Umeed visits villages

During the week 5th to 10th August 13, the Umeed medical teams visited the villages Batuha, Natt, Kanjhli, Dohla, Palasour, Bhalwan, Daulatpur, Kaheru, Sigligar Basti, Qila Hakima, Kanjla – I, Kanjla – II, Baradwal, Ruldu Singh Wala, Bangawali, Totapuri Basti, Ambedkar Chownk, Jogi Nath Basti, Roorgarh, Katron, Changli, Issi, Loharmajra, Kheri Jattan, Dashmesh Nagar, Gandhi Basti, GuruNanakpura Mohalla, Ghanour Khurd, Bamal, Jahangir, Issra, Jainpur, Dhadogal, Bazigar Basti, Ram Nagar Basti, Dharampura Mohalla,of Halka Dhuri and Harkishanpura, Roshanwala, Phaguwala + Kainchian, Haripura Basti, B’garh, Dasmesh Nagar, B’garh, Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, B’garh, Bharo, Shahpur, Kheri Gillan, Sakrodi, Sangatpura, Rai Singh Wala, Bangawali, Thalesh, Gurdaspura – I, Noorpura, Bharaj, Lakhewal, Panwan, Jaulian, Fatehgarh Bhadson, Haripura Basti (Sangrur), Kartarpura Basti (Sng), Bagguwana Basti (Sng.), Dehlewal, Phumanwal, Rajpura, Joginder Basti (B’garh), Gandhi Nagar (B’garh), Ghumhar Basti, Sgr., Akoi Sahib, Rasaldar Channa, Deh Kalan, Basiarkh, Nariangarh, Bhattiwal Khurd, Hareri, Changal, Khilrian, Kalajhar, Harditpura, Balad Kalan, Batriana, Jhaneri, Gharachon – I, Kapial, Retgarh, Rampura, Balial, Bhattiwal Kalan, Ramgarhof Halka Sangrur.

The total number of patients examined was 5051. Of these 4409 were old patients returning for additional medication, while the balance 642 were first time visitors. We are proud to be serving the old, underprivileged and disadvantaged and being a part of the rural and community development of Punjab.

Umeed’s Health Check-Up Rounds

During the week 15th to 20th April 13, the Umeed medical teams visited the villages of Batuha,Natt,Kanjhli, Dohla, Palasour, Bhalwan, Daulatpur, Kaheru, Sigligar Basti, Qila Hakima, Kanjla I, Kanjla II, Baradwal, Ruldu Singh Wala, Bangawali, Totapuri Basti, Ambedkar Chownk, Jogi Nath Basti, Roorgarh, Katron, Changli, Issi, Loharmajra, Kheri Jattan, Dashmesh Nagar, Gandhi Basti, GuruNanakpura Mohalla, Ghanour Khurd, Bamal, Jahangir, Issra, Jainpur, Dhadogal, Bazigar Basti, Ram Nagar Basti, Dharampura Mohalla of Halka Dhuri and Harkishanpura, Roshanwala, Phaguwala + Kainchian, Haripura Basti, B’garh,  Dasmesh Nagar, B’garh, Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, B’garh, Bharo, Shahpur, Kheri Gillan, Sakrodi, Sangatpura, Rai Singh Wala, Bangawali, Thalesh,Gurdaspura I, Noorpura, Bharaj, Lakhewal, Panwan, Jaulian, Fatehgarh Bhadson, Haripura Basti (Sangrur), Kartarpura Basti (Sng), Bagguwana Basti (Sng.),Dehlewal, Phumanwal, Rajpura, Joginder Basti (B’garh), Gandhi Nagar (B’garh), Ghumhar Basti, Sgr., Akoi Sahib, Rasaldar Channa, Deh Kalan, Basiarkh, Nariangarh, Bhattiwal Khurd, Hareri, Changal, Khilrian, Kalajhar, Harditpura, Balad Kalan, Batriana, Jhaneri, Gharachon I, Kapial, Retgarh, Rampura, Balial, Bhattiwal Kalan, Ramgarh of Halka Sangrur.

The total number of patients examined was 5385. Of these 3348 were old patients returning for additional medication, while the balance 2037 were first time visitors. We are proud to be serving the old, underprivileged and disadvantaged and being a part of the rural and community development of Punjab.

FDI Investment in India - Is it right or wrong

I am yet to understand why some people are opposed to FDI in retail. Are they so blinded by vested interests that they don’t see that this move will prove beneficial for the country?

The government has specified that 50 per cent of the FDI investment in the country should go towards creating rural infrastructure, thus paving the way for a revolutionary change in the face of villages. Of the total fruits and vegetables produced currently, about 40 per cent either goes waste or becomes rotten due to inadequate cold storage facility. Our post-harvest losses remain unacceptably high. A complex chain of middlemen has a cascading impact on supply inefficiencies and prices as well. As a result, on the one hand farmers are unable to secure remunerative price for their produce, while consumer ends up paying more than 5 times the price secured by the farmers. But all this will become a thing of the past once the effect of the new policy starts showing.

FDI will not only bring down prices for consumers, but also provide increased income to millions of farmers in the country. The successful deployment of 100% FDI in China is an example in point. The Chinese retail market was fully opened to retail FDI in 2004, resulting in the sector’s rapid growth. Today, its retail sector is the second largest (in value) in the world.

Multi-brand retail will transform India’s retail landscape in a significant way. Organised players will bring in investment that would spur further growth of the sector. India has also been crippled by rising inflation rates that refuse to come down to accepted levels. A key reason for this has been attributed to the supply chain costs in the Indian food and grocery sales which have been estimated to be a whopping US$ 24 Bn. The infrastructure support of organised retail will improve the backend processes of the supply chain and eliminate such wastages.

FDI in multi-brand retail would also lead to the creation of millions of jobs as massive infrastructure capabilities would be needed to cater to changing lifestyle needs of the urban Indian, who will be quite at ease shopping at supermarkets as well as the friendly, neighborhood kirana store. These stores would be able to retain their importance owing to their unique characteristics of convenience and proximity. Also, organised supermarkets would find it harder to get a footing in Tier-II and Tier-III cities where kirana shops will continue to rule. Take the case of China. Walmart entered that country some two decades ago and has opened over 300 stores till date. Yet it just has only 5 per cent of the market share in China. Local Chinese retail companies are all bigger than Walmart in China.

FDI in multi-brand retail is, therefore, a necessary step that needs to be taken to propel further growth in the sector. This would not only prove to be fruitful for the economy as a whole but also integrate the Indian retail sector with the global retail market.

Recruitment trends in India

The recruitment process in India is designed in such a way that each candidate gets the desired job profile that suits their educational qualification. To appoint new employees, the companies concerned work in tandem with recruitment agencies for the process of recruitment in Punjab and other states of India.

To select the right candidate, a lot of resources are invested by a recruitment agency. It includes preparing the job description, the list of openings in the market, conducting meetings, scheduling interviews, managing responses and making crucial decisions. A great recruitment company is one which is able to make each and every procedure of the recruitment process feasible for every man and woman in India and who understands the needs of the candidate and clients.

All most every recruiting company in India follows three steps of processing recruitment in Punjab and other parts of the country.
A) Short listing of applications of candidates.
B) Preliminary assessment.
C) Final interview and selection.

Some recruitment companies may also include a written test to judge a specific skill of a candidate. Above all, the resume of a candidate plays a crucial role in the process of recruitment. The resume must be organized, refined, industry oriented and follow the current trends of the industry. The process of recruitment in Punjab and all over the country must be strong, transparent and fair. The interviewer must consider all the skills of the candidates. The candidate must be told what documents to carry, and the job profile for which he/she has applied for.

After the interview, the candidate must be informed about whether he/she is selected or not. An ideal agency of recruitment must have a good understanding of all the areas of the industry and must be proficient enough to execute all the processes of recruitment in Punjab and other states. It is only when we have a solid recruitment process in India that we can have both rural and urban development.