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Decentralisation & Development : CAG Slams Gujarat's Swachchta Revolution

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CAG Slams Gujarat's Swachchta Revolution. The CAG, in its report. It is a sad fact that many of the claims in regard to local governance made out by union or the state governments in the past were nothing but inflated accounts of the facts. When we see a sentence with a phrase such as ‘for the first time in India’ or some sort of exaggeration, we have to prepare ourselves to subtract the exaggeration from the author’s account to extract the reality therein. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Make Local ...

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Decentralisation & Development : Make Local Government Administration Effective First, Not Grama Sabha

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Make Local Government Administration Effective First, Not Grama Sabha. KILA - ran a set of grama sabha campaigns costing tens of millions of rupees and the government of India conducted a grama sabha promotion/celebration programme. Even after those efforts, if the state of affairs of the grama sabha in Kerala is weak, the body has little chance to survive. The story may be different in other states. Later, Kerala created grama sabhas in the mid-nineties. But the agencies/organisations such as People...

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Decentralisation & Development : Options to Deal With Street Dog Menace

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Options to Deal With Street Dog Menace. It is true that one direct solution to put an end to the stray dog problem is to approach the apex court, speed up the pending case and get the stay removed. But, there are around 65, 970 pending cases in the court and therefore speeding up is not an easy task. Last day’s SC ruling on criminal ministers - which delivered almost nothing new - took nine years to get thorough. No doubt, compassion to animals should guide our actions and laws. No animal including t...

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Decentralisation & Development : On Kerala Town and Country Planning Ordinance 2014

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On Kerala Town and Country Planning Ordinance 2014. Yet another news item which can be translated as “ Development means Building, Planning a Showpiece. 8221; appeared in the. Neither the term “town planning” nor “country planning” is defined in. 8220;Planning” is an act or process of making plans for something. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). An archive of my posts (not self-contained ones) on Decentralisation Watch or other mail groups. View my complete profile. Decentralisation : An Article Archive.

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Decentralisation & Development : Not to State Reasons in RTI Applications : U-Turn of Madras High Court

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Not to State Reasons in RTI Applications : U-Turn of Madras High Court. In a rare move on 23rd of September this year, the Madras High Court had suo moto. Reviewed and removed its observations in paragraphs 20 and 21 of its 17th September order. Which wanted an application for information under the RTI should state reasons. (Please see the 2-page review order. No 258/2014 on 23rd, not available on the court’s official site). Of August this year. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.

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Decentralisation & Development : On Public Hearing and Social Audit

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On Public Hearing and Social Audit. Both public hearing and social audit may work in a reasonable democratic environment but we don't have such an environment here in India generally or Kerala specifically now. It may not be impossible for us to evolve such a political environment but we are moving towards just the opposite direction. Public hearings have become a mockery or farce many a time as many reports. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Kerala Conservation of Paddy and W...

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Decentralisation & Development : Public Deliberations on Planning Commission

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Public Deliberations on Planning Commission. The public sphere deliberations on planning and planning commission continue. We have to learn the nuances of both better so as to proceed cautiously with decentralized planning. Dr C Rangarajan prefers to have a growth commission and says. That we have moved to an era of indicative planning. The remodelling of the commission is to get rid of symbols that bear the indelible mark of Jawaharlal Nehru and his legacies. The American Spectator magazine writes.

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Decentralisation & Development : Gandhiji's Concept of Swaraj or Self-Government

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Gandhiji's Concept of Swaraj or Self-Government. The Gandhian concept of swaraj - self-government – leaves so much confusion in the minds of many, it seems. Swaraj is to be obtained by educating the masses about their capacity to regulate and control authority. Self-government depends entirely on our internal strength and our ability to fight against any odds. A great book titled “ Village Swaraj. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Kerala Paddy and Wetland Act diluted KLU Order.

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Decentralisation & Development : Reforming Indian Environment Laws

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Reforming Indian Environment Laws. A classic instance of the use of Article 253 of the Constitution was the enactment of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 by Parliament to implement the Stockholm declaration, 1972. Now, the Centre is going to amend the environmental laws for which a committee. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). An archive of my posts (not self-contained ones) on Decentralisation Watch or other mail groups. View my complete profile. Kerala Paddy and Wetland Act diluted KLU Order.

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Decentralisation & Development : Law Making by Union on State's Items Invoking International Agreements

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Law Making by Union on State's Items Invoking International Agreements. The international agreement based on which the ABC Rules (or its mother law The Preventionof Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Enacted as a reformulation of 1890 British law - The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) were framed is not clear, but the set of rules was made in conformity with the " Guidelines for Dog Population Management. Published by World Health Organization (WHO) and World Society for Protection of Animals. Kerala Paddy a...