People of India do not deserve to suffer. People of India need not suffer. We
have everything that is required to make a great country. And remember it is not
the money which makes a great country. It is not necessary that richest country
is greatest or its people are happiest. Huge buildings and lavish lifestyle
neither makes a great country nor happy citizens. It is time to recreate the
real great India characterized by:
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Wisdom
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Knowledge and Skills
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Science and Technology
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Nationalism and Harmony
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Humanity
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Culture
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Good Health
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Good Environment
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Prosperity and Resourcefulness
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Development and Management
1. Living
Standards. It should have a minimum base and a higher goal.
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Minimum Standard of Living
This
should be the minimum acceptable living standard of dignified life for the
citizens of India. All these can be achieved through better management, better
population control, corruption control and innovative schemes of government
public participation. Every citizen must be assured of:
· Right to food. Two complete balanced meals every day.
· Right to health. Complete medical and surgical treatment.
· Right to shelter. Shelter for night and extremes of
weather.
· Right to education. Compulsory value based education till
higher secondary school.
· Right to work – Skill training and work for twenty days a
month.
· Right to service - Single application work. No need to run
from pillar to post and no queue.
· Right to security -
Safety from accidents, crimes and disasters
· Right to justice - Simple and single complaint justice.
· Right to live - Freedom and dignity.
Higher Development and Growth
Focus on
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Three determinants – Human beings, System and Infrastructure
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Human worth – Worth and excellence of every human being, stimulus for best out
of every individual. Sincere efforts towards population control.
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Higher education – High quality higher education with emphasis on skill.
Support through loans and scholarships. Flexi education and exam free education
for raising the standards of learning.
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Research – Target oriented research for present and future.
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Industrialization. Also develop cottage and cooperative industrialization and
business.
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Technology – Use of science and technology for higher efficiency of life.
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System – Human centric system with constant evolution.
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Infrastructure – Human and nature friendly, efficient and futuristic
infrastructure
System
- Democracy and Federal Republic System
must be followed in word and spirit.
- Proactive Participatory Governance
based on swaraj model.
- Leadership - Humble, humane,
wise with vision and mission and ability to unite, motivate and guide.
- Policies - Well defined national
policies which remain consistent and work efficiently even with changing
governments.
- Laws and legal system must be reformed
to be in tune with need, time and world development.
- Accountability and Transparency must
be the root of system and governance. All communications and documents must be
permanently stored as soft copies at minimum three places apart from offices
and ministries.
- Every government must spell out goals
and ways of governance at the beginning and every year along with declaration
of yearly results.
Spirit
Nation building is a collective mission. Spirit of nationalism and national
pride must be promoted. National integration, harmony, peace, social equality
and freedom must be the topmost priority. National character based on humanity,
discipline, hard work and wisdom promoting all round quality must be the
mantra.
Pillars of Democracy
- Legislature – It must be ensured that
no tainted person reaches in any form of legislature. All new comers must
undergo orientation sessions on constitution, functions of legislature and
governance.
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Executive - This must be under
independent commission. Minimum 2 years of posting.
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Judiciary – Independent commission to ensure fair and speedy justice,
clearance of backlog and simplification of process.
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Media – Independent media but with full transparency and accountability.
They must annually declare source and beneficiary of funding, associates and policy of
functioning.
- Four must ensure time bound result oriented eradication of problems and
holistic harmonious development.
World Index
Four pillars of democracy must set national goals based on world indexes and
improve ranking in time bound result oriented manner. Internationally reputed bodies must assess and provide authentic independent statewise information of various index like poverty, corruption, crimes, development etc.
Institutions
Institutions like bureaucracy, intelligence, vigilance, lokpal, judiciary, police etc
must be made more effective and efficient by constituting independent
commission. They must be
independent of government control.
External Relations and Security
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Based on Peace, Cooperation and Reciprocation
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Threat anticipation through better Intelligence and vigilance
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Threat management through Dialogue and Graded Response
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Modernization and all time preparedness of Defense Services
- Self dependence in arms and ammunition
- Be prepared for biological and chemical warfare
- Be prepared for cyber and economic warfare and spying
- Strategic partnerships and networking
Internal Security and Justice
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Every citizen must have a Social Security Number with online verification to
check his or her past criminal and anti social record.
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Only people with clean record in places of responsibility and handling public.
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Severe punishment for misuse of power and position.
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Better intelligence, vigilance and reforms to prevent crimes.
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SIT and Fast track courts to check trend setting crimes, casteism, communalism,
terrorism and naxalism with zero tolerance.
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Speedy investigation and justice.
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Helpline SOS, volunteers and legal assistance to victims
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Justice on simple and single complaint. Graded inquiry and investigation.
- Police Commission and better police
training for efficient policing.
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Freedom of expression and life choices. No moral policing.
- Social courts for social conflicts.
Sensitive areas and sensitive time
Well defined protocol for emergency
management like riots. Special attention to sensitive areas to effectively
control problems. Time bound action program to avoid any possibility of
long term damage.
Health
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Health For All
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All age groups to be covered by either public or private sector insurance.
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Mandatory annual checkup. Promote preventive healthcare.
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Insurance - Type 1 emergency and major sickness and Type 2 all
conditions.
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Promote and regulate holistic and alternative system of medicine.
- Short healthcare
courses to create health volunteers especially for small cities and rural
areas.
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Rural healthcare through local people.
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Prevent and fight addictions as national health problem.
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Severe punishment for fake or adulterated medicines and other healthcare products
- Check on advertisement
and sale or service of non authentic health products.
- Doctors and healthcare professionals
to be more accountable. Better CME and refresher courses.
Food
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Food For All
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Minimum two complete and balanced meal every day.
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Work and earn food through social work or civic work.
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Promote quality nutrition based on RDA
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Severe punishment for adulterated food items.
Education
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Education for all. Age no bar.
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Minimum mandatory higher secondary education.
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Promote flexi education, part time, online and distance.
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Value and identity education, life skill training. Comprehensive personality
development.
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Promote vocational skill training
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Learning based education. Exam free education for higher standards of learning.
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High quality higher education with emphasis on skill. Support through loans and
scholarships.
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Creativity and research based education.
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Rural education through local people.
Mind Power Resource
Mind power resource must be recognized as foundation of future growth and must
be given due attention. Skill training, higher learning, creativity, logical
thinking, scientific mindset must be given importance and developed.
Science and Technology
This is single most important key to solving nation’s problems and higher
development. Must be given topmost priority for maximum development. Research
and meaningful use are two important areas to be developed.
Jobs
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Research for creation of new jobs
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Technology and Industrialization for better jobs.
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Cottage, small scale and cooperative industrialization and business.
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Skill training to control unemployment
- Better conditions for self employment and new business
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Volunteers and human resource pool
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Sustainability, Job transition, flexi jobs and alternate job development.
Economic growth
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Target loan free India
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Zero deficit trade. Cut imports and luxury.
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Only diesel subsidized for agriculture and heavy transport. No subsidy on
petrol. Private vehicle only on petrol. Promote alternate energy source.
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Catalyzed economy. Raise productivity and finished product exports.
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Promote quality to raise exports.
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Research to develop new products
Make natural resources as national
assets which must be managed carefully with full accountability and
transparency.
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Promote investment in infrastructure
- Promote BPO, KPO, Tourism
- Careful use of FDI
- Right balance of
privatization, semiautonomous, cooperative and public private participation in
various sectors.
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Cut wastage and losses
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Cut taxes & regulations. Abolish income tax to boost economy
- Control inflation by creating buffer
supply
Taxation
- Reform and simplify taxation.
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Abolish direct taxes and all other taxes except following. With this
more money will come to bank and will become part of white money circulation.
- Product tax as part of product cost to be deducted at source.
Automatically those buying more will pay more. Products of essential nature and
every day use to have less tax and tax can be increased slab wise on less
essential and luxury goods. Natural products must remain tax free.
- Service tax for service industry that includes all non product business
or transactions like airways, stock, advertising, stamp duty, etc.. Smaller
business and professionals can have annual fixed amount and larger business in
slabs.
- Wealth tax. This should apply to all movable and immovable assets.
Family occupied house should be exempted.
- Custom tax
- Single annual Corporate tax for large scale business ( average of 2% of
turnover and 10% of profit can be one such formula)
- Government must issue credit and debit card in association with some public
sector bank. These credit and debit card should charge fixed one percent that
should go to government as service tax. These being cheaper will replace all
other credit and debit cards and will raise revenue for government.
Development
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Time and result bound development.
- Develop models of village, small city
and metro city development and replicate nationwide. Successful schemes from
within India or abroad for housing, roads, drainage, water including water harvesting, electricity, waste
disposal, sanitation etc must be used universally.
- Maximize use of technology for better
life
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Computer literacy for everyone
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24 Hour water and electricity
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Well laid roads with immediate repair guarantee
Human Resource Development
- Human Welfare must be given high and serious importance
- Population must be controlled in proportionate manner
- Even distribution of population
- Human quality must be improved
Development, Villages
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Better agriculture with collective farming with more use of technology
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Multipurpose Utility Centre
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Security with weaker section representation
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Periodic random check
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Helpline SOS to prevent suppression and suffering
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Local education, health and business
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Village tourism
Development, Cities
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Reorganize colonies and slums into high rise
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More greenery, play grounds and open spaces
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Better centers for sports, art, culture and recreation
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Better public transport and parking spaces
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Wider elevated or two layer roads
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New futuristic twin cities industrial and residential
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Efficient drainage and sanitation
Service
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People friendly single window service centre in neighborhood, markets, offices
with instant service. Also online service. Time bound management of grievances.
Target zero grievance.
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Public utility services through self distribution by local cooperative bodies
to avoid profiteering like electricity, water, gas and oil, PDS etc.
Energy
- Give due importance to power and energy.
- Develop alternative source of energy
- Create national energy pool.
- Save and Recycle energy
Environment
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Natural resources to be made national assets, must be managed through public
sector organizations.
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Nature friendly infrastructure.
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Wildlife protection
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More plantation and strict control on cutting trees and deforestation.
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Strict laws for environment clearance
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Pollution control to be national priority
- Make rivers clean. Rivers must be
connected and protected from extinction.
- Water management through water
harvesting.
- Efficient disaster management
Beautification
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Efficient drainage – No water logging. Promote water harvesting.
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Better sanitation. Clean and easily accessible toilets and wastebins.
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Dust free environment. No uncovered space.
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More greenery, gardens, trees
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Display of art
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Environment friendly waste disposal. Zero garbage.
- Civic training in schools
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Aesthetic and sensible construction
Sports
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Sport policy towards making a sporting nation
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Promote flexibility, strength and stamina from childhood
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Identify and nurture talent
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Sport infrastructure in schools, neighborhood and sports complex.
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Develop sport as profession and industry
Culture and Recreation
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Acknowledge culture and recreation as human necessity and strength
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Culture the mindset, grace and dignity
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Protect and promote culture
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Develop language, art, dances, dressing, monuments, festivals
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Promote healthy and active recreation
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Develop entertainment as profession and industry
Reforms
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Social – Reward individual and collective morality and honesty. Social
service and other options in place of punishment to bring about change. Make
social harmony a national priority.
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Economic – To be in tune with social system and national needs.
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Legal – Simplify, reorganize and create new keeping in mind the different sections of society and changing
times. Develop alternate justice towards reforms.
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Political and electoral – Systemic evolution for better governance with
changing times. Better protocol for elections to minimize misuse of money and media.
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Administrative – To be focused on human satisfaction.
Children
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National children policy
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Children are the future of India
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Catch them young, protect their health, nurture talent and skills
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Growth by stimulus
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Reforms early through motivation
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Life skill coaching and wholesome personality development
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Better options of playing grounds
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Zero tolerance of crimes against children
Women
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National women policy
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Assurance of dignity and respect
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Security, physical and mental
- Nationwide SOS service
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Empowerment
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Higher education and economic independence
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Social and legal rights
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Zero tolerance of crimes against
women
Elderly
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National senior citizen policy
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Assurance of dignity and security
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Better age related healthcare
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Manage loneliness and boredom
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Enhance usefulness through utilization of experience
- Create experience pool
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Zero tolerance of crimes against elderly
Physically or Mentally Challenged
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National policy for physically and mentally challenged
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Assurance of dignity
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Rehabilitation in work and life
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User Friendly infrastructure
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Promote all growth options
Weaker Section, Economic
For people below poverty line (or least privileged)
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Free food, health, education, shelter, justice
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Free electricity and water (upto 100 units a month)
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Work to earn. Create local organized work like cottage industry, BPO etc
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Develop skills to create working abilities
Weaker Section, Socially
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Assurance of justice, equality and dignity
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Integration in society
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Upliftment by focused development schemes
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Empowerment
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Goal of casteless society
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Zero tolerance of crimes against socially weaker sections
Work Culture
Develop and
promote higher work culture as nation's pride
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Efficiency
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Accountability
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Fairness
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Quality
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Discipline
- Hardwork
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Opportunities
Social Culture
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Freedom of expression
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Dignity of speech and behavior
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Freedom of living
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Harmony
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Cooperation
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Choice of life. Zero tolerance against moral policing.
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Social courts for social conflicts
Religion
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Respect for all and equality of all
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Religious heads must work towards communal harmony
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Religious organizations to be involved in welfare – Social, economic, moral.
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All spiritual and religious places to be run by trust and their earning to be
kept in banks.
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No religion on road. Religion to be only at home, religious places or permitted
spots.
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Strict laws against communalism and superstition.
Challenges
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Social inequality, Casteism & Untouchability – Goal of casteless society.
Make people aware and sensitize towards equality. Eliminate mention of caste.
Stop caste based reservation. Uplift socially weak people through special
education support and skill training.
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Communalism – Remove insecurity by adopting zero tolerance against communalism.
Promote fair intelligence, investigation and justice. SIT and fast track
courts to punish guilty. Religious heads must own responsibility of harmony,
meet periodically and address public in a joint press conference.
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Corruption and black money – Target zero black money. Create online databank of all real estate
properties, lockers, shares, credit card, bank account etc to eliminate benami
or black transactions. Every single property, locker, credit card, bank account
and share must have PAN No associated, let people claim them through self
disclosure. All unclaimed properties, lockers, shares, credit card, bank
account must be frozen and finally confiscated and go to government. Any
private business owner or professional or service provider with fake or no
receipt must be penalized. Declare black money kept abroad as national asset,
bring it back in time bound manner and impose heavy action on people /
organization / banks helping in such activity. Such acts of corruption where nations assets are looted must be declared as crime against nation. There must be a federation against corruption by activist. Whenever any activist like RTI activist fighting against corruption is harassed, this federation must take up the issue further. This will also save such fighters life.
- Fake currency - Reduce need of cash,
promote plastic money, stop high currency notes and impose strict action on
those indulging in such activity.
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Crime especially against children, women and elderly - Research and
reforms should be the main weapon to fight crimes. Reform early in life.
Develop healthy personality. Life skill training.
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Disasters - Anticipate, prevent and manage. Strict policy on environment
protection. Public awareness and training.
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Illiteracy - Time bound complete literacy mission.
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Malnutrition – Right to food and health to eliminate malnutrition.
- Drug addiction - Should be declared national problem. Manage
through education, awareness, counseling, early detection and support. Social
acceptance of those affected and rehabilitation.
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Poverty – Skill training, cottage and cooperative industries and Right to job
to eliminate poverty.
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Regionalism – Sensitize people about benefits of nationalism. Solve issues in
mutual benefit manner.
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Terrorism and Naxalism – Vigilance, intelligence, investigation and justice to
reach zero tolerance against terrorism and naxalism. Prevent and educate people
to end misguided support. Justice to people and development to eliminate root
cause.