Democratic Institutions
Why Liberal Democracy is necessary for Indian Development May 14, 2022 Raghuram Rajan https://youtu.be/NSv6yre0Exg?t=213
One of the Comments on Youtube: The Governor of RBI is not a decorative position, but a powerful authority in the country, not to conflict with the elected Government, but to streamline the government. safeguarding the worthiness and value of Indian currency, alone would have made matters change. the government do not mean a charity establishment, but, a promoter and investor. Every state in the country is a trillion dollar economy. Liberalisation policy of 1991, was originally conceived to decentralised revenue generation, and to be independent economies.
Our Policy makers do not know India.
CAG's audit of UIDAI reveals UID/Aadhaar has put privacy of residents at risk Wednesday, April 06, 2022 - http://www.toxicswatch.org/2022/04/cags-audit-of-uidai-reveals-uidaadhaar.html?m=1
UID/Aadhaar has put privacy of present and future residents, PMs, CMs, judges, legislators, soldiers, civil servants and intelligence officials and their families at risk. It shows how contracts awarded by UIDAI in the name of President favour private entities.
"UIDAI had not ensured that the client applications used by its authentication ecosystem partners were not capable of storing the personal information of the residents, which put the privacy of residents at risk. The Authority had not ensured security and safety of data in Aadhaar vaults. They had not independently conducted any verification of compliance to the process involved."
CAG's Audit Report No.24 of 2021 - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: https://cag.gov.in/webroot/uploads/download_audit_report/2021/24%20of%202021_UIDAI-0624d8136a02d72.65885742.pdf
Indian Democracy is only as strong as its institutions B K CHATURVEDI·JUNE 15, 2021 The strength of a nation depends on its institutions, which must be independent and display intellectual integrity and vigour in performing their duties. India is a functioning parliamentary democracy, but its institutions seem to buckle before challenges. We must make institutions stronger, and therefore more effective https://theleaflet.in/indian-democracy-is-only-as-strong-as-its-institutions/
https://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/Social_Accountability.pdf
The key areas for the use of social accountability methods are in:
o the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of poverty reduction strategies;
o public sector reform and public expenditure management processes;
o community‐driven development programs; and
o sectoral interventions (e.g., in health, education, transport, water and sanitation, rural development and urban development programmes (and)
recommendations for policy design
a detailed activity mapping exercise should be carried out, following the “principle of subsidiarity”
Enforcing proactive disclosure of information: Compliance with Section 4 of RTI Act
e a comprehensively thought out information dissemination policy
Every scheme must have a well maintained website with details of the scheme such as citizen charters which clearly spell out roles, responsibilities, names of officials concerned, their contact details, expected service quality levels, service quality levels
. Capacity Building and Community Mobilization:
IV. Grievance Redressal:
Media & judiciary together in M ..in Mission Democracy: CJI http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/88580343.cms
Swati Deshpande / TNN / Updated: Dec 30, 2021,
"Nothing can be more lethal to democracy than the deadly combination of confrontational polity and competitive journalism. Tragically, they feed on each other,'' said Chief Justice of India NV Ramana
"Allowing yourself to be co-opted by an ideology or the State is a recipe for disaster.'' He added, "Journalists are like judges in one sense'' and must do their duty uninfluenced by their beliefs.
What is gaining prominence recently, he said, is "the attention economy''. "In the hope of grabbing eyeballs'', catchy but misleading headlines, often unreflective of the actual content, are given, then get shared widely and "content is forgotten.''
To the CJI, On His Lament that Investigative Journalism Is Vanishing From Indian Media
Online Video:
"Media Should Have Trust In Judiciary": CJI Ramana At RedInk Awards | NV Ramana | Mumbai Press Club Dec 30, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEyMWi1W9KU
Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Wednesday said mixing news with views was a dangerous cocktail and, “nothing can be more lethal to democracy than the deadly combination of confrontational polity and competitive journalism.” https://youtu.be/NEyMWi1W9KU?t=374
Open letter to the Chief Justice of India https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/open-letter-to-the-chief-justice-of-india/
The CJI rightly observes that investigative journalism is vanishing in India. But doesn’t the judiciary need to confront the reality that press freedom is at its lowest ebb in independent India’s history?
three sets of causes ...Firstly, the structural realities of media ownership concentrated in the hands of a few corporate houses pursuing mega profits.
Secondly, the unprecedented levels of the state’s assault on, and ruthless repression of, independent journalism.
Thirdly, a decaying of moral fibre and the eagerness of numerous very senior professionals to serve as stenographers to power.
Perhaps the abject state of journalism could be somewhat improved if the judiciary confronted the reality that press freedom is at its lowest ebb in independent India’s history. The capacity for repression of the modern technological state – as you doubtless observed in dealing with the Pegasus case – dwarfs even the nightmares of the Emergency.
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For Free speech and Media Rights see Fundamental Rights under Civil Liberties