Rebirth of India: Superior

Pingar took a sip of water and continued: "This is only the first step. After harvesting the onions, vegetable farmers must store them in wooden baskets in the shed. In hot weather, onions leaving the ground will rot within 15 days. Although vegetable farmers agree that refrigeration equipment is needed, they are worried about increasing costs and destroying the taste of onions, so transportation must be accelerated.

After grading, the best onions are loaded onto an old trailer and, together with other crops, drive for several hours on bumpy roads to reach the market in the town of Lasalgaon, 32 kilometers away. The Indian government stipulates that all agricultural products must be traded in government-managed markets. Farmers must pay a management fee equivalent to 1% of sales to the market and pay a 4% commission to sales agents.

At 9 a.m., more than 300 sales agents came to the market, covering their arms with towels and "bargaining" with their fingers. Since then, batches of onions have been reclassified and packaged and arrived in Mumbai. There, distributors will mark up the price by 20% and sell it to retailers and restaurants. The price of onions that appear on the street will increase by 10%.

In the long circulation chain from the field to the table, onions have to be loaded, sorted and repackaged at least four times, which not only increases the cost, but also causes an alarming loss rate - more than one-third of the weight is lost due to breakage and dryness. In the absence of a modern food processing industry, inferior onions that could be used to make sauces are often discarded. In addition, some middlemen maliciously hoard onions in order to control prices and obtain huge profits. All these have pushed up onion prices. "

"You dare to say that these malicious middlemen do not include you?" Shakru joked.

"I can guarantee that I am definitely not the price setter. I am just following the trend. Otherwise, if I don't keep up with everyone's rhythm, I will not be able to mix in this circle in the future." Pingar said with a blushing face.

Shakru also knew that Pingar was definitely not the biggest ss behind the scenes in this matter. Seeing that he was unwilling to talk, he didn’t ask more questions and just muttered: “Hey, why doesn’t the government take any measures for this kind of thing? "

"Who said no measures were taken? In order to appease the angry people, the government has banned the export of onions. And it is said that in the next few days, mobile stalls will be set up in major cities to sell onions to the people at subsidized prices. In addition, it will also sell onions to China and Iran seeks assistance to curb the rapid rise in onion prices through imports," Pingar replied slowly.

Then he changed the topic and continued: "However, this approach only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. The fundamental problem of soaring onion prices is that backward farming methods and poor agricultural infrastructure lead to low onion yields, and backward transportation and storage facilities. This has led to serious waste, long distribution chains and links, which have led to rising prices. If these problems are not solved, the onion crisis will reoccur simply by banning exports and government subsidies."

Finally, he said with a wry smile: "Actually, I also know that it is not good to do this, but I can't help it. If I don't make the money, others will make it. That's why I am so interested in public welfare undertakings, such as the one you introduced to me this time for the poor. automatic water dispenser.”

Shakru knew that Pingar was spending money to buy peace of mind. As for whether this automatic water machine could make money, he didn't care at all. This was like many of the people who donated the most money for incense in the temple. Those who are doing bad things now are also afraid of retribution, so they are paying atonement money.

After finishing this matter, it was time for Zee TV to conduct a special interview with Priyanka. Since the communication and preparation work were done very well in advance, the entire recording process went very smoothly, and Priyanka also stood out in it. , clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with Varun-Gandhi's approach, and called on voters to promptly correct young people who have gone astray.

Due to Shakru's ability to create hype and Priyanka's own charm, her reputation skyrocketed after this interview was aired. At the same time, she also received more filming opportunities and invitations to various social activities. The most interesting one is the unveiling ceremony of the tenth women's bank on the 19th of this month.

Women's banks are not the first of its kind in India. This type of bank with strong gender overtones is most common in the Middle East. Since women's status in the Middle East is very low, women have neither money nor the convenience of going out to public places at will, so they generally Don't go to the bank.

Later, after women's status improved a bit, some banks appeared in Saudi Arabia that allowed women to enter, but the employees inside were still all men, so it was still not convenient.

The earliest female-only bank was the female branch of the Bank of Babylon opened in the holy city of Najaf in Iraq. From supervisors to staff to customers, all women were present in this bank, and no men were allowed to enter. The only exception is the branch manager, but even if he wants to enter the business hall, he must make an appointment in advance and then enter through the back door. He is not allowed to use the front door.

By the way, the security guards are all male, but they can only stand on the street outside the bank gate. They are not allowed to step into the bank, and they are not allowed to look into the business hall.

In this bank, women can take off their veils and fully enjoy their freedom. The reason for the emergence of such a bank is that since 2000, the education level of Arab women has generally improved, and the huge wealth brought by oil has made them no longer satisfied with saving private money, and they have begun to seek other more advanced financial management and investment channels. In addition, Arab women have a good understanding of financial management. They have more knowledge of asset allocation and retirement plans than women in other regions, and they are most confident in fund investment. Therefore, banks and investment companies exclusively for women have emerged in the Middle East. In order to win the business of many wealthy women in the region, investment banks such as Merrill Lynch have sent financial specialists. Local banks also target working women, issuing them credit cards and providing car and house loans.

Although India is not like the Middle East where women must wear black clothes and veils when going out, the status of men and women is also quite unequal. According to statistics, the number of women who open bank accounts in the country is even less than one-tenth of that of men. Therefore, in order to promote gender equality and to open up the female market, India has also established a women's bank based on the successful experience of the Middle East.

ps: These savings cards and credit cards issued by women's banks are also very beautiful, all with beautiful women's patterns, which is quite tempting for people like me who like to collect cards.

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