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INTEGRAL HUMANISM
- CHAPTER 4
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Professor
Vishvesaraya has said in one of his books, that while considering
the system of production one must take into account the seven 'M's.
These are man, material, money, management, motive power, market and
machine. The skill and ability of the workers or those who should be
provided with work must be considered. Easy availability of the
required raw material. and the quality and properties of the raw
materials available cannot be ignored. We must also think of how
much money is available as capital. How this capital can be
increased and at what rate? How best it can be utilized for maximum
production? How much of it should be put in the fixed assets and how
much should be kept in the liquid form? We must also pay attention
to the form of power available in the country in addition to the
human and animal labor. Wind, water, steam oil, gas, electricity and
atomic power can supply the motive power. Of these, which form of
power can be obtained in what quantity and without being uneconomic
must be thought of while deciding upon our methods of production. In
the same way managerial skills are also important and deserve the
attention. If the ability to co-ordinate the efforts of a dozen
workers is wanting, all of them will remain unemployed. It is also
necessary to think of the usefulness of the goods produced to the
society. This means that production of any particular commodity
cannot be justified economically without the consideration of the
market it commands. Taking into consideration all these factors we
should design suitable machines. Instead, we find now-a-days that we
install the machines first and try to coordinate all other factors
afterwards. Other countries of the world did not progress in this
fashion. Otherwise new machines would not have been invested. We are
importing the machines and hence, we have little knowledge. We shall
have to develop a Bharatiya technology.
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