VOICE OF THE PEOPLE- A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE- A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

 The govt. bureaucrats may have been given targets- but are they in sync with

a)People-Demographic Dividend- perspective;b)Growth/improvement/Productivity & Value add perspective;c)Cost & Efficiency perspective;d)Trade, Industry and Service sectors perspective.

I am only trying to put some of my thoughts here on this.

For example, People perspective may contain 1)Targets, Plans vs Actuals for review of Basic Infrastructure requirements of the citizens whose welfare is supposedly in their hands;

2)the reviews may be done in terms of Quality, Cost and Delivery;

3)Local administration may be looked after, along with a Steering council to assist the Bureaucrats; this Steering Council may have nominated representatives with fixed tenure of 1 to 2 years, as suggested in the box below:

Equal weightage may be given to all Stakeholders.

the above matrix gives representation to all the Pillars of Democracy. This framework can also be used as a sounding board for the Policies to be passed by the Legislature.

Apart from regular interactions atleast once a month, whenever any emergency communication will have to be sent to the people also like in a Disaster situation, this Council can be convened for quick dissemination of govt. communication and for transparent functioning. Power when expressed through transparent communication at the ground level can build Trust in the long run.

The Govt can then have a motto which reads " In People we Trust"- Vox Populi, Vox Dei.