MUMBAI: All those who thought that the India against Corruption
(IAC) campaign will sink into oblivion after activist Anna Hazare broke
his fast, think again. Come Tuesday, two major campaigns will be
flagged off by Team Anna in Mumbai to ensure accountability of agencies that come in contact with citizen's everyday lives.
For starters, IAC plans to take up the long pending and unresolved issue of bad roads. "Bad roads s affect everybody and it remain an unresolved issue. The menace affects the poor, the rich and the middle-class alike right from Amitabh Bachchan to a slum-dweller. Hence, we decided to take it up,"said Piyush Bhatia, co-ordinator, IAC, Mumbai.
Citizens who had participated in anti-corruption rallies and took initiative in the IAC events will function as 'local pressure groups'. So far, 12 zonal groups have been formed for 24 administrative wards in the city. These will identify the worst stretches in their respective areas.
"They will file an RTI plea, seeking details on specifications, contractor's name, budget allocated, warranty period, quality of material used, the sample test report, etc. They will get samples tested from a laboratory. Once the report is in, mediapersons, contractors, BMC officials and citizens will discuss the issue and find out if there are lacunae in the work carried out by the BMC," said Bhatia.
The second campaign will have 12 zonal groups going to local zonal offices like ration card offices, RTOs and police stations. Around 200-500 volunteers will go in groups and they will meet the seniormost officers at the ration card office and ask them to sign a declaration saying that "I and my office staff will not indulge in corruption, nor ask for bribes".
"In case they refuse, our volunteers will persist. We will have a list of government officers who have refused to sign the declaration. We will submit that to the chief minister," said Bhatia. Asked how signing a declaration would ensure that officers won't ask for bribes, he said, "This is an assertive approach. But
At least they will know people are keeping a watch and they are accountable to local citizens. There are 1 lakh stickers saying, 'Corruption Prohibited, Brashtachar Nishedh'. Our volunteers will go with the declaration and put up these stickers in government offices."
On Tuesday, IAC will flag off the campaign at ration card offices, followed by Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA and Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) on Thursday and civic ward offices on Friday.
For starters, IAC plans to take up the long pending and unresolved issue of bad roads. "Bad roads s affect everybody and it remain an unresolved issue. The menace affects the poor, the rich and the middle-class alike right from Amitabh Bachchan to a slum-dweller. Hence, we decided to take it up,"said Piyush Bhatia, co-ordinator, IAC, Mumbai.
Citizens who had participated in anti-corruption rallies and took initiative in the IAC events will function as 'local pressure groups'. So far, 12 zonal groups have been formed for 24 administrative wards in the city. These will identify the worst stretches in their respective areas.
"They will file an RTI plea, seeking details on specifications, contractor's name, budget allocated, warranty period, quality of material used, the sample test report, etc. They will get samples tested from a laboratory. Once the report is in, mediapersons, contractors, BMC officials and citizens will discuss the issue and find out if there are lacunae in the work carried out by the BMC," said Bhatia.
The second campaign will have 12 zonal groups going to local zonal offices like ration card offices, RTOs and police stations. Around 200-500 volunteers will go in groups and they will meet the seniormost officers at the ration card office and ask them to sign a declaration saying that "I and my office staff will not indulge in corruption, nor ask for bribes".
"In case they refuse, our volunteers will persist. We will have a list of government officers who have refused to sign the declaration. We will submit that to the chief minister," said Bhatia. Asked how signing a declaration would ensure that officers won't ask for bribes, he said, "This is an assertive approach. But
At least they will know people are keeping a watch and they are accountable to local citizens. There are 1 lakh stickers saying, 'Corruption Prohibited, Brashtachar Nishedh'. Our volunteers will go with the declaration and put up these stickers in government offices."
On Tuesday, IAC will flag off the campaign at ration card offices, followed by Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA and Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) on Thursday and civic ward offices on Friday.
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