If we look at the 3 options for maximum impact I will rather select Option 2/3 against Option 1.

An entrepreneurial institution, Deeshaa Ventures, aims to transform the rural Indian economy and thereby contribute to India's economic development. The transition from a low-equilibrium trap to a vibrant and dynamic rural India poses enormous challenges, and consequently provides great opportunities for all, including the private sector.

The primary goal is to implement an innovative economic model called Rural Infrastructure & Services Commons (RISC) which has the potential for catalysing sustainable economic growth by addressing the primary causes of low economic growth.

urbanization of a country’s population is both a cause and a consequence of economic development. The problem therefore is how can one urbanize the population of rural India without the attendant rural to urban migration? Clearly the solution is to urbanize the rural population in place.

This urbanization can be achieved in place only by bringing to the rural population all the services and functionalities that are normally only available in cities to the rural area itself.

Deeshaa group is an extension of our plan in Deeshaa ventures.

India's economic development is predicated on the economic development of rural India since the majority of Indians live there. Rural income opportunity depends on a wide range of services delivered inexpensively to the population. RISC is an economic model which is based on the premise that the provision of services is expedited by the presense of a standardized infrastructure platform. Given limited resources, investment in infrastructure provision must be done efficiently for provision of services to be economically sustainable. RISC presents a viable schema.

We have now 200 members (& growing) from all over the world who are interested in the development of rural India and India in general. You will find good and meaningful discussions with an emphasis on "what works" solutions. You can also find a good network for your to leverage and build on any idea you have.

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A personal experience in my city (Hyderabad,India) in navigating an ambulance is the source of this article. I believe that increasing 'sensitivity' to an Ambulance is a tough job and hence I propose a 'system' solution. The goal is to create information sharing between the participants through networking and developing new traffic rules including an 'Ambulance signal'.

Find this article on the AFC bloki site. I see that my solution can be improved upon and need many other complementing solutions to make this happen. But I believe that this will make 'any' city an Ambulance friendly city and may save many lifes in the process. Feedback/help will be highly helpful in *actionizing* this idea.

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