Lok Satta - A Movement for Democratic Reforms in India
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Case Code : LDEN031
Case Length : 14 Pages
Period : 1977-2004
Pub Date : 2004
Teaching Note : Available
Organization : Lok Satta
Industry : -
Countries : India
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"Lok Satta1 has been
the most exciting effort in the world if we take into account the roles the
organization has been playing in the areas of think tank function, advocacy
function and mass mobilization."2
- Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, Coordinator,
National Campaign, Lok Satta, in 2004.
People Power
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Lok Satta, founded in 1997 by Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan (JP), a former Indian
Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was the largest organized movement in
India by 2004, aimed at democratic reforms and better delivery of governance
services. Though Lok Satta's presence was limited to one state - Andhra Pradesh,
(AP)3 - its objectives were pan-Indian. At
the local level, Lok Satta members worked for better public services through
collective effort. At the national level, they worked with other like-minded
groups and individuals to build a national movement for governance reforms in
the country.
Because of the high credibility it enjoyed, Lok Satta has been successful in
bringing individuals and action groups together and has achieved success in
a number of reform initiatives.
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Lok Satta aimed at asserting people's
sovereignty through a free and fair electoral process, decentralization of
power and instruments of accountability like the right to information,
citizen charters etc. It also engaged in research/ advocacy projects in the
areas of political, judicial4 and
electoral reforms, instruments of accountability/anti-corruption measures,
and in the functioning of local governments."
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Background Note
Studies by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)5
and Transparency International (TI)6
have shown that effectiveness in governance and human development are
correlated. In a survey7 conducted by
Transparency International (TI) in South Asia, between November 2001 and May
2002, all the respondents reported bribery in at least one of the government
departments they had interacted with (Refer Exhibit I). Gopakumar Krishnan,
Asia Programme Manager at the TI-Secretariat said, "The survey results show
that even when public services are meant to be freely available, bribes and
delays keep many from receiving them, and it is most often the poorest in
society that suffer most"8... |
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