Ram: Thanks. I think one objective way to discuss these issues is to proceed what the Assam Govt is doing, if it is seeking help from the GOI id it is on hold because of lack of fund. That way we will know where we are . Needless to say we will need help from every qarter:
1) ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION : Does anybody have any idea where we are? This was supposedly the main issue of Assam Movement. At one time I know the GOI agreed to take 1969 as the cut off date to deport illegal immigrants. Does anybody know what are the issues now? Are we waiting for the GOI to do something? If so what are these? 2) FLOOD PROBLEM: So far I know Assam Govt does not have any plan. Does it? I also don't know if Assam Govt has any plan for Flood relief. Is any Assamese NGO involved? Or are we waiting to Mr.GOI to do something. What other states are doing about their flood problem. Is there any cordination? 3) INFRA STUCTURE: So far I know the Roads are under Assam PWD, Central PWD and City Minicipalty. We need to know tha state of affairs and how to improve. 4) EDUCATION: We should connetrate of Private education. Is there any effort to set up say private Schools, Technical Colleges, Trade schools. Is there any effort to study other staes and adopt. 5) CORRUPTION: We will have to defines different types of corruption. Some corruptions actaually should be considered as tips. This is one type when you have to bribe the clerk to get a Certificate. This may be there because of low salary of the clerk. But if you can get a Drivers Licence simply by (or only by) paying someone something (without taking a driving teste) than it should be considered as a Corruption which actually ruin the society. This is the serious type. Do you know that in India you simply cannot pay your bills just by writing a check and mailing? It does simply not work. That is a luxury we enjoy only in the western countries. Anyhow there may be vlolumes written on the subject. We simply cannot say why Assam Govt or GOI is not responsible. It is the people. Corruption must be rooted both from top and from bottom. 6) INDUSTRY: This is a tricky subject. What Industry we have what industry we need? How to crate the right atmosphere for growing the right industry. At present even the industry we have like the Tea industry are in trouble. We need to study what additinal industry Assam can and shoiuld have and how to have these. There are some indurtry which assam can have without Mr GOI's help. Like the Fishery industry. We need to analyse why we don't have these. 7) LANGUAGE/CULTURE: We need to discuss if we need any protection from Mr.GOI for protecting Assamese and other local cultures and languages. Do we need any help? What Axon Xahityo Xobha have to say? Do they have any plans and programs which need monetary help. At one time I was suggesting why we cannot populairse 'Bhawna' among the Tea labourers. We need to discuss more on these. 8) UNEMPLYMENT: At one time ether were no sufficient Assamese labouers, skilled technicians and engineers to be employed. As a result there were heavy immigration from outside Assam. Now it seems the situation ids different. We need to know the situation and study. 9) INSURGENCY: We need an objective study what exacty insurgency is doing to hamper Assam's progress. We have not heard any serious kidnapping of foreign nationals in Assam for quite some time. Does it mean the situation is improving. How the situation is being handled by TATA and others who are doing business in Assam. 10) POPULATION: We need statiistics. What is the flow of illegal immigration now? 11) IMMIGRATION FROM REST OF INDIA: Can we or should we do anything about it? 12) POVERTY: Is this a problem in Assam?I may be wrong, but I never heard an Assamese dying of starvation. 13) HEALTH CARE: We need quality medical facilities in Assam. 14) PEOPLES LACK OF PARTICIPATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS : we need to do something about it. I think we can contribute very positively from outside in this. I have some idea which I will discuss later. 15) AGRICULTURE: I don't think we need Mr. GOI's help in this. We need to improve our productivity. 16) TECHNICAL EDUCATION: We need to set up private institutions. We can help from here very meaningfully. 17) WORK ETHICS: Assamese officers caome to office at 11 or 12 Noon time (which is 12 or 1 pm local time). and leave at 4 pm. Work ethincs will improve when ablosih most of the Govt organisations and privatise these. Thelar nam babaji. 18) Mr.GOI NOT GIVING PROPER FUND TO ASSAM : We need to know where we are? I don't think we did not have a proper capital due to lack of fund from Mr.GOI. Does Assam Govt have a plan or is 'lityikai' Assam following Mr.GOI?. These are some preliminary thougts. I would enecourage others to pitch in. RB/- ----- Original Message ----- From: "ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Barua25" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Re: Assam's Problems > Thanks Barua for bringing out some important issues. I > think they are all important in one way or the other. > > My approach would be to categorize them as problems > that Assam(NE) can possibly solve without the Center > or with only a little of the Center's help and those > that the Center plays a part. > > Obviously something like Illegal immigration is a huge > problem, and needs a coordinated effort by all parties > to solve. > In a problem like flood, the State Gov. has the key. > Corruption is something that Student Unions, people in > general and the State can help eradicate. > Healthcare: It seems the State Govt. is taking a good > first step in providing health insurance coverage for > people up to 90 years of age. > > Things like ethics takes a long time. Behavioral > changes are slow. But both corruption and lousy ethics > were definitely imported from somewhere else. If > student groups and mass media can show that these are > not Assamese traits to begin with, maybe it can be > inculcated back into the State's pride. > > I am sure there are many more issues and problems. It > would be easier though to start of with the smaller > and simpler problems. > --Ram > > > --- Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ram: > > Good points: > > I think it will be a good idea for everybody just to > > list a set of burning > > problems which need to be solved for Assam. That way > > we will know if we > > agree on the problems and try to discuss how to > > solve them: > > Just to start, I have listed below some > > issues/problems without much thought > > and without any any priority. You may add/delete > > yours and prioritise: > > > > 1) ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION > > 2) FLOOD PROBLEM > > 3) INFRA STUCTURE > > 4) EDUCATION > > 5) CORRUPTION > > 6) INDUSTRY > > 7) LANGUAGE/CULTURE > > 8) UNEMPLYMENT > > 9) INSURGENCY > > 10) POPULATION > > 11) IMMIGRATION FROM REST OF INDIA > > 12) POVERTY > > 13) HEALTH CARE > > 14) PEOPLES LACK OF PERTICIPATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC > > PROCESS > > 15) AGRICULTURE > > 16) TECHNICAL EDUCATION > > 17) WORK ETHICS > > 18) GOI NOT GIVING PROPER FUND TO ASSAM > > etc > > RB/ > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Barua25" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 1:35 PM > > Subject: [Assam] Re: Assam's Problems > > > > > > > Dear Barua, > > > > > > You are right. Its very difficult to understand > > how > > > one can only squarely blame the GOI for every > > problem > > > in Assam/NE? > > > > > > You are correct in saying that unless we can > > > comprehend > > > the problem, we cannot solve it. > > > > > > If the powers that be in the Assam (Assam Govt, > > > student groups, people, and the insurgents) can > > > faithfully identify the major problems and also > > look > > > for the best possible solution to solve them, the > > > situation is Assam is going to be impossible to > > solve. > > > > > > Blaming the center for all the woes is simply > > > 'immature' (I had to say that -:)). > > > > > > For the moment, if we consider the problems > > created by > > > the GOI as 'non-controllables' and concentrate > > only on > > > the problems that Assam or Assamese can solve > > without > > > the help of the Center, that will take care of a > > lot > > > of things. When we are successful in solving these > > > controllables, then Assam can approach the Center > > and > > > tell it do its share. > > > Why do I say this? The South for a long time was > > not > > > given any 'paatha' by the Center/Hindi-Wallas. But > > > over the years they have done many things that > > even > > > Delhi had to emulate. Their successes in solving > > their > > > problems have made Delhi pay more attention to > > them. > > > Both Karnataka and AP are today paid a lot of > > > attention because of their success in creating IT > > > hubs. > > > > > > I feel Assam need not also jump into the IT > > bandwagon, > > > but can concentrate on the resources it does have, > > > Tourism, Oil, Tea and Plywood. > > > > > > As a tiny example, I recently came across a > > web-site > > > (run by some US company) which conducts water > > rafting > > > expeditions to Assam (on the Brahmaputra). They > > have > > > conducted many such expeditions, and are complete > > with > > > photos etc. > > > > > > Why hasn't a Assamese entreprenuer tried this? > > Well, > > > one is exposure. The other is probably many in > > Assam > > > are not aware that river-rafting is a sport and it > > can > > > also be done in the Brahmaputra. > > > > > > NRAs could actually help in providing key ideas > > and > > > other resources to people in Assam. > > > > > > -- Ram > > > > > > > > > --- Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Ram: > > > > I would say that is a fair assessment of the > > > > situation in Assam You have > > > > rightly assessed that GOI, Assam Govt, the > > people of > > > > Assam and the Insurgent > > > > Groups are all responsible to various degrees > > for > > > > the present situation in > > > > Assam. If we want to find a solution to the > > > > problems of Assam, we must > > > > understand the problems and try to realise this > > > > reality. Understanding this > > > > reality will also take us away from playing the > > > > 'blame game' and discussing > > > > in a open atmosphere what we can do about the > > > > situation. But unfortuanetly > > > > we could never got out of the 'blame game' which > > we > > > > are playing in the net > > > > for last so many years. Assam had been blaming > > the > > > > Center for all its ills > > > > since before India's independence. (Kendriyo > > Sorkare > > > > Oxomi Aik Mahi Air > > > > sokure saise). Because I think that is the easy > > way > > > > out. Blame everything on > > > > the lack of accountabiluty of the GOI (as if the > > GOI > > > > is one man like Sadam > > > > Hussain). We MUST STOP PLAYING THE BLAME GAME > > SO > > > > THAT WE CAN DISCUSS WHAT > > > > WE CAN DO AFTER KNOWING THE PROBLEWMS AND > > REALITY OF > > > > THE SITUATION. As you > > > > know different people have different perceptions > > > > about Assam's problem. The > > > > insurgent group came to the conclusion that > > > > 'soveregnty' is the solution > > > > without even discussing the problems (No we > > don't > > > > know what are Assam's > > > > problems. I have my personal opinion and you > > have > > > > yours). That is why we > > > > must discuss the problems and understand the > > reality > > > > so that we can discuss > > > > solutions. I tried many times in the net > > suggesting > > > > that we discuss the > > > > problems of Assam. But could not get anywhere. > > It > > > > seems we are simply > > > > arguing because we Indians like to argue. > > (Another > > > > of my 'simplistic' > > > > theory!!!) > > > > RB/- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:39:14 -0800 (PST) > > > > > > From: ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Assam] Educational > > Institutions in > > > > > > India > > > > > > To: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > Rajib > > > > Das > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi C'da, > > > === message truncated === > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. 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