richer sectionof the society as they would now have to shell out more in the form of tax. This categoryincluded HUFs, Individual, firms and all other entities. But the relief was there for the richersection as this provision will only be applicable for a period of one year. Moreover domesticcompanies will now have to shell out more money in the form of tax as they would have to paysurcharge @ 10% from the previous rate of 5%, whereas foreign companies too were levied witha 5% surcharge from the earlier rate of 2%. But still the Finance Minister tried to give some
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relief to the common man by giving tax credits of Rs. 2000 to those whose taxable income didnot exceed Rs. 5 lakh.

There were no changes in the rate of education cess but the government in order to garner morerevenue announced the disbursement of Rs. 50000 crore tax-free bonds. The Budget also gave

benefits, to those who took loan for the first time to buy home, in the form of additionaldeduction of Rs. 1 lakh over and above the deduction of Rs. 1.5 lakh available on self occupiedproperties. In case of transfer of properties over Rs. 50 lakh then Tax Deduction at Source (TDS)would apply at the rate of 1%.

Indian Companies will continue to pay taxes at concessional rate of 15% on dividend receivedfrom its foreign subsidiary. Moreover such Indian Companies would also be not liable toDividend Distribution Tax for payment of dividend to its shareholders of dividend received fromsuch foreign companies. In case of Securitisation Trust Companies will now have to pay tax atthe rate of 30% and individual and HUF will pay tax at the rate of 25% only when such incomewill be distributed.

The profits made on buyback of shares by companies would now attract tax at the rate of 20%.On the other hand tax on fees for technical services or royalty has been augmented from theprevious rate of 10% to 25%. There has been a reduction in the rate of Securities Transaction tax(STT) for different categories like for equity futures the rate is now 0.01% from 0.017%. Thegovernment has also introduced the Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) but in a narrow waywhich would apply to Non-agricultural commodities futures contracts at the rate of 0.01%.

In case of deductions available under section 80D, schemes of Central and State governmentwhich are similar to that of Central Government Health schemes now come under the purview ofSection 80D and can be claimed for deduction by assessors. On the other hand donations that are

made to the National childrens fund are now fully exempted and money spent on educationalinstitutions and Research & Development will now be available for tax deduction purpose.Moreover an Investment Allowance at the rate of 15% has been granted to manufacturingconcern provided they have spent more Rs 100 crore on plant and machinery. The permissiblerate of premium has also been increased from the earlier 10% to now 15% for people sufferingfrom some disability or any other type of ailments.


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Diesel tax control can soften blow on

common man

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MUMBAI: Deregulating diesel prices, even partially, means rise in prices of essentialcommodities, say transporters and traders. However, they suggest that the impact of deregulationon diesel prices and the overall economy can be controlled if average or assured price methods

are introduced to avoid price fluctuations in the global crude oil market.

"It's devastating. The majority of India lives on 'Diesel Economy'. Tampering with the dieselprice regime touches the lives of everyone. The government's decision will have the greatestdampening effect not only on the transport sector but also in the kitchen of the common man,"said Bal Malkit Singh, president of All India Motor Transport Congress.
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Conclusion:

Success or failure of any economic programme is measured by the welfare it generates for the people. Ifan economic policy creates increasing hopelessness and unemployment, it is high time to think again andreverse the course of action. Reforms should be aimed at reductions of corruptions, increased efficiencyand extensions of the public services, increased employments and reductions of inequality and poverty.Instead in India economic reforms is trying to hit hard on those who are the weakest in the society.

It is a false argument propagated by the international financial institutions controlled by a few Westernnations, that economic planning is inefficient and a free market economy can increase welfare of thepeople. In USA, poverty is widespread and visible. Introductions of the market system in the formerSoviet Union and East European countries only brought poverty and misery for the once prosperouspeople. Economic reform programme was initiated first in Chile, Bolivia, and Ghana during the mid-eighties. None of them could develop since then but went down under piles of debts. India will not beany different in future unless it will reverse the process of self-destructions.

Because of these fears, people of India wanted to have a change to get rid of the anti- people Reforms.Unfortunately they got instead the worse group of people: Man Mohan Singh, Chidambaram, MontekSingh Aluwala, Jayaram Ramesh, all staunch supporters and architects of the Economic ReformProgramme. For the majority of poor people of India, it is like going from hot oil to the burning fire. Thenet result of this election is thus, a complete betrayal of the wishes of the Indian masses.

Inflation Monster: What is it and how does itaffect your Life?

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What is Inflation: Inflation is one of the most debated topics in current affairs owing to itsdirect impression on the monetary policies of the countries and day to day life of common man.In economical terms, Inflation is known as the sustaining increase in price of various utilitygoods and services over a particular span of time. With increase in inflation, the value ofcurrency unit decreases remarkably which implies less goods or services can be purchased withspecific amount of money.

Inflation affects the socio-economic condition of the world significantly. Inflation seems toaffect any common man in several tangible ways.Every time you visit the grocery store or buygasoline for your car, you see the price of the product has gone up slightly. As a matter of fact,the impacts of inflation do not become visible overnight or even in a month. However if you lookback a year or more, you might be astonished to see the ever increasing rate of inflation.

The most clear impression of inflation is visible in interest rates and monetary investments. Withthe rise in inflation, interest rate on fixed term investments seems to rise and as a result the pricesof bonds fall. For example, if the interest of a bond is 5% and the rate of inflation is 2%, theactual interest comes down to 3%. Thus the investors earning value decreases wherein the costof living increasing.

Causes of inflation in India:

There could be several causes behind increase in inflation which are as follows:

Pushing up the cost might cause inflation. Due to increase in cost of labor, interest ratesand import prices, the extra cost is passed on to the consumers. This causes increase inprice of goods and thus causes taxation on the consumers.

When the demand of various products surpasses the supply, inflation is observed. Theprice of the products goes up unusually which results in inflation. In India, food inflationexperienced a huge rise recently wherein price of certain food items like onions went wayup the reach of common people.

Unemployment can also be a cause of inflation. The unemployed group is consideredreserve labor which causes shortage of workers and cause inflation of wages.
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Effects of Inflation in India:

There are mostly negative effects of inflation as discussed below:

Increase in price of commodities thus problems in your daily living. Hoarding (wherein people tend to purchase excess products before the value of money

decreases further and it results in the shortage of hoarded products) Inflation increases uncertainty and risks in business People dependent on fixed income investments suffer as the value of money decreases Creditors suffer loss due to decrease in value of money Calculating and making profits become difficult with the inflation taking it to the

opposite direction The amount of national savings is decreased significantly since looking at the devaluation

of money people choose to spend it in other ways.

Prices of imported goods increases thus lowering the international purchase power

Borrowers on fixed rate of interest scheme can continue paying same money even if thereis inflation.

According to several economists, a slow and moderate rate of inflation might help fightthe severe economic slowdown.

How to survive inflation? To deal with inflation, the consumers must act smart when it comesto investments. If you are earning 15% interest on a fixed investment and the rate of inflation is

20%, you are actually loosing 5%. So be smart about the investments. If you intend to invest inbonds, be careful since inflation might cause the bond prices fall in the long run. Fixing thevariable mortgages is always a secured way to deal with inflation. Investment in durableproducts like gold or real estate can be profitable. Keep the utility expenditure moderate and trimdown the expenses on movies and fine dining. Now this is how you can deal with inflationindividually; however it is greatly dependant on the government policies in India whether thelong term negative impacts of inflation can be minimized or not.


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If you are having to increasingly pay more for your groceries at your neighbourhood kirana store or a

swanky department store, chances are that you have been hit by inflation.

Measured by the Wholesale Price Increase Index (WPI), inflation indicates the broad-based level ofprices of goods and services in an economy. Little wonder then that the figure is crucial to both

economists and policy makers.

Ideally, if salaries increased at the same rate as inflation, there would be no hardships. Unfortunately,

inflation is not an across-the-board price increase. Prices of different commodities increase at different

rates at different times, affecting different sections of the population.

With the government set to announce inflation data for August 2012 today (14 September 2012), these

five facts will guide you through how inflation affects the common man.

1) Purchasing power of the rupee falls -- a Rs. 50 note, which you could use to buy a kilogram of

rice, will now fetch only half a kilogram.

2) Commodity wholesaler dealers, such as rice dealers atmandis, may try and hoard essential

commodities like food grains on hopes of reaping profits when prices increase further on dwindling

supplies.

3) Fixed income groups will be hit the hardest because their salaries will not be revised to include

the cost of living even as prices of items soar.

4) Household as well as national savings drop because there is less money to save now as people

use a greater part of their disposable income to pay for daily-use commodities.

5) Retail investors owning stocks of inflation-sensitive companies such as automobiles are likely to

see the stock prices fall on low sales as people prefer to not spend money on luxury items, sticking

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The better news:

A higher rate of inflation can make repaying loans easier because they can end up paying back less

money if the interest rate is lower than the rate of inflation.

How the Rupee fall affects common man

Economy of India Indian rupee Price Hike

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So the Rupee is doing an Alice-in-wonderland fall. No one knows how deep the hole is andworse still no one knows when the bungee jumping might end. As if it wasn't bad enough thatIndia is a land of really poor people with the sprinkling of a few obnoxiously rich freaks, thisgradual dip in our national currency has not only brought tears to the eyes of the extremely poorbut also the middle class. That's what brings me here - to write a blog on how the rupee fall hitsthe "common man" of India. You see I really don't have anything better to do today. It beingRakhi I have an off and I really want to avoid taking my family out "some place nice". So I'll justscribble out this blog keeping a serious face so that my family thinks I'm doing something reallyimportant. That's how bad the recession has hit India's aam admi.

Fuel Prices Soar: That's mostly imported. But with rupee's value decreasing each day moremoney buys lesser fuel for our country. Transportation cost goes up. Look beyond your ownexpenses on your own car and you'd realize how badly this hike will hit you. If you can'tunderstand yet go on to the next point.

Everyday Knick Knacks: Onions, other vegetables, grocery etc. Every thing that we generallyneed on day to day basis to run a household the way it should be run. The kids need milk andeggs, mother-in-law needs her medicines and her bowl of oats each morning, wife needs a
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Indranil Mukherjee/Agence France-PresseGetty Images A bankcashier receiving Indian currency from a customer at a bank in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on Nov.

22, 2011.

MUMBAIThe Indian rupee, which is known for being mercurial, has only cemented itsreputation after its recent sharp slide to a record low, dropping from 56.51 rupees per dollar onMay 31 to 58.41 on Thursday. However, the currencys poor performance began earlier this yearsince late April, the cumulative decline has been 8.7 percent, with a 4.2 percent fall in Mayalone.

A falling rupee is a concern because it is a signal of weakness to the external world, and aweaker currency makes it more expensive to buy imported goods like oil, which in turnaggravates theproblem of inflation. And a softening rupee increases the implicit cost of Indias

high foreign debt.

The governments reaction has been predictable: Officials like Finance Minister P. Chidambaramhave beenassuringthe public and investors that the drop in the currency is a temporaryphenomenon that has also been witnessed in other countries and that they are working atstabilizing the rupee by addressing issues that affect the inflow of capital.

The question, however, is whether their reassurances are enough to stem the rupees fall. Toanswer that, we have to look at the two sets of factors working to undermine the rupee. The firstis fundamentals and the other is sentiment, both domestic and global.

At the basic level, the rupee falls when more money is coming into the country than what isleaving. Foreign institutional investor flows have been negative for all the trading days in June(for a total of $2 billion), though they were positive in May ($4.4 billion). But what is moreimportant is that foreign investors have been moving out of debt, which gives a signal to theReserve Bank of India, or R.B.I., to avoid cutting interest rates in the near future.

The second fundamental factor involves the countrys trade deficit, which is becoming a moreserious problem, judging by the governments mounting concern about gold imports. The latest
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comments came Thursday from Mr. Chidambaram, whopleadedwith Indians to stop buyinggold. Gold and oil constitute around 45 percent of imports, and with oil price remaining steady,evidently gold imports have upset the apple cart.

Further, one can surmise that foreign direct investments and other inflows have not quite made

up for the trade deficit, as evidencedby a decline in the countrys foreign currency assets by $3.1billion in the last week of May. Clearly, Indias balance of payments has turned perverse, whichjustifies a decline in the rupee.

However, investor sentiment is also playing a critical role in the rupees accelerated slide, andthis germinates from both global and domestic waves. At the global level, investors have beenworried that the Federal Reserve will end its government bond-buying program, which wasdesigned to keep American interest rates low to stimulate the economy, after the Fed chairman,Ben S. Bernanke,suggestedthat the program may be scaled back in the near future.

The implication is that if this happens, then the foreign funds that have been moving to emerging

markets looking for better returns will return to the United States once bond yields there firm up.This would mean that there will be fewer flows to these developing countries, including India,which would pressure the balance of payments and in turn the domestic currency.

This explains to a large extent an apparent paradox in the global currency market, where thedollar has been weakening against the euro, yet has strengthened against the currencies of mostemerging markets that have been recipients of fund flows. Brazils currency has depreciated 7percent in May, while the Mexican peso has fallen 4.9 percent, the South Korean won by 2percent and the Russian ruble by 3.5 percent. This is a point that the Indian government has beenemphasizing, that the rupees fall is part of a global phenomenon and so there is no reason toworry as things will settle down eventually.

The problem is that when fear sets in the foreign exchange market, it often reinforces thefundamentals. The threat of a further decline in the currency causes importers to rush in to buydollars while exporters will hold back their dollars for conversion, thus exacerbating the demand-supply gap. This is where the Reserve Bank of India intervened last year, by forcing exporters tobring in their dollars when the rupee fell to its previous low.

The other sentiment wave flows domestically, from the government and the Reserve Bank ofIndia. The more the government and central bank point out that the gold import situation isserious, the more investors believe that economic conditions are worsening and that nothingmuch can be done to control the slide.

In addition, investors keep expecting these authorities to comment on the dollar, but its a Catch-22 for the officials: if they say something that is perceived negatively by investors, the rupee willweaken further, but even if they stay quiet, investors may interpret the silence as a tacitacceptance of the current decline, which would cause yet another sell-off of the rupee. In fact,the free fall of the rupee that caused it to cross the 58 mark on Monday and near the 59 mark onTuesday can be attributed to these sentiments. This is okay.
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Rupee depreciation does have its advantages since it makes Indian goods cheaper overseas andtherefore more attractive to consumers, which benefits exporters. But these days, exporters maynot actually see significant gains as the global economy is still stagnant and the price advantageon exported goods may not materialize any time soon given their relative inelasticity. In fact,some importers of Indian goods are asking exporters to lower their prices on account of this price

advantage.

So, with all eyes on the rupee, investors are waiting for central bank to intervene in the market.This usually starts with some large public-sector banks selling dollars in the market, which couldhave been one reason for tempering of the rupees fall on Tuesday. The second defense isthrough direct intervention by the R.B.I. to sell dollars in the market. This will directly affect notjust the fundamentals but also sentiment. But given that Indias foreign currency assets have atbest been stable at around $ 260 billion, there are limits on such intervention.

Under these conditions, it looks unlikely that the R.B.I. will lower interest rates at its nextmeeting on Monday. The focus will be on ensuring stability in the foreign exchange market

before taking further monetary policy action. The recent upgrade in Indias outlook by FitchRatings will be a comforting factor, and the R.B.I. will try hard to get the rupee in order beforepursuing its goal of easing interest rates to take the economy forward.

Madan Sabnavis is chief economist at Care Ratings, a credit rating agency based in Mumbai.

No one cares for common people

21 January 2013, New Delhi, Nitish K Singh

Prashant Bhushan, a senior advocate at the Supreme Court and Aam Aadmi Party leader, talks

to Millennium Post about the problems in the Indian Judicial System

Is there a need for the complete overhaul of criminal justice system in

our country?

Yes there is. And there is need not only for an overhaul of the criminal

justice system but the civil justice system as well. The present judicial systemis not accessible to the common people of the country. Common people haveno realistic chance to defend himself/herself in the present system. They aredependent on various factors which are not in their hands. They aredependent on police, on government officials. They are dependent on courts.Common people are dependent on various other factors to get justice.Nobody is bothered about the common people. Common people have no access to lawyers todefend them when they are in trouble. They are dependent on the mercy of the authorities.

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People remain in jails for long periods, while the case is under investigation. People are deniedbail. This is not good.

What kind of changes are needed in the system?

We need to make the system such that it is simple for common people to get justice. The systemshould be such that they are not dependent on various authorities to get justice. The concept thatshould be followed isjustice at the door step. For this to be achieved, courts should be closer tothe people, preferably in each block of the district. There should be gram nyayalaya (villagecourt) and mobile courts and justice should not be delayed. Procedures should be simple so thatevery common man can understand it easily, without even the services of a lawyer. Thereselection of judges should be proper and they must have the sense of equity and justice. Theyshould have the understanding of the basics that affect the common people. Judges should haveemphathy for the common people. There should be judicial accountability. At present, there is noproper system for selection of judges. There is no transparency in the system of selection of

judges. Even if a citizen wants to know how and on what basis, a judge was selected, you cannotfind it out. There is manipulation. There is nepotism. If I or any comman man wants to know onwhat basis a person was selected as a judge, I should get the answer. Transparency is a must inthe selection of judges in higher as well as lower judiciary. Things need to be changed for abetter judicial system.

Do you not think that the proposed legislation on Judicial Accountability will improve

things in the future?

It is a bogus bill and it is not going to help in improving things. In the bill there are manyprovisions which are completely useless. There are provisions in the bill like judges judgingjudges. How can it work? It does not deal with criminal investigation of judges at all. This billproposes to stop judges from making comments on authorities whose conduct is under scrutiny.It is an absurd provision. It is a useless bill. Its not going to help achieve anything.

Are the present rape laws sufficient or is there a need to have a relook at them?

Present rape laws are not, by and large, insufficient. The problem is with the implementation ofthe existing laws. There is no implementation of laws and there are two reasons for it. The first isthat the police is insensitive and then the other problem is corruption. There is an urgent need forpolice reforms in our country. There is a need for lot of police reforms. Police has noaccountability. It is sad that rape cases are not being registered by police. It is sad that SupremeCourt guidelines on police reforms has still been not implemented even after six years.

Who you think is responsible for the delays cuased in rape trials?

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completed. It is true for all cases whether criminal or civil. This is where judicial reforms areneeded, and urgently, to change things for the better.

What are your views on the way the government and the police handled the recent rape of

the 23-year-old paramedical student in the national capital.

It was not handled properly at all. Police lathicharged and lobbed tear gas shells at innocentpeople. Then false charges were imposed on some protesting people. It is not the behaviour youexpect from your police and government.

Do you think that the recent nationwide protests against rape incidents will change things

for the better in the future?

I would say that it would certainly change things in the long run but not immediately. It would

change things in the future.

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