This blog post is about PM Narendra Modi’s initiative to
involve the common man in governance. Such initiatives do not get enough
limelight, despite the fact that there haven’t been such initiatives in the
past. There may be reasons to hate Narendra Modi but I think we got to be
objective about our criticism. Criticize him where he is wrong and appreciate
him where he is right. I think this approach to criticism should be practiced by
everyone.
My Gov is a welcome initiative that is going to revolutionize
governance. We people earlier did not
have a say in governance. Now with this initiative we have a forum to give our
ideas and suggestions for shaping government policies. Isn’t that true
democracy? Government of the people, for the people and by the people is how
democracy is defined. Theoretically this has been true but it is off late in
Modi’s rule that we are seeing that being put into practice. These are early days
but well begun is half done, isn’t it?
A brief overview of how it works. When we go to http://mygov.in
, you will find “Discuss” and “Do” mentioned on the home page. “Discuss” is the
option to go for if you wish to give suggestions and ideas. “Do” is the option
for someone who can actually contribute more actively by doing some tasks. You can be part of up to
5 groups. Following are the list of groups available as of now:
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Caring for the specially abled
Clean Ganga
Digital India
Expenditure Management Commission
Girl Child Education
Green India
Incredible India!
Job Creation
Manual Scavenging – Free India
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Skill Development
Swachh Bharat (Clean India)
Watershed Management
I think one can easily identify groups to which they can
contribute.
Creative Corner is another nice initiative for the creative
types. You can help in designing logos or suggest taglines.
Basically all those who are critical of the government for not
giving ears to citizen's suggestions and ideas, should give http://mygov.in a try. How successful this
initiative will be is something that only time will tell. For now we need to be
positive and appreciate the fact that there is a forum available for citizens
of India to contribute towards good governance.
