BPL, MPCE, Monthly Consumption Expenditure of household

 A Draft to be explored further in respect of new survey data released by Ministry

When we hear about few Government schemes being launched, most often a word we hear is BPL, Below Poverty Line? What is BPL?

As per Rangarajan committee report those spending Rs.32/- in rural and Rs.47/- in urban areas per day are not poor? Or Those who spend more than this amount are not poor? By common understanding We know how much this amount can bring to our home?, but there is a catch, whether this is per capita household expenditure or total of household? These limits translate to Rs.972 per capita per month expenditure in rural and Rs.1407 per capita per month in Urban areas and these are the poverty limits of expenditure.

Internationally basic poverty limit was $2 per day? In 2015 World Bank made it as $1.90 per day. How much it ($2) is equivalent in INR? Approximately Rs 160, as value of rupee fluctuates from Rs.80? off and on.

A to and fro trip to nearby Hospital by Auto rickshaw costs minimum of Rs 80 or 100. There are no standard of fares for auto drivers, especially when going Hospitals or airports. These times are opportunistic chances for few. Then I was supposed to buy medicines, as many were not given by Govt Hospital. It happened with me many times. I got problem in my left ear. The Doctor prescribed a medicine, that was not available in hospital. For few days I kept visiting to ask whether medicine is available or not? 5 days I visited then out of frustration I didn’t buy that medicine. As a govt servant I ought to be knowing my rights? But after purchasing a medicine the process of getting it reimbursed looked cumbersome to me.

Often many people feel offended on finding that per capita income is Rs.80 K (80,000/-) of India. What if, I tell them that monthly per capita expenditure of households is Rs.4642 in Urban and Rs.2712 in Rural households of A&N Islands compared to Rs.1430 in Rural & Rs.2630 in Urban India. Figures of Andamans are “highest” for urban and third highest in rural areas in the country as per NSSO survey of 2012.

In that survey it was observed that median percentile (P50) was Rs.3626, that means half of population/households in urban areas has Monthly PerCapita Consumer Expenditure (MPCE) equal to or more to this amount and half population less than it.

About 20% population in Urban areas had MPCE more than Rs.5634 (P80) while 70% population of Urban population had Rs.2823(P30)

For Rural areas of A & N Islands the median MPCE was Rs.2169. It means half population spends more than this and half less than this amount, per month. Of total:95% population spend less than Rs.5593/- AND 30% population spends less than Rs.1768 per month.

In urban areas 31.8% persons were having MPCE between Rs.3070 to Rs.4280/-, and 17.3% persons had MPCE between Rs.2460 to Rs.3070 and 17.2% had more than Rs.6015.

In Rural areas 33.2% persons had monthly per capita expenditure more than Rs.2625, 28.7% persons spent between Rs.1585 to Rs.2055 per month and 21.8% had monthly expenditure between Rs.2055 to Rs.2625.

Where a household spends this money? Total monthly per-capita consumption expenditure (MMRP) of rural households was Rs.2712 and it consists of spendings of Rs.1266 on Food items and Rs.1446 on Non-Food items.  There is difference in spending pattern among Rural & Urban Households. Among rural households 46.7% was spent on food items and in Urban areas it was 36.1%.

Data, statistics day

Asked what is data? to a computer science person.  

Anything showing collection of zero and one indicating or showing any value that can be termed as data

Data is Smallest form of workable value to humans in computer or machine language? 

What is A? ASCII value of this A is something? It is shown as A to human but for computer it is certain number 0 or1? In ASCII it is 97 for small a and 65 for capital A. 

The binary representation of the decimal number 97 is 1100001. 

This set of numbers or digits 0 or 1 is only for machine language, to understand the value of figure, that human sees as A. 

What statistics is? Statistics is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. it further provides tool & methods for making sense of numerical information and drawing conclusion. 

But there are so many statistics too. Applied statistics, descriptive or inferential, but there are terms like administrative and official statistics too. So there are many terms related to type of statistics.     Everyone tells statistics and data are inseparable.  For few statistics is just to calculate average, mean, median, mode & or Percentage, Interest rates? etc.

weights & balance- Indus Valley Civilization
@National Museum New Delhi

I think numbers data or statistics might be in existence since humans waked on this earth? though not in any coded language, but it could in use via symbols or signaling? As development of civilization happened along with language, culture, philosophy so did the development of sciences, knowledge.

"Indus valley civilization" term became famous in history. Excavation at world famous archeological sites of Harrappa & Mohenjo-Daro unearthed many unbelievable pieces of history. what looked like beads, measurement units of various shapes, a Balance? 

it is much later that Rakhigarhi, Lothal, Dholavira and other sites came to be known. Now they are best example of traditional knowledge of ancient Bharat or India. I saw at National Museum, New Delhi.

Historian state that in 5th BCE Athenian estimated height of wall using some method. But now we also know that Aryabhat (for decimal number sysetm, value of pi & algebra) and other scholars such as Brahmgupt (arithmatic and zero), Bhaskaracharya (Bhaskara I or II).  Katyayan etc had already formulated value of circumference of earth. During first millennium BCE many sutra were written-namely Shulba Sutras that are part of Shrauta Sutras, four major sutras related to mathematics are attributed to Baudhayana, Manava, Apastamba, and Katyayana. 

list of Indian Mathematicians

Baudhayan said to have lived during 800 to 740 BCE. He is credited to have worked out what presently known as Pythagoras theorem. So there are many more great sages who had worked during vedic era and in later times. what it means that data, mathematics and statistics could have been in existence way back in vedic period too? 

Arthshastra is w well known world over, great work by Kautilya or Chanakya. He, the Vishnu Gupt was great luminary in lineage of our ancient Indian sages/rishi parampara. Where disciple learns under guru-shishya tradition. As we get information, there were university now known as Nalanda, vikramshila and Taxila or Takshila University. when such great universities existed there many millennium BCE  what could be curriculum taught there? even students from many countries of world came to study? 

Raja Todar mal name also became famous. He is associated with Revenue and land records. 

so data collection, statistics, official and administrative statistics had been in existence in India.

भरोसा और उम्मीद in Health care system

भरोसा और उम्मीद ही नीत प्रतिदिन जीवित रहने में सहायक होते हैं 

Today I went to hospital to collect blood test report. A medical specialist had prescribed few blood tests. after collecting reports approached OPD to show to doctor. staff there informed that madam will not come today. her opd days are so and so. this felt dejected. Lady staff said you come at 3 pm. I will try to take you to lady doctor. now siting for sometime still waiting to get luck to meet doctor. 

Earlier in the day, when I reached counter to collect blood reports. person there pointed out that no number is mentioned on slip. when did you gave blood sample. I replied yesterday. he said go to that counter and ask madam there to write number. I went first to the person who collected my blood. he said it's not our duty to write number. I then went to counter where bottles are given along with slip. The lady courtly came to counter on first floor where blood reports are collected. the same counter where I was told to get number. the lady talked to the man on counter and searched report from a bundle supposedly of yesterday. there were about 25 or 30 reports. I thought why that person couldn't search report having my name? However I got the report. But had to Walk from ground floor to first floor from counter to counter. in the end I got report. mission accomplished. so why to complain? to whom to complain? Hospital staff are like God or Godly creatures for patients. so we cannot complain. if complain where will we go for medical treatment? 

Now at 2.47 PM I reached Hospital as per भरोसा of that medical staff. From the door i couldn't find her inside the opd room. After sometime she came out from door. I asked whether that Doctor has come? she noded saying no. so I sat and waited 

After sometime people started gathering on opposite side where I was waiting. This staff went there and signalled me to come. I went to meet that Medical specialist, She was there. 

I Shown her OPD slip and test reports. She asked how you are feeling? She advised take medicine and come after 15 days and take medicine prescribed from me to continue. i returned happily. 

 On 4th I went to Hospital. I was having some pain below left ear. on touching it pained. in 2021 i had RCT done in one teeth in upper jaw on left side. Whenever i fail to do toothbrush i feel some strange pain whenever any hard thing comes under that teeth while eating. So I though let me go to Dental OPD. Doctor there took my history, tried to diagnosed. She told may be you are having joint issue in Jaw. It might have started there. But She asked me to go to ENT first and get clearance from there. 

I rushed to ENT OPD, it is one of the busiest opd. Staff siting there who was giving token, i asked her that some years back i came here. One Dr Satish was there. She corrected me it was Sathiyan and pointed towards a room and directed me to go to Room no 38. I went to that room. It was minor OT. Dr was there few persons were inside. I waited outside. Someone inside signalled me to wait. From then on someone going inside and few came outside. But I didnt get chance to go inside. This continued for more that one & half  hours i think. Few patients from wards came, few medical staff brought their patients. But i as a general qouta patient kept waiting outside at gate. When i was called inside a junior doctor checked me. I told him my problem. He said its all clear. On his question that do you have sugar or BP? i said sugar not checked for last two years. And i was taking medicine of BP earlier but for one year i am not taking. He then checked my BP. And pointed towards machine and said see how you BP is? I said dont know. He said lower one is more, it should not be that. He referred to MEDICINE Department/specialist for opinion.  my BP was 150/104. 

I told that boy doctor that for two hours i am standing at the door and i am full of ANGER that's why BP must have gone up.

Went to Medical specialist OPD. Huge crowd was there. I tried to go inside. there were so many doctors and patients. Staff there immediately asked to wait outside and gave me token. It was 64. I told that i am referred by ENT OPD and its urgent. She said you have to wait and come by token number. Doctor will see from 2.30 onwards also. At that time 28 was the number currently inside room. I came home, had lunch and then went to Hospital at 3 PM. Still there were few token before me. She called token number 58, 59 etc no one was there. When she called 64 i went inside. Then doctor measured BP it was 150/90. She prescribed medicine-that was same i had told her what medicine i was taking. 5mg tablet i had to take. She said now your dental procedure cannot be done till your BP normalized. 

#rainwaterharvesting #rainwatercollection #rainwater SriVijayPuram, Andaman Nicobar Islands

During #corona #covid19 times it so happened that water supply used to come once in 7 days or so. Thus water scarcity was felt for household needs. living at Port Blair now Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman Nicobar Islands we know value of drinking water. Also i know how valuable & precious fresh water is. In past also we have gone through the scarcity of water at home. once water was supplied by a truck/tanker. that time we didn't has any drum type of thing to store water, but people in neighborhood used to store water in drums. that year we came to know about this storing system. 

But when water scarcity happened again and rainy season had started at Port Blair. Then i thought to install sheet of plastic/polythene to collect rainwater for all household purpose, except drinking. with few experiments i could make an installation to collect much of rainwater that runs off from our roof. I bought a sheet & rope from market near Gandhi statue opposite main bus terminus at Sri Vijaya Puram. with those ropes i could increase of decrease height of this installation as per need.

Corona times has really taught many lessons, required for life survival. It unwielded real face of this materialistic world. In rimes of crisis who ware real friend in need? 

I had purchase sheet & rope for neighbour too, as seeing my gadget they requested me to do same for them.

#समर्पण , माखनलाल चतुर्वेदी , काव्य

#समर्पण 

न मुझमें रंग, न मुझमें रूप, 

न दीखे मेरा कहीं शरीर। 

किन्तु मेरे प्राणों पर हाय, 

टूटते हो तुम आलमगीर! 

मधुरिमे! तू कितनी लाचार, 

अभागा मैं वीणा का तार। 

विवश मैं तो वीणा का तार। 

माखनलाल चतुर्वेदी #काव्य_कृति   #लेखनी 

Looking at this Sculpture from Rani Ki Vav these lines came to mind

There could be many thoughts? 

Man Ki Baat at All India Radio and Doordarshan & other television channels

First blog   Radio was extinct till 2014 : Man Ki baat now a world famous program on All India Radio by our beloved Pradhan Mantri ji Shri Narendra Modi ji. Another i wrote blog.  After so many episodes it is still one of the most listened program. I May be correct in saying that instead of most listened it is also one of the most watched program on TV? this is surprising and amazing to me. I have been watching Doordarshan since 1977 continuously and this program (Man Ki Baat) baffles and breaks all notions about what a RADIO program is all about?

I had an opportunity to attend a lecture by Shri K K Nayyar ji of All India Radio. He came as guest lecturer/or resource person for a workshop on "writing for TV & Radio" organised by Centre for Creative Writing & Production(CCWP), IIT Kanpur. I am sure Shri Nayyar ji would have been surprised to see the popularity of this program Man Ki Baat on Radio and Television both. Originally planned as Radio talk type of program, where celebrities are chosen to broadcast their address through radio. Three decades earlier it was the only OPTION to reach every corner of country & to the people. Shri K K Nayyar ji often described difference of Radio & Television programming.

At All India Radio Station building near Harsh nagar, Kanpur we went for demonstration & learning about making of radio programs.  We were given to listen an interview of writer Shri Giriraj Kishor by Dr Smt Madhulekha Vidyarthi ji. First sentence she mentioned him as suvikhyat writer सुविख्यात लेखक, immediately he interrupted saying that i am not famous but Vikhyat कुख्यात . Dr Madhulekha Vidyarthi ji i knew, she was teaching Hindi to us in PPN Degree College-Kanpur. Shri Nayyar ji mentioned on this and told see how impression of interview was spoiled by this single comment. Thus choosing correct words are very much important.

Windows

Windows, as word itself seems to explain in our minds, that it's window or opening/gateway to outside world? 

Chitrakathi

चित्रकथी - शिल्पा धेंडे

Radha Krishna a saga of Bhakti-Devotion

Bhakti Devotion is very private thing between My Lord-Krishna & Gopika-that is my Atma-Soul
it's a direct connect
Madhuri Bhakti or Madhurya
often misconceived as Shringar-Bhakti

titled Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā beneath a flowering tree
between 1825&1850
The Morgan Library & Museum pic.twitter.com/5CMlruy5VK

— g katyan misra (@kamlesm) March 12, 2020

click this to see the original painting MS M.1060.9

Ashgari Bai and Pt. Manik Munde.

 

another video of Asghari bai

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4another video .

5. another for Asghari Bai



6. a video

 

 another one echos of silence

 

https://youtu.be/X4CJ6vQzq7o

https://youtu.be/X4CJ6vQzq7o  

 video from MP

   

about how she struggled in life