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*A village of Chamars, a caste slur for dalits

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From abjectpoverty to IIMand now politics:inspiring story ofSarath Babu p.14

Interview: waresources andparliamentarafairs ministPawan Bansal

Days of dams areover, now is thetime for a waterpolicy based onjal anushasan p.20

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08OR A CHANge (eveN IN NAMe) People of a tiny Rajasthan village have been ght-ing for over two decades against a casteist slurslapped on them by the government itself

14 So that ewer mothers may eat water or inner...

Abject poverty to IIM Ahmedabad. Thats the kindof success one can rest on for life. Not Sarath Babu.Hes busy charting a career in politics

20 for stories, one simple message A radical shift in policy is unavoidable. Dams and

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tk Lkykt Jtic n sth Hg c-c th tiph f plitic v ppity whh bitt hi igti J 23, th 13 th bf th f hi t. J-tic Hg if lif pp it hi jb

i cty f --- Lkykt. Jtic Hg ty chill w th pliticl bctic pi jt byig hi ight t cct i: v 700 i jt tw y. Fly f y, h ply citicl ipitil l x l thity tht ipi th Lkykt plic,cpiig ily bw ffic ptti, t xp lgilt, bi i ffic f th Ii aiit-tiv svic th Ii Plic svic. dpit hi tllcc i bbig cpt pblic vt, thgh, h flt y-tticlly tifl by th tt gvt which blck p-itiv cti git ll xp fficil. Ctchig clpit ig th big itt i thi pt by th gv-t, lg with th pi f f hi w ffic fliy g, filly bc t ch t b f th wh fly chcti hilf tthl tig. I

fl hlpl, h i i th p cfc ft bittihi igti, mly ctchig ppl wt v y pp. rittig th fficil i th piti ith plc v ft th chif iit c t ig i lp th fc f th Lkykt.

mk itk. Thi w t th igti f yy f wh biti gt th btt f hi pgic xpctti f hilf. Thi w t fl, ititti f ccy by th. I hv lwy g tht th Lkykt ct b ffctiv it ght tb l it i gt t pw t qi, JticHg h tl Gvc nw i xcliv itviw i

J y. a p th lgilti, th Lkykt ct ii tt iqiy git y pblic vt witht wittcplit. I th bc f t pw t ct, thfth Lkykt i tthl v i c wh th i

ficit t pct pctic. Witt cplii th pcib ft bvily t ily vilb

i t c bc th ffcil cc wil pitif pw. Tht i th ly lc. ath hitci th scti 19 f th Pvti f Cpti act, whicqi pi cti f thgvt f pcti y pblic vt. I pcticthi tht th gvt c hil y icct, it ttf ti.J tic Hg h b pl

ig f cpti f th

ED I TOR I A L S

Mak no mistak.This was not thrsination oa ram-rormr whosambitions otth bttr ohis pramaticxpctations ohimsl.

If th IPL c, by llwig f pli-

tici t ltiply thi c gt thi

ght ply i lctiv jb, cl

wk p plg i fzy, f i

plit, igti f iit,

Cwlth G v bigg h,

thk lgly t icig vl f if-

ti bt th ptig xtvgz w vilbl

i pblic i.

By gh tit, b iitil

ttc, th ctl dlhi gvt t-

gth hv pt v r 33,000 c f

bilig ti th iftct i th

f Cwlth G (CWG). Th ct-

l pblic xpit i iig vy y i till

ctibl. Th i bvily ch thig

bgt f CWG; it blk chq.

Delhis budget for the current nancial year allo-

ct r 4,244 c, 38 p ct f th ttl pl

tly, t th tpt ct, tly bvig

th CWG pjct, whil hlth cti tgth-

gt r 2365 c 21 p ct. Th G hv

been used to justify hikes in taxes, taris, and other

it tht t th ct f livig i dlhi.

I biig f CWG, Ii olypic aciti

(IoC) h pp r 150 c f xpit

ti, which h ht p t t lt r 3,390

c, hlthy gwth f 2,160 p ct, cc-

ig t ty by Hig L right nt-

wk (HLrn), nGo.

Th HLrn pt l y tht r 265 c ll

ct f th chl ct b pl (pcil c

pt pl) f dlhi h pptly b ivt

t th CWG f th y 2009-2010.

Th tgt v f th G, th t

h, i r 1,780 c, which, ccig t th

Cptll ait Gl f Ii (CaG),

biti, y th pt, phizig,

fact, that no cost-benet study of the CWG proje

w v tk.

Aside from the nancial extravagance, the CW

pjct l cck k t ctic

ctittil ttty qit. Ii

cii t bi f th G w ith tp

t ctic. It w t ic i pli

t; ith w th y pblic bt, c

tti pii pll g th it f dlh

y th HLrn pt.

a citt ppit by dlhi high ct c

rmed an investigation that found that lakhs of co

tcti wk gg i CWG pjct w

Makin a show o orsls: IPL,CWg, an (possibl) Olmpics!

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t v pi ii wg, lt l pvi

with th ty fciliti; z f th i

i hygiic xplittiv livig wkig

citi. Ctitti, lw, ittil c-

vti w vilt i fcibly victig th-

f fili f l t k wy f CWG

projects or just for beautication of the city.

sic 2007, v 7,450 bgg hv b -

p i bi t cl p th city; thy big

ti ily i bil ct lck p.

Cpti, bglig iptit i pjct x-

cti c tp f ll tht.

Th CaG, f xpl, h ctigt dlhi dvl-

pt athity, which wk i -

b vlpt iity, f pviig bilt

pckg f r 766.89 c t pivt bil -

gg i ctcti f th G villg.

Lg-cl ctcti ctivity h ply hv-

c with plig th vit, t

t ti th icvic c t th pblic

v vl y.

my f th pjct big xct i th

f CWG will i icplt thgh th

ti f th ptig vt.

Th xttitly ctly CWG will i b

g hw i cty tht i h t 27 p

ct f th wl hgy ppl th lg

pplti f lih chil.

mwhil, shil dikhit, th chif iit

dlhi, h h th bz t bt tht th ci

i y t bi f ht th olypic!

Ciig ll th fct, hlt th CWG

vt v t b bigg c clb th

th IPL cl? I it t hypciticl f th

t t b kig th ki f h cy tht w

w it kig v th IPL cl?

Php th w li i th fct tht th L

mi f CWG-gt tly hi g

w lct gvt. Gttig th t fc th

lw v hig th will hv t b pt

lg tggl f ctic ight gv

c f.

tt gvt ll lg. I-t, th gvt hil- th gilty, libtly t th ppitt f hi p-ty, th uplkykt, f

t tbl i th tt blyhi vli pt ill-gl iig v fil tpv th fiv lkh tf i iz f th B-liki pt. Clly, whil J-tic Hg i ll h cl txp cpti p-t g gvc, thtt gvt i ll itcl t tyi Jtic Hg th Lkykt.

a h i i th itviwt Gvc nw, Whil ti-cpti wk gt

xi pblicity, it c-titt jt 10 pct f wk. a ch 90 p-ct f wk i t fcili-tt g gvc, f x-pl t tt t cplitgig l g pi,wkig f pchyt, fc-tiig f cpti ch t f th wlff p ppl.

With hi igti, J-tic Hg xp th pliti-cl cl tht clt tchv 10 pct f hi wk.

Is it that we no longer have the talentwithin bureaucracy that the governmentis looking to lease talent rom outside?The government has selected a panel o

20 consultancy irms to assist the ministriesand departments in achieving their annualtargets at Rs 10,000 a day as retainership.

The government has already established aperormance management division within thecabinet secretariat and it is headed by a p ro-essional, Prajapati Trivedi, handpicked bythe prime minister himsel. The ministriesand departments are preparing their ResultFramework Documents (RFDs) which are tobe submitted to this division or perormance

appraisal. So when the ministries are them-selves setting their targets and already havehuge manpower ranging rom senior bureau-crats to employees under the central secre-tariat scheme (CSS), why do we need outsid-ers? Then there are specialist organisationslike the Planning Commission, National Advi-sory Council and Economic Advisory Councilo the Prime Minister to assist the ministriesin their planning and targets. There are alsoa plethora o committees/councils like thePMs Council on Micro, Small and Medium En-terprises, PMs Council on Trade and Industry,PMs Council on Climate Change and PMs Na-tional Council on Skill Development.

And dont orget, there is an entire ministo statistics and programme implementatioPlus there are government-unded academic institutions like Indian Institute o PublAdministration (IIPA), National Institute Smart Government (NISG) and the Centre Good Governance (CGG).

Government servants are well aware o thbottlenecks, which are usually due to the plitical dierences between the centre and thstates. Private consultants can be o litthelp in such cases. What can an external cosultant do i the Mayawati government in Utar Pradesh is not enthusiastic in implemening a centrally sponsored scheme?

Yet, i individuals with pr ivate sector eperience are needed in the government, thgovernment should allow their lateral entinto the civil services. As it stands, the latemove looks more like a lateral entry or crny capitalism. The private proessionals atached to the various ministries can only bexpected to urther private interests. Theis no oicial word on how conlict o interewill be avoided when a proessional who avises, say, a telecom player, becomes a cosultant to the communication and IT ministrIn the asbcence o answers to these querieswould seem that this is just another exercisto add another layer o governance.

The Lalit Modis o CWG-gateare mostly hidden among ourown elected governments.Getting them to ace the law oreven shaming them will haveto be part o a larger struggleor democratic rights andgovernance reorms.

Priat consltants or pblic mattrso, givig cpt gvc whl w ig

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peopleP

i ctly by us sttdptt f hi gwk git h tf-

ckers, Andhra Pradesh CID of-cer Sattaru Umapathi has been

wiig git th ti. ThDepartments Tracking in Per- rpt 2010 l upthif pplicti f th ti-gt cti f Ii lw i tf-cking cases, but berates Indiafor not demonstrating sucientpg i it lw fct,

protection, or prevention eorts.Whil upthi h pt-ly hlp c cvicti f

85 trackers in the last one and hlf y, Ii vll c-

victi c h b by th pt p. Giv I-i hg pbl f htracking, there is little for ust b p f xcpt tht p-lice ocers like Umapathi havepv bility t tk thchllg.

I

AS ocer C Umashankarsc i flig lik typi-cl Bllyw vi i which

th cpt plitic ty thi btt k th lif f pight f-cer hell.

Th ltt c i thi l-lif hw th m highct tyig vigilc iqiy by th dmK gvtgit th llg ig fwlth by uhk.

uhk i wily blivt hv b victii f tt-ly itig th b f pw by

th m fily, which i ictly lt t m Kihi, thchif iit.

a chi f a CblTV, uhk h tk t viw f th tcti fth ppty f th tt-wcpy, itigtby sgli CblVii, ivl bi- w by sTV, which i ctllby Klithim.

It i gig t b ch tt f m-

h sigh gvt kill i ggig

with Pakistan to bridge the trust decitbtw th tw cti f fig

cty nip r cptc i p-

pig th g wk f ctiv l-ti, ch kig bi ilvt.

a fig cti f th tw i t

J 24 i Ilb, lig p t th

iitil-lvl tlk xt th, r

ct ttc tht bi

to be made irrelevant sounds signi-

ct; it h b ct t

tht th tw i ight b wkig tw

l t big bt f vt t

c th li f ctl, gt pliticl -

ty bth i f th LC, b-

qt cti f tp.

r h, hwv, l iit tht ilgc bt pg i tph f f

terrorism, indicating the diculties besetting

th ltihip.

It is arguably Raos rst serious opportuni-

ty ic bcig fig cty t ty h

diplomatic skills on a very dicult bilateralltihip.

It will tak all hr iplomatic skills

He has shown we canAre we witnessing renaissanceof philanthropy?

An unfolding drama

H

aving pledged a large part o their

wealth to charitable causes, Microsotounder Bill Gates and investor Warren

Buet seem to making a sincere eort toencourage other billionaires in the US to

similarly help the needy. They announcedrecently that they had met and asked a

couple o dozen rich Americans to give awayat least hal o their wealth to charity.

Responding to The Giving Pledge, as theGates-Buet campaign is called, at least our

billionaire individuals or amilies are report-edly expected to make the philanthropic

pledges.I those pledges materialise, billions o dol-

lars more will ow into meeting needs like ed-ucation and healthcare.

Are we seeing a renaissance o philanthro-

py, starting rom the US? Given the growingrich-poor gap in the world, there is certainly a

strong case or it.

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A illa that canttak its own namphotos: Ravi Choudha

a tt tht h lpp ctit l villg h f t chg it wy

people politics policy performance

Governance In Slumber

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Ashish Mehta

o f th y ipi-ig, itctiv l-g th gvth pit thwll f h-

i thi villg y i Hii:d t lv th villg, chg

th villg. Th villg, hwv-, t pi t chg ch,xcpt th f thi villg.Thi tiy villg i Bw thil fd itict f rjth h gtit h f th l pbl, p-il htg f wt lc-ticity . Thy b thlljt thy il thghght tht ct i thifgivig l wlk thkilt t ftch ikig wtthgh ll by villg gt w-t. Thi , hwv, i if-

ft tt. T chg it, thy ig ll thi ight, whichh t t t ch f.

Bt why thy pt tchg th f thi villg?Wht xctly i th ? Bt-ig th bh will t , lt pll it t: Chamaron Ka Bas.Th i th th jt ciil ctit l, it i vitbl blck whv ygt wt t ty fth,c chlhip gt jb.It i th tht kp ggig

th bck t th itth c-ty vy ti thy ttpt tv .

How a village is born in recordsWh th villg w jt h-lt, xitig bliflly ti gv-t c, ppl tf t it Kuwan Ka Bas, f-t tw l wll. rwp (hwik wh h y with iltht h t b t lt 60) -b th ti wh thy

t tll thi viitig ltiv t kf Kw K B, t thwwy f Higt villg.

Th hlt tw villg p th Higt g p-

chyt. I th ly 1980, th ttgvt tk lii-tti-lik xci, i which x-pig hlt w cgi villg. apt f Higt Bvikh, which xit c, th villg gt hbl ti i th gv-t bk: Ghhy KB, Khi Ki Jhpi Ch- K B.

W i t v kw f th-f y tht villg h gt w , rwp cll.

Lt w li wht h hp-p. a patwari (a revenue o-cil l kw lekhpal) cllGpi sh h c. H it viit thi villg, h ty f whil v th, h y, pitigto the village across a barren eld.H ty th i Khi Ki Jh-pi. H k th ppl ththy ll m h kth wht thi villg i cll thy i it i cll Ch KB. With tk f p f lzy, lwly sarkari clk, th ,

itity ft f ti vil-lg w chg. W hv btgglig v ic t gt th chg, y rwp.

Bt w tht Ch K Bw tch i gvt -c, vig th tcity wt y. Gvt pc,y ...!

nh mh, gt i hily 20, y: a th pbli, w t Ch. Thi vil-lg i th 100 y l,by h th wk f

Ch h. W f Biwcity, which i schlCt, bt w t Ch.

Tht f c i t t y tht thname would have been justied ifth ct w ight. Ch i ctit l which ttct th p-vii f vy tict atcitiact. Bt wh th lw bk thlw, it tk 30 y ( ct-ig) f t t ity. Biwi rjth, big 931,030ccig t C 2001, i

of the ve major castes that combi t f 69.6 pct f rjth ttl sC pplti. Chtp th sC ct lit i t pplti.

a th ittig charpf f lb, likvyby i thi villgic ct til, mhii dvi, ih 40, t t th th w ittig th g yi hh vic: It (th th villg) i iltig. It h .

How a name can hurt you in thereal worldTh f thi villg, f cht ch th i

c. a by litig t th ltalk nally clears his voice any, I hv lt y chlhbc f it. Th cl 12 th ppli f tt chlhip t f y tt bh pf t t ti th f th villg i th pplicti f ti bvillg, y th . It itlly with hi th ct thf h i t gt th

P, i hi lt 20, t pkp. I kig livig l

b bc f thi . I lti. I cl t ti th ywh. Th chl hhas classes only till fth. Then wg t ighbig villg. (oth villg hv ll pplti bt thy hv gt cschools.) We ll up the form anthy y h i f ChK B. W fl blittl. I whv f tht.

I w th g i ti. sI wt t it f th fbch bt tch t

y f Ch (ChK B), it i th bck w. I ftgt cl f gig with tch. s I qit ti.

Cht tht tch fth pt th ct wt t tch t th ly chi thi villg. ev if thy cthy lv .

nh, g th fw wh hvcplt Ba f cllg iBiki tw, ct il igii. Lk f

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t thy k wh y f. n th villg thy ht th y fc.We nd it dicult to bring thename to our lips. In college, we llp f f vi thig w gt b.

Th tg kp higth t ly thgh tty bt l lt jb ht.

It i v pbl pcillyf th f wh yg ct, h y. s chipi, W hv t b with ll thl, thy c tll thi... icth i c.

Th, cllig by Chc l i jil th sC/sT (Pvti f atciti) act,bt th wy t thi villg, yhv pti bt t k ,which wy t Ch K B?

stgly, byt v kwhich Ch K B; th

i alip h, tchigHigt th . Whil tht f th hv th tg ifl-ly, f th i cll by thgvt. a it h b -t i cllig it , it h -f t chg it f 30 y.

T pv th pit, villg- t thi h twith cvt itity c ntil rl eplytGt act (nreGa) c pit t hw th stt h

been insulting themocially.Th th c Ch K B.

a ilt, ig Ch- K B 0 k, h c p btvillg v it. Th ctilt pt cpifl: Biw K B 0 k.

Hwv, th iitti ii tw i. sch f Ch-

K B it wl cp p ic c, i Pchyti jiity ct . Bton the ground its dierent. A sig-g hgig lctic plight xt t th ilt -ti bv th villg Gvip, f th y w pp v th y. Tit ight i th ly chl f thvillg, which t h igbtht hi wy: Gvt Pi-y schl, Ch. K B, thghth Ch pt i t lgibl y.

It stands eaced after constantt-thwig (pic fcig pg).

How to change the villagename: a manualThwig t t th chl ig-b w th l ct f gg-i f th 1,200- Biw fthi ftt villg tht c-t tk it w . Thy hvthi fith i th g f stt i-tct, v if thy hv lt t tbliv i pi.

It w wy bck i 1987 whthy tt th cpig fchg. Thy hv b k-ig ptti pligf igity bf mP mLa,iit bct, thctl cii tht -igly v pp th thpviig gifl plyt tplitici pt thi pi -

tired ocials.mti d ppl t-

i rjth will iitlyti rjh Pilt wh p-t th ctitcy f y.Th villg t th lt C-g l, hi wif r whw lct t th Lk sbh lt-, l thi schi wht pt d f 2004t 2009 wh it bc vctitcy.

W t rjh Pilt, r Pi-lt, schi. W ft wt t dl-

hi. schi Pilt h v c tthi villg. H h tl : hvfith. Bt w hv b bty,y nh. Th th-f iit i rjth wh Biw. T vil. W hvl t th ct mP, Kii Llm. H t pi t thfl.

ag th, thy l t m-i Ll m, t ly lcl lg-ilt, bt l tt iit ftchicl cti (giclt)



Whats thr in a nam? Lts ask thm

NarnraMy scholarship was cancelled because I did not like to mention the name o the village in the application orm and hadwritten the name o a neighbouring village.

PranI am making a living as a labourer because o this name. I let studies. I could not mention this name anywhere. The schoolhere has classes only till th. Then we go to a neighbouring village. We ll up the orm and they say he is rom Chamaron-ka-bas. I would have none o that. I was rather good in studies. So I wanted to seat on one o the ront benches but teachersused to say you are rom Chamars (Chamaron-ka-bas), seat in the back row. I oten got scolded or arguing with teachers.

NarshWhen I went to Bandikui or college studies and looked or a room on rent, they asked which village did I come rom. Isaid Chamaron-ka-bas and they said how can we let you stay here? The name hurts when we apply or studies, when weapply or a job.

RamswarpWe eel humiliated when we write the name o the village in some orm or or some document in the presence o children.

When we go to meet an ocial, i we are asked which village do we come rom, we lose hal o our condence. Our workwont get done.

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(ipt chg) v-, cliti (ic) & iikkly, Biw t bt. a ji iit f th vptt, thi tt fll ighti hi jiicti. H l th il cti.

s plitici c thpt h f vi lcti,k pi g wy. I

thig h chg icipc. utchbilitycti lik bf. It tb lightly li, w iti lightly l, y rwp.Th tt h b l by thCg th Bhtiy J-t Pty i t i th lt tw -c, bt th villg if-fc btw th tw f thi plight i cc. s- y thy gy with thpliticl cl tht c w ci- t byctt lcti. W -

t th vtig bx pty.F th pt 23 y, thi i wht

i hppig. Th Biw gt th Higt g pchyt,wh thy y 25 pct -b ppt thi threst are either indierent or thinkth i qit pppit.Th pchyt v l-ti, ppig lttiv (ci f: Kw K B,shivp, Gvip, Khlp- Viygth lt

ggt by f pchytchif Viy, pp-ctw f Higt). Th l-ti th g t th itict cllc-t, wh ft iligc, it t th tt gvt. Thtt i t fw th ltt tth h iity, which h thnal authority in this matter.

F xpl, th rpblic

dy f 2002, th villg gt lt-t typ, t pt thi thbk it, fw pt thi ig-t, qt th ditict cllct t chg th t Gvip. H fw- thi pplicti t th ttgvt cig thw bt thig hpp th g. o sptb 12,2006, thy wt t t th thitict cllct (villg f thi H K d), bt thy win for a shock. The ocial, dur-

ig gt with th, btt yig (ccig t th villg-), , lt th villg Bh K B. Th villgcpli bf th thiti,citing the SC/ST Act, but the ocialw t pih.

Thi w wh th yg g-ti i th villg tk v thcpig, Kh Ch, w ihi ly 20 tyig t b-c tch, th p-pch th ntil H

right Cii with cplit qt itvtiTh Cii sptb 22006, i tic t th rjh chif cty, kig f pt withi ight wk.

Th rjth gvt p, agt 8, 2008, yitht ibhvi w ft hv b citt by th c

lct. It l i tht th ttgvt h g t chgth f villg t Khlp with th ct f ll th vilg. Th Cii, thfcl th c i dcb 2008

It hl hv bc Khlp th bt f twit i th tlThe home ministry, the nal authity i thi tt, h fl f th gpllt i ltt n. 130/53Pblit th 11th sptb, 1953witt by s Fth sigh

dpty scty t th Gvt f Ii, miity f HAairs, New Delhi110002 to att gvt (a, B, C & d) xcpt J Khi. Thi th vitg cicti thi f t wh m wt b cll Chi Bbwt t b kw mbi.

ag th l, y xitig ct b g t th villg tw tht cfi i vi. F th

The village hasdierent (and uno-fcial) names on amilestone and on asignboard next toit. The wall o theonly school in thevillage shies awayrom spelling outthe ofcial namein ull.

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pp, it t ll -chgpl thgh ll lvt ii-ti ptt. o p-plicti, qtig Khlp- th w , wt pt lllvl bt th ilwy iityi bjcti. It i thw tit ilwy tti cllKhlp Hlt. Th h i-ity th k th tt gv-t t ggt th thgh th villg iit th i Khlp Hlt ywh i

th gi. Thy l lit t v-l itc f wht c b cllyy villg. Th ltiv f m i th il i-ity. Thi i thi ply, y ygt.

Th villg c ppchth ntil Cii fschl Ct schlTib, which i t p t lwith tt pcily lik thi. Itb hv viit th villgth ti f.

How the State shows asense o humourTi f lig with lbyithiyt f gvc, th villg- tt witig plit lttt th pit, th pi ii-t, th Cg pty chif, mi-it f stt f Cicti IT schi Pilt, lcl mP Ki-i Ll m nHrC. W hvwritten ve letters to them all,y s. Th ply.Th lt thy wt t th

J 16, 2009, gt ply withi 10y, f th pit figth tt t th rjth chifcfty f pppit cti.Bt it w th tt th Pi-t ltt tht cght thi tt-ti. It i: kl k j k, jk b. Tht Kbi h y ty wht y pl f t-w/ w wht y pl fty. Th chif cty bvi-ly i t gt th g.

How patience (lets hope) paysLt y, Khch c-py ppch th nHrC gi.Th Cii gi tk p thtt with th tt gvt.Th tt gvt pli sptb 9, 2009 tht lit f l-ttiv w fw tth h iity f ppvl.

The Commission waited for veth f pg bt gt p f th h ii-ty th itict cllct, itk th h cty th

cllct t bit tt pt.Th itict cllct th i

h h witt t th tt gv-t f th chg bt ifti w civ. Th

jit cty f th h ii-ty if th Cii mch 10, 2010, tht th pp-l f chg i th f th vil-lg Ch K B t KwK B i xiti withth iity i cltti withth iiti ptt.

a wh th viw f ll c-cerned are received a nal deci-i hll b tk th ppl cvy t th stt Gv-t f rjth.

Thi w wh th Ciici t tlk tgh. I it p-cig my 5, 2010, it b-v tht it i it t ttht i ctic cty likIi, wh Ctitti cllyphibit y iciiti th bi f ct, ligi, l-

gg tc, th f th villgCh K B i t ly -gty bt, php, l cti-tutes criminal oence under theschl Ct schlTib (Pvti f atciti)act, 1989. H i th c which iin direct conict with the Constitu-til t.

It i highly fttig tht t-t which w pt giti th y 2006 h gg , cct f th bctic ig-l. If gh itivity h

b iply, th f thvillg cl hv b chgch li th flig f pticl city cl hvb g.

It will b pppit t k sc-retary, Ministry of Home Aairs togt th tt xpit thcii f th miity b c-ict t th Cii ly pibl.

Thgh th Cii gvix wk ti f p, th



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iity gt th g -pli my 24 itlf tht it h bjcti if th f th vil-lg w chg bck t KwK B. I fct, th h iityl qt th Gvtof Rajasthan to issue a noticationchgig th f th villg.

Th Cii th wt tpfth my 26 c- tht th rjth chif c-ty hl iqiy t hw thl f th villg Kw K

B w chg t Ch KBas; nd out the errant Lekhpal, bit th pt lg withthe notication changing the namef th villg withi f wk.

at th ti f witig, th -li i ly v. It i t clwh th pp til h ch.Wh k, d itict cllc-t Ll Ch awl i th t-t w ttl thgh h clnot conrm it.

Wh tl bt th ltt fth h iity nHrC, th

villg hw ti. Thy t clbtig yt. rl-ly? Will it happen nally is whaty kp kig. o f th,Cht, y it i till b byth . Why b t ll?at th y th ?Why t Gvip? sbywt thi villg t b -b tht b.

Th hpfl , hwv, ly ig f th pcidates when the ocial ignominy

wl b v. If it hpp bf th chl ii tiit wl b btt. Th th ii will t b th l. rti c will l ect the change, says SurendrIf th h lly chgw wl b bl t lk it ppl y y th .

While the rst round of Censu2011 ltig t th hhl vy i v, with th c, th villg hp th

wl hv b chgby th ti f th hct ly xt y. Th th uiqId c t, thy hv h f iIt wl b btt if th c t b th w y nh.

mhii dvi, Khch th, kp flig h h, witth qt: Jt thch f . Jt thi ch. ygt k h t kp qt, bt h ck flih iwhil jtig h i v h

h th fiJt thi ch f . Lk th. Wht if thy w y chi? Y ppl c hlp. Jt thi ch.

I wih I cl. I wih tiKw K B it l h w ipl cibbliit on some god damned le liktht lekhpal i 30 y g... n

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NHRC said it isdistressed to notethat in a democraticcountry, whoseConstitution clearlyprohibits anydiscrimination onthe basis o castes,religion, languages

etc, the name o thevillage ChamaronKa Bas is not onlyderogatory but alsoconstitutes criminaloence underthe Atrocities Act,1989.

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Sonal Matharu

T

h bly lcti iTil n t lt y wy, bt sthBb h ly tt- kig hi pp-

ti. H i t yt if h wlctt ipt ci-t, h i lt y, withth hlp f y pliticl pty, bth kw h t ctt, h tb pt f th pliticl yt.

Bc plitic, y thi29-y-l Ii Ititt fmgt, ahb (IIma)gt, i th biggt pltf tv ppl. all y t gti i g, gy r 10,000 (tgit cit), h y.

ag y vt i hivtfl lif f, th thtbght hi i th lilight whi cit f sth Ch-i ctitcy i th 2009 g-l lcti.

my i th ctitcy vivi-ly b hi vl cpig:h viit vy l i th ,

cyig ight-ft tll lt,hi lcti ybl, k thchil t wit thi it. Th chil f c clt vt f hi, yt h w 16,000vt with l th thppti.

If th f h wk clwi hi 16,000 vt, h i c-dent that with a year-long cam-pig, h c g tgcit. sth h ly - ix lkh ppl, f

wh hv i i tchwith hi thgh cil twkig wbit. B it tlkig t thin his oce or going to their home itctig with th, sth tht hi g t ppli liv.

I wt hg-f Ii,he says with a nality that car

i ig f cvicti. ath ly wy t f thi pivti, h fl, i thgh cti hc hi lcti ybl. agi, wh h ythis, he says it with condenc h h pvty f pclose and has rst-hand experic f hw ch hg htH h liv with it h hliv thgh it. Ty, thk thi cti h t pi ipi y yg

So that wr

mothrs ma atwatr or innr...


Politics For Change

photos: Ravi Choudha

abjct pvty t IIm ahb. Tht th ki f cc cl

t f lif. nt sth Bb. H by chtig c i pliticbc h t wt th t hv hi th l: wt.

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ht with hi cc ty. nw h Bbhbabk aPJ abl Kl hi h.

Water or dinnerB bght p i th l

f mipkk i Chi, sthgw p i hty wh hi

th w th ly bwif th fily hi fth h -t th. H b hf th y wh h wcttly lp-piv hstrove to make ends meet with veth t f: tw ght th . With g icf r 30 th, h t ly fh fily, bt thycplt thi cti.

Hi th e dpi, whh ti till 10th t,

i th c f ipiti f sth. sh wk y with th gvt iy l pg. sth cll ight wh h w hglpig w lt f wt thikig tht yb h w ff ikig wt. It w lt thh li wt w h i

sh h f t t h wdrinking water to ll her bellysth b witht tigf lf-pity.

H thght f qittig hi ch tht y cl b v hi th wl gt f. Bh kw h wl t lt hi icti hi ti. sic tht h ly t f gttig jb t cllg tht h cl pph. Bck th, h h t vh f th pi gii

Seventy percent oIndias populationis young. Theireducation andemployment is my

priority. No youthin this countryshould have tosay that he or shedoesnt have a job.I want to encourageentrepreneurship.

Sarath Babu duringhis campaign orthe elections in2009.

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I i wpp tht v 30pct fili i Ii liv b-lw th pvty li. Tht tht v 7.5 c th livlik y th. It l tht

15 c chil liv lik I i. Ikpt wig wht wl hp-p t th ppl? I ci -ig tht pt, h y.

Th thght f ttig cp-y wh h cl ply ppland pay them salaries rst struckhi th. I thght if I c -ply lkh ppl I c tkcare of ve lakh people, because p will tk c f f ve people in a family.

Bt t big th pl t fiti,sth ptic w pt t tt.

aft cpltig hi chicl -giig f BITs Pili, hcl t tt hi w bi.H h l f r 1.5 lkh t -py h i t hv y -y. s h ji ftw cp-y, Pli, wh h wk f30 th. aft vig r 70,000f hi ly, which h gv thi th, h ttpt th C- aii Tt (CaT). aftthe third and nal attempt, he gotcll f ll ix IIm.

I w i tw i ft gttig

it th IIm. I wl gt lzy thik f tkig p jb. I t f IIm plct bt i taccept any oer, says Sarath. Hei f th hfl IImatt wh jct big-ticktmnC fllw thi .

Wh hi clt w p-pig f jb itviw, h wllig fht pckt i thcp. H bght chcltf Cby, pti f l-cl bky, chip f Ly, bg- f mcdl, chw f

Hli l Fti. H lch pckt l thf r 200 ch. H -gre prot and decided to enter thef bi. a y bf hi IImcvcti, Ify c-f nr ny mthy igthi f chi cll F Kig.

In 2006, Food King got its rst bigctct f syt Pl, ft-w cpy i ahb.With iitil ivtt f r2000, he served tea and coee in

th cpy ct f f tve months. He then ran a shop ath IIma cfti f tw yF Kig w jt bt bkiv wh sth wt t m

bi f li t. H it hv y f htl hpt th ight pvt i th ilwy tti.

Tht i wh I thght ybI hl hv tk p jb. Bth, th w 300 pppl th pvt. I cit t giv p y f bcig tp, sth

Filly, i 2008 h gt th xbig ctct f th BITs PilH p tlt i Cibt, Hyb Ch

(tw) with bt r 2 lkh, which bw f fi cptiv bk. F Kig w ig bi ply th 250.

Politics as managementBt v hi bi i x

pig, hi plg it pliticw t icitl. H h hi icl. H wt t ch t t ppl plitici th pltf thgh which, hfl, h c bt.

H ch t t ll hi ctct fi thgh th wb cil twkig it. Vltf Kl, mbi, P dlhi c w t giv hlpih i th cpig. nby hxpct hi t wi, i fct, by h xpct ipcit t pll y vt h i. Ppig f th 2011 lcti, h y, if lcky h will gth ybl. Bt i c ht, hi g will ith . Plitic i ll bt

gt, h y. a IIma lhl kw. n

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Aaety, the govemethas o ecod of Wae A-desos visit ad exit i 1984.So ow we aeofcially chasing his ghost.

IT juSTOCCuRed TO uS

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Ajit Singh

Th L acqiitiact w ct byth Bitih i 1894with th xp

pp f cply cqi-iti f pivtly hl pp-ty/l by th tt f -cll pblic pp. aftipc, th gvtpt thi act tl fl cqiiti. Thgh v-

i t hv b t th 1894 act f tit ti, th iittiv p-c pt f -tiig th cptitill i lt th .Thi chic act h bcbltly ilvt tlf xplitti f lw/f th chgci f cic vl-pt h ight. Iwl lik t highlight th fl-lowing serious aws which are

wkig git th ittf lw wh tlyf.n The denition of public pur-p h b icliv big tht ythig vythig c b cqi - thi hig f y p-p. Th itc f cqi-iti f pivt l by thctl gvt vi- tt gvt f thctiviti ci by th pi-vt iivil by th pb-

lic thiti f itictprot motive are not uncom-. Th pvii f thi actf cply cqiiti fl hv b i by thtt ptly t v thprivate interests to earn prot.n Th vy bi f ti-ing compensation is awedic it i tilt git th i-terest of the landowner to xth cpti th lwi. sic th cpti

xed is always signicantlylw th it pttil vl,th h lwy b th t-cy t v-cqi l t thi l t k pf-it by th pivt iivil pblic thiti. Whil -tiig cpti thpp f cqiiti i vtk it citi. I l-t ll c f l cqii-

ti i th pt, th cp-ti w h b fgly iqt th i- ltig t iqtcpti hv giv it i pbl f lw i lg b f c- lig t th l f lif ppty.n Th iiciit cqii-ti f vt tct f t f-tile land shall denitely aectvly th f city.Th 1894 act t tk it

cct ch cc.n u th gcy cl,illi f f hv bbitily piv f thil ig th pi icipc f th xc-ti f -cll gt pj-ct. Thgh i c ittk th v ct iitit wk th pj-ct th cqi l.n Th 1894 act h cplt-ly ig ti-b pc-. Th ly i wig

cpti vy c- ft which t lyl t th l f livlihbt l tibl tl g-y t th whl fily.n Iqt cpticpl th f t p-pch th jicil fwhich pt hi ct-ly, plg iglitigti.

agit th bckg fth fct, I f th viw

tht th L acqiiti af 1894 h liv it lif v t b iitly pl. Th act t b btitt by pgtipgiv, ti-b, big cphiv lw whi th cqiti t p th ctiy th l pblic pp whici f th cti

pi cli f th whcity t f ing prot by the private indvil, pblic thiti th tt.

Th pp lw t pvi cl citt cpti l th ttt th ti f cqiig lt l tk it citi th pp f cqition while xing the quantumf cpti. Th pp chg i th act vi

L acqiiti (at) Bill, 2007, t pviqt y t t th cc ti h, thf, ppig wft L acqiiti act. Thft lw i t kpig thblc btw th itf th l w/fgwth i giclt t f/livlih cit f tibl vlpt. n

Ajit Singh, a former central miniter, is an MP and the president

the Rashtriya Lok Dal.

Lan Acqisition Act is

colonial, mst b rpal

The Act must besubstituted by amore pragmatic,

progressive,time-bound,unambiguous andcomprehensive

law whereinthe acquisitionmust pass thescrutiny of the real

public purposewhich is foundedon the doctrine ofsuperior claimsof the wholecommunityand not formaking proftby the privateindividuals,

public authoritiesor the state.

Mamoha Sigh is s-ised by the coti-ig oise aod BhoaTagedy II. He this itshod have died the dayhe too decisive actio bysettig the EGoM!



Calling Attention

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or storis, onor storis, onpeople politics policy performance

Lessons From Hinterland

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Bhavdeep Kang

A town so parched, local boys cannot nd brides, as nogil wt t liv th. Wt ll by th bckt, tt cpbl with Bili. Th bly ghf ikig ckig, ch l whig.

o ly hp i tht th gvt will ly pipli f th iv n, 14 k wy, yth chip f th g pchyt. Th i-z f Tkh bl th pcli glgy f th f th lck f wt. Wv ill w t l-t th ft hv t f wt, y it.

util 15 y g, th tw h bt p-ply. It 10 wll w flly ptil. a ll lk

by lw, ft hill pplt thwll. a t lgi th tw, with baolis(tp wll) ith i.

Wh i th wt ipp? Th glgy f thgi ct hv chg, bt thig thv. I p, lcl jlit pit t fth cit wll, w chk with gbg, Thlk, th t ll th wll i p bc bth t iti th.

dftti thi ctcti hvty ctcht pltic wt hclgg wt hvtig tct, pvtig -chgig f wt c. o t w ch btifl pt. nw it i wtl, h .

Th mP, uy Ptp sigh, h b p-ig th pipli pjct f vl y. at th ti, h bg vctig lcl ppch t wtcvti, wig th it f Tkhtht thi ch-wit pipli t pt lg-t lti.

By vivig titil wt c, th tw chlp itlf. my i t ctit. Th tw i l-tively auent, with a thriving business in agriculturaliplt. Bi, th g pchyt h fi plty.

Bt Tkh i t cvic. It wt itpipli.

a tiy ivi villg tl th lp f thstp. Th y tt ly, t 2 , wh wen and children line up at a minuscule spring to thi th vl, t by t. By th ti w

bk, th pig i xht. Th villg t wtil lt vig bf it yil wt gi.

Th pig i th lt iig c f wt i tht til ctly h bc f tig ll y . miv ftti h ty lg pt f th ctcht tii cplicity with th vy ppl wh liv th p th ft f thi livlih.

Th villg gth t ic th pbl. a wi

l kw f c f wt, lct

iv bl. If th ck i bk, wt wigh t, h y. Hw i th ck t b bk? Thvillg lk t ch th. o yg y, Thgvt will bk it.

evy lk cpticl. Thy kw it i t th gt tht wt, bt th villg. Th gvt will t bth with th ck. Php ll thyg hl gt tgth bk it?

Other suggestions are oered. There is an open cacl i i th ; th g cl b k tblt th ck with xpliv. ai ig ttig, th tig .

F th, thig hpp. It i J th h

photos: atul jain

a icl hift i plicy i vibl. d pipli hv tlivthi fl. It i w ti f wt plicy b jal anushasan.

Tnkha, Maha Prash

Talaa, Maha PrashTalaa, Maha Prash

(Facing page)Talayyas solesource o wateratiny muddy spring.An adivasi womanwalking away romit ater flling herpot. (Right) A close-up o the springin Talayya wherewater collectsgradually.

simpl mssa

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i it. Th pig wil t th bt tick-l. o y, gp f yg f th villgc w t th cl i qt tl, txpliv.

The following day, they begin breaking the rockmanually. They hammer away until it is shattered.As the old man had promised, water gushes outfrom the ground. It is enough and more to sustainthe entire village and a herd of cattle as well.

Tlyy, p i c lgly illitt,chose to help itself. It is now self-sucient in water.

L th 100 k wy, Tkh till wit fth gvt t ly pipli.

Th ll ttlt i wll bv th wli, bth h b wfll h f lt ca lt, th t f by wlt hv ip

p. dftti h ty ctcht c iv il i, xpig vt f b blck ck.

Bt th i plc i ufikhl tht lwy hwt. a lhly ft clt f hill tht t itk ctt t th lp ll .

T ch ufikhl, t iv thgh thCbtt ntil Pk p it th hill f alnt igl ptch f ft c b f th wTh ipct wt c i tkly vit. I y tw th thlly ft t, w chil c b liig p t h ppTh gth t thp, ig v th ipc f lcl wt c th ti

th tk which fy wt i th hill.Th vy ti tht ppli wt t th pli

w pch, bt bw blck. I thblt lcp, th g hill f ufikhl clt hck. Th tiv p f thi fest, the result of a decade of community eort and applicti f titil kwlg.

schi Bhti, chltch f ufikhtivt th villg t viv thi ft. n

gvt fig tchicl tiig w ghTh titil wt hvtig yt i th gi

kw chaal, khaal and taalw ipltthghshramdaan (vlty city vic).

Th yt cpi i f ll li pittk chck lg th lp. Thi ppi t t wt lt it p it th g. Thgl pg pvi it f t t vgtti, th llwig th ft t gt.

ev i th th f my, th tk ct by thvillg ppl fll f wt th ft i thiig. Bt th cct tk bilt by th gvt th hilltp y.

Harvesting water is not enough;we will have to discipline ourselvesin its use. No one who has hauled

water rom a well, or flled a bucketrom a hand pump, will be carelessin its use. In Kohariyaon ki dhani,it is unthinkable that a motor anda pipeline be installed at a beri,because it would run dry in no time.By mutual consent, water is alwaysdrawn by hand.

Urainkhal in Utta-rakhand is a greenoasis in an areao barren hills. Allthanks to traditional water conserva-tion methods.

urainkhal, uttarakhan


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Thi rjth t villg it i f th it i th wl, civig l th 15 c f illy. T pvi th villg with ikig wt, pipli h b li f th Ii Ghi Cl.Th tk with cpcity f 20,000 lit ch wbilt i 2002 pply f by th pipli.

Th i ly pblth i wt i thtk h v b. Th pip hv b by ic th y thy w li. Hw, th, thvillg viv?

It not only survives, it thrives. There is no short-age of water. The seven beris (small wells) dotted

around the village are hundreds of years old buthave never failed. Even though they are locatedon private lands, they are considered communityproperty and are assiduously maintained through

joint efort.Th gvt-bilt cct titi

bjct f y jk. Th f y th pipliw li t t tpt wt bt t tpt -y t th pckt f gi ctct.

If th f ti hv c th, it i thtwt i city c, bt pv g by lcl citi. It ct b

qt with il c tht xplit

in order to boost growth gures to double digits.o ct plicy, b iig tp-

tti f wt, i lf-ftig. It cg pf-ligt f thi pci c ct cip-plig pci. Tkh will py xbittt f wt it wit ptitly f th gv-t t c t it c, bt th ggti tht itc wt ccity it w i h t c-ph, ch l iplt.

I th wt-t ti, w fc with tk plicy chic:jal parivahan jal anushasan?

F th pt ix c, th gvt h fl-lw plicy fjal parivahan, tptti f

wt. It h htch gi ch ft th t wh wt c h f kilt t l f iigti t b f tic . It h iv, k tbwll, bilt cl li th f kilt pipli.

Th lt i th biti with which w fcty: cpitl city tht it th bk f iv bipt it wt f iv h f kiltwy. Th i t f th citi.

a iv ixbly ck y by thity citiand crops, ow rates are rapidly declining. Ground

wt lvl hv ly fll ticlly, v i ci-c by cl.

nt ly h wt iig ply hvc with wtc, it h l tyjal anushasan, icpli gt f wt. Ti-tt highly scientic water harvesting systems have fallen intdisuse. Communities once self-sucient in water noly th mai-baap sarkaar, th th thlv. Hvig ct pci, th gvi w filig t liv.

Th wt--tp it f b lt i wtg f wt. nt jt by pivilgconsumers like ve-star hotels, VIP residences anglf c bt c th b. Hvtig wt

i t gh; w will hv t icipli lv iit . n wh h hl wt f wll, lled a bucket from a hand pump, will be careless iit . I Khiy ki hi, it i thikbl thtt pipli b itll t beri, bcwl y i ti. By tl ct, wt lwy w by h.

a icl hift i th it f plicy-k i vibl. d pipli hv tliv thfl. It i w ti f wt plicy b

jal anushasan. n

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(Above) A concrete tank built to provide drinking waterbone dry. (Right) A beri or small well in the same village

the actual source o water.

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Its all abot nrstanin thinormal conom an social contxtGovernance Now roundtable on nancial inclusion

Kapil Bajaj

According to one denition,Ficil icli i liv-y f bkig vic t aordable cost to the vast sec-ti f ivtg lw-ic gp. u-ti cc t pblic g

vic i th i qnon of an open and ecient so-city. a bkig vic i th t f pblic g, iti til tht vilbility fbkig pyt vict th ti pplti with-t iciiti i th pibjctiv f th pblic plicy.

Ficil icli gi t pvi vig, c-it, y tf, ic,

pi, viy vic y tt, tc. t thwh ctly t hv c-c t th vic.

In India, millions of nan-cilly xcl ppl xitpit g ipi fbkig vic; thy ly xplittiv yl ifl kt f btiigcit th vic.

Most of the nancially ex-cl blg t th g-iz ct ifl c-y. s thi icli it thformal nancial system is apt f lg g f i-cli i t f thi lglight th ight t ptici-pt i th kt cy.

Gvc nw gth yg bt vy kwlg-bl pl f xptK.

ntj, mg- mbAairs & Standards, Sa-Dhan,rhik agh, acit di-ct, aCCess dvlptsvic, Gj Gv, s-i alyit, m-CrIL, Ph-kl Gpt, Pct mg,ujjivt ic th i f which lit blw.

1. Pblic-ct bk t-reach to the nancially exclud-

. Th it itf sHG-bk-likg pg.The dierence in rural and ur-ban markets for micronance.

2. I bi cp-t l wkig? Wht th ctit?

3. Why hl th ba separate set of nancial in-tii (mFI) f thwh ctly xcl?Hw vli cc v

itt t chg by pvt mFI?

4. shlt tt ty t kit y f sHG t ft icptiv?

5. Hw t xt transfer, insurance and nacil viy vic t thxcl?

6. shlt mFI b l lw t tk pit

pvi th vic? Whbt thi glti? apf nBFC, wht ki lgl tct hl bpiibl?

7. shlt gv it tig f Ii vt ifl cy c with til plic cic icli f thwk i th gict?

Th sHG-bk likg th mFI lhv thi w -vtg i-vtg. Whil th

f k t ft sHG ipt ititti iitlf i th ly l f-c vig, th ltt hpv t b vy ccfl i

pily cvig th hg -kt f ll l.

Th mFI l h hw it-lf t b pily clbl b-c f it ccil i-tti cp t thsHG-bk likg wh thnancial incentives for the or-gizti tht t sHGhave not been well dened.

Th ccil itti, th th h, h lpv t b th f

many of the ills aecting themFI l, pcilly th p-ations of non-banking nancecpi (nBFC).

all nBFC-mFI, f xpl,hv b fcig lw-hgig fit withg bkig if-tct, chctiz bytig ctiviti g

cash ows. Since such areas cvit t ch f llmFI, w ig itcptiti btw th cqt pbl.

a clit i ch clb bwig f ltiplmFI ight l b b-rowing from one to pay o al tk f th.

Its dicult to track whereth mFI y i gig, b-c y i fgibl

th i hig f if-ti btw l.

It i ll vy wll t y tht mFI g chck wht clit i ig with l, btth g lity i tht t

mFI hv t hg tgt ftheir loan ocers. When a loaocer is required to reach out 600-700 clit, it bcipibl f th t chcch vy clit.

Th f th h i fmFI t tk tp bck cll thi ii, which i tl pibly t j

focus on margins and prots.o ty hw tht whi

th xp ti f th mFhv b tily gig wthi itt t hv biltly iig. rcly f th lpctic th mFI pt w lhighlight, ch th tt th bi t bet from capital gains and uig y thgh pivqity.

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Th sHG-bk likgmodel of nancialicli i g

tw vl-pt pw-

t f th y th thmFI l.

Hwv, th qlity f sHGi big cpi ilybc th bk th -gizti tht pt sHG t bl t ch th highlvl f citt tvlp ch gp.

a f mFI l i c-c, l fc vc-ig l h b ltig i

pbl, ch p-pl bwig f mFI

ig th y t py l tk f th mFI.

Th mFI l t bc

tpt i thi p-ti. a iptt tptk by th ah Phgvt i t t p vil-lg-lvl citt cit-ing of ocials and borrowerst it th ctiviti f thmFI.

Th ct vi f thmicronance bill only cov- 20-25 p ct f th c-t, b th thikig thtnBFC, which tgth hvth lgt ptfli f l,

ywy glt by thrBI. I bliv th hl b

cphiv bill tht hlcv ll ki f mFI. a f

th f cphivcic icli plicy cc, I wl bit th

Ii hv lwy h plicif th p; th pbl hb i thi ipltti

Th hl b chi tht wl itgt vlpt itvti pvty llviti pg t th blck lvtht will qi blck-lvl citi chiy.

Th p hl b w f ll thi titlunder dierent programm wll hw thy c b

et from nancial inclusioch.

a

pct -

g wkig f

ujjiv, I wl

y tht it h

f ppl i thnth t ccpt gp gt

th it i i th sth.

I th nth, thy y t

take the rst loan at lower in-

tt t i gp vi-

t, bt by th c l

cycl thy tt t blk t c-

cptig th gp gt.

I fl th th tt l

need badly to catch up with -

cil litcy, which

tht mFI t k f-

ft t ct thi clit

inculcate in them nancial disci-pli. Th mFI l t

lt t pw th w-

. I ct lt f w

kig f l f thi h-

b chil th th

f thlv.

I fl tht lt f clit thik f

mFI c f chp l

th th lkig t th

c f y tht c vl-

p thi liv. sch clit lk

t mFI l pviig y

f ig th

tht cl b cib c-pti .

a f th ii ift tht

mFI hv b cc f, I

y it ight t b th pbl

t vy mFI. Th tic

changes going on in the micro-

c ct. F xpl, th

i w fc cil pf-

c f mFI, which hl

ph th ct tw

conscientious fulllment of its

mission of nancial inclusion.

u

lik i l

wh it y t

nd people with

iil cil

cic bck-g -- iptt -

qit f gp fti

-- urban settings for micro-

c chcti by p-

pl wh hv igt f

vi gi tt f

th cty.

I ftig jit libility

gp (JLG), mFI wt t k

tht ll b c-

ftbl with ch th

will tick tgth f -

bly lg ti f ti.

Gp fti l -qi cciv lw ch

tlly-i cptiv -

city act.

dvlpt ititti tht

li hlp mFI vlp

thi lig l hv w

hift thi g t i

lik tpcy cil

pfc. aCCess dvlp-

t svic it t tk

iititiv t cti pb-

lih picig, hhlig

protability of various MFIs. Sth kt itlf i pi

t f th pbl.

Cphiv cic i

clusion, which will integrate

c, livlih, lgl igh

cil city, i g

i. Ctly th i c

iti btw vi

gvtl -gv

tl gci tht w

ig wi vity f v

pt th.

K. Natarajan, Manager- MemberAairs and Standards, Sa-Dhan

Pushkal Gupta, Product Manager,Ujjivan Financial Services

Radhika Agashe, Associate DirectoACCESS Development Services

MIs n to o a lot o fnan-cial cation

Instr is shitin its anato social prormanc

All lopmnt masrs shol b intrat at th block ll

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NeHRu MeMORIALphotos: Ravi ChoudhaR

a c-ptigi ch by i pig txpy y cltt f chilfi picic


Ivory Towers


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Ashish Mehta

Th nh m-il m Liby, dlhi, c-cig t tpchl, i th bt

c f ch - Ii. Th T mti li-by, it i btt kw, il th il plc t g if ywant to nd out whats wrongwith Ii. a w ttlkig bt th icht cl-

lcti f piy chtil it h. W -fig t itl it -pt th ititti.

n bt, nmmL ig-liti pt cpwith th whlig l-ig tht tk plc i i-ity hqt bly kilt wy. Bt by t- f bkih ci-cians, the audit ndings readlik ii Wtgt i thkig. It h ppt

gp f ipt chl-, l by th iiitbl r-ch Gh, t wit tth Ctl Vigilc Ci-i, kig iqiy.

Th 43-pg it pt, ith f f i-t vl-ti f th pfcf nmmL, i ppp withph lik bjct filictivity, hc ppchigl xpit ifct xpit.

Th liby, ht i th

the rst prime ministers sce-ic bglw rhtp-ti Bhavan, once had the nalw th cic i-c i th cty. myky ltt, ct phtgph ltig t thf tggl cl bf wh l bt h.a ivy tw g, it w f ki, with b-hip giv ly th bif cic pfil

ctil. a lik yth ititti, it h t

b bl t iti thqlity t, if th itndings are any pointer.

Th clt iity -l gt-i-i t th i-titti: r 7.92 c f-pl xpit r4.19 c f pl xp-it i 2008-09, thi,txpy y h bpt t i ch lfty bjc-tiv pyig f t c-pl f cltt f gi-ig picic f chil. a,

t blc it t, th i-tc f f ppv fch bt t pt.

Let us turn to specic detailsof audit ndings.

Fellowship: nmmL piybjctiv i t ptch f thi ppth iity h ppv tly f r v c

ig th 11th Pl pi.Bt iiclly, fllwhipw w f y chwk t y ig 2006-07, 2007-08 2008-09 bynmmL t btkw t nmmL, t thit pt. Th h bbjct fil (ic) th ptf nmmL f chwk i cc.

Publications: dig th 10th

Pl pi, nmmL lchth qtly pblicti:

Ctpy Ii, Bkrviw Ix th nmmLwltt. Thy w llhil vy iftiv fl f ch, r c w pp fth i th 11th Pl pi.Hwv, th pblictif Ctpy Ii hb p ic my2007 ly tw i fth wltt hv ct f i thi Pl pi.mv, gph i

h l b p.expit pblicti,thf, h c w

f r 5.13 lkh i 2006-07t r 9,600 i 2008-09. Tht th wht vgchl wl p pchig bk i y!

Library: Th liby tpch bk, thy c

b qit ctly. nlly,blk bk pch gt xtct 25% ict.Ctl Hii dictt i ch xpl. Bt nmmLcl gt ly 10% ict bk (i) eglih 15% ict bk (i)Hii. T pct icti wht y I, iivilby, wl gt f ighbh bkt.F big liby, y

pcil gtitig kill big w th ic

gure from 25 to 10!dig th 11th Pl pi

nmmL pp t pchbk ch tiwth r 3.5 c it cpt yt wth r1.25 c. Th th wpl f igititi. Bt w gth f th tchck tht xpith f b ic iccti with itlltif cpt yt i th lby y tp pp

hv b iitit f igitti f phtgph.

Th, th pfc NMML during the rst twy f th 11th Pl h bt b pti. Th t hv cl ttgf btt pti titi f pl f i ecacious manner, which hahitht b f lckig.

Modernisation projecnmmL i ttig p Chil

rc Ct (CrC) iti pjcsvl iivil hvb p i clt thy hv b civipyt f y vicF xpl, Ch dh b pi r 1.20 lkf ig ppty wf CrC Jil Iy hb pi r 75,000 f ittwhich th it h f tb qit igl. (Pyhv b t th tw

p ptly f ithe same work which deelgic t t gitiliti f pl fpcilly th ltig iti f .

ath iglity i thdy w hi v bfth pjct t w tioned. And the nal irregulity: dy bi-t vtht h h xpicwhtv i lig wit

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chil.a f th th cltt,

th pt ccl ft g-ig thgh pyt til:It y t b t f plc tti tht vic f m

Jil Iy cti t b

gg by nmmL p-txt th qit fqtly it pp tht m JilIy h b f th -jor beneciaries of the mod-iti ch t ltnancially.

Th th th cl-tt, P Ch mh, whvic ivit cthigk i th it pt.mh w big pi hgt f vc with i-pi fqcy p-

txt th witht c-tiig whth jttf pvi vc h b t, which i high-ly bjctibl i gitpvii() f GFr.

Th ttl f 14 pplgg f th pjct, hillgly i igl -, kig ttl f r 24.12lkh y, th pjct iyet to take o. Hence it ap-p ti xpit -lating to engagement of sta

f iti chpp() igl.

Th it bvilyt thi wit . Whil chan adhoc approach reectsth tttiv i whichch () ptigi pjcti big hl by nmmL,it l hw th tt c-tpt with which nmmL h-l vi cy itc-ti i by th iityof nance. Ironically enough,

thig tgibl h c f i t f v phycl cct f wlv l cplti f thpjct. ev ft cipt y f th gvf Ii th tw y

g, xpit wth r7.86 lkh ly w icig 2008-09 ch itwhich c ith b qted nor be measured.

W t hv pc t pc ll th ipi k f th it pTh i fbiht wf which pivt chittural rm is roped in ratheth th Ctl Pblic Wkdptt (CPWd). Th biti pjct f pb

lihig bk nh rjgplchi, th gf tht c i i ivtt th ititti also invested in xed deposi(bth v viltig Th th nh Bl mwith pic tg f r 8 lkwhich t hv bght jt ppl th th th chi wh pticipt i it.

If thi i hw th t ptgi ch by i Ii , y c igi th f

f l ititti.n

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The Central Vigilance CommissionerSatarkata Bhavan, A-BlockGPO Complex , INANew Delhi - 110 023

Phones: 24651001-8

27th May 2009

Dear Sir,

We, the undersigned, as members o the communityo scholars and writers, wish to draw the attentiono the Central Vigilance Commission to a specialaudit report o the Government o India concerningthe Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (hereaterNMML), a public body under the Ministry o Culture.The report notes serious inancial irregularities in

the unctioning o the NMML (see The Hindu, 24thMay 2010). Among these are the transer o publicunds (to the tune o Rs 5 crore) to a private t rust,the irregular appointment o dozens o consultantswhen regular sta positions are unilled, unjustiiableexpenditure on dinner parties and m elas, etc. Atthe same time, the Report notes that the regularproessional work o the NMML, relating to research,publication and acquisition o rare manuscripts, hascome to a standstill.

The NMML is an institution o national importance,and the main repository o the records o our reedomstruggle. Scholars and writers have been or sometime worried about its institutional health, and it

may be noted that in May 2009 ity-seven leadingintellectuals had written a letter to the Prime Ministerdrawing his attention to the steady deterioration othe NMML. They had said then o the NMML that itsdecline is visible or all to see; its destruction will bea national calamity. We now ask you to immediatelyset in motion the steps necessary to save the NMMLrom becoming a ailed institution. The signatories tothat letter (published in its entirety in the Economicand Political Weekly, 27th June 2009) included sucheminent scholars as Proessor Rajmohan Gandhi,Proessor Partha Chatterjee, Proessor Tapati GuhaThakurta, Proessor Mushirul Hasan, ProessorMahesh Rangarajan and others. Now, the special

audit reports suggests that their ears may havecome true. Given the evidence beore us, we urge theCVC to immediately constitute an enquiry into theinancial and other aairs o the NMML. A copy o thespecial audit report is being sent to you by post.

Sincerely yours

Proessor Sumit Sarkar, Dr Ramachandra Guha,Proessor Sunil Khilnani, Proessor Nayanjot Lahiri,Dr Rukun Advani, Proessor A. R. Venkatachalapathy,Dr Brinda Bose, Dr Tridip Suhrud, Proessor NeeraChandhoke.

Scholars writ to CvC

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Rohit Bansal

Bct hvpt lg ptf ic-ig wh will b thxt cbit c-

ty. Pttig t thicllctiv iy, K m Ch-kh, th pt i-cbt, h c th- xti. Thi giv hi fth y i l. Itl it c g 28 cb

c tht wv h, qllly by Y s sthk Bd P. Chkh

tct y thi xt-i t hv vy cht with th tll l hh ply cit-i-chif f bb ic J2007. It i g tht piiit mh sighcii i ly t tht v th xt 12 thclit t th jb blgig

t th 1972 1973 btchof the IAS retire, and the eldi lft p f th ictiof 1974-batch ocer PulokChttj i J 2011.

Fkly, it t qit t-t t th f ti thch cicl f th Iaswhth Chkh c-ti t th ct f fw -pit. It t v t-t if th pi iit iig Chttj thxt cz f bb. aft

ll, cti t th gv-t f Ii ly -ig t th px cl. a

cb c i ctgi p px lg y iivil h th piministers condence, his orh ch cptchl b ll tht tt. Btwht bt th tll l f cit tht cb c hi t pf?

dpit Chkh

th y t th hl, lckf citi btw if-ft gvt gci,i f l cqiiti vitl clc, wll titi fct ti qi c-ti t ly iplttif iftct pjct.It will b Chkh jb(, php, Plk ft y) t thi tt f ift.

sly th cb c ct itll by hilf. H lli.

a iptt i ti byth Plig Cii jt fw wk bck h b t

ty hi glt. Thi i ft php libtlycf v t ct pglt. ntlly, y tf p glt y xitig t f glt thy hv lli tgt t tp it. Th ky thf li i ig tht th

pl pl i i piti kt gitI ft vlpig cy, th v g

It t tt wh it i. Wht tt i hw wll h c cit th $1,000- billiiftct ivtt chllg

Cabint scrtar, who?

It would be a grea

service if the cabsec and planningcommission createa grand alliance foa sensible registrythat services ourexisting regulatorsThis could serve asa clearing house. Ifthats too dicult,

it could start byformulating normwhere cross-sector

problems arehandled among th

principal regulatoand an auxiliaryone.

people politics policy performanc

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ttt v c lw t pbl tht i-ftct ply p. ot cci, thi pb-l fll it thi ctgy,

wh th glty gcyh t ci i th bcof a clearly dened statute orv c lw, bt i th lgpblic g it. Bt, -lik th ct, which hv cl jiicti, gltt. With z f gltg t tti c xp thi tf, f hp-pig i th bvi fllt.

s, it wl b gt -vic if th cb c plpl pty chi m-

tk sigh ahlwli ct g llic f iblgity tht vic x-itig glt. Thi clv clig h. Ifthats too dicult, it couldtt by fltig wh c-ct pbl hl g th pi-cipl glt xil-iy . F xpl, i thct pt btw th sc-iti exchg B fIi Ic rglt-

y dvlpt ath-ity, c it b tblihtht Irda wl b th g-lt f it-lik icpct, it cl b t- tht seBI wl l bclt xiliy g-lt. Th ep/uK g-lti yt i itctiv ithi g.

Ipttly, gltygity t l b tkwith lctig b fglty gci -

liv th iittiv ii-tries from an obvious conictf itt. Tht th ii-ti will lt g i bllt thtth cb c mtk willhv t bit.

a lt tk will b t th ci fzzi wht i iftct. $1,000billi i th tit iz fivtt i th 12th Pl.Fily, iftct hbc bll w t

cib ltifi c-ic ctiviti. Thi i ctigcfi. a pit t byViyk Chttji i th Bi- st (J 21, 2010),

serious nancial interventionswith pblic plicy vt glly big cftin apparent conict. Exam-pl h cit icl vibilitygp fig, i fbk lig, ic pi f big cjli thi icti, if-b,pt cl f if-nBFC, lti-billi ll f.Th fzzi h tx iplic-ti bc tx bk ig t cg cti

ctiviti. Th L acqii-ti (at) Bill, 2009,llw th vig cqi-ig 100 pct l it i f th p-p f vlpig iftc-t. Bt wht, tkw, i iftct? [- itctiv tbl, It-ptig Iftct i 14Dierent Ways: http://www.bi-t.c/g-l/pf/062110_01.pf]

nw tht h h

y, tht citicl tk b-f th cb c. a Viykh pit t, th ti it pfc it f th GCFI (g cp-itl fti i iftc-t) pct f GdP wll i blt b.W t kw wht it i thtw ig! F thpx Pi miit If-tct Citt t tt-lvl iftct b, itit till cl wht thi ply-

ing eld is. The move towards w lgiltiv chitctt ct ipt gl-ty thiti f iftc-t pp tht w kwwht w i t glt.F th -xt cb c,th t f tth i w! n

Bansal is co-founder and CEO

of India Strategy Group, Ham-

murabi & Solomon Consulting.

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Shivangi Gupta

Is Sheila Dikshit right in aspir-ing to host Olympics? I am all or

it. Yes, Sheila Dikshit and Delhishould bid or the Olympics. AndI sure hope they win. The problem

is that the ast emptying pockets o the citizenso Delhi will be over by now (due to the Com-monwealth Games, the grand salute to our erst-while colonial power), so where will the moneycome rom?

See, it is simple. Various sporting objects likeootballs, handballs, basketballs need not bepurchased. They can be made in-house usingthe hide o the people o Delhi. Other thingslike bats, raquets can be made using the leg

bones o many a people who would be willing tosell it o or cheap cash. O course the videoso Delhiites being skinned & boned alive can besold to BBC or National Geographic or Discov-ery Channel or a huge lump sum.As ar as the labour work is conce rned, all the

students o Delhi can be used or this. Theireducation will earn them what? Nothing, con-sidering things are so expensive nowadays. Aquestion on whether their parents would beable to aord to school them is also there. Butthis vocational training will be so valuable, orwhen they grow up they will have to move to Ut-

tar Pradesh, Haryana or Bihar to work as dailywage laborers.The ood or sportspersons and delegates

can be supplied by all the Delhi restaurants orree. In act they can be charged also, as thiswill be saving them the cost o disposing all otheir ood no one has any money let to buy.As ar as staying o the internat ional guests is

concerned, there will be so many ghost colo-nies in Delhi, which people would have let tomove to other places where everything (evenair) is so much cheaper.

Travel will be no problem at all. Delhi, by then,will be let with only Sheila madam and her

cronies (and o course the odd prime minister,president etc.) but they already have their gov-ernment vehicles. The public transport will betotally ree or the tourists and sportspersons.

See? Sheila Dikshit has oreseen all o thisand more. That is why she is the CM and welesser mortals are not. We just keep complain-ing about rising prices o this and that. Her an-swer is so simple: I they cant buy bread, whycant they have cake?

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politics

Pliticl pti gigtheir ock against possiblepchig ig fti

f gvt h bc -ti, bt thi ti it hppig rjy sbh pll. ThBhtiy Jt Pty hl pits legislators in a ve-star hotel

th tkit f Jip t - victy f r Jthli V P sigh, it tw citf rjth. Wht cthe utter was the opposition toth cit f Jthli,wh vtlly w. dpitth pty pcti, thgh,it clt tp lgilt fc-vtig i Bih. nithcl th rhtiy Jt dl,which xpll tw f it lgil-t f ix y.

Fllwig i th fttp fth Gjj f rjth, th

Jt f utt Ph Hy hv -

vti i ctl gvtjb th oth BckwCl ctgy. Whil rjt-h Gjj wt t hift ct-gi, f th oBC t sch-l Tib, th Jt, wh lyjy fit f vti cv tt, hv i-cli i th lit f oBC t thctl lvl. el, th gittf utt Ph tt-ed, they would simply cut o wa-t pply t dlhi.

I you cant make it to the polling booth

you may still be able to cast your vote

Online voting is set to make its debu

in Gujarat when the Ahmedabad Munici

pal Corporation goes to polls this October, ollowed by polls to the local bodies

in Rajkot, Vadodara, Surat, Bhavnagar and

Jamnagar. The state election commissio

and the state-wide area network, through

which voting will be done, are gearing up

to counter possible virus attacks, paralle

websites misguiding voters and attempts

at hacking. While the ruling Bharatiya Jana

ta Party hailed the move, the Congress par

ty said the government only wanted to en

sure maximum participation o the BJPs

supporters among the upper-middle class

Th utt Ph gvth lcti lwgvig b lcl bit b cit blgig

t pliticl pti. Thgh th v itibly i t pliticiig lc-ti t th b lcl bii-clig g pchyt, icipl

ccil cptith ppiti l th mywti-l gt f th t. Th piti f tht th BsP wt tinuence next years elections to locbi. sthig tll tht mwti y b thikig iilly f thth, hc th p-ptiv cti

No room or political parties in UPsurban local bodies

Unseemlypassage to Rajya Sabha Lalu, Paswan in the dock

Turn o the Jats to demand quota Gujarat clicks into e-voting

A

local court in Muza-

arpur summoned

ormer Bihar chie

ministers, Lalu Prasad andhis wie Rabri Devi, along

with Lok Janshakti Party

president Ram Vilas Pas-

wan, or causing destruc-

tion to public property. The

leaders have been asked to

appear beore the court on

July 24 in connection with a

complaint, fled by advocateSudhir Ojha, that widesprea

destruction o public proper

ty took place during a state-

wide bandh that they had

called on January 6.

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Warrn Anrson:The then chair-man o Union Carbide Corporation, theUS-based parent company o the Bhopalspesticide plant, who was assured a saepassage but arrested in Bhopal on Decem-ber 7, 1984. He was bailed out within hourson the condition that he will stand trial inIndia whenever needed but never returned.Remains a ugitive till today.

Rai ganhi:The prime minister andoreign minister at the time. His role is un-

der cloud as it was revealed that Madhya

Pradesh chie minister Arjun Singh had or-

dered Andersons release ater getting a call

rom someone.

M.K. Rasgotra: The then oreignsecretary who acilitated a saepassage or Anderson, both be-ore and ater he landed in India.He admitted this ater GordonStreeb, the then deputy chie othe mission in the US embassyhere, named him as the pointman in an interview to the NDTV.He said he had sought the clear-

ance rom the home ministry asthe prime minister was on a tourand could not be contacted.

Arun Nehru, a minister in RajivGandhis government told CNN-IBN, in an interview on June 14,2010, that Anderson had met thethen president Giani Zail Singhand the then home minister PVNarasimha Rao in New Delhi be-ore fying out to the US.

A.N Verma:Cabinet secretary inFebruary 1995, when at a high-level meeting it was reportedlydecided that in view o Indo-USrelations it would not be advis-able to press or Andersons ex-tradition. Others who attendedthe meeting were: Chemicals anpetroleum secretary K.K. Mathusecretary (nance) K Sriniva-

san, home secretary K Padma-nabhaiah, secretary (legal a-airs) P. C. Rao and CBI director K

Vijayramarao.

P.V. Narasimha Rao: The thenunion home minister who permitted a safe passage to Andersonbefore he landed in India and gothim out when he was arrested bythe police in Bhopalalleged thethen foreign secretary M.K. Ras-gotra in an interview to CNN-IBNon June 17, 2010.

Arun Jaitley: Leader o Opposi-tion in Rajya Sabha and lawyerwho too advised in 2006 that theDow Chemicals was not liableor contamination o the Bhopalplant or its cleaning.

His party may cry oul over theCongress governments role innot seeking extradition o Ander-

son, but as law minister in 2001,he had endorsed the view o or-mer Attorney-General Soli Sorab-jee. His note said: It is not thecase that Mr. Anderson commit-ted any act that led to the directresult o the leakage o gas andthe consequent loss o lives andinjuries.

Central Bureau o Investigation:The premier investigating agencywhich did not seek Andersonsextradition until 2003. A or-mer joint director B R Lal, whohandled investigation between1994 and 1995, has revealedthat the ministry or external a-airs had asked CBI not to pursue

Anderson.

Those who were convicted for twoyears sentence and released onbail immediately:

Keshub Mahindra: chairmanVijay Gokhle: Managing DirectorKishore Kamdar: Vice-President

J. Mukund: Works ManagerR.B.Roy Chowdhury:Asstt.Works ManagerS.P.Choudhury: ProductionManagerK V Shetty: Plant SuperintendentShakeel Qureshi: Production

Assistant

Arn Sinh:Chie minister o Mad-hya Pradesh who ordered that Andersonbe released and fown to New Delhi by thestate plane. He has reused to come clean.He recently told a newspaper that he hadno locus standi in the matter.

Fali S. Nariman: Distinguished con-stitutional jurist who deended Union Car-bide Corporation in the Supreme Court andplayed a major role in the inamous 1989judgmentsettlement o claims ($ 470 mil-lion as the compensation) and consequen-tial termaination o civil and criminal pro-ceedings against Union Carbide.


Bhopals Hall of Shame

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Justice A. H. Ahmadi:The CJI who di-luted charges against the Union Carbide ex-ecutives in 1996 rom culpable homicide notamounting to murder (that attracts 10 yearso imprisonment) to causing death by negli-gence (that entailed two years o imprison-ment). He also dismissed a review petitionagainst his order days beore his retirement.

Soli Sorabjee: Former attorney-general o India who advised theNDA government against seek-ing Andersons extradition. Thegovernment ignored him andproceeded in 2003, but the USgovernment rejected it or lack oevidence.

Abhishek Man Singhvi: Con-gress spokesman an lawyer

who avise dow Chemicals in2006 that it was not liable orcontamination sprea by thetoxic material still store in theBhopals pesticie plant as it ac-qire union Carbie ater the1984 gas leak. dow Chemicalstook over union Carbie in 1999.

Montek Singh Ahluwalia: Asdeputy chairman o planningcommission, he endorsed RatanTatas plan.

P. Chidambaram: Through the RTIit has now come to notice thatthe then Finance Minister wroteto the PM, in the wake o his visitto attend Indo-US CEO Forum in

New York, that Ratan Tatas o-er to clean up the Bhopal plantbe accepted. He headed the GoMthat took a resh look at the Bho-pal case and recommended Rs1500 crore package.

Kamal Nath: The then minister orcommerce had asked the PMO in2006 to keep in mind Dow Chem-icals investment plans whilexing its responsibility to cleanthe toxic wastes still lying in theBhopal plant.ry.

Justice E.S. Venkataramiah: TheCJI in 1989, who was member othe Justice Pathak bench that ap-proved the settlement in 1989.

Justice Ranganath Mishra: TheCJI between 1990 and 1991, whotoo was part o the same JusticePathak bench o 1989 that ap-

proved the settlement.

Justice M.N. Venkatachalliah: TheCJI between 1993 and 94 who toowas a member o the same Su-preme Court bench o 1989 head-ed by Justice Pathak.

Justice N.D. Ojha: Former chiejustice o Madhya Pradesh HC i1987 and the only member o th

Justice Pathak bench who did nrise to become the CJI.

Justice S.B Majmudar: Formerchie justice o the Andhra andKarnataka HC, he was the othermember o the bench headed by

Justice Ahmadi that diluted thecharges against the Union Car-bide executives. He remained aSupreme Court judge betweenSeptember 1994 and August2000.

Justice R.S. Pathak: The chie justiceo India who, heading a ve-member benchin 1989, acilitated and approved the settle-ment: Dropping o all criminal and civil li-ability against Union Carbide or agreeingto pay $470 million o insurance money ascompensation. His panel described it asjust, equitable and reasonable.

Nani Palkhivala:The last word on theIndian constitution who ought the case orthe Union Carbide in a US court and demol-ished American legal experts who pleadedthat the victims o Bhopal were more likelyto get justice in the stricter American courts.That was in 1985. A year earlier, he had toldthe Time magazine that the Union Carbidecase in India would drag to the next century.

Ratan Tata:Widely respected industrial-ist who was against the ministry o chem-cials and ertilizers move to seek Rs 100crore rom Dow Chemicals or the purposeo cleaning the Bhopal plant. He repeatedlywrote to the government proposing that aund be set up or the purpose with contri-bution rom the public and private sectors.

s not as whn 15,000 lis ar sns prhaps wh nobo tri har noh.

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aft lg h f glligcpig ig hi Vihw

Yt (tt jy), nitihKumar drove his ocial res-ic t 1, a mg

tpp, t t lx bt t ipct th p-

l big ct th lh g lw.It w J 18th. Th xt y nitih wlb htig i f th ti BJP tpb w i Pt f thi til xc-tiv, h wt t pptiw c.

Bt thig w t qit ight tht Fi-day. A deluge of advertisements had ood- Pt wpp pjctig Gjtchif iit n mi t ly ic f vlpt g gv-c bt l th ft fth BJP. Thi clly ipli tht if th lli-c cti, nitih K wl hv

chic bt t ccpt n mi l f th BJP-l ntil dcticallic wll. nitih K f thiccptbl wt t cvy thi ibig t. I t bthbt th ft f th gvt thiissue, he told his condants. On Fridayight, h p hi i tht h wlch t t ht mi.

a ct pliticl ply hilf,n mi pp t hv fct initih K cti lt th -l f th f vtit

f sty hwig l pict f K- mi hlig h t nda l-ly i Lhi bf th 2009 Lk sbhpll. Thi pv t b th ltit pv-cti f nitih K. H kw tht ifth w t b i, mi wl t

b pt f it.Bt why i mi pvk nitih K,

th BJP ly lly wh h b cc-flly ig cliti gvt fth pt f hlf y? Th wli i mi ch f hi w ft p-liticl l th til tg. mch b-f th uit stt f aic (usa) -cli hi vi, Bih h b t fb f mi ic th 2002 it i G-

jt. H w cl p gtby th Jd (u) i tcit gt with thth BJP l by th Vjpy-avi .

mi w ti t bk th Bihjinx on this rst visit there in nearly inc. Hi vtit blitz w clly i t pliig th nda i p-mi ti-mi cp t cti hi wlli f th ft. Tht cti f th

i BJP lhip wl ct kly ith wk f nitih K tht i c pi t hi. a tg bliv i Gg Bh thy f y-ithwith---git-, mi ccflidentied his friends and foes.

I thi ctxt, th ig ig th pliticl cct f bth nmi nitih K lbtiBth kw l i plitic hv f thitii bth. Kw t hv tg lik ilik, bth ppcit f th w

ev if n mi h t lh blitz i Bih, nitih K wl hv

needed to redene his relations with a new BJP controlled by the RSS. The rising star whorevived governance in Bihar has little to gain by playing second ddle to the BJP.

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thy hv i thi pctivtt. Bt th cpi th.Nitish Kumar evokes an aable inclu-iv whil mi c c tg pliig plity. mi

t i Gjt plitic y b lii-tti i til plitic whil nitihK icliv h f vi-bt c with th pvilig -til . I fct, nitih K -i i lig with w BJP cb pply t if w g wth y l t th vlpti 1995 wh h, ft ptig cp-ny with Lalu Prasad, oated the SamataPty with Gg F. Th fl-lwig lcti cclivly pvtht th llic f th st P-ty with th CPI-mL ( icl lft-wig

outt which came over ground at the ti) w -tt. Hi ptyg t wi jt ix bly t.

It w i thi ctxt tht BJP pi-t LK avi wt t iligGg F ivit hi ttt th mbi til xctiv.F pt nitih K t t-t th BJP xctiv v tht l-titly pv th wy f th BJP tv th tg f tchbility. Icciv BJP til xctiv i1995 1996, th Vjpy-avi wk vti t wi v lli

i t ipl th ig f pliticlpih tht w tck with th BJP. I f hi til xctiv -, avi cll p th xctiv th it liitti t b giby th bggg f th pt. sic thBJP w i ct f pwi 1996 1998 lcti, th Vjpy--avi t th pty wyf ctti i f r j-bhi, aticl 370 ifcivil c. oc i pw, th nda, - th twhip f Vjpy wgi by c g v

k p ctti i, v t thct f bbig th rss-VHP-swhilbby whv it ti t tik i-ct t. I Fby-mch 2002,th tig f Gh pt-G-h it i Gjt xp th ndaft blly. I 2004, ft th ndaft i th Lk sbh lcti, nit-ish Kumar was the rst one to raise thei f mi ctic th chifiit ttibt it th j f th nda ft. Th ndawl hv w th lcti h mi

b v f th chif iit-hip ft Gjt it, h cli i xcliv itviw t TV ch-l iitly ft th lcti.Thi, i fct, w th bgiig f nit-

ih K pliticl pjct f itc-ig hilf f mi. Bt th btcl t b ttch bc Vjpy- avi w till lvt i thBJP. I 2005, nitih K w t lypjct Bih ft chif ii-t by th Jd(u)-BJP bt it w l - tht mi wl ty wy fcpigig i Bih.

Tht mi w t wlc i Bi-h h lwy b xplicit -g f nitih. Thi w vit vi 2009 Lk sbh lcti wh nit-ih tht mi V G-

hi wl t cpig i Bih. Thitcit tig w hi ltt piit by th BJP lgas Advani wielded some inuence incii-kig.

aft th 2009 pll bcl th BJPh g pliticl t-phi z pw ct hvg th pty lk p t thrss f vy cii. Th pt Vjpy--avi gti f lhip iDelhi not only lacks condence in massplitic bt li lw c-ig chig. Thi xpli why

th rss-ctll BJP lhip c-ti t i bivlt th -cll hiliti by nitih.

o th th h, mi vti-t blitz i Bih i w clc-lt gbl t tt th wt withith Hitv fl bt hi ccptbil-ity. of lt, th h b cittcl t big i mi th ti-l tg t if thi g thc. mi i wy f lvig Gjtl h i giv ty t thpty. Hi blitz w g thth wl t til plitic hi

w t. Th which till it i-tk i llwig Vjpy avit vlp plity clt, i tqit pp f tht. s v if nit-ih K tbt git mi witictiv h w qit w f hi l-ly achill hl. H li tht BJPi iy i cb bggg fth ft. nw tht h h pick pth gtlt, h wl wll t tk itt th lgicl . n

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In November, 1989, VP Singh hadlaunched a vigorous campaign across Utar Pradesh or the Lok Sabha polls ate

kicking up a serious row over the Boors pao. Chagrined by the BJPs mischie o putting up rebel candidates in 46-odd seats dspite the seat-sharing arrangement with thJanata Dal, Singh decided to send a mes-sage loud and clear against the BJP.

Towards the end o his campaign, Singhreached Shahabad near Agra where he

ound an election podium adorning agso the Janata Dal and the BJP. The Raja oManda who had created a wave or his antcorruption campaign directed against RajivGandhi reused to deliver the speech romthe podium. He told the organisers that hewould not share any platorm where the BJag was ound uttering. A separate plat-orm had to be erected to enable Singh todeliver his election speech.

In act, a chastened BJP withdrew rom VSinghs campaign immediately. However,Singhs outburst against the BJP ensured

that not a single rebel BJP candidate couldwin the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP wonmaximum seats where it ought in alliancewith the Janata Dal. Singhs tantrums werecalculated to put across the message thatthe BJP would only play second fddle to thJanata Dal. And VP Singh, a rising star thenflled the secular-centrist political spacewith ease.

VP Singhs antics in Agra could be de-scribed as the nearest parallel which onecan draw with Nitish Kumar. He projectshimsel as a secular-centrist leader who believes in inclusiveness. Though there has

been no powerul leader since VP Singh tooccupy that space at the national level, theincreasing marginalisation o the BJP hasspurred national ambitions o many regional satraps. Obviously, Nitish Kumar can benursing genuine national ambitions givenhis soaring graph as a perormer in Biharand acceptability across India. However, insharp contrast to pre-1989 when the BJPwas reduced to two Lok Sabha seats, theparty holds the second largest group o MPin the Lok Sabha ater the ruling Congress

goin th Raas Wa?

Bf nitih K, thw VP sigh wh tt thBJP i ch th

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P

w K Bl, iit f

wt c wll f p-

liamentary aairs, is a seasoned

pliti. H w -

b f th rjy sbh ig 1984-90, h

w lct t th Lk sbh w h

i i hi fth t i th lw h.

I itviw with Sweta Ranjan, h

pk cily bt i ltig tbth th iiti h hl.

How serious do you think is the waterproblem in our country?Th wt pbl i vy i vy-

wh. I t (tyig t) lit

tht bt th ki tk wt f

gt. It i bcig icigly cc

ll v th wl. Tk th c f Ii,

t th ti f Ipc p cp-

it vilbility f wt w 5,550 cbic

t. Ty it h c w t 1,700

cbic t. Why? Bc f th pp-

lti p, f th .

Is the situation really alarming?It i t lig, bt w hv t

wk p t tht ti itti.

Is desalination o water a wayout?F Til n, pjct h

b tt with th Wl

Bk. Tht i liti f

wt. Tht i xpiv

pjct t th t. W

hv fw pjct h

th i th ctyi qit fw plc. Th

Bhbh atic egy

Ct h tt f

it w pjct. Th

cti th gi-

ti which hv t

p thi w liti

plt bt tht t b

xpl .

An ocial o your ministry once said thathe water resources ministry doesnthave sucient unds to repair irrigationchannels.H i t wg. rc lwy

constraint. For the current ve-year plan

th llcti i r 39,000 c. It y

qit hg t bt y i-

tibt it it i thig. I ctyt f 320 illi hct f l th l

t iigti pttil i th whic

c b iigt thgh iigti, t

i ythig l. Tht w tit

140 illi hct. at th ti f I-

pc it w bt 26 illi hct-

. o chivt till t i php

littl th 107 illi hct. W

till hv t pvi f 33 illi hct-

. Th ct cpcity f vi

i 225 billi cbic t. sixty-f

vi ctcti bt th

w hv t ch . Thi i f 107

(illi hct) w hv t tk it 140 (illi hct). Thi gp qi

xpit f r 6.6 lkh c tht i

t b b by th gvt f Ii,

b by ll th tt gvt.

What is the status and plans or the riveinterlinking project?Thirty rivers were identied for which

p-fibility ti w ci t

14 i th Hily gi 16 i th

pil gi. Th Hily gi

iv, w ct tch t th t b-

c thy ll hv ittil ipli-

cations, as they also ow through China,Pkit, Bht, npl Bglh.

Th th iv t f th

ve probable links have been identied

piity lik. s fth wk h

b th iv.

Water is a state subject. And oten thereare interstate disputes like Cauvery.This altogether is a dierent subject. We

are rst talking of the harnessing of the

Rsorcs ar alwasa constraint

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wt ch... t wht t b

. Th wh th i -

pl wt; th wh th

is decient water. Therefore a need is felt

why t tf thi wt t th .

Ppl cll it itlikig f iv. act-lly it i tfig f wt f

bi t th: it-bi tf f

wt.

You ignored my question regardingthe Cauvery issue. How do you tackleinterstate water disputes?all tht th gvt f Ii c

which w hv i t ct lw, th

Ittt Wt dipt act. u thi

act, whv th i ipt btw

tw tt it i ic v t

lv it thgh thi tl tig.

How do you plan to reduce interstatewater disputes?It is very dicult. Very dicult. Everybody

xp pi itti yig wt i

til c. It hl b tt

til c. Bt wh it c t

tw tt thy vy pticl bt

vy p f wt f iv c t

th.

Do you think setting up a tribunal is theonly solution?

It i thig which w hl vi.W hl ty t ttl tt witht

tht. Bt ltitly i th yt which

i gv by th l f lw tht i th

ltit. Y tk th c f Pjb

Hy. s th b f y. I thik

v 20 y hv lp. W t

bl t lv th pbl bc ct-

ti i i.

Turning to international water disputes,Nepal had accused Bihar o neglectingits responsibility to maintain the Kosibarrage.

n, th w bl g. Wh Iwt th, th iit f wt c-

f th gvt f npl i -

c i p cfc tht thy w

fully satised with the work that the gov-

t f Ii h . Th gv-

t f Ii h tk it itlf t -

pi iti th Ki bg.

Wt i ctti i btw I-

i Chi t.

sti it i ly pcpti which

pvil p y. It i t th fctl p-

iti. Th gvt f Ii h it

w yt. W hvig ttl p-t-

t ifti bt tht. Th Bh-pt tt f Tibt, tk lg t

bf tig Ii. Wl it t b

thi ight t tili it wt t t th

xcli f Ii bt t tili th wt?

If v thy will hv -f-th-iv

pjct, Ii' cc, t y ft t

v w, h t b if tht t i i-

p. o if thy t wt ivt

it lwh. If th tw cc f Ii

t I t thik th i pbl.

s, w hl t blw th thig t f

ppti.

China is also planning to build a damwhich will divert water rom rivers thatfow into the Brahmaputra.Wht t f , tht th qti.

Th Tt wt i gig t Bglh;

w bilig thi. evyby

i bilig . Qti i wht (ki

f) . Th -f-th-iv ,

i which y t wt f y,

wt c w, it gt lcticity

v fth. Witht ipig

wt, witht tkig wy wt, y lt

th wt g th. If tht i th w

hl hv pbl. o pbl

wl b ly if wt i ip

ivt.

You are also the parliamentary aairsminster. How dicult it is to do the foormanagement?It lwy chllg. Chllg hv t

b cvt it pptiti. I gt-

tig pptity. W w f

b. Th uPa h ly 276 b.

Diculties do crop up at times and you

hv t ty t tk th ppiti lg. o

g y cci w bl t tk

th lg bt ti thy t-

i t tll thig. If 10-15 20

b ch t c t th wll f th

house then you can say there is no oorgt. Bt th y ct cc

t vythig tht th ppiti y.

Did you ever think o doing somethinglike what late Pramod Mahajan o BJPused to do when he was parliamentaryaairs minister sit with the oppositionto sort out dierences?I fl I t wt t k y cpi-

bt pl lk it th c

hw ft tht t hpp. It

very dicult question indeed that you

hv k . Bt vythig i libl

t b pt lt pt it thi wy. Thttit which w f th nda th w

clcitt , w t f cpti.

I w b f th Bi aviy

Citt I kw with wht th-

ity th gvt th t tlk. Thi

i th gvt bi, w will cy

t tht. Pit t y i y ti

t wh I hv tht. Wll, I

ci i y pt. Wh I hv t tlk

t th b f ppiti I hv y

bt lti with th bt I t bhv

with th th wy nda gvt b-

hv with .

Who do you think would be the rightleader o opposition or you?I thik it thi (th ppiti') bi-

t ci. Thy hv ci. sh

swj i g l f ppiti. sh

i plyig g l. o y cci

w ll g thi i qti y

hl t p t . n

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The attitude which wasof the NDA then was arecalcitrant one, wasnot of cooperation. Iwas a member of the

Business AdvisoryCommittee and I knowwith what authority

the government thenused to talk. This is thegovernment business,we will carry out that.

Point out one day in myentire tenure when Ihave done that.

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performanceI

n the rst ever public privatepthip (PPP) iititivwth r 1,400 c,

5.5 k big will b

bilt v iv Ggcctig Bkhti-yp with Tjp iBih. Th lgt-ig jix ivtcondence in the statew bk whHes iftct,

Hyb-bcpy, w th bif th PPP pjct. Iti j ilt

f th Bih gv-t th tt igig t hv -bly lcti i fwth th pi-vt ply hv b

lctt t ivt ith tt.

Th Hily ttf sikki h

xcllt pgi pviig lcticity ikig wt t citi-z, ccig t

th ltt ntil FilyHlth svy f sikki.a ttl f 92 pct f th1,11,830 hhl i thtt hv lcticity 78pct ikig wt. Th92 pct hhl hv-ig lcticity, icl 90pct i l 100 pct i b .

Th f wlcl itgt

hlthc livyyt i th l f utt Ph y tbe fullled soon as thett gvt hcalled o its plans for PPPi l hlthc. Thtt gvt h

ivit pivt plyi th f itictf allhb, Bti,Fizb, K-p ng t pt

th f itict hpitl, ightcity ct, 23 piy

hlth ct 210 b-c-t i th PPP .all ky hpitl lik th apll,Fti, mx rckl qp f th pjct h b-itt qt f ppl.The decision to call o privatect pticipti w tk bth chif iit mywti whh w ict ptth t btt fcti-ig tgthig f th gvt hpitl.

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