A Manifesto for Atmanirbhar RWAs to Support National Development
Illustration by Photo by Claudio Schwarz The Confederation of RWAs (CoRWA), the national body of resident welfare associations, has released a manifesto to aid the dialogue and collaboration with government bodies towards a National Development Framework. The same was shared with all constituent bodies of the CoRWA on Monday, October 19, 2020 to enable them to carry forward the movement. What is an RWA? All civil society organisations are non-governmental and are composed of active citizens who voluntarily participate in many aspects o…
Senior Citizens Associations Activities
HelpAge India HelpAge India is extensively organising Online Digital Literacy programme for senior citizens, regularly. Minimum 20 elders are required in a batch. Each batch will have 3 sessions and each session is for 2 hours. Any interested association can call on : 9963716618. i). A Zoom Interactive Webinar on 10th August trained them using Google Pay, How to pay Utility bills, Accessing Groceries online, Booking Taxis, Medicines & Online Safety measures, social media, email, How to download the Apps, etc. No need for any meeting …
Confederation of Resident Welfare Associations ( CoRWA) - Updates
Shri Sukthankar to continue as Patron AGNI-Mumbai Mr. D. M. Sukthankar IAS (Retd), AGNI Chairman and Managing Trustee, has decided to lay down his office. Pressed not to cut off his association, Mr. Sukthankar has agreed to be Patron. He was formerly Chief Secretary of Maharashtra State after functioning as Secretary, U r ban D e v e l o p m ent, GoI and Municipal Commissioner of Greater Mumbai, after having held other numerous offices of high responsibility in government.
Civil Society Impact: Green Light to E-Voting by Senior Citizens
Civil societies play a role in sparking a change for the better in society. This has been proven once again by the announcement made on Tuesday Sep 30, 2020 by the State Election Commissioner C. Parthasarathi that the Commission is contemplating provision of e-voting for senior citizens, disabled and election staff during the coming GHMC elections in view of the Covid -19 pandemic. This announcement is consequent to the meeting of the 'Ennikala Nigah Vedika' (Telangana Election Watch Wing) of SCOTRWA. The team met with the SEC on S…
Telangana’s New Revenue Act: Landmark Legislation shows Power of Soft-Persuasion
This Vijayadasami day, on October 26, 2020, will mark a victory in ways more than one. For starters, apart from the festive reason for celebrations for the victory of good over evil, it will also be the day when Dharani, the Telangana Government’s Integrated Land Records Management System, is expected to be inaugurated. More importantly, it also marks the success of the soft persuasive approach of Civil Society bodies in the state to pursue much needed land reforms and the way the revenue system was managed so far. In a landmark (no pun …
Love Thy Neighbour, Not the Government - Some Ways of Expressing Social Solidarity
As a lasting solution for any crisis, small or big, and for life after the crisis, we should absolutely organise one or several networks of mutual social protection by way of contributory insurance institutions Rao VBJ Chelikani We have to invent many more ways for people to express their innate sense of human compassion and social solidarity, directly and continuously which would promote more trust and faith in each other among those who are living together in a given community. Struggling together to obtain something or sharing something whi…
NGT Silencer on Noise Polluters
New penalties seek to rein in violators in neighbourhoods and public places. Bursting crackers to playing loud music in residential areas and construction activity beyond limits and in prohibited times will attract action. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cleared the proposal for hefty penalties that may go as high as Rs 1 lakh for violations of noise pollution norms made by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). With this the stage is set for stricter monitoring and punishment of violations of the norms by the general public a…
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