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Telangana to join Centre’s Reform Utsav citizen initiative
Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju joined a video conference on August 10 with Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan and all state chief secretaries to discuss the Centre's proposed 'Reform Utsav' initiative, The Siasat…
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Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju joined a video conference on August 10 with Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan and all state chief secretaries to discuss the Centre's proposed 'Reform Utsav' initiative, The Siasat Daily reports. Somanathan told states the initiative will launch in October to boost citizen participation in reforms.
The initiative has three phases: preparatory (August-September), main (October-December) and follow-up (from December 28). The main phase includes Jan Manthan for identifying issues, Vimarsh for deliberation and Sankalp Siddhi for national events. Each state will form a coordination committee headed by its chief secretary and appoint a nodal officer. The Centre will launch a dedicated portal in regional languages for suggestions and monitoring.
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Yet another grandly named government festival promising 'citizen participation' risks becoming a top-down exercise where suggestions gather dust. The Jan Manthan phase will test whether the portal in regional languages actually leads to actionable reforms or remains a suggestion box. The real measure is simple: how many of the 'quick wins' from Vimarsh get implemented by December 31, not just announced.
Source: siasat.com
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