1. A summary on IDEAS THAT HAVE WORKED Compiled by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances Submitted by:- ChetanSinghal Sec A, 47 PGDIM 16

2. Introduction Based on a series of lectures organized by the Dept. of Administrative Reforms & Public. Reveals how some of the most progressive minds in India have thought out of the box. Essays by India’s leading industrialists, statesmen, bureaucrats & social workers. Enlightens about ways to overcome challenges and development of indigenous & innovative technologies.

3. 1. When can I sing a song for INDIA …? Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Former Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of INDIA

5. Dream to action: India launches it’s first satellite launch vehicle.

6. Birth of a vision to develop India’s own satellite launch vehicle from ISRO by the rocket man of India, Mr. A P J Abdul Kalam.

10. Jan 1997 – R.C. Sinha appointed MD & vice-chairman of MSRDC .

11. Existent two lane highway b/w Mumbai & Pune insufficient to meet existing & future requirements.

12. The expressway involved 5 tunnels and estimated to cost about 20 crore.

13. Basic management strategy adopted for implementation was outsourcing.

14. Due to lack of funds, investors were approached .

15. Unit Trust of India subscribed Rs. 200 Crore.

19. Tried to change NCL’s age old organisational structure.

20. Appointed Director-general of CSIR in 1995 and started a national innovation movement.

21. CSIR was determined to herald change process and attempted to forge an enduring science-business link.

22. Worked towards creating a climate of improved communication and understanding, fostering faith in mutual growth & developing healthy work relationships.

26. Today , the knowledge economy & technological supremacy dominate the world unlike the early era where political parties were oriented towards socialism, communism & capitalism.

27. Knowledge has become the most important factor for determining standards of living & therefore the future is bright for computer-enabled services.

28. What we envisage for tomorrow is speedy governance that is vision-directed, citizen-focused, globally oriented & e-enabled.

29. People should be involved in the affairs of the state & should be provided with quality health, education and primary infrastructure.

30. Development of Women & Children in Rural Areas(DWCRA) and CM’s Programme for Empowerment of Youth- schemes run by the CM.

34. As milk is a perishable product, farmers had to accept what the contractors paid.

35. Morarji Desai came to rescue & organized the famous milk strike due to which BMS(Bombay Milk Scheme) collapsed.

36. Kurein was sent from Tata Steel to Imperial Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore.

37. In 1949, Kurein was appointed a dairy engineer for the milk cooperative.

38. Started another modern Dairy –the new Amul Dairy – owned by farmers and managed by an elected board of farmers .

39. Today there are 170 “Anands” in India, handling 15 million litres of milk everyday in 22 states across India forming a National Milk Grid.

40. Institute of Rural Management(IRMA) was set up which trains 70 students annually who graduate in MBA , only contextualized for rural development.

44. Lesson 2: Fostering Innovation

45. Lesson 3: Focussing on shareholders and building trust.

46. Lesson 4: Cultivating a work force.

47. Lesson 5: Upholding investor interest

48. Lesson 6: Respecting the law & Adhering to values.

49. Lesson 7: Creating Goodwill.

50. Lesson 8: Going global.

51. Lesson 9: Excelling and Improving.

52. Target to be a globally respected software corporation providing best-of-breed business solutions employing best-in-class professionals.

57. Benefiting Stakeholders & adhering to values.

59. Quality is an essential mandate in today’s increasingly competitive scenario.

60. A participatory culture makes employees own their work and results in tremendous synergy.

71. Decided to design a car with the internal volume of an Ambassador, size of Maruti Zen and ease of entering and exiting, particularly for the rear seats.

72. Settled down to the car : Indica

73. Nearly 700 engineers who never designed a car earlier worked on the project.

74. Developed 3,800 odd components, 700 plus dyes and 4000 fixtures.

75. Entire project cost around 1,700 Crore , becoming the largest project TELCO had ever undertaken.

76. Established a crash test centre with instrumented dummies and did several live tests on the car.

77. Got as many as 1,15,000 orders with the initial deposit money.

79. It is important for the younger generation to believe in and recognize the potential of their own capabilities.

83. Women that were unionized suffered poverty and exploitation for lack of access to financial services.

87. The railway line had as many as 93 tunnels, aggregating a total of 835 km.

88. There were 179 major bridges, totalling a waterway of 21.1 km, and about 8,000 minor bridges of which 300 are road overbridges and underbridges.

90. Considering the tight schedule of 5 years , a dynamic and transparent style of project management was done.

91. Workers were made time –conscious by exhibiting the time available for the completion of the project on a reverse clock.

92. It was difficult to reach petroleum products , so a departmental store was setup in critical areas.

95. A new network of learning exchanges develops on its own, from within different groups spread across different places and different walks of life.

96. All this rests more on deschooling society than other aids, subsidies and promises.

97. With the self earned and testified science strength, networks develop the capacity of the individual and the community to take calculated risks.

98. The numerous ventures then generate, in the community , ever increasing and lasting entrepreneurship – the real core of development.

99. This endangers new credit and goodwill in the community as well as in the network , for further wealth generation and sharing.

103. Extending the gains to areas bypassed by the green Revolution.

104. Making New gains.

105. Developing Institutional and infrastructure support.

106. Increasing rural income.

107. Restructuring and retooling extension services

109. If women are empowered with technological information and skills, all members of the family benefit.

112. In 1980, came into manufacturing of computers and became the company with the largest market capitalization in 1999.

114. Building a strong foundation of values

115. Continuously striving for excellence

116. Developing leaders

117. Innovating for success

119. Energize your thinking and the thinking of your team.

120. Harmonize and resolve conflict; convert resistance into support.

121. Have the courage to dream and the will to convert dreams into reality.

124. To cater to a congregation of 10 crore, 21000 PRA type toilets and 51000 trench type toilets were made.

125. Team of 200 doctors aided by over 600 support staff and the medical equipments and facilities for over 2.5 lakh patients.

126. 17,000 street lights were arranged by power workers with back-up arrangements with 36,000 generator sets.

127. 90 km of motorablechukker plate roads were laid .

128. All temporary drains were tapped so that waste water could not flow back into the Sangam river.

129. Close coordination with railway authorities to estimate the no. of people coming .

130. The telecommunications department provided public telephone booths with STD & ISD facilities.

134. SulabhShauchalaya: A Technical breakthrough

135. It fulfilled the seven necessary conditions laid down by WHO.

136. Technology suited to rural areas would be appropriate for urban centres as well.

137. With good maintenance a Sulabh toilet can last for over 100 years.

139. Holistic approach to sanitation

140. Bioenergy from human waste

141. Waste water treatment

142. SulabhThermophilic Aerobic Composter(STAC)

143. Social Engineering

147. Budget allocation for different sectors

148. Outsourcing for streamlining

149. Transparency, dissemination & monitoring

150. Rewards and disciplining

151. Setting Priorities

152. Harnessing Resources

153. Inculcating Accountability

155. SMC distributed free or subsidized medicines through its own hospitals a great deal of public expenditure on medicines was curtailed.

158. Maharashtra had witnessed a serious drought and 50 lakh people were looking for livelihood as both rabi & kharif crops were failing.

159. He convinced collector about the benefits of undertaking small water conservation works in 10-15 villages.