Addl Inputs: Making the Ward Councillor effective
Below are the key issues and solutions to make the role of Ward Councillor more effective in urban India. Kindly review and if you have any additional inputs, please share.
We look forward to your inputs and will finalize the whitepaper shortly for submission to our Urban Development leadership who can then take it up with States and Cities.
Swachh Bharat Mission
Solutions to make the role of Ward Councillor effective
1. Ward Councillors should function as a link between the people and the local government.
2. Ward Councillors should gather expertise from experienced and experts from the society and share them for the benefit of the people and ward
3. The councillor should announce monthly, quarterly and yearly goals towards increasing cleanliness in his ward
4. The fund allocation to the ward councillor should be done quarterly based on the project details submitted by his
5. Their working and project execution under councillor should be made transparent by making information available via a website
6. Ward Councillor should maintain a simple webpage which provides glimpses into his/her present undertakings
7. It should be a requirement for every ward councillor to connect with community they serve via a circle or group
8. The councillor should do public meetings every week to understand the cleanliness issues for the public and also to generate new ideas
9. The details of the expenses incurred in cleanliness activities should be available on the website/in the councillor office
10. The role and responsibilities of a ward councillor should be displayed in their office so that people are clear about what to expect from them
11. Working of the ward councillors should be closely monitored by the office of the governor
12. Timelines towards the execution of the projects should be defined and strictly adhered to.
Issues with the current role of Ward Councillor
1. Once a councillor gets elected, he forgets all the promises he had made
2. Councillors lack a roadmap of the cleanliness activities planned in the area
3. They have a very opaque way of working
4. The implementation of new cleanliness initiatives is very slow
5. Interaction with public to generate new ideas and increase coordination is mostly missing
6. A major part of the cleanliness funds are lost to corrupt practices
7. People are not fully aware of the responsibilities of a ward councillor
8. Many ward councillors shrug off maintenance work and only take on new work
9. Their reachability for residents in case of need is a big issue
10. Ward councillors treat their job as a base to go higher with their political ambitions and not look at it as a public service role.
We look forward to your inputs and will finalize the whitepaper shortly for submission to our Urban Development leadership who can then take it up with States and Cities.
Swachh Bharat Mission
Solutions to make the role of Ward Councillor effective
1. Ward Councillors should function as a link between the people and the local government.
2. Ward Councillors should gather expertise from experienced and experts from the society and share them for the benefit of the people and ward
3. The councillor should announce monthly, quarterly and yearly goals towards increasing cleanliness in his ward
4. The fund allocation to the ward councillor should be done quarterly based on the project details submitted by his
5. Their working and project execution under councillor should be made transparent by making information available via a website
6. Ward Councillor should maintain a simple webpage which provides glimpses into his/her present undertakings
7. It should be a requirement for every ward councillor to connect with community they serve via a circle or group
8. The councillor should do public meetings every week to understand the cleanliness issues for the public and also to generate new ideas
9. The details of the expenses incurred in cleanliness activities should be available on the website/in the councillor office
10. The role and responsibilities of a ward councillor should be displayed in their office so that people are clear about what to expect from them
11. Working of the ward councillors should be closely monitored by the office of the governor
12. Timelines towards the execution of the projects should be defined and strictly adhered to.
Issues with the current role of Ward Councillor
1. Once a councillor gets elected, he forgets all the promises he had made
2. Councillors lack a roadmap of the cleanliness activities planned in the area
3. They have a very opaque way of working
4. The implementation of new cleanliness initiatives is very slow
5. Interaction with public to generate new ideas and increase coordination is mostly missing
6. A major part of the cleanliness funds are lost to corrupt practices
7. People are not fully aware of the responsibilities of a ward councillor
8. Many ward councillors shrug off maintenance work and only take on new work
9. Their reachability for residents in case of need is a big issue
10. Ward councillors treat their job as a base to go higher with their political ambitions and not look at it as a public service role.
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Dear Sir, As per swachh Bharat mission and In order to maintain a clean environment in and around our house we are continuously Informing our neighbours not to throw the garbage waste here and there and advising them to drop it in concerned garbage box kept in a common place nearby...but they are not following the same...is there any law or rule to punish those people??? otherwise it is very difficult to implement swachh bharat mission with these people in our location Kindly revert back Regards A.N.Prakash 9944488899 Sent from my iPad > On 21-Sep-2016, at 10:05 AM, Swachh Bharat Mission wrote: > > > Find this email inappropriate - Unsubscribe > LocalCircles is now available on iOS and Android. > > Swachh Bharat Mission > Swachh Bharat Mission posted a message in "Swachh Bharat - Clean India". > Subject: Addl Inputs: Making the Ward Councillor effective. > Below are the key issues and solutions to make the role of Ward Councillor more effective in urban India. Kindly review and if you have any additional inputs, please share. > > We look forward to your inputs and will finalize the whitepaper shortly for submission to our Urban Development leadership who can then take it up with States and Cities. > > Swachh Bharat Mission > > Solutions to make the role of Ward Councillor effective > > 1. Ward Councillors should function as a link between the people and the local government. > 2. Ward Councillors should gather expertise from experienced and experts from the more... > Reply Reply to this email to post a comment. > > If you believe that this post is inappropriate for this Circle, report it. > This email was sent to rennat@rediffmail.com. If you don't want to receive emails from LocalCircles in future, please Unsubscribe. > LocalCircles, Inc., 1556 Halford Ave., Suite 290, Santa Clara, CA USA 95051. > 2413, 4th Floor, Tower 2, Express Trade Towers 2, Sector 132, Noida, 201301.Privacy Policy. >
Jan 04
No exaggeration to say that most of our elected reps thoroughly lack in a sense of commitment, dedication and a spirit of service to their constituents or constituency. Glad to know if any exceptions.
Oct 01
It's too much to expect of our councillors or any other elected representatives to interact with their own electorates once after they are elected. Most of them feel like demi-gods and fight shy of meeting people or even look down upon them when the latter try to meet them for any need. Any dispute?
Oct 01
The whole system is rotten and corrupt and nothing is going to happen till it is made completely accountable and transparent. Such piecemeal/ halfhearted measures are of no use. I fully agree with the observations of Mr.Visweswararao Gandem
Sep 28
FOR CLEANLINESS OF AREA OF COUNCILORS HAVE TO GIVE THE REFRESSOR COURSE WHEN THEY ARE ELECTED.BY PLANNING,SHARING,ADJUSTMENT AND LOVING THE PEOPLE OF THE AREA CLEAN CITY MAY MADE.
Sep 26
