Blood Shortage eradication through 'aadhar initiative'

A Letter to the Hon'ble P.M

To,

The Prime Minister,

India.

Sub: Eradicating Blood shortage through ‘Aadhar’ initiative.

Dear Sir,

              According to the estimated figures, India faces a shortage of 3 million blood units every year because of which either people are dying for the want of blood or are facing black marketing and hoarding of blood units.

Approximately, 2 million people are dying due to unavailability of blood in emergency(Source- newlifefoundation.co)

According to www.newindianexpress.com, approximately 60% of the Indian population is eligible to donate where only 1% does it. The only way to eradicate blood’s illegal trade and shortage is by having a full-prove database of the all Indian citizens. If citizens are appealed to update their ‘aadhar card’ online and insert their respective blood groups, the UIDAI would have the necessary database. Of course, everyone would not be willing to be an emergency donor, therefore while updating their Aadhar card, they would be given an option if they wish to sign up as emergency donors. Only the people who choose this, would be listed as emergency donors.

This database could be channelized by just using a person’s pin-code, phone, name and blood group in a separate website to find emergency donors.

There would be hurdles to implement this system, but even 0.3% of the total population does it, the blood shortage could be permanently eradicated.

I have been running a non-profit organization called ‘The Saviours’ in Kolkata which provides blood donors in emergency, and therefore am aware of few issues related to blood shortage. I sincerely hope this initiative would prove fruitful and probably one of the 1st countries to have eradicated shortage permanently in this way.

P.S:- Happy New Year to the entire team of P.M.O. May God bless with success and prosperity!

Thanking You.

The Saviours.

Kolkata

27/12/2014.

www.thesaviours.org

Donation for disaster

To,

The Prime Minister,

India.

Sub: Contribution the towards Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund

Respected Sir,

                         Being a citizen of India it is my incumbent duty to stand shoulder to shoulder with our distressed brothers and sisters in Jammu and Kashmir and I hereby enclose a small contribution towards the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund. As the article by Economic Times(annexed) states that cash can be posted, a sum of Rs. 300 is enclosed within.

                       Being a responsible citizen of the country I tried pursuing others to donate as well, but the only answer I got was “who is going to post, make a draft etc.” Everyone was ready to donate but none made the effort. This lethargic attitude gave me an idea which cannot be implemented without the Government’s support and involvement.

                       The idea is to purchase a phone number and appeal the countrymen to give a miss call on it. This miss call would deduct Rs.1 from their balance or add an extra rupee to their bill. This is a unique donation method, where everyone would be pleased to use. Only after having a tie-up with all the telecom operators, this would be possible and moreover the Government has to play a vital role in making people aware.

                       Out of 91.49 crore connections as on July, 2014 (source Wikipedia), even if 20-30% contribute, the amount would be somewhere around 20-22 crores. This amount is directly proportional to the charge per miss call(taken minimum here i.e. Re. 1). Messaging service can also be introduced to donate.

 Reasons to implement it:-

1. Rupee 1 would not be a big amount to contemplate upon

2. The lethargy in the society would be removed, because phones are at everybody's tip

3. Efficient way to collect donation. The amount so collected would be directly transferred to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.

4. Fairly a large number of people would contribute towards the same.

I sincerely wish that this idea reliefs the people of J&K to a certain level!

Thanking You.

Yours faithfully,

The Saviours.
www.thesaviours.org