Contributing to Future GDP

Oct 23

Most of the people around me are working - Investment bankers, Consultants, Strategists, Marketing and Sales people, some technosavy geeks- all of them having a nice careers at hand and all “plan” to have “some setup” of their own in the future. All of them have Social Goals after serving to Big Social Groups - Me n My family . Next comes my country.

I take pride in saying that most of the people around me rather say all are most intelligent people blessed with best of education and in terms of potential - every one packs a nuclear bomb in his belly. But the common trend among most is - they all are contributing to current Indian GDP. Most of them are creating “present day ” services which is no doubt adding to our GDP. But is doing this enough? What should serve our country best?

We are not here to put a “+” to the resources but a “x” sign. We should not create “present services ” but create Future service creators. If i build a road , I just dont increase my countries GDP by the cost of building that road, but it multiplies ‘n’ number of times as the moment a road is built , there will be vendors along it, there will be contruction, there will be traffic n vehicles, there will be electricity consumption , there will be taxes so many things to think of.

I sail in a boat where i am not praticing what i am preaching. If i am hardcore statistical stud, borrowing project from abroad and solving a financial miracle for him, what i am doing is just adding my salary to my countries growth with some addon like salary of support staff, air conditioner, computer vendor etc. not in entireity but fraction of it. This is not our country needs . Then what should be our aim?

There was a time where all the japanese in america struggled under a single aim to get hold of american technological blue prints and get it replicated in Japan. Every single IIM grad is bind by atleast one aim i.e to get his company go and recurit from IIM Campus. So We should struggle to do get our companies have operations in India, not just outsource in India. Imagine if you are the guy who brought Boeing to India to make aircraft - if you can do that you can change the landscape of India manufacturing practises. If you are one who is bring Canadian robotic arms to be manufactured in India you can imagine what huge change it can bring to our future capabilities.

I am working in the services industry itself. I can see people trying to create services by creating their own layers between the distribution channel ( thats precisely what i am doing ) and think that they have done a lot by becoming entrepreneurs. Its my own woe. A person can buy tickets by going to the multiplex, what we will be doing to bring the ticket to him. But does it actually serve the country in the long run?

These replication of existing service can only bring about efficiencies ( like it will only reduce the travelling of a person if he doesnt get the ticket for a house full show once he reaches home - but who the hell goes back home? They will eat out - I just killed business for that eatry )

Innovating, Manufacturing and constructing is the only way you can contribute to the future GDP. You are not here to create, you should rather strieve to gather enablers so that other countrymen can create.

Again, Lots to scribble but lost my thought mid way… Bricks Batters and comments please !!