Punjabi Concept of Management

The Hindu News Update Service

This report defies categorization. It is an alarming news. It is an amusing news. It is sight catching news.

The news has a background. It is now on record that for the last two years Punjab is not receiving the migrant labourers. The migrant labourers are vital to Punjab economy.

The Punjabi farmers had been adopting different methods to lure the migrants to their field. I remember that even regional English Newspaper like The Tribune always carried special report during Kharif and Rabi crop that how the Ludhiana Railway station was inundated by the Bihari Labourers. Gradually, the content changed. It started showing Punjabi Farmers standing at the Ludhiana Station to allure the Biharis to their field.

Now, last year, it was found that National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) had turned out to be a culprit. This year may be the floods will hold back many working hands. But, the Punjabis have some incentive to those who would come down to their fields for Rabi crops. They are being offered free Cell Phones. Now Bhaiya would be able to talk to Bhaiya Ranis to use the slangs of Punjabis. They had been earlier giving the incentives of free Bidies, Shekar, Tobacco pouches, and typical punjabi pass time and guessed it right the booze and poppy husks. Now, they are becoming technical also. I believe that it is not the real story. Any how, it is being issued by PTI and the secretary of Ministry of Rural Development is being quoted in the report. May be the secretary, probably from punjab, making it interesting for drab official meeting.