-Hindustan Times The umbrella body of Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) in Delhi have issued a charter of demands seeking a more ‘liveable, breathable and commutable’ city. The umbrella body of Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) in Delhi have come up with a ‘People’s Manifesto’ for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, issuing a charter of demands seeking a more “liveable, breathable and commutable” city. The manifesto issued by United RWAs Joint Action...
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Pitch on cost of poll promises not linked to freebie debate: Election Commission official -Damini Nath
-The Hindu The government’s fiscal health will be brought into the political discourse with the proposed change, says top Election Commission of India official The Election Commission of India’s (EC) proposal that political parties disclose the financial ramifications of promises in their manifestos was not linked to the recent debate on freebies, but was aimed at improving the implementation of existing guidelines, a top EC official said on Wednesday. The EC had on...
More »History in the making: March for Accountability Act in Rajasthan -Thomas Franco
-Centre for Financial Accountability Jawabdehi Yatra organised by Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) along with 80 other organisations in Rajasthan is making history. Rajiv Gandhi once said that only 30% of the government funds reach the ultimate beneficiary. The government machinery in many states is seen as uncaring and unaccountable. There are various reasons, mainly shortage of staff poor training, large-scale outsourcing and also insensitivity among a section of the employees and...
More »Two-thirds of Delhi govt schools not teaching science in classes 11-12: RTI
-PTI/ ThePrint.in New Delhi: Only one-third of schools under the Delhi government are teaching science subjects to students in classes 11 and 12, a reply to an RTI query has revealed. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that had in its 2015 Delhi Assembly Election Manifesto promised to build 500 new schools in the city has opened just 63 new schools between February 2015 and May 2022, according to the RTI. The Education Department...
More »Chhattisgarh: Mining & Allied Activities Promises In INC’s 2018 Election Manifesto Yet to be Implemented
-Press release by Mineral Inheritors Rights Association dated August 4, 2022 The promises made by the INC during the 2018 elections for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in the Mining and Allied Activities portion of their manifesto are yet to be implemented. Four years have passed, and the Indian National Congress (INC) has yet to implement any of the five promises stated in the Mining & Allied Section of their 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative...
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