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Arvindc
May 14th, 2013, 06:41 PM
"Illiteracy gets worse when illiterates get money"

All renowned philanthropic aid organisations follow a rule, help the people with to cope with crises, help them to earn money, but never give them money. However, the policymakers of our highly corrupted regime thinks otherwise. Should the poor accept the scheme? Well there are real stories in front of them to learn a lesson.


Once landowners, they now work as security guards
Link: http://www.sify.com/finance/once-landowners-they-now-work-as-security-guards-news-national-nfoq4jchgcc.html
Gurgaon, They once owned the land where swanky highrises have come up in this corporate hub adjoining the national capital. Injudicious use of the money they earned from developers has now seen many of them working as security guards in those very buildings.


"Illiterate or less-educated farmers are now working as private security guards or driving autos to earn their livelihood," Omprakash Yadav, president of the Kisan Sangharsh Samiti farmers' organization, told IANS.


"I got more than Rs.2 crore by selling nearly three acres of agricultural land at Sihi village, now Sector 83-84. I purchased six acres in a village in Mahendergarh district, built up a 'kothi' (bungalow) and bought a SUV," Kanwar Yadav, 48, told IANS.


"I never thought that money would finish one day. I had to sell my SUV after one and a half years. Now I am working as a private security guard in a building on my own land," he added.


His story is similar to that of many farmers who once owned land on the stretch between Gurgaon and Manesar.


Rajender Singh, Kanwar Yadav, Dharmender, Ramesh, Omprakash, Leela Ram, and Narender Singh, Mahesh Yadav, to name just a few, are from villages like Sikanderpur, Badha, Nawada, Rampura, Nakhrolla, Manesar, Narsinghpur, Mohamadpur and Naurangpur About 90 percent of the farmers from these villages sold their agricultural land to private builders either out of fear or willingness or greed.


Mahesh Yadav, 34, quit his job as a Haryana Police constable a few years ago when he received more than Rs.1.5 crore by selling land.


"He used to celebrate and give parties on the birthdays of his family members. Once he organized a party to celebrate the birthday of his pet. He drove a Mahindra Scorpio for two years. Now, he works as the driver of a private vehicle," said an elderly resident of Sikanderpur village.


Mahender Singh, 50, received close to Rs.4 crore by selling nearly five acres of land in July 2008. After buying 10 acres of cultivable land in a village near Dharuhera in the adjoining Rewari district, he bought a Mitsubishi Pajero. After 18 months he replaced it with a Tata Safari that he sold in early 2012 and now drives a Maruti Swift.


"My seven-member family survives on the little rent that comes from my plot in Gurgaon city. I had never thought it would come to this," Mahender Singh rued.


Ramesh, 38, has a similar story. After getting nearly Rs.80 lakh in 2006, he purchased some agriculture land in Rewari district, opened a hardware store and bought a Hyundai Santro car. By 2011, he closed the store, sold the Santro, and now he drives a three-wheeler of his own.


Omprakash, 40, of Rampura village now works as the assistant of a sub-contractor, building flats on the land in sector 82 that includes five acres that were once his.


"I had an emotional attachment with my land, but I sold it because there was a strong rumour that the government would acquire it," Omprakash said.


"Many of the semi-illiterate farmers and their families, in the absence of proper guidance and experience, got into the habit of overspending without generating proper sources of regular income," Anurag Bakshi, a former Indian Revenue service (IRS) officer, told IANS.


"They insisted on buying costly cars and building a bigger house than their neighbours'. There would be competitions in hosting lunches to which hundreds of villages were invited. They spent blindly on their marriage ceremonies," Bakshi added.


And one day, the money just ran out, leaving them high and dry.

rohittewatia
May 14th, 2013, 07:10 PM
Yeh to beychare Anpadh thay. Dimag kharab toh kuch padhe likhe n kabhi hone lag rahya hai...specially in NCR Region. Jis Jat ki Zameen bik gayee, voh samajh loh kuch din to khuda ban jaata hai...Fir 2-4 saal baad jabh hosh aata hai, tabh tak baazi palat chuki hoti hai. Aur naa fir zameen bachti hai aur naa naukri. Jis Zameen ki wajah sey uska wajood thaa, vohi naheen rahee toh bacheyga kya? Yeh jo bhi uper likha hai, voh aik bahut common trend hai.

Kanak Kanak te Sau Guni, Maadak taa Adhikaay,
Yaa Khaaye Bauraaye nar, Vaa Paaye Bauraaye.

desijat
May 14th, 2013, 08:15 PM
And I am sure there would be other Jats as well who must have done good with that money, any stories there?

Arvindc
May 14th, 2013, 11:28 PM
And I am sure there would be other Jats as well who must have done good with that money, any stories there?
I know of one whom I had met last year, he was doing his BBA from G D Goenka, paying around 4 lacs per year. His father brought a whole floor of the mall that came up on his land. They are now earning good from the rent.
Is this what you call good? I agree only partially.

rekhasmriti
May 15th, 2013, 06:10 PM
If I understood this right : it is all about how you would manage ur " MONEY " be it in crores or thousands . Thousands easy to manage for crores one must seek assistance from professionals .
One eg : One of my frnd just invested " a big sum " somewhere . When I asked him " bro u do not have this much brain , how cum u managed this , he replied - dear Baniyon ke khoon mei hota hai paisa sambhalna , tumhare Jaton ke tarah nahi sabse pehle Ek Scorpio lenge and Ek bandook " .

PS : He said this on a lighter note .