Can the rules get any more unfair??? Govt. in India wants to charge stamp duty of Rs. 1 Crore because Company name contains the words “Global”

Recently i have been planning on starting my own company in India. It will be a Private Limited Company and something like Global -----   -----  Pvt. Ltd. So i file the documents in Mumbai for registration of the name. Well it got rejected and came back… Why??? Because the company name contained the word “Global” so they want me to register it with Rs. 1 Crore and not Rs. 1 Lakh. What happened to a free country and equal opportunity? The moronic government passed a rule that allows a certain class of names to be registered by only the upper class of society.

This needs to be re-planned for India's growth. In the USA most companies are started by 1-2 people with little capital investment and many do very good for themselves. So why are we in India shooting ourselves in our feet???

Moronic People who passed that rule for sure.

Chill Out.

Vikram Jhaveri

Companies that never learn – Part III

Airtel is up to their worst tricks again. So i recently upgraded my internet connection to 1MBPS unlimited from Airtel. And what do i get for paying them more money? Constant sales call, FROM AIRTEL SUPPORT, to give them more money. Worst of all, they call me at 9AM on a Sunday. Those freaking losers can forget getting any other business from me. I have cancelled my Airtel post-paid cell, Airtel cable TV, and disconnected the phone line. Only kept the internet connection because they are good at something.

Why don't companies learn not to harass customers???

Companies that never learn – Part II

This is mainly a personal complaint against MTNL. I signed up for their unlimited 512 kbps plan. It was painless and took a few minutes over the phone. Which i thought was impressive.

Next they said they would install it in 7 days, however they came in 2 days to install it. I was impressed again.

However now came the nightmare. Since i was not at home, they left the equipment, said that it was all activated and all i had to do was connect it. So i did, and guess what, it did not work.

After spending hours registering a complaint, they sent a young technician, who after 7 days could not get anything working. So i decided to cancel. And guess what, they billed me installation fees and 1 month usage for Rs. 4000 even though the plan costs Rs. 1500 and did not work for more than a few minutes.

Guess some companies try to show that they have improved, but that is all smoke and mirrors.

By, Vikram Jhaveri

Companies that never learn – Part I

This is a small description of a huge mistake made by cell phone companies in India. Let the company be new or old, public or private, they all make this mistake.

What is the mistake?

Unwanted Sales Call and Sales SMS.

I have tried a variety of cell phone services, this was a small project of mine. I got Airtel, Aircel, BPL (Now Loop Mobile), MTNL, Idea and BSNL. Since i knew what i wanted, first day i got my cell phone, i turned send an SMS to the Do Not Disturb National Registry. So that should have told them that i do not want to be troubled.

Now i do not get any Sales calls. Which is a good thing. I wanted to try a routine here with sales call though. Any service i was offered, i plan to call these sales people to my office, let them waste a few good hours. I can live with that. My few minutes is worth their useless hours in time comparison.

Now regarding SMS, OMG, these companies just send one SMS after another. It has just got to stop. Again a side note, (Idea cellular service) only sent me one sms in a month, i would definitely recommend them. However Loop Mobile, Aircel, Airtel and MTNL, just stay away from them. I get SMS’s from them every few hours. How annoying is that for business people???

Just a huge corporate blunder is what i see here. No one will want their corporate employees to have a cell phone that constantly annoys them.

By, Vikram Jhaveri