Sunday, October 25, 2009
सहभागी अंदाजपत्रक (PARTICIPATORY BUDGET)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
जन विधानसभेत फुटली जनतेच्या प्रश्नांना वाचा!
वीजकपातीमुळे होरपळलेले राज्य.. झोपडपट्टी पुनर्वसन.. शहराचा रखडलेला विकास आराखडा.. शिक्षण क्षेत्रातील चुकीची धोरणे आदी जनतेच्या मनांमधील सर्व प्रश्नांना आज जन विधानसभेत वाचा फुटली अन् विरोधकांनी धारेवर धरलेल्या सत्तेतील मंडळींनी पुन्हा मतदारांपुढे आश्वासनांची खैरात केली.
विधानसभा निवडणुकीच्या निमित्ताने जनतेचे प्रश्न मांडण्याकरिता सजग नागरी मंच, लोकतंत्र विकास मंच, परिवर्तन संस्था, समर्थ भारत व्यासपीठ आदी संस्थांच्या वतीने ‘जन विधानसभा’ या कार्यक्रमाचे आयोजन करण्यात आले होते. या कार्यक्रमात सजग नागरी मंचचे अध्यक्ष विवेक वेलणकर यांनी सत्ताधारी पक्ष व विरोधकांना जनतेतून आलेले प्रश्न विचारले.
भारतीय जनता पक्षाचे आमदार गिरीष बापट, राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेसचे शहर प्रवक्ते अंकुश काकडे, काँग्रेसचे सुनील शिंदे, शिवसेनेचे शहरप्रमुख नाना वाडेकर, मार्क्सवादी कम्युनिस्ट पक्षाच्या किरण मोघे, महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेनेचे विजय तडवळकर आदींनी प्रश्नांना उत्तरे दिली. सजग नागरी मंचचे जुगलकिशोर राठी, समर्थ भारत व्यासपीठचे वैभव घोणे, लोकतंत्र विकास मंचचे विनायक आंबेकर, परिवर्तनचे हृषीकेश कर्वे त्या वेळी उपस्थित होते.
राज्यात विजेचा दुष्काळ आहे. याबाबत विरोधकांनी काय भूमिका घेतली व सत्ताधाऱ्यांनी काय केले, या प्रश्नावर बोलताना बापट म्हणाले, ‘‘या प्रश्नासाठी आम्ही दहा वर्षे विधानसभेत भांडलो आहोत. वीज निर्मितीमध्ये शासनाला पूर्णपणे अपयश आले आहे. नवे प्रकल्प उभे राहू शकले नाही. शरद पवार आता म्हणतात, दोन वर्षात विजेची समस्या दूर करू. मग हे काम दहा वर्षात का झाले नाही.’’ शिवसेनेनेही वीजकपातीच्या विरोधात आंदोलने केली असल्याचे वाडेकर म्हणाले.
या प्रश्नावर काकडे म्हणाले, ‘‘आवश्यक वीजनिर्मिती झाली नाही हे खरे आहे. मात्र, वेगवेगळ्या योजना शासनाने हाती घेतल्या आहेत. एन्रॉनचा प्रकल्प झाला असता, तर आज ही समस्या आली नसती.’’ विजेबाबत सार्वजनिक क्षेत्रामध्ये शासनाने एकही पैसा टाकला नसल्याची टीका मोघे यांनी केली. सेना- भाजप युती व काँग्रेस-राष्ट्रवादी आघाडी या दोन्हींचे सरकार विजेचा प्रश्न सोडविण्यात अपयशी ठरल्याचे तडवळकर म्हणाले.
जकात बंद केली जाण्याबाबतच्या प्रश्नावर बापट म्हणाले, ‘‘जकातीला पर्याय आहे. मात्र, राज्य शासन तसे धाडस करीत नाही.’’ काकडे म्हणाले, ‘‘जकात रद्दबाबत आमच्या पक्षाची भूमिका सकारात्मक आहे. मात्र, त्याचा स्थानिक स्वराज्य संस्थांवर काय परिणाम होईल, हे तपासावे लागेल.’’
झोपडपट्टी पुनर्वसनाच्या प्रश्नावर सर्व पक्षातील मंडळींचा वेगवेगळा सूर होता. झोपडीधारकांना दिल्या जाणाऱ्या सदनिकेचा आकार, त्यातील सुविधा आदींबाबत मतभिन्नता दिसून आली. शिक्षणाचे बाजारीकरण व शासनाच्या चुकीच्या निर्णयांबाबत विरोधकांनी सत्ताधारी पक्षांवर ताशेरे ओढले. मात्र, काही धोरणे प्रशासकीय असतात. ते राबविताना नंतर समस्या उभ्या राहतात. मात्र, त्याची दखल शासन घेते आहे, असे सांगून काँग्रेस व राष्ट्रवादीच्या प्रतिनिधींनी त्यांची बाजू सावरली.
इतर पक्षांप्रमाणे आता भाजपतही घराणेशाही त्याचप्रमाणे दुसऱ्या पक्षातील तिकिटासाठी पक्ष सोडण्याची वृत्ती आल्याबद्दलच्या प्रश्नावर बापट म्हणाले, ‘‘आमच्या पक्षामध्ये काही प्रमाणात अशा काही गोष्टी होत आहेत. मात्र, त्या सुधारण्याचे काम प्रश्नमुख्याने करण्यात येत आहे. पक्ष आत्मपरीक्षण करतो आहे.’’
कार्यक्रमाचे प्रास्ताविक तन्मय कानिटकर यांनी केले
सकाळ:-
Sunday, September 27, 2009
जन विधानसभा
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Why dont we get names apart from Nehru ,Indira, Rajiv Gandhi ?????
Following is the list of Government schemes and projects; universities and educational institutions; ports and airports; National parks and sanctuaries; sports tournaments, trophies and stadia; hospitals and medical institutions; national scientific and research institutions; University chairs, scholarships and fellowships; festivals; roads and buildings named after three members of the Nehru Gandhi family, Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, which has been submitted to the Election Commission . This list includes most of the projects, schemes and institutions funded by the Union Government and the Governments in the States.
Central
1 Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana;
2 Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission;
3 Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme for the Children of Working Mothers, Department of Women & Child Development;
4. Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana;
5 Indira Awas Yojana
6 Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme;
7 Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission
8 Jawaharlal Nehru Rojgar Yojna
9.Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna;
10 IndiraGandhiCanalProject, Funded by World Bank
11.Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana
State schemes
1 Rajiv Gandhi Rehabilitation Package for Tsunami Affected Areas,
2.Rajiv Gandhi Social Security Scheme, Govt. of Puducherry
3Rajiv Ratna Awas Yojna;
4 Rajiv Gandhi Prathamik Shiksha Mission, Raigarh;
5 Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Madhya Pradesh;
6 Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Food Security , Madhya Pradesh;
7. Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Community Health, Madhya Pradesh;
8 Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corp.;
9 Rajiv Gandhi Tourism Development Mission, Rajasthan;
10 Rajiv Gandhi Computer Literacy Programme, Assam
11 Rajiv Gandhi Swavlamban Rojgar Yojana, Govt. of NCT of Delhi
12.Rajiv Gandhi Mobile Aids Counseling and Testing Services, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
13.Rajiv Gandhi Vidyarthi Suraksha Yojana, Maharashtra;
14 Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Water Shed Management, M.P.;
15Rajiv Gandhi Food Security Mission for Tribal Areas, MP
16.Rajiv Gandhi Home for Handicapped, Pondicherry;
17 Rajiv Gandhi Breakfast Scheme, Pondicherry;
18 Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas, Punjab;
19 Rajiv Gandhi Artisans Health & Life Insurance Scheme, Tamil Nadu;
20 Rajiv Gandhi Zopadpatti and Nivara Prakalpa, Mumbai;
21 Rajiv Arogya Sri programme, Gujrat State Govt. Scheme;
22 Rajiv Gandhi Abhyudaya Yojana, AP;
23 Rajiv Gandhi Computer Saksharta Mission, Jabalpur
24 Rajiv Gandhi Bridges and Roads Infrastructure Development Programme;
25 Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Niwara Prakalp, Maharashtra Govt
26Indira Gandhi Utkrishtha Chhattervritti Yojna , HP;
27 Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme, Maharashtra Gov;
28.Indira Gandhi Prathisthan, Housing and Urban Planning Department, UP Govt
29.Indira Kranthi Patham Scheme, Andhra Pradesh ;
30Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana, State Govt. Scheme;
31 Indira Gandhi Vruddha Bhumiheen Shetmajoor Anudan Yojana, Govt. of Maharashtra
32.Indira Gandhi Nahar Project, Jaisalmer, Govt. of Rajasthan
33.Indira Gandhi Niradhar Yojna, Govt. of Maharashtra;
34 Indira Gandhi kuppam, State Govt. Welfare Scheme for Tsunami effected fishermen; 35 Indira Gandhi Drinking Water Scheme-2006, Haryana Govt.
36.Indira Gandhi Niradhar Old, Landless, Destitute women farm labour Scheme, Maharashtra Govt.
37.Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme , MaharashtraGovt.
38.Indira Gaon Ganga Yojana, Chattisgarh;
39 Indira Sahara Yojana , Chattisgarh;
40 Indira Soochna Shakti Yojana, Chattisgarh;
41 Indira Gandhi Balika Suraksha Yojana , HP;
42 Indira Gandhi Garibi Hatao Yojana (DPIP), MP;
43 Indira Gandhi super thermal power project , Haryana Govt.
44 Indira Gandhi Water Project, Haryana Govt.
45.Indira Gandhi Sagar Project, Bhandara District Gosikhurd Maharashtra;
46 Indira Jeevitha Bima Pathakam, AP Govt;
47 Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Vivah Shagun Yojana, Haryana Govt;
48 Indira Mahila Yojana Scheme, Meghalaya Govt
49.Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme, Chhattisgarh Govt.
50.Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Vivah Shagun Yojana, Haryana Govt.
51.Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme;
52 Indira Gandhi Landless Agriculture Labour scheme, Maharashtra Govt.
Sports/Tournaments/Trophies
1.Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup Kabaddi Tournament;
2 Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Run;
3.Rajiv Gandhi Federation Cup boxing championship
4.Rajiv Gandhi International tournament (football)
5.NSCI - Rajiv Gandhi road races, New Delhi;
6. Rajiv Gandhi Boat Race, Kerala;
7Rajiv Gandhi International Artistic Gymnastic Tournament
8.Rajiv Gandhi Kabbadi Meet
9.Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Roller Skating Championshi;
10 Rajiv Gandhi memorial marathon race, New Delhi;
11Rajiv Gandhi International Judo Championship, Chandigarh
12.Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Trophy for the Best College, Calicut;
13 Rajiv Gandhi Rural Cricket Tournament, Initiated by Rahul Gandhi in Amethi
14.Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup (U-21), football;
15 Rajiv Gandhi Trophy (football;
16. Rajiv Gandhi Award for Outstanding Sportspersons;
17 All Indira Rajiv Gandhi Basketball (Girls) Tournament, organized by DelhiState
18.All India Rajiv Gandhi Wrestling Gold Cup, organized by Delhi State
19.Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Jhopadpatti Football Tournament, Rajura;
20.Rajiv Gandhi International Invitation Gold Cup Football Tournament, Jamshedpur
21.Rajiv Gandhi Mini Olympics, Mumbai
22.Rajiv Gandhi Beachball Kabaddi Federation;
23 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Trophy Prerana Foundation;
24 International Indira Gandhi Gold Cup Tournament;
25 25 Indira Gandhi International Hockey Tournament
26.Indira Gandhi Boat Race;
27.Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup Football Tournamen;
28 Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament.
Stadiums
1.Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Delhi;
2.Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi;
3.Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi;
4. Rajiv Gandhi Sports Stadium, Bawana
5.Rajiv Gandhi National Football Academy, Haryana;
6.Rajiv Gandhi AC Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
7.Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Pondicherry;
8 Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Nahariagun, Itanagar;
9.Rajiv Gandhi Badminton Indoor Stadium, Cochin;
10.Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kadavanthra, Ernak;
11.Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex , Singhu
12.Rajib Gandhi Memorial Sports Complex, Guwahati ;
13.Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
14.Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Cochin;
15.Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh;
16.Indira Gandhi Stadium, Una, Himachal Pradesh;
17.Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Vishakhapatnam;
18 Indira Gandhi Stadium, Deogarh, Rajasthan
19.Gandhi Stadium, Bolangir, Orissa
Airports/ Ports
1.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, New Hyderabad, A.P.
2.Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal, Cochin
3.Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
4..Indira Gandhi Dock, Mumbai
5.Jawaharlal Nehru Nava Sheva Port Trust, Mumbai
Universities/Education Institutes
1.Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shilong
2.Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Aeronautics, Ranchi, Jharkhand
3.Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal, M.P.
4.Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Kharagpur, Kolkata;
5.Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy, Secundrabad ;
6 Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab;
7 Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Tamil Nadu;
8 Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy, Begumpet, Hyderabad, A.P;
9.Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, Kerala;
10 Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering Research & Technology, Chandrapur, Maharashtra are among the 98 institutions named after Rajiv, Indira and Jawaharlal Nehru.
Awards
1.Rajiv Gandhi Award for Outstanding Achievement
2.Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award
3.Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Awards, Delhi Labour Welfare Board
4.Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
5.Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award
6.Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award
7.Rajiv Gandhi National Award Scheme for Original Book Writing on Gyan Vigyan
8.Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
9.Indira Gandhi Prize for National Integration;
10.Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award;
11.Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Awards, Ministry of Environment and Forests
12.Indira Gandhi Memorial National Award forBest Environmental & Ecological;
13 Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Purashkar;
14 Indira Gandhi NSS Award
15 Jawaharlal Nehru Prize" from 1998-99, to be given to organizations (preferably NGOs) for Popularization of Science;
16 Jawaharlal Nehru National Science Competition
17 Jawarharlal Nehru Student Award for research project of evolution of DNA are among the 51 named after the family members.
Scholarship / Fellowship
1.Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities
2.Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for SC/ST Candidates,
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for ST Candidates,
4 Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship, IGNOU;
5 Rajiv Gandhi Science Talent Research Fellows;
6.Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship, Ministry of Tribal Affairs;
7 Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes candidates given by UGC;
8Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship sponsored by the Commonwealthof Learningin association with IGNOU;
9 Rajiv Gandhi science talent research fellowship given by Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for advanced scientific research are among others named after the family members.
National Parks/Sanctuaries/ Museums
1.Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole) Wildlife Sanctury, Karnataka;
2.Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctury, Andhra Pradesh
3.Indira GandhiNational Park, Tamil Nadu;
4.Indira Gandhi Zoological Park , New Delh;
5 Indira Gandhi National Park, Anamalai Hills on Western Ghats; ]
6.Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Vishakhapatnam;
7 Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS);
8.Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, Pollachi;
9.Rajiv Gandhi Health Museum;
10.The Rajiv Gandhi Museum of Natural History
11.Indira Gandhi Memorial museum, New Delhi are parks and museums named after the family members.
Hospitals/Medical Institutions
1.Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Bangalore, Karnataka; 2 Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi; 3 Rajiv Gandhi Home for Handicapped, Pondicherry; 4 Shri Rajiv Gandhi college of Dental Science & Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka; 5. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Bio Technology, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala; 6 Rajiv Gandhi College of Nursing, Bangalore, Karnataka; 7 Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, Raichur; 8 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases, Bangalore, Karnataka; 9 Rajiv Gandhi Paramedical College, Jodhpur; 10.Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Thane, Mumbai are among 39 medical institutions named after the family members.
Maharashtra
Institutions/Chairs/ Festivals
1.Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. (RGNIYD), Ministry of Youth and Sports; 2 Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training & Research Institute, Faridabad, Haryana; 3.Rajiv Gandhi Food Security Mission in Tribal Areas
4.Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development; 5..Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Chhattisgarh; 6.Rajiv Gandhi Chair Endowment established in 1998 to create a Chair of South Asian Economics 7 Rajiv Gandhi Project - A pilot to provide Education thru Massive Satellite Connectivity up grassroot Level are among 37 named after Rajiv, Indira and Nehru.Pondicherry
Roads/Buildings/places
1.Rajiv Chowk, Delhi; 2 Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung, New Delhi; 3 Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan, New Delhi; 4 Rajiv Gandhi Park, Kalkaji, Delhi; 5 Indira Chowk, New Delhi; 6 Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi; 7 Nehru Yuvak Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi; 8 Nehru Nagar, New Delhi; 9 Nehru Place, New Delhi ; 10 Nehru Park, New Delhi Nehru House, BSZ Marg, New Delhi, are among 74 named after the family members....!!
Monday, August 24, 2009
We Want Transparency in Fee structure...!!
We at Parivartan are taking initiative to make the processes of deciding fee structure of a college which is done by the "Shikshan Shulka Samiti" more transparent .
This committee decides the fee of a professional courses[i.e Engineering,Medical,Pharmacy, MBA,MCA,Diploma etc..] of a particular institute.The numbers of such professional institutes that are present across Maharashtra are almost 1200 +. And the members of this samiti are just EIGHT.
This samiti decides the fee of a college and publishes only the fee that is sanctioned on the website[www.sspnsamiti.gov.in]
this cost of infrastructure is submitted by the college itself to the samiti,then after some discussions over that they decide the fee of every institute in Maharashtra accordingly.
So what we will be doing is to ask the samiti to publish on the website the breakup of cost of infrastructure proposed by a college along with the decided fee of each and every college .
Under Right to Information act,as a student,consumer or citizen of India its our right to know for what reason am I paying the fee for..?
By this if college has proposed 100 computers in lab the students can check for themselves whether there are 100 computers in lab or not.
Publishing this information will make this process more transparent
Now the thing which we are going to do is request them via mail to publish the information on website,if 1000 such mails are received by them they will be under immense pressure to publish the information as soon as possible.
So its my sincere request to you to mail the below letter to the following address by just editing your name at bottom to the following email address
Thanking you in anticipation.
Hrishikesh Karve(9970298622)
Honorable chairman
Shikshan shulka samiti
Mumbai
Respected sir
Shikhan shulka samiti under your leadership has got powers to decide fee structure for all colleges having Health science & higher & technical education courses.you have already declared interim fees for the year 2009-10 and for some colleges final fees for year 2009-10. In past there has been lot of agitations from students on fees in various colleges as they are not knowing the facts on which the samiti has finalized the fees. This unnecessarily creates suspicion in the minds of students & parents . Such environment is unhealthy for Institutes as well as students .
Right to Information Act 2005 has very important provision under section 4 (1) (C) & 4 (1) (D) which is quoted below. As per these provision the facts and reasons for any decision affecting public should be declared proactively . Now Fee structure is a very vital decision affecting lakhs of students. Students need to know the facts and basis on which the fees decision is based . Transparency in this matter is very important and declaring this information will be very much useful to students ; parents & Institutes .
for your ready information I would like to quote Right to Information Act 2005 Section 4 (1) (C) & 4(1) (D)
4 (1) (c) Publish all relevant facts while formulating important policies or announcing the decisions which affect public .
4 (1) (d) Provide reasons for its administrative or quasi-judicial decisions to affected persons.
We request you to kindly publish on your website all facts & basis behind your decision of fee structure for each and every college and course. This will not only complete the mandatory legal requirement as per RTI Act 2005 but also will be in the best interest of students ; parents and institutes.
Awaiting for your positive response.
regards,
YOUR NAME
Monday, June 22, 2009
"अर्थ"हीन व्यवस्था , कर्जबाजारी देश...
Saturday, May 9, 2009
I VOTE Campaign- Report

In the wake of the Lok Sabha elections, 2009, Parivartan aimed at reaching out to people and encourage people to vote. Keeping this in mind, Parivartan organized ‘I Vote campaign’ between April 12 and April 23. The scheme of this campaign was to spread awareness about voting, to provide information about all the eligible candidates of the elections and also about Rule 49-0 of the Conduct of Elections Rules 1961(i.e. a voter registering his vote as “I reject to vote for any candidate”).
This campaign was held on the evenings of these days in various parts of the city. The areas covered included Deccan, Fergusson College Road, Good Luck Chowk, Jangli Maharaj Road, Parihar Chowk, Bremen Chowk (Aundh), Santosh Hall Chowk (Sinhagad Road), Karishma Chowk, Mehendale Garage chowk (Kothrud), Karve Road, Nalstop, Appa Balvant Chowk, Shanipar Chowk, Bajirao Road.
This campaign was mainly done at signals where our members shouted slogans asking people to vote. They were also holding placards displaying slogans like ‘I Vote, We Vote, Lets Vote’, ‘Stop Blaming’, ‘Start Voting’, ‘Before pointing the finger put a dot on it’, ‘Change the Situation, Vote for the Nation’, ‘Koi bhi desh perfect nahin hota use perfect banana padta hai!’. In the mornings of the campaign days the citizens were addressed by Parivartan volunteers in various Parks, gardens and Tekdis. Saras baug, Sambhaji baug, Tathawde Udyan(Karvenagar), Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherji Udyan(Erandawne), Maharanapratap baug, Vartak park( Shaniwar peth), Chittaranjan Vatika(Model colony) these parks were covered during campaign. The volunteers distributed flyers and urged people to vote at Law College/ARAI/Vetal Tekdi, Hanuman tekdi and Parvati. Also, on Sunday 19th April, Parivartan did the campaign at Sinhagad.

Parivartan, along with Youth2Youth and various other organizations of Pune, organized as well as participated in a rally, “Let’s Vote”, which took place on Saturday, April 18. This rally began from
On April 23rd, i.e. on the day of the elections, the members of Parivartan were working at various Polling Booths helping people find their names in the lists or solving various other problems that people encountered on this day. Some of them were moving around the city urging citizens to vote. Especially at Movie theatres like E-Square, City Pride and hot spots like Vaishali, McDonald’s!
Parivartan has decided to have I VOTE Campaign again in November for Legislative assembly Elections on a larger scale...!!!
Friday, April 24, 2009
WHOM TO BLAME??????
There was allegedly utter chaos and mismanagement at most of the polling booths across the city today. Voters’ lists were not easily available. As the waiting lines grew longer, the voting process grew tiresome. Some voters walked off without voting even after waiting in line for several hours. This shows that either the number of polling booths were insufficient or not amply equipped.
The presiding officers were not sufficiently informed about all voting procedures which led to further delay in the voting process. Some of them were not aware about which finger was to be marked after the voting. They were not aware of the Rule 49-o of The Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961. It is the duty of the presiding officer to make form 17A available to any voter who asks for it and thus ensure that the vote of that citizen is not wasted. However, there were many instances today when this form was denied to voters.
“The most tedious part of the entire process was finding my name in the list as I was told I would not be allowed to vote without that number. I felt completely dejected by the end of it” says a voter who wishes to remain unnamed.
There was mismanagement at booths put up by the government as some booklets of lists had disappeared or certain pages were missing from these booklets. Therefore people had to go to the booths set up by political parties to check if their name had appeared in the lists. These booths were overcrowded.
“The volunteers of Parivartan were working at various polling booths helping people to find their names in the lists. Therefore we experienced firsthand that the effort was completely futile” said a few volunteers, who are members of this independent organization working on various election and voting issues.
After such experiences as these, it evidently becomes increasingly important for voters to be aware of such provisions instead of relying on other last- minute sources for information.
Friday, April 17, 2009
LET'S VOTE RALLY.....!!
Friday, March 27, 2009
I VOTE Campaign
Citizens are aware that to Vote is our Right….!
But are they aware that to Vote is our Duty too….???
Are they aware that to vote is our Responsibility too……?????
PARIVARTAN Launches I VOTE campaign….
There is a Four point program of the campaign…
Volunteers visit the society meetings to address the citizens regarding our duty and responsibility.
2. On Road: We plan to have some drives on heavy traffic roads and specially in Main Chowks of the city from 10th April to 22nd April.
3. Booths: We also plan to have booths in the various parts of the city to help people regarding Voting information. Booths will be equipped with Candidate’s information, voter’s list, maps with polling stations marked on it. Booths will be placed in the last week of the campaign.
4. Let's VOTE Rally: We are planning a massive rally for voting awareness on Saturday, 18th April,2009. Join us for the cause...!
Campaign Coordinators:
Hrishikesh: 9970287622
Vikrant: 9049930992
Donations in the form of Cash, "Raddi", Cheques and Volunteers are most welcome….!!!