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Overwhelming Demands ?
ReplyDeleteYou bet !
Looking at the crowds shouting their demands outside Arvind Kejriwal's residence , you would think , people of Delhi have unlimited arrears of problems
Individuals and groups are trooping in from far and wide , demanding :
> Better physical services ( Power / Water / Homes / Transport )
> Jobs ( Permanency / Removal of Contract System / New jobs )
> Reservations / Abolitions / Implementations / Resignations
> Admissions / Legalizations / Transfers
> Roll back of CNG Prices / Reduction of Vegetable prices
> Security / Loans / Pensions
The list goes on and on
Only problem
Whereas demands are " Unlimited " , resources ( Manpower + Money + Systems ) are " Limited " !
Hence Arvind will need to evolve a simple method to evaluate the " IMPORTANCE " and the " URGENCY " of these demands
He may want to devise an online form or , like last time , print and distribute 50 lakh forms , which only need to be ticked , as in a multiple choice questionnaire
Then , on a scale of 1- 5 , invite people of Delhi to score each demand on the following criteria :
How does this problem affect ?
> Economic Status ( Rich / Middle Class / Poor )
> Geographic Coverage ( Posh Area / Middle class locality / Slums )
> Gender ( Male / Female / Both )
> Age ( Old people / Middle Age / Children )
> Coverage ( Entire population / Majority / One Community only )
> Nature ( Political / Social / Economic )
> Character ( Establish Equity / Reduce Disparity / Speed up Justice )
> Scope ( Job Creation / Health / Education / Corruption Removal )
> Time Frame ( Crisis Situation / Urgent / Can wait )
Then display the demands in the descending order of " PERCENTILE SCORES " - so people get to know what will get attended to and when
For AAP , with its inclination for seeking people's opinion through " STRUCTURED STATISTICAL SURVEYS " , devising such a transparent and easily understood " PROCESS " , cannot be a big deal
Incidentally , no individual problem / demand should be included in the survey
Carrying out such a pilot , " SOCIO - ECONOMIC - POLITICAL " experiment can take our democracy to the grass-root level and give the people a sense of participation in solving their own problems
At the same time , people will be made aware that ,
> Resources are limited
> All demands cannot be attended simultaneously
> Injustice of past 15 years cannot be undone in the next 15 days
* hemen parekh ( 31 Dec 2013 / Mumbai )