Infosys Co-founder Narayana Murthy Urges Young People To Resist Moonlighting & Work From Home

Speaking at the Asia Economic Dialogue organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy recently stated that for India to prosper as a country, it needs a culture of honesty, no favoritism, faster decision making, and hassle-free transactions.

"Only A Small Section Works Hard In Our Country"

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According to a PTI report, Infosys co-founder said that only a small section of the country works hard and that the majority of people have not imbibed the culture that is required to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aspirations.

He also exhorted youngsters not to indulge in practices like moonlighting or insistence on working from home, saying ethics and laziness need to be given special focus.

"My Humble Desire To Youngsters"

¡°My humble desire to youngsters is please don¡¯t fall into this trap of I will moonlight, I will do work from home, I will come to office three days in a week,¡± he said.

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¡°We need to build a culture of quick decision making, quick implementation, hassle less transactions, honesty in transactions, no favouritism,¡± Murthy said, adding that the only common aspect joining all the developed countries are such cultural attributes.

Infosys co-founder said both India and China were of the same size in the late 1940s, but the northern neighbor has grown to be six times the size of India courtesy the culture it has imbibed.

¡°There is a small section of India which works hard, which is honest, which has good work ethic, discipline, by and large this is not the predominant nature,¡± Murthy said.

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"India Lacks Pace"

Asking people not to call him an "anti-national, he cited his experience setting up a facility in Shanghai in 2006. He said the mayor of the Chinese city allocated a 25-acre land parcel selected by him the day after it was selected, and such a pace of movement is lacking in India.

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He said corruption is existent at lower levels and added that those at higher levels are very honest.

¡°If we want the business people to stay only in India and do everything in India, I think they will be very happy to do. All that we are respectfully requesting is that quick decisions must be taken, they must be implemented quickly and they should be no harassment, no unnecessary hurdle,¡± he said.

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