India lives on philosophy of Vasudev Kutumkabakam. Then why should citizens of India die of hunger and lack of treatment.
With a trillion dollar economy, it should not be difficult for India to eliminate excess poverty especially in providing basic amenities like food healthcare education and shelter so that every citizen of India can live and make effort for better living.
For this we can create one India Development Fund. A mass movement.
It should be a nationwide volunteer based organization. People must be encouraged to contribute to it. It must be a thoroughly audited fund to make sure:
- There is transparency and no misuse of fund
- It should start helping the least privileged.
- It should not just provide but help in making the person and family self reliant.
- It should remain non political.
Celebrities and media must help more.
Celebrities and media are not doing enough. Celebrities and media can play a much bigger role in nation building than done today. They are not utilizing their energy and potential in nation building. In addition to contributing to this fund, they can make this popular among masses and encourage people to contribute. They can organize mass events a part of earning going to this fund.
Corporates
Corporates too must contribute and support. It is common around the world for big corporates going for philanthropy. In India too some has occurred but that is too small or isolated. This must happen regularly and on large scale.
Fund raising
Once this IDF start showing results it will be easy to raise big funds.
Methodology
Self reliance should be the mantra. People should be helped as a short term strategy to take them out of extreme poverty and distress. IDF should work on skill development and work on small scale business, cottage industry, part time jobs, incentive based volunteer work and local financial model.
Being driven by both prominent people of the society and masses, IDF will have the energy, the mass base and the purpose to help nation in eliminating poverty within a short duration.
With a trillion dollar economy, it should not be difficult for India to eliminate excess poverty especially in providing basic amenities like food healthcare education and shelter so that every citizen of India can live and make effort for better living.
For this we can create one India Development Fund. A mass movement.
It should be a nationwide volunteer based organization. People must be encouraged to contribute to it. It must be a thoroughly audited fund to make sure:
- There is transparency and no misuse of fund
- It should start helping the least privileged.
- It should not just provide but help in making the person and family self reliant.
- It should remain non political.
Celebrities and media must help more.
Celebrities and media are not doing enough. Celebrities and media can play a much bigger role in nation building than done today. They are not utilizing their energy and potential in nation building. In addition to contributing to this fund, they can make this popular among masses and encourage people to contribute. They can organize mass events a part of earning going to this fund.
Corporates
Corporates too must contribute and support. It is common around the world for big corporates going for philanthropy. In India too some has occurred but that is too small or isolated. This must happen regularly and on large scale.
Fund raising
Once this IDF start showing results it will be easy to raise big funds.
Methodology
Self reliance should be the mantra. People should be helped as a short term strategy to take them out of extreme poverty and distress. IDF should work on skill development and work on small scale business, cottage industry, part time jobs, incentive based volunteer work and local financial model.
Being driven by both prominent people of the society and masses, IDF will have the energy, the mass base and the purpose to help nation in eliminating poverty within a short duration.
