Democracy:
Indian Democracy: 35 States (including UTs), 626 districts (71 in UP), 441 towns / cities (with population over one lakh people), 53 women LS MPs (out of 542 approx 10%), 1618 languages, 6400 castes, 6 religions, 6 ethnic groups, 29 major festivals, country 1.
Citizens: Rights
Citizenship: Duties/Obligations
Quality of democracy is determined by the quality of citizenship
Plato (the Greek politician): For an ideal state, there should be No Poverty and Society should be fully educated, people should have will power to work/reform society with being the role mode
Unfortunately the definition of our democracy is now mutated to:
From By the people to Buy the people;
From Of the people to Off the people;
From For the people to Far the people
Socio-Political Strategy:
- Know your client well: Through public mood/issues and personal representatives
- IT Solutions: Through website, B-log, Twitter, group communication as communication is the most important thing in political game/process.
- Ideas & opinions of persons are to be judged through journalists, sending mass messages through mobile/PC network, thus mobile technology is very useful,
- Citizen Journalism: Reporting through conscious citizens (outside group) as breaking news is often gathered through this way.
Book on Personality Development; pages 305 Rs 160/ Dr Murugan (Asst Director, AIR Chennai) explaining about Party/Personality/Policy and Politics (4P factors); he condemns the Personality based politics & recommends Policy based politics, hence people should vote for Policies not for the party / personality.
(AHP Chennai, lectures on 23rd January 2010)
- A True Socio-political Activist never believes in caste system. However, media makes such hype as in case of Rahul’s visits to underprivileged persons. Dalit type of concept is media’s imagination/ interpretation. One’s attempt should be to reach poor of the poorest village, which is necessary to understand their problems. Also, learning is necessary & is an unending process (continues till death). There should be no distinction between learning & action. Both are complimentary to each other.
- Naxalism is outcome of the uneven development process. It is growing since fruits of development are not reaching the common people. We have to reach out to the people & their problems to curb Naxalism. If people are closer to political system, the Naxal activities will naturally come to an end.
Ill-governance: During past few yrs, life is unsafe in the area, law & order is in disarray. There is all-round corruption. Farmers are committing suicide. Price rise has affected the common men. Unemployment is increasing. The Govt. has been unsuccessful in dealing with water crisis, power, drought & floods like situations. Development & security of the people should be given the priority. The Govt. should be free of hunger, unemployment & helplessness & each one should get the fullest opportunity to realize his/her dreams.
(Indian Express: Chennai 8th October 2009)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA WELFARE SCHEMES
Congress Govt. During 2004-2009 was guided by principles of inclusiveness, credibility, compassion and courage wherein a loan amount of Rs 65,000/ crores was waived to poor farmers,
UPA II Govt. would strive to provide land for the landless, Employment to the rural poor to fulfill the vision of late PM Rajiv Gandhi,
PM while addressing on 63rd Independence Day celebration promised more funds for Education in a comprehensive development package that gave special care to the disabled people and the deprived sections of society,
The flagship program “Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (Basic Services to Urban Poor & Integrated Housing & Slum Development Program) in 2005, the inclusiveness of urbanization has been taken by following ways (Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation www.mhupa.gov.in):
- National Urban Housing & Habitat Policy 2007, with goal of Affordable Houses for All;
- National Street Vendors Policy 2008;
- Revised Integrated Low Cost sanitation scheme (ILSC) 2008 with goal of eradication of all dry latrines by 2010;
- Revised Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana (SJSRY) 2008 for livelihood for urban poor;
- Proposed Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) with vision of a Slum Free India based on assignment of property rights to all slum dwellers.
- Launch of National Initiative on Patient Safety with AIIMS as its Nodal Centre
- In US infant/child mortality rate is 3-4/1000 whereas in India it is 56/1000, under Millennium development Goals (MDGs) reduce it to below 5/1000
Total Sanitation: (Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation)
2nd Oct 2009
Revised guidelines of Integrated Low Cost Sanitation (ILCS) scheme with the goal of eradication of manual scavenging by 2010 and increased subsidy for urban poor for conversion of dry latrines to water sealed systems,
Basic services (Water, Sanitation, Sewerage, Electricity, Health, Social Security, Affordable Houses) & in all slums under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission JNNURM (Basic Services to Urban Poor & Integrated Housing & Slum Development Program) & proposed Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) with individual water sealed toilets in each home. Emphasis on upgrading sewage, sanitation and solid waste management under JNNURM (urban Infrastructure & Governance & Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small & Medium Towns
Women Empowerment:
There is likelihood of 50% reservation for women in Panchayat Raj Institutions & Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). Some states had already implemented in Panchayat Raj & for the ULB, Government has approved the proposal to increase reservation from 33 to 50% in ULBs, 53 Women MPs in 15th Lok Sabha.
(October 22nd 2009)
Min of WCD will launch new scheme: RG Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls & conditional maternity Benefit scheme for women,
Strict and Effective Implementation of PNDTA: Effective implementation of integrated Child Protection Scheme for providing self & secure environment to the children in need of care & protection under juvenile justice.
Minority Welfare:
Govt. has decided to include National Rural Drinking Water Program (NRDWP), Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small & Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) and Urban Infrastructure & Governance (UIG) in the PM’s New 15 Point Program for welfare for Minorities. MPs & MLAs are also included in the State & District level committees to monitor the implementation of the 15 Point Program including for implementation of Multi- Sectoral Development Program (MSDP).
(23rd October 2009)
Drinking water Mission: UNICEF is working www.water.org by conducting baseline study in their target villages spread over 5 states (TN, AP, Karnataka, Maharashtra & Orissa) with 5 leading microfinance organizations in India to promote water credit to create access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities through loans under Pepsico foundation program through microfinance institutes: guardian, BISWA, ESAF, Hand in hand and Grameen Koota.
(Oct 29th 2009)
42 crore Rural Indian population lives Below Poverty Line (BPL)
Health Problem of Farmers:
District Administration should undertake a comprehensive health check up for farmers as per Hon’ble Supreme Court’s direction to know the impact of pollution. Such issue should be raised in monthly grievance meeting of the District Magistrate.
General Health Aspects:
Rural Health Check-up by PHCs / Community Health Centers should be regularly conducted with thrust on maternity and nutritional supplement to the underprivileged through Anganwadis/ICDS,
Surveillance for diabetes, anemic and cardiac problems should be undertaken through intensive / regular health surveys,
Defense personnel (both retired and working people), highway truck drivers, longtime wage-earners in the outside cities (away from home) should be compulsorily checked at least once in a year for suspected HIV/AIDS prevalence in this high risk group.
Need of surprise medical / drugs stores checking for the supply of suspected expired / spurious drugs in market by racketeers. (Expired medicines / drugs can be kept separately in store under the category: Not for sale)
Public Distribution System/essential commodities
Central Vigilance Committee headed by former Supreme Court Judge Justice D P Wadhwa (appointed by Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution as directed by Hon’ble Supreme Court) is to look into maladies affecting PDS & suggest remedial measures. The committee visits several states and inspects PDS/interacts with Public, NGO, SHG, Dealers, Govt. officials, Collectors etc to monitor the PDS.
Resource Agencies / Persons for Welfare Projects:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: promised Rs 250 crore grant for family welfare grant in UP (other projects can also be approached),
Dr Islam Ahmad Siddiqui (M Sc Pantnagar Agriculture University), M S and Ph D from US with over three decades of experience in Agriculture Sciences has been appointed as Chief Agriculture Negotiator. Earlier he was VP of Crop Life America, his services can be utilized as consultant/key resource and guiding person for agricultural innovation of Kannauj district,
Azim Premji Foundation: A non profitable organization works to improve primary education. Clean energy is his new thrust area where he wants to invest,
Preity Zinta: Goodwill ambassador for joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UN-AIDS) will donate 25% of profits of her team IPL King XI (Punjab) to charities selected by the UN,
Coca-Cola Beverage Pvt. Ltd has launched a cent per cent
sanitation project at Niman village in Tiruvallur District in TN.
(Indian Exp 29 March 2010)
Imperativeness of NGOs:
As per objective of constitutional spirit: its citizens are guaranteed important welfare measures like food sufficiency, health, education, infrastructure, safety & security of self and property etc. In routine governance some aspects are exclusively under union government, some under state government and a few in the concurrent list. These regulations are governed by laws enacted and amended by respective governments. The three wings of democracy (legislature, judiciary and executive) function for the overall wellbeing of its citizens and safeguard the national interest and uphold the constitutional validity. With expanding scope in public services, it has been noticed that the government machinery alone could not satisfy public needs and fulfill welfare schemes implementation goals. This paved way for public participation in executing the government schemes as well as providing relief and rehabilitation to the oppressed and needy group of people. The group of constitution of such private bodies had been named as Voluntary Organizations or Non Government Organizations (NGOs) which had been authorized to generate funds from philanthropic bodies, corporate houses, foreign nations as well as donor government agencies and execute the desired schemes and provide relief to target group.
During past fifteen years, various new ministries and departments in union government had been created for properly executing welfare measures (such as Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Women and Child Affairs, Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, Ministry of Minority Affairs including revamping the objectives Ministry of Human Resources Development, formerly Ministry of Education which are involved in implementation of variety of welfare schemes through its departments by coordinating with numerous registered NGOs of their field. Such NGOs are supposed to fulfill the gap which government could not meet through its own executing machinery. In the event of calamities like flood, drought, earthquake, communal riots etc, several NGOs played prominent role in serving the affected populace. It is therefore quite imperative to involve accredited and highly specialized / skilled NGOs for meeting the important situations like global warming, national food security, education to all, social, economic and health reforms, slums & sanitation, energy crisis, population control, communal harmony and national integration.
Though the government has been formulating policies and schemes for broader objective to reach the fruits of social justice and growth to every segment of society, but unfortunately very little is being encountered by the worst neglected/oppressed Muslim community. Hence it has become very essential to involve many a number of NGOs concerned for the cause of Muslim community uplift. Recent enactments like Right to Information Act, Right to Education and Expanding scope in the working of Ministries of Rural Development, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministry of Minority Affairs etc is deriving force for our missionary zeal to involve in nation building process with the particular aim to serve our community in respect of advancement in socio-educational/economic aspect by closely interacting with our institutions, NGOs and feedback them the information, strategy and action plan in implementing various programs and policies through inner networking & fulfilling goal of service to needy/oppressed class (voluntarily) and service to the nation. We will device the agenda of our work with aim to involve, coordinate each and every community institution and increase number of NGOs and provide them the desired guidance and help for attaining optimum goal.
NGO Partnership System: Partnership for Progress (join hands & work together for inclusive growth) website: www.ngo.india.gov.in & objectives as:
Get details of existing VOs / NGO across India,
Get details of grant / schemes of key Ministries / Departments,
Apply on-line for grants,
Track status of your application for grants
This facility is located in Planning Commission in association with NIC to bring about greater partnership between Govt. & voluntary sector and foster better transparency, efficiency & accountability.
(Ministry of Culture, Health & Family Welfare, Social Justice & Empowerment, Women & Child Development, Dept. of Higher Education, Dept. of School Education & Literacy, Council for Advancement of People’s Action & Rural Technology (CAPART) are involved in this process)
Chennai has established an institution: 5th Pillar www.5thpillar.org
mail: endcorruption@5thpillar.org under the aegis of Anticorruption Movement
Chennai (www.anticorruptionchennai.com) to check corruption
Academy of Honest Politics: launched in Chennai by N. Vittal (former CVC) on 22nd August 2009, is aimed to create honest politicians for better governance, is also targeted to cleanse the political arena & the administration of corruption, nepotism & inefficiency ensuring better governance leading to overall peace and prosperity of the country with equitable distribution of wealth to all sections of the society irrespective of caste, creed, religion or social status. Academy will attempt to impart training to aspiring young men to pursue politics seriously.
IIT (M) Chemical Engineer turned Social Activist Er R Elango (email: panchayat@yahoo.com, web: www.modelvillageindia.org.in) has developed his native village Kuthampakkam (Poonamalle Block of Thiruvellore District in TN about 35 Km away from Chennai city) is now the model Panchayat in the country. He aims to network the entire country village Panchayats with the target of 10,000 Panchayats as model centre by 2016 when an international conference on village Panchayat is proposed to be held. He recommends for Decentralization of Power / Governance where village Panchayats have to be model and the planning is to be designed based on the concept of Bottom to Top.
(Lecture at Academy of Honest Politics Chennai, 9th Jan 2010)
Arvind and Aruna Rai duo has created furor in governance by creating awareness about clean governance through RTI usage and putting pressure over corrupt executing officers. They have established an institution named Parivartan in Delhi.
Welfare Institutions References:
National Institute of Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Min of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI
East Coast Road, Muttukadu, Kovalam post
Chennai 603 112 (www.niepmd.tn.nic.in) 044-2747 2113, 2046
Help Age India (Fighting Isolation, Poverty and Neglect)
H O: C-14 Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi 110 016
Phone: 42030400, fax 2685 2916, www.helpageindia.org
Elango Rajarathinam (Sr. Manager) 04142 212653, 97900 24490 elango@helpageindia.org
Tamaraikulam Elders village, Periyakanganankuppam,
Uppalavadi post, Cuddalore (TN)
The Leprosy Mission Trust India
CNI Bhawan, 16 Pt Pant Marg New Delhi 110 001
Ph 2371 6920, fax 0803, email: tlmpsd@tlmindia.org
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (Deemed University)
Sriperumubudur 602 105 (TN)
www.rgniyd.gov.in, 2716 2705 fax 3227
Aids Prevention & Control Society
Chennai Corporation, Chennai 600 004, Phone Nos. 24987498, 99
Animal Welfare Board of India
13/1 III Sea Ward Road, Valmiki Nagar, Tiruvanmiyur
Chennai, Phones: 4124454935, 4958, web: www.awbi.org.in
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