IMPACT OF DR BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR’S THOUGHT ON ECONOMY
the intellectuals and politicians at some point or another need to
search their own country’s history for the solutions. The historical
events, its people and their thoughts, that has shaped the country and
its people future, proves to be the vital elements for the solving the
current challenges of the country.
Babasaheb Ambedkar is one such great thinker, leader and intellectual
of its time in India who has not only changed the life of millions of
untouchables but shaped India as a biggest democratic nation by writing
its constitution. What is well known about Dr. Ambedkar is his fights
against Caste sytem in India, But what is not known is how Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar had also Impacted the Indian economy.
Babasaheb Ambedkar had made in-depth study of Indian Agriculture, wrote
research articles, organised Seminars and Conferences in order to Solve
the problems of agriculture and farmers, also led farmer’s movement.
His thoughts on agriculture are found in his article “Small Holdings in
the country and their remidies”(1917)and also in “Status and
minorities”(1947).
mentioned that holdings of lands by few people is an acute problem of
Country’s agriculture which has various disadvantages, like difficulties
in
cultivation and utilization and resources, increasing cost, low
productivity, inadequate income and low standard of living. According to
Dr. Ambedkar, Productivity of agriculture is related to not only with
the size of holdings of land but also with other factors such as
capital, labour and other inputs. Therefore, if Capital, or labour etc
are not available in adequate quantity and quality, then even a large
size land can become unproductive. On the other hand, the small sized
land become productive if these resources are available in plenty. With
this thought, the ‘Land Ceiling Act’ is passed after Independence.
He
also mentioned about the slavery and exploitation of Labour bounded
under caste system is extremely bad for economic development and fought
for its abolition.
other suggestion for solving agriculture problem are collective
farming, economic holding of land or equal distribution of land, Large
scale Industrialization, Provision of money, water, seeds and
fertilizers by the government, cultivation of waste land by allotting
waste land to landless labour, minimum wages to labours, control and
regulation of private lenders of loan to farmers.
Country’s Currency Problems.
Babasaheb Ambedkar’s thoughts has a great impact on current
currency system. Under British rule when the Govt. was struggling with
falling value of Country’s Rupee, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar In 1923 wrote
‘The problem of Rupee, its origin and solution. He focused his studies
and research on the condition of Country’s currency during British rule.
He wrote research thesis on it. In his thesis, he argued that the gold
exchange standard does not have stability. The developing countries like
our country can not afford gold exchange standards, and besides this,
it also
increases the risk of inflation and price rise. He proved with
statistics data and reasons how the Country’s Rupee has lost its value and
hence the purchasing power of Rupee is falling. He suggested that govt.
deficit should be regulated and money should have a circular flow. He
also suggested more attention should be given on price stability than
exchange rate stability.
This book eventually led to the establishment of Reserve Bank of the Country.
Ambedkar expressed his views on taxation in the manifesto of ‘Swatantra
Majdur Party’ in 1936. He opposed Land Revenue and its system and their
taxes as the burden of these taxes are significant on the poor sections
of the society. He suggested some taxes as follows.
Tax should be less on poor and more on rich.
Tax exemption should be given up to a certain limit.
There should be equality between different section in tax imposition.
Tax should not lead to lowering the standard of life of the people.
Land Revenue tax should be more flexible and should not levy on agricultural land.
Babasaheb Ambedkar thought that the fast development of Country is
impossible without Industrialization. According to him creating large
scale employment produces essential goods for mass consumption. It
utilizes raw materials, reduces foreign dependence and increasing
security to labour, ultimately leads to the overall economic development
of the country. The private sector industries can not make big
industries for want of large scale investments. So, the government
should come forward to start large scale industries.The smaller
industries should be kept in the private sector. The insurance and
transport companies should be nationalized. Rights to strike should be
given to labourers. After the independence, the industrial policy of the
Indian government is in keeping with Dr. Ambedkar’s expectations.
Strategy for economic development.
Dr.
Ambedkar believed that the strategy for Country’s Economic development
should be based on Eradication of property elimination of inequities and
ending the exploitation of masses. He emphasized exploitation has many
dimensions In fact in the Country, social or religious exploitation is no
less Oppressive than economic exploitation and it should be eliminated.
Democratic state Socialism.
2) Insurance and agriculture should be nationalized and managed by the state.
3) Maintenance of Productive resources by state.
4) Just Distribution of Common produce.
5) Provision for compensation of land or industry acquisition in the form of bonds.
6) The distribution of village and among the families in a village for collective farming
7) No discrimination as landlord, tenants and agriculture labours.
8) All agriculture input like capital, seeds fertilizers etc would be provided to collective farming by the government.
9) Distribution of agriculture income only after payment of land revenue tax.
10) Punishment according to rules who do not follow.
Ambedkar wanted this state socialism to be inculded in the constitution
so that no legilature could change or reject it. But it could not come
into existance as the constitution committee rejected it. It suggest
that the conditions of labour, farmers and poor people would have
different if this has not been rejected.
Free Enterprises Economy.
enough Dr. Ambedkar had already suggested free economy, globalization,
liberalization and privatization as early as in 1923, Recently Country’s
government has adopted this policy. In this repect Dr. Ambedkar was a
century a head. He had stressed that the value (Price)of a rupee must be
kept stable if the policy of free economy is to be successful.
Babasaheb Ambedkar said that the control of the country’s economy is
impossible if the population is not controlled. Hence he forcefully
argued for population control and family planning in India. Later on in
keeping with his views the govenment a has adopted family
planning as a national policy.
Babasaheb Ambedkars contribution to economic development and progress
of women is significant. According to him, participation of women in the
economic development is impossible without developing their social
status and equality. But due to bad economic conditions of women in
Country, Country’s economic progress is hampered. So, it is important
to
improve the economic condition of women and give them equal rights and
freedom of occupation.
Concept of Human Capital.
Ambedkar argued that concept of human capital in Country is useless if
the poorer and down trodden untouchable SC/STs are not recognized by
other classes as human being with equal social prestige and religious
basis. It is therefore impossible to use this human capital in the
economic development of the Country.
Ambedkar denounced the Indian economy as Hindu dominated economy. He
came out with hard hitting critique of this Hindu economy. He showed
logical flaws in it. Caste System is not merely the division of labour
but a division of labourers also. It is not based on natural aptitudes
or skills. It is a major obstacle to economic development. It reduces
mobility leading to inefficient production. Untouchability is worse than
slavery. It is a system of exploitation.
It is evident that Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s concepts of family
planning, uplittment of women and human capital and many others are
important contribution to the development of the Country’s economy. as the
existing laws and reforms land ceiling Act, minimum wages Act,
Distribution of surplus land etc are not effective it is essential to
reconsider them in the context of Dr. Ambedkar’s perspective. Also as
current scenario of Indian economy, inflation, farmer conditions,
India’s large young labour force not being fully utilised for the
economic development , we need to reconsider the thoughts of Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar and again frame our economic policies towards better
economical growth of the Country.
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BECAUSE OF FRAUD EVMs
In our Country
The WORST GOVERNANCE
is OF
THE
1% TERRORIST, MILITANT, VIOLENT, HECKLING, FULL OF HATRED, ANGER,
JEALOUSY, DELUSION, GREEDY DOMINATING CHITPAWAN BRAHMIN RSS for
Murderers of democratic institutions (Modi) who require treatment of
defilement of mind i.e., MADNESS in MENTAL ASYLUM with INSIGHT
MEDITATION !
BY
THE 1% TERRORIST, MILITANT, VIOLENT, HECKLING,
FULL OF HATRED, ANGER, JEALOUSY, DELUSION, GREEDY DOMINATING CHITPAWAN
BRAHMIN RSS for Murderers of democratic institutions (Modi) who require
treatment of defilement of mind i.e., MADNESS in MENTAL ASYLUM with
INSIGHT MEDITATION !
FOR
THE 1% TERRORIST, MILITANT, VIOLENT,
HECKLING, FULL OF HATRED, ANGER, JEALOUSY, DELUSION, GREEDY DOMINATING
CHITPAWAN BRAHMIN RSS for Murderers of democratic institutions (Modi)
who require treatment of defilement of mind i.e., MADNESS in MENTAL
ASYLUM with INSIGHT MEDITATION !
124th JAYANTHI of VISHWA RATHNA
BABASAHEB DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR, The Father of the MODERN CONSTITUTION,
will be observed till all the fraud EVMs are totally replaced with fool
proof voting system as followed by 80 democracies of the world to SAVE
DEMOCRACY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY, DIGNITY, SELF-RESPECT and LIBERTY for
99% of ALL SOCIETIES including SC/STs/OBCs/Minorities/ poor upper castes
for SARVAJAN HITHAYE SARVAJAN SUKHAYE i.e., for PEACE, WELFARE and
HAPPINESS of ALL SOCIETIES by freeing them from intolerant, militant,
violent, full of hatred, anger, jealousy with greed
NOTHING IS PERMANENT !
THE
FRAUD EVMs have united 1% chitpawan brahmin intolerant, violent,
militant, stealth hindutva cult RSS’s Bahuth Jiyadha Pappis (BJP) along
with capitalists and industrialists full of hatred, anger, jealosy,
delusioned defiled minds with greed who grabbed the MASTER KEY for the
Murderers of democratic institutions (Modi).But
NOTHING IS PERMANENT !
99%
of the population have already realised and have started uniting to
save democracy, equality, fraternity, dignity, self-respect and liberty
as enshrined in the Constitution for Sarvajan Hithaye Sarvajan Sukhaye
i.e., for the Welfare, Happiness and Peace of all Societies including
SC/STs/OBCs/ Minorities/ poor upper castes. They will pursue the Supreme
Court to implement its directives to totally replace all the fraud EVMs
with fool proof voting system as followed in 80 democracies of the
world. Till such time to scrap all the Central and State elections
conducted with the help of these fraud EVMs. To conduct fresh elections
after replacing all the fraud EVMs.And till such time all awards for the
upper castes should be kept in bay. After fresh elections VIshwa Rathna
awards may be created to award them for Jothiba Phule, Dr.Ambedkar,
KanshiramJi and other SC/ST/OBC/Minorities. for power stealth hindutva
cult 1% chitpawan brahmin RSS who grabbed the MASTER KEY with the fraud
EVMs for Murdering of democratic institutions (Modi).
BSPs
Election Manifesto is to implement the Constitution of this Country.Ms
Mayawati started implementing the same in UP by distributing the
un-utilised land to the needy and promised that after her becoming the
PM she would do the same all over the Country.
This is not liked by
the 1% chitpawan brahmin RSS’s Bahuth Jiyadha Paapis (BJP) which grabbed
the MASTER KEY by tampering the fraud EVMs which was ordered by the
Supreme Court to replace all of them with fool proof voting system
followed by all the 80 democracies of the world.But because the ex CJI
Sathasivam committed a grave error of judgement by allowing them to be
replaced in phases as suggested by the ex CEC Sampath because of the
cost of Rs 1600 crores involved to replace them totally the Murderers of
democratic institutions are having their hay days.
Now is the
time where all the 99% non-chitpawan brahmins unite together to ask the
Supreme Court to scrap all the Central and State governments elected
through these fraud EVMs and ask for conducting fresh elections to save
democracy, equality, fraternity, dignity, self-respect, civility and
Liberty as enshrined in the Constitution to distribute the wealth of the
country equally among the Sarvajan Samaj i.e., for all societies
including SC/STs/OBCs/Minorities/poor upper castes.
1%
of the population of chitpawan brahmin RSS came into existence because
of the policy of hatred, anger, jealousy, delusion which are defilements
of the mind requiring mental treatment in a mental asylum training them
on Insight meditation.
The terrorist, militant, violent,
murderer nathuram godse who was hanged by the Court is a chitpawan
brahmin like the manufacturer of hindutva cult vir savarkar.
Their
only aim is to dominate 99% of the non-chitpawan brahmins by grabbing
the MASTER KEY by hook or crook. The fraud EVMs came in handy for these
Murderers of democratic institutions (Modi).
Now they have
started building temples for not only hanuman, rama who were created by
valmiki a scheduled caste, but also for nathuram godse.
They hate Muslims and Christians directly and indirestly the SC/STs/OBCs who left hindutva because of the caste discrimination.
Many
chitpawan brahmins converted as protestants when the Britishers left
the Country only to grab all the Churches, Hospitals,Educational
institutions while carrying their caste along with them to pollute them
with untouchability. They cannot implement their Ghar Wapsi on them
because they enjoy the wealth.
हमने ठानी हैं समाज में बदलाव लाने की आईये जुड़िये हमारे साथ .. और हमारे
छोटे से प्रयास में हमारा सहयोग कीजिये. हमारे पोस्ट और पेज को अधिक से
अधिक शेयर करे”
शाक्य हरीश प्रियदर्शी
“मित्रो,
हमने ठानी हैं समाज में बदलाव लाने की आईये जुड़िये हमारे साथ .. और हमारे
छोटे से प्रयास में हमारा सहयोग कीजिये. हमारे पोस्ट और पेज को अधिक से
अधिक शेयर करे”
Napolean said:
“I can face two battalions but not two scribes”
You
should not insult prostitutes by calling the paid media as presstitutes
who are not suffering like them. These presstitutes enjoy everything in
this world with the protection from freedom of press. They are full of
hatred on 99% of the sarvajan samaj i.e., all societies including
SC/STs/OBCs/Minorities/poor upper castes because of the greed for power.
They suffer from defilement of mind such as anger, intolerance,
jealousy, delusion which are madness requiring mental treatment in
mental asylums with Insight Meditation. Till they get cured they must be
ignored by not buying them.
Online and offline efforts must be
made to scrap all the elections won in Central and States with the fraud
EVMs. Delegations must be taken by all the democracy lovers to replace
all fraud EVMs with fool proof voting systems followed by 80 democracies
of the world. Fresh elections have to be conducted. Till such time
these governments and the presstitutes have to be ignored.