If we forget the fact that Maran has a soft corner for Chennai, he has done an amazing job in the Telecommunications field.
If we monitor the telecom scenario in india for the past 10 yrs, the growth is exponential..
1. Initially, mobile phone industry used to charge for incoming calls also. 1999-2000.. incoming calls were made free. (He encouraged so many private players)
2. At a point there was a fear of the industry being monopolised. He reduced the license fee for new companies and thus created a flush of companies to enter the competition and let the market forces dictate terms.
3. He kept harping on One-India One-India...though hardly a fraction of the population took him seriously. And now, we can call anywhere to anywhere (within india) for one rupee per minute.
4. He didnt like the companies milking the customers for the roaming charges. Removed the ADC for the companies, now the roaming charges are stabilized and they are going down-wards.
5. Now, he says broadband is the main focus. Given, his pro-active nature, very soon this will also become a reality.
India desperately needs such dynamic ministers. Knock-out all the old dumb-heads (please include our dishonourable Arjun singh in this list). Our country needs such pro-active ppl at the helm. The rate at which the economy is changing, the govt cannot afford to build up the infrastructure and it s the duty of the govt to bring development to the whole of the country (rural & urban). It cannot rely on the private initiative alone for developing the country. The bulk of the job still needs to be done by the govt.
Some examples of the govt institutes which can be role-models, even for private companies are BSNL, SBI, etc...despite the cut-throat competition they face from the private companies.
We need ministers like Maran, Laloo Prasad Yaadav (i know he loots a lot of tresury money....but which minister doesnt? he atleast does something for the nation
