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A budget is known to be a balanced one when the estimated expenditure is expected to be equal to estimated receipts in a financial year. This type of budget is based on the principle of 'Living within means' and is believed that Govt. expenditure should not exceed the revenue. A balanced budget, though is based on ideal approach to maintain fiscal discipline, but such budget does not ensure of  financial stability at times of depression or deflation. Such budgets donot provide any solution to unemployment and,as such not suitale to less developed countries as it restricts their expenditure and limits their economic growth.Theotrically it is easy to balance the budget,but when comes to its implementation, such balance is hard to achieve.  In India, economy has vast resources like manpower, techniques, minerals  and financial services. The main issue, as I think is to balance and use these resources in such a manner to accelerate the economy. A glance at the following will ...

There has been a long recognised positive relation between income levels and measures of human welfare. Evidence exists of linking distribution of income and regulations changing the income levels of higher income households.    Regulations are salient feature of a well functioning society. Such regulations brings in both at economic and human costs which underscores the need for judicious application of carefully designed regulations. Failure to maintain this realty results into huge buildup of red tape both at Centre and State levels. These factors becomes associated to poverty, income inequality and immortality. Both Centre and States should carry out serious and complete compaigns to identify and eliminate such costly regulations and impose regulatory budgetary rules thereby empowering state agencies to regularly re-evaluate and eliminate such poorly performing regulations before enforcing new regulations. The results will be encouraging and will certainly show a path whic...

Corruption in hospitals can be defined as abuse of entrusted power for 'Private Gain'. It adversely effects the most needed sources costing lives of the patients who come for treatment. These hospitals never ever care for such patients and extracts money from them by taking tests (sometimes not even needed). They project the image of sick person as if the tests are not done, patient will die.  There are four types of corruption - Supply vs. Demand corruption  Public vs. Private corruption, Grand vs. Petty corruption and Convential vs. Unconventional corruption. A number of sting operations has been carried out in India to reflict the corruption in health sector not so long in the past. The sting operation "Operation Jonk" was carried out on 22nd July 2014 by News Nation, Hindi news channel disclosed the nexus between doctors and diagnostic centres on how they are deceiving patients but conducting unnecessary tests and doctors getting commissions in return. Another sti...

The Soul is often considered as the basis of thoughts, feelings, emotions, conciousness, thinking, and similar things. It reflects the inner world of humans and is a collection of mental phenomina. There are various thoughts about the existence of relationship between body and soul. Man comes into existence through biological conception and birth the very existence of soul seems thus to be conditioned by his body. The actual element behind the name is reality. Calling it as spirit, conciousness, mind, soul, life atom or God particle is all correct. The qualities of soul is stated to be as:  1. Spirit/Soul is indestructible. 2. It is endowed with infinite and never depleting energy. 3. It is immortal and after the death of the body, it continue its search to find another body . 4. Being endowed with imagination it can manifest as smaller than the smallest and larger than the   largest.  In the case of fatigue, illness, death, soul is not subject to the law of the body...

The world population is rapidly ageing as a result of increasing life expactancy and low fertility with a faster pace in high-income countries and huge societal impact. As estimated, that by 2050, older people (above 60) will account for more than one-fourth of the population in all the continents apart from Africa with Europe peaks at 35%. As pension reforms across the world attempt to adapt to the ongoing demographic transition to evaluate their impact on health and welfare move towards the fact that people live long years after retirement compared to the past.     Transition to retirement has an independent effect on perceived health status, physical activity and selected behaviourial risk factors. It should be identified as a target moment for preventive interventions so as to promote health and wellbeing in older ages. Retirement itself is a life-course transition likely to top affect behaviourial risk factors' patterns and ultimately health after retirement. A negat...

It is quite necessary to understand the activation of Reiki symbols which are to be used for giving treatment. By keeping the person to be treated in mind, following are three ways to attune and activate the symbols:- 1. One can activate while doing hands on healing by drawing the symbols with the fingers on self or others. Wait for few seconds for the effect to take place and notice the effect. 2. While doing distance healing, one can draw the symbols in the mind on the image of the person, event, situation, place or goal. Again, wait for few seconds for the effect to take place and treat it towards end to the session.   3. While visualising or drawing the symbols with the fingers, name of the symbol be repeated. For people, who are not so visual or how choose not to visualize, just repeating names three times also        activates the symbols.   As a matter of fact, as one continue to practise Reiki, simply the intention to use a particular symbol ac...

Our body is a beautiful fortress. It comes to a miracle with its ability to store trauma at a cellular level. Quite often, the physical and emotional manifestations of the trauma that brings in back pain, fatigue,insomnia, a tight neck, anxiety, depression - to name a few. Making the conection between the event and the symptoms is the first step in healing. Reiki can support this process by opening the heart space and allowing the individual feel again. In Reiki, "ki" refers to energy - can be healthy or unhealthy. It is the primary energy of our emotions. It flows through pathways in the body called Chakras.When healthy Ki is flowing freely in our body and our chakras are balanced, we feel energetic. Transparency and consent are important when working with trauma patients because the severity of trauma varies for each person. The best policy is to explain throughly what the treatment process entails. It is important to assure the patient that they are in control and the trea...

Mikao Usai, a Japanese national born on 15th August. 1865 was the father of a form of spiritual practice known as Reiki. He used this as an alternative therapy for the treatment of physical, emotional and manual diseases.Reiki is a combination of two japanese words - "rei" means God's wisdom or the higher power and "ki" means life force energy. Reiki is an energy healing technique which promotes relaxation, reduces stress and anxiety through gentle touch. The practitioners use their hands to deliver energy to the body thereby improving balance and flow of energy to support healing.     Treatment process starts with the Master placing hands gently on or over a part of body. They leave their palms in that position while an energy transfer occurs which may take upto 10-15 minutes. The practitioner don't perform healing but act as a source through which the energy flows. During healing, one may feel sensations like heat, pulsing or tingling in the body, and many...

It is mentioned in media reports today that Hon'ble Supreme Court of India has ordered for forensic audit of shares deal carried out by Fortis Healthcare. Certainly, the hospital run by corporate has concentrated on increasing share value in stock exchange without caring for how the Doctors are treating patients. It is not only in one hospital but the menace is spreading silently thoughout the health sector. This situation became more aggravated ever since the Govt. started giving subsidies to such hospitals for the treatment of COVID patienrs. Besides, this report I wish that the report will cover the issues of internal working of hospital, mentioned below/  In my earlier posts. I did make a mention of that Doctors in private hospitals are looking for to meet the targets set out in order to save their jobs and for this they poach for the patients to meet their targets. They keep patients in ICUs for more than required period thereafter declare them dead after the bill cross their ...

Don't get me wrong as there are many things which needs improvement in India. But, at the same time, blindly thinking that west is better  than India and we should behave like people in west totally absurd. Indians bending over backwards to please foreigners reflects a deeprooted sense of inferiority.  Mr. Alfred Adler, born on 7th February, 1870 in Vienna who coined the idea of inferiority complex. He was a Austrian physician and psychiatrist best known for forming a schol of thought known as individual psychology. He held that many neurotic symptoms could be traced to over compensation of this feeling. Inferiority complex is a multi - layered disorder that generally has more than one cause. It is meant as lack of self esteem, self confidence and feeling of inadequacy.It is not a diagnosable mental health disorder. Chances are that one experiences feeling of self doubt and uncertainty at some point. So, if a negative self-image effects daily life continuoisly, one might have ...

A leader is one who strives for to make a powerful country. Whereas politician tries for his power. Leader believes in "Unity is strength". Whereas politician in decentralisation as strength. Leader earn respect by virtue of character. A politician demands respect of office. Leader adresses the problems and provides sustainable solutions to it whereas politician blames the ruling party and this a common feature of discussions commonly heard in media daily. A true leader is concerned about the next generation whereas Politician thinks about the next election. A leader always come with a clear course of action and take responsilibity of errors, if made. A politician seeks to avoid responsibility for errors and act to be smart all the time. A leader is one who leads from the front whereas the politician is one who leads from the back.  In democracy, politics need to be open up to the youth and veterans in the domain should promote the younger generation into mainstream politics....

It is quite surprising the way economy is moving in India. As I understand, quite confusing views are coming up which needs to be sorted out in a suitable manner to put the economy in a systemic mode (shared herein) since these observations swings either way of understanding and seems difficult to sort out.   1. If interest rates are increased. How the poor can afford house,car to live a smooth life? 2. If interest rates are decreased. How elders earn interest to live a retirement life. 3. If tax rates are increased, Govt. is taking people's share of bread and butter. 4. If tax rates are reduced, Govt. is trying to help rich. 5. If GDP increases, Govt. is working for big corporates. 6. If GDP reduces, there is no job creation. 7. If currency strengthens, exports gets impacted. 8. If currency weakens, import bill goes up. 9. If food prices go up, masses get suffered. 10. If food prices are down, farmers get suffering.  11. If stock market is going up, economy is in a mess....

Modern day slavery is the acute exploitation of other people for personal or commercial gain. Modern slavery is around us but just out of our sight. From outside, the jobs people are doing look like a normal one. But they are controlled by threats of being their jobs taken away, pushing them into inescapable debt traps and the likewise simply because they are in search of opportunities to save the lives of their families from poverty To achieve this, most fall into oppressive traps.and end up in modern slavery.  Following are the main common forms of slavery -  1. Human Trafficking 2. Bonded labour/ Debt bondage. 3. Slavery of children. 4. Forced labour/early marriage 5.  Traditional way of slavery where people are treated as property and their 'slave' status passed down the family line. Slavery and like forms of exploitation are facilitated and thrive by rampant use of corruption. Whatever the Govt, make laws/ rules and regulations and related controlling measues, unless...

Healthcare is supposed to cater to public as social service to the public. Govt. of  India is spending good sum to promote this service, even more in meeting the Covid menace.  The availability of funds has now emerged in converting the hospitals as a profit center.  These hospitals are now becoming more concerned about making profits and improving their share value in stock exchanges instead of providing proper health care. The treatment given to the patients is evaluated on the basis of his financial capacity rather than focusing on treatment. Patients are kept for more than longer period just to raise the bill so that hospital make profit. Even the top most doctors are either not competent enough to manage this because their purpose is to make profit. Whether a patient dies after keeping more than required time is of no concern for them.  It is often heard of the incidents in case of Covid patients who died in hospitals, their bodies were not handed over to the fa...

In real terms, inflation is the decline in the purchasing power of currency. In India, for example, one can recollect rate of sugar was Rs.5/- to Rs 6/- per kg. in around 1960s. Whereas today it is Rs.40.- and above. Same is also in other segments of the economy. So, it is not the cost is high but the value of currency is going down since the product is the same whereas in money terms, value of Rupee has gone down since more money is being spent now to acquire the same quantity. On the other hand,  production is going down not only due to our more dependency on imported goods which is growing day by day. The rates at which banks are giving loans are becoming costly. Moreover, demand outstrips supply and in order to maintain supply employer has to spend more on labor and materials. Going down of production causes loss of jobs and thus unemployment grows. It is a vicious circle.  While comparing with the other countries, it is visible that all such countries are also facing prob...

A private hospital, as its name refers, is not owned by Government. Under the present economic system, these hospitals work as a company i.e. by issuing shares to public and donations, if any body gives it to them. Quite some of them have tie ups with the companies by giving discounts to their employees for, if they come to hospital for treatment. To the share holders, they give dividend periodically and their shares are quoted in the share market almost daily. This state of affairs have spoiled the entire health system as they run only after profits.  Doctors are hired and given a monetary target to achieve with in a stipulated period otherwise they are no longer required to serve. The result as I have seen and experienced is that their first choice is to attend to those patients who pay cash for consultation, treatment and so on so forth.  On the other hand, patients from Govt. departments come through Panels established by the Government . Doctors give last chance to such p...

In the present times.  it is very commonly understood, which seems to be contradictory to common sense, but perhaps true. The paradox according to what I feel are where one exposes the truth of the logic and experience the  meaning of paradox. A few which I feel relevant to the present times are - We have become long on quantity but short on quality. More  knowledge but less judgement. We have bigger houses but smaller families. More convenience but less time. More degrees but less sense. More medicines but less healthiness. We have been all the way to the Moon and back but have trouble in crossing the street to meet the neighbors. These are the times of fast foods but slow digestion. Strong profits but weak relationships. Time is where where there is much in windows but nothing in the room.  These are the facts of the present day society which needs to have strong Governance, not by merely passing the laws, should be brought to the down trodden. Life is a paradox to...

League of Nations was founded on 10th January,1920 at the Paris Peace conference that ended the First World War to maintain world peace. It ceased the operation on 20th April 1946.  Many of its components were relocated in UNO . The beginning of second world war in 1939 showed that USA never joined the League and Soviet Union joined late but was soon expelled after it invaded Finland.on 30th November 1939, The war with Finland continued from June 1941 to September 1944. Finland declared itself to be neutral in second war but Soviet Union demanded concessions. They bombed Helsinki killing many civilians and damage to property.The purpose of the attack to increase territory.  United Nations Organisation  (UNO) was established on 24th October 1945. after the second world war in 1945 committed to international peace, promoting better living standards and human rights. Russia being a permanent member of United Nations Security Council.     History repeats itself...

It has been quite often observed that private hospitals having their ICUs admits the patients where no relative is allowed to stay more than half an hour in a day and see  the type of care and cure given to the patients. In other words, patient is left alone to solely at the mercy of staff attending to them. These hospitals have their own security guards etc. to keep the relatives away from the patient.who are not even informed to be sure that whether food and medicines are given to the patient on time. I am a victim of such behavior of Fortis Escorts hospital, Okhla, New Delhi. My wife wad admitted on 6th September 2021 and for removal of stone in the gallbladder which was only about one to two hours of surgery. After the surgery, she was kept in ICU for 35 days for different reasons. Whenever I go see my wife I found her either in coma or sometimes speaking in a very low voice. No Doctor was there to say that how this is happening and what treatment they are giving for recovery. ...

Lots of comments and suggestions are coming up about the future of Indian Economy in the post pandemic and Russia Ukraine war but in case of India we have a different scene to manage its own economy. The main part is how to manage the Inflation?  It  is clear from the history of economic restructuring of various Europe, USA ,Japan and Asian countries, their economy is based on how much strong is the currency of that country by itself. The strength of any currency depends upon  the country's debts, Export - Import trade, foreign exchange earning,, money flow within the country. Another way of looking into historical facts of Inflation is that items remain same but as we say it becomes costly. The background of it, we should understand, that it is the value of money, in real terms. which  has gone down.    I had been to UK, Finland, Belgium,Germany not so long in the past. What I could see that their production processes, medical systems, business is going on...