Agenda for AAP upon formation of government in Delhi

Congratulations to the power of AAM Aadmi that AAP is set to come in power by winning February 2015 Delhi Assembly Elections. It is the expecation of Aam Aadmi to have better Delhi with powerful government with empowered public. Public conversation has been in air and still continuing that only Kejriwal can bring down the prices and eliminate corruption. These people are hawkers, rickshaw pullers, TSR drivers and people commuting in buses. Looking at the growing public opinion in support of AAP, I would like to point out some of the points raised by public what they expect from Kejriwal's AAP government:

1. Elected representatives should be public friendly and responsive to them to hear their difficulties and take steps to resolve the problems. They should be directly accessible to public at regular intervals.
2. Public wants corruption free environment and accountable government. Therefore AAP must issue a white paper indicating time frame within which each plan/promise given in Manifesto will be completed.
3. Public should be empowered to get the Manifesto legally enforced if any candidate/party fails to implement/complete its declared plan/promises. It is because when public votes a party to power to make a powerful government, then public must also be empowered to seek accountability of elected representative/party. This aim can be achieved by making an Election Manifesto/Vision Document/Paper/Promises/Slogan etc, called by whatever name, a legal agreement between public and party with a right to public to enforce the Manifesto/Document legally and call back the failing candidate/party.
4. Road and transport plans should be immediately started on formation of the government. Priority should be given to construction of underpass at all major intersections of roads to save public time and money. Some of the busiest and congested intersections are intersection under Chirag Delhi Flyover, ITO intersection on BSZ Marg, Rajghat intersection on Ring Road, Ashram Chowk intersection on Mathura Road etc. I will suggest that this work may be entrusted to DMRC as they are constructing metronetwork on all major intersections on Delhi roads.
5. CAG audit of BSES and TPDDL must be completed on priority. Tariff of Brijender Singh (Chairman DERC) period should be reimplemented and present tariff order should be suspended till CAG audit is completed. This will bring down the electricity tariff by 30% to 40% in Delhi.
6. Market margin of gas suppliers (GAIL/RIL) must not be increased so that tariff of gas based power stations is not increased. This will effect the electricity tariff in Delhi.
7. Power generating companies, transmission companies and distribution companies must work on No Profit and No Loss basis so that tariff is brought down for benefit of common man.
8. Central power utilities like NTPC, NHPC and SJVN etc must also work on No Profit No Loss Basis so that benefit of low power tariff is passed on to public.
9. Allotment of DDA Schemes should be only for Delhi citizens or it should be 95% for Delhi citizens. It is because Delhi citizens are not entitled to apply in other states of their choice.
10. DDA should launch housing schemes for Senior Citizens all over Delhi. Land given to private builders or Group Housing Societies should have 25% quota for senior citizens to be allotted on No Profit No Loss basis at cheaper rates.
12. Senior citizens should be allotted DDA/Society/builders’ flats at ground floor or first floor only.
13. Free hold formalities and documents should be given by DDA at the time of allotment, and it should not be deferred to a subsequent date as it is at present.
14. Toll charges should be removed for citizens of Delhi using toll road connected to Delhi when they go out or come back.
15. All bus stands should have public convenience place at least urinals for ladies and gents. These should be well maintained. This will generate employment.
16. Halt and go permission should be given to car users outside all Metro Stations to allow dropping of their wards, relatives, friends, guests etc. The car users are presently being challaned by Traffic Police.
17. Encroachment of public roads by Police Stations should be removed as they keep lot of confiscated vehicles on pubic roads and these remain lying on roads for year over year.
18. VAT should be removed from ladies and babies sanitary pads, foods and life savings medicines and machines e.g. cancer medicines, stents, analgesic, antipyretic, antidiarrhoea medicines etc.
19. DDA should work on No Profit No Loss Basis to bring down the selling cost. Auction method should be stopped as it does not favor fundamental principle of social welfare state.
20. All parks in residential areas should be remodeled at least with underground parking beginning from the first year of formation of the government. Ground floor will be the park area. Further expansion i.e. construction of first floor/second floor parking space can be considered in second and third year.
21. All colleges of Delhi and Central Universities in Delhi should have 95% reservation for students of Delhi citizens, as Delhi students are not given preference/adequate reservation in government colleges of other states.
22. One year job guarantee should be given to all college pass outs by making it mandatory for all commercial/industrial establishments/NGOs/Government Departments/Government Contractors/Hospitals/Nursing Homes/Schools etc that all these establishments will give one year employment to all freshers who passed out after December 2013 and subsequent period. This will increase the credibility and popularity of AAP in the mind and heart of young voters. It will also provide one year experience to freshers who will get better equipped with experience for future employment.
23. Supply of free 2000KL of water should be rationalized on the basis of number of members in a family connected to one water meter.
24. Dispensaries should be opened in every colony equipped to deliver full services. It is suggested that a portion of every government school can be utilized to open and run a dispensary.
25. More hospitals should be opened in government sector to provide actual service to poor and needy residing in Delhi.
26. Since senior citizens are paying income tax therefore superannuated senior citizens should be given re-employment by increasing the present age from 65 years to 70 years on the posts notified to be filled up by deputation or contract basis. Or re-employed superannuated senior citizens, who paid income tax, but got unemployed later on should be paid subsistence allowance upto the age of 75 years at the rate of 50% of income tax amount last paid by them.
27. Pension Trust should be taken over by the Delhi Government from the date of formation of AAP Government, because DVB was privatized by Delhi Government during Shiela Regime and given to Ambani and Tata. Medical facility to DVB Pensioners should be given under DGEHS Scheme since guarantee of Pension Trust was taken by Delhi Government.
28. Government audit must be made compulsory for all NGOs availing Grant In Aid from Delhi Government instead of present practice of settling the Grant In Aid amount on the basis of UC (Utilization Certificate) being submitted by NGOs. Truthfulness of UCs needs to be audited by AG, Delhi Government to assess the correct utilization of funds.
29. Road in streets and industrial areas are in extremely bad shape all over Delhi. Immediate shemes should be released by AAP upon formation of Government for making/repair/renovation of all street and industrial area roads.
30. Interest should be paid on the amount of gas cylinders from the date of payment to the date of credit into bank account of the customers. Since this amount will be a lending to Government, therefore Government should pay interest to gas customers at the prime lending rate notified by RBI.

It is hoped that AAP will take a serious note of above aspirations of common man to prove itself a party of common man.

Sincerely with good wishes,
C.M. Lal
9th February 2015. more