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Tuesday, March 09, 2010

18:09 - A call to all the NRIs

I request all the NRIs - the foreign staying occasionally coming back home folk to spend money back home. Infuse what all you can into the Indian economy. Especially your foreign earned income.
Most of us buy land or homes - but those things are already inflated and don't really add to the economy.
I'm talking about services. Public transport, government funded institutions etc.,
If you pick a train now - you have on an average 20 compartments - 1 or no first AC, 1-2 second AC (two tier) coaches, 2-3 third AC (three tier) coaches and 12 second class (three tier) sleeper coaches. See the disparity? That's because the others are over-priced and a little beyond the reach of the common middle class Indian family.
Pick the best these can offer - travel in the priciest AC train coaches that you can afford when you are back home. This helps the railways. And it badly needs an uplift. And it is and will be the common mode of transport for the next 20-30 years. I think that's the best way to give money to the government and help the economy in general. Can you think of something else?
Let me know.

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