Dismiss
Inefficient Government Servant
[ DIGS ]
Three days back , there was a fire at Kamala Mill Compound
14 persons ( mostly young girls ) died
Maharashtra Government / BMC took the following , expected “ Actions “ :
·
Set up a departmental ( - not
“ high level “ ? ) inquiry
·
Ordered Fire
Audits of restaurants
·
Started partial demolition of
some unauthorised extensions (- don’t expect completion with no guarantee of non-return ! )
·
Suspended 5 officers / Transferred one to Andheri ward ( shifting cancer to just
another part of body ? )
·
Tried to arrest the owners of the
pub
·
May be , offered “ compensation “ to the kin
of the victims ?
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Only thing , neither the Govt nor BMC did, was to tell the citizens
(- though there was every desire to do so ! ) :
“ Statistically speaking, accidents like this are bound to happen in a big city like Mumbai, from time to time .
While you grieve , wait for the next one to happen .
By that time , we hope you would have forgotten this Kamala Mill accident.
Till then, keep busy with your everyday miserable life in this metropolis ! “
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Is it unfortunate
that the Government officers responsible for such accidents, are never held
accountable for their lapses
( or worse , for their “ bribe-inspired
“ collusion ) which lead to such accidents
I urge some TV Channel / Print Newspaper to
develop / launch , a mobile
app ( - to be called , DIGS ? ) , with following features :
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·
The App will have following SECTIONS :
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[ A ] NATURE of accident ( select from
following drop-list ) :
# Fire
# Building Crash /
Bridge crash
# Road / Rail /
Air travel , accidents ( including those created by potholes )
# Daily 10 persons getting run over by local trains
# Falling through open gutter manholes
# Stampede at religious places
# Flooding due to monsoon rains
# Boat capsizing
# Construction workers falling from heights
# Epidemic breakout
# Running out of Oxygen in hospitals or Power Failures during
operations
# Electrocution
# Drowning
in swimming pool
# Hooch tragedy
# Food poisoning in public eating place or in schools ( Private or
Public )
Citizens may be
invited for a comprehensive list ( even involving accidents without deaths )
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[ B ] LOCATION ( enter
)
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[ C ] DATE ( enter
)
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[ D ] OFFICER RESPONSIBLE (
in your opinion ) :
·
Chief Minister
·
Home Minister
·
Transport Minister ( including local trains / Metros )
·
PWD / Housing Minister
·
BMC Chief
·
Deputy Municipal Commissioner
·
Assistant Municipal Commissioner
·
Ward Officer
·
Fire Department Chief
·
Officer in charge of Building
Approvals
·
Manager / Owner of concerned
premises
·
NOTA - None of the Above – ( will require providing name and
designation )
·
AOTA - All of the Above – ( can
be selected but will result in only “ Warning / Caution Letter “ )
Against each name ,
citizen will have following choices to tick :
# Most Responsible
# Somewhat Responsible
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[ E ] PUNISHMENT ( being recommended by user of DIGS )
What punishment do you recommend for officer who you considered MOST RESPONSIBLE ? ”
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# Warning / Caution Letter ( with salary freeze / no annual increment
)
# Demotion ( to a post two
levels / grades lower )
# Salary cut ( by 50 % for one
year )
# Transfer out of city to a
remote village ( even without any work )
# Suspension ( pending
inquiry )
# Resignation ( forced but as a saving grace )
# Dismissal ( followed by Inquiry )
# FIR for a Non-bail able Offense ( followed by IMMEDIATE ARREST )
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[ F ] CONDITIONS ( governing use of DIGS app ) :
·
Any citizen can use it , after
an accident
·
Citizens will log into the App through Aadhar Authentication (
Fingerprint / Iris or Voice )
·
For each “ Accident Incidence “ , a citizen can use the app , only
once ( disabling feature )
·
DIGS can be used only
within the first week after the accident ( late use to be rejected )
·
Results will be published on the TV Channel / Newspaper web site and also regularly broadcast ( like the polls
being conducted by them )
What I have suggested is a simple – but very
powerful – tool through which, MEDIA ( whether Online or Offline ) can bring about E - Governance
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Notice to Start-Ups :
How about coming up with a prototype CHAT-BOT ( based on Google Action ? ), eliminating all typing , which users will find very easy to use ?
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Notice to Start-Ups :
How about coming up with a prototype CHAT-BOT ( based on Google Action ? ), eliminating all typing , which users will find very easy to use ?
Through DIGS , media can mobilize citizens
and even come up with a ,
CITIZEN’S CHARTER
OF DEMANDS
As far as Mumbai citizens are concerned ,
they should ( through the Charter of Demand , mentioned above ) , send out to
all Political Parties , the following message :
“ We will boycott any Political Party which does not commit itself in
its Election Manifesto , to pass appropriate law in the Maharashtra State Assembly, to
give LEGAL SANCTION /
BACKING to DIGS “
Appropriately organized by Media , if we
raise our voice, I think , Shri Devendra Fadnavis , may not want to wait for the next state
election, to implement DIGS
He is clever enough to realize that ,
·
This is one initiative which must not be handed over to the
Opposition
·
If some other Opposition Party seizes this opportunity in the next 15 days ( by launching DIGS ) , he will face “ Anti-Incumbency “ sentiment in 2019 !
Did you say : Time for a NEW YEAR RESOLUTION ?
01
Jan
2018
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