Appeal to Introduce Open Government in Rajasthan
INTRODUCTION OF OPEN GOVERNMENT IN RAJASTHAN
Release the details of all the 200 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs ) publicly.
Appeal by Rakesh Raman
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To
Mr. Ashok Gehlot
Chief Minister
Rajasthan
Dear Leader,
In order to usher in an era of ‘Open Government’ in Rajasthan, you are urged to release the following details of all the MLAs in the Legislative Assembly to ensure an effective public oversight of the government activities. You may put all these details on an exclusive, dedicated website with which all the citizens should be able to interact seamlessly.
CONTACT DETAILS
Name of the MLA
Postal Address (Office and Residence)
Email Address (Personal as well as Official)
Phone (Landline and Mobile – which should be available for public communications)
Facebook and Twitter accounts – which should be available for public communications
Meeting Time and Communication Time (at which the MLA should always be available)
If the MLA is not available for public meetings for some reason on a particular day, it should be clearly mentioned in realtime on the website with the reason of their non-availability.
PERFORMANCE DETAILS OF EACH MLA
Daily Activities (with place and time)
Press Releases of Major Activities
Details of Daily Interactions with Citizens
Weekly Details of Complaints Received from Citizens and Action Taken Reports
Online Interface for Citizens to Track Their Complaints at Every Stage
Details of Resolved and Pending Complaints
FINANCIAL DETAILS OF PUBLIC FUNDS
Amount of Monthly and Annual Funds with Each MLA
Monthly Expenditure Details Alongwith Financial Transparency Procedures
Separate Details for Capital and Operating Expenses (CapEx and OpEx)
PERSONAL FINANCIAL DETAILS OF EACH MLA
Yearly Details of All Types of Assets (Self, Family Members, and Close Relatives)
Sources of Income
Expenditure Details
The conventional income tax returns or other account books are not sufficient to reveal the financial details of MLAs.
CRIME DETAILS
Status and Progress of Each Civil as well as Criminal Case Against Each MLA
Reason(s) for Retaining the Accused MLA in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
As stated above, the Rajasthan Assembly should create a properly structured, interactive website to disclose and regularly update all these details for each MLA, for each constituency.
About Rakesh Raman
Rakesh Raman is a national award-winning journalist and founder of the humanitarian organization RMN Foundation. Besides working at senior editorial positions with leading media companies, he was writing an exclusive edit-page column regularly for The Financial Express (a daily business newspaper of The Indian Express Group).
Nowadays, for the past more than 10 years, he has been running his own global news services on multiple news sites covering subjects such as politics, technology, education, and entertainment. He also runs various environment protection, education awareness, and anti-corruption campaigns, and publishes research reports on different subjects. He has announced his candidacy for UN Secretary-General post.
He runs an exclusive information service on elections and politics in the U.S. Recently, he has also launched “Rural Resistance: Protests by Farmers” editorial section to cover the agricultural reforms and ongoing farmers’ protests in India.
He runs a community-driven anti-corruption social service “Clean House” to help the suffering residents of Delhi raise their voice against the growing corruption and injustice in housing societies where millions of people live. He has also formed an environment protection group called Green Group in Delhi.
He creates and distributes a number of digital publications on different subjects such as coronavirus, environment, agriculture, corruption and transparency, law and justice, and economic and political upheavals in different parts of the world.
He had set up and managed a free school for deserving children for 5 years during 2015-2019 to impart modern education to poor children at the J.J. Colony of Dwarka, Sector 3, New Delhi. Now, after the coronavirus containment, he is again planning to start such schools for poor and disadvantaged children.
He has been facing increasing threats including death threats for his editorial and anti-corruption work. Recently, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India issued a notice to the Commissioner of Delhi Police to protect him and his rights as a journalist. However, the threats to him are increasing.
He had also been associated with the United Nations (UN) through the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as a digital media expert to help businesses use technology for brand marketing and business development.
Click here to see his work.
Contact
Rakesh Raman
Editor, RMN News Service [ Website ]
Founder, RMN Foundation [ Website ]
463, DPS Apts., Plot No. 16, Sector 4
Dwarka, Phase I, New Delhi 110 078, INDIA
