'Youth India' scheme to ensure business opportunities to youth in industries: Sudhakar Shetty
Mangaluru, November 16: Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries chairman Sudhakar S Shetty said that the FKCCI has introduced ‘Youth India’ scheme to ensure business opportunities for youth in the industrial sector and encourage them.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday after holding a meeting with the representatives of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Shetty said that through this scheme, if the college students prepared any concepts related to industrial sector, nine projects among them would given all kinds of support. This programme was introduced to encourage the students community to participate in the industry and business sector. If the DCCIs brought such projects to the notice of the FKCCI, they would be encouraged, he said.
On an average, out of one crore population, there were more than 90 lakh youth and there was a need to create self employment to them. Those who want to come under this programme should be between 24 and 35 years of age. If at least 5 lakh youth were helped, they would help the remaining 85 lakh youth indirectly, he said.
The FKCCI has been working to find solutions to various problems in the commerce and industrial sectors by bringing those problems to the notice of the central and state governments. It has included more than 200 hotels and other federations and has been working with them, he said.
Development of the state does not mean the development of just Bengaluru. Instead, the FKCCI believed that all 30 districts should be developed. Interestingly, the private sector was in the forefront in providing jobs. Based on this, the products of the country should create demand in other countries like America and China. Now, the FKCCI has been working in this direction, he said.
Solutions to coastal problems
The entire state has made an achievement in GST implementation. FKCCI has conducted more than 340 GST awareness workshops due to which, it has got a good result. Among the problems in coastal region, Mangaluru NMPT Port and Chennai linking roads should be developed. This would increase the revenue of the NMPT. Shiradi ghat road should also be changed, for which FKCCI has submitted memorandums to the government several times, he said.
Cancel trade licence
The trade licence system introduced in 1954 was not necessary after GST was introduced. A notification was issued in Bengaluru region about this. But government order was not issued. In the name of trade licence, the business establishments have to renew themselves every year. Even the property tax does not have uniformity. It was better to remove this system. Otherwise, the government should bring in uniform tax system, he said.
Mentality of officials and people should be changed
The mentality of the government officials along with bank officials should be changed in starting new industries and businesses. If a person came forward to start an industry or business, he has to face lot of problems in banking system. For them, the FKCCI has been supporting, for which, a help desk was set up. If any industrialist or businessman faced any problems related to his or her project, he or she could contact FKCCI. Under FKCCI, an NRI Forum was opened and 18 countries were visited in just six months. Everyone was interested in investing in India. But the industrial policy should be relaxed, he said.
Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industries submitted a proposal on the problems in the development of the district to the FKCCI chairman. Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industries president PB Abdul Hameed, Vice President Issac Vaz, Treasurer Ganesh Kamath, General secretary Prashanth C.G, Secretary Shashidhar Pai Maroor and others were present.
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Woman in labour dies while being transported in ambulance lacking oxygen support
Palghar (PTI): A 26-year-old pregnant woman from Maharashtra's Palghar district died while being taken to hospital in an ambulance which was not equipped with oxygen and other necessary facilities, authorities said on Wednesday.
Palghar's Civil Surgeon Dr Ramdas Marad said the health department has repeatedly raised concerns with authorities about the lack of specialised ambulances in the region.
The woman, who was in labour pain, was brought to a rural hospital here in a critical state on Tuesday evening.
"If she had come earlier, we could have saved her," the health official said.
Palghar Lok Sabha member Dr Hemant Savara said the health department should take necessary action into the matter and ambulance services should have adequate facilities.
Pinki Dongarkar, resident of Sarni village, went into labour on Tuesday evening.
Her family immediately rushed her to Kasa rural hospital, but due to the critical nature of her condition, the staff there referred her to neighbouring Silvassa city (in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu) for further medical attention.
However, despite frantic attempts by her family to secure an ambulance equipped with oxygen and necessary medical facilities through the '108' emergency service, their requests went unanswered, a health official said.
They were eventually provided with a regular ambulance by the Kasa rural hospital.
While en route to Silvassa, the woman succumbed to complications and the foetus also did not survive, health officials confirmed.
Dr Marad said the woman was brought to the Kasa rural hospital in a critical state.
According to him, the woman suffered from a condition called Intrauterine Fetal Death (IUFD), where the foetus died in the womb. The exact time of the foetal death could not be determined.
Upon arrival at the hospital, the woman was semi-conscious and showed signs of severe infection.
On issues with the 108 emergency ambulance services, which are privately operated, Dr Marad said the ambulance might have been unavailable due to high demand.
The health department has repeatedly raised concerns with authorities about the lack of specialised ambulances in the region, he said.
Talking to PTI, Palghar BJP MP Savara said, "This is a very sad incident. The health department should take necessary action in this connection. Also, such an incident should not happen in future for this reason."
"The ambulance services should have adequate oxygen and cardiac support facilities. Also, a doctor is required to accompany the patient. I will follow it up with the government," he said.
CPI (M) leader Vinod Nikole, the newly-elected assembly member from Dahanu in Palghar, said he had raised the issue in the House during his last term, but no action was taken.
He criticised the government over "indifference" towards improving healthcare facilities, particularly in tribal areas, and accused the state of prioritising other programmes, such as the Ladki Bahin Yojana, over the urgent needs of healthcare in rural regions.
