Due to Indian Government’s inability to check the spiraling prices of vegetables, it must immediately announce the following plan-of-action -- albeit on a temporary basis:
All Government land that is lying unoccupied in and around approved residential colonies may be utilised by the authorised Residents’ Associations under a Bhagidari scheme that will allow them to hire the services of ‘malis’ (gardeners) to grow vegetables in the aforesaid land, and sell its produce at rates fixed by the said Association (not below a minimum common price for that city/town) only to the Members of that Association. A fixed portion of the net profits from the said sale shall be shared with the local Municipal Corporation or Development Authority; and the gardeners employed will be allowed to construct, within that land, temporary shelters for them so that they could keep a watch on the said mini-gardens. Thus, they will not only get a hut to live in, but their wives might also get employment in the houses of one or more of the Association’s Members -- thereby generating increased welfare for all.
In new residential colonies -- where a large number of plots usually lie unused, similar mini-gardens may be started on these plots with the plot-owners’ permission (renewable every quarter so that the plot is available to him/her whenever residential construction thereon is planned). In such cases, the proceeds of sale shall be shared with the plot-owners -- it will, however, be left to the plot-owners whether they wish the said proceeds to be donated to a local charity of their choice by the Association directly.