Sure I am open all & any suggestion in making our Village Panchayat computer savvy. I am even thinking of Launching VP website. Already initiated the talks. But I have to do it in the four corners of law. Copies of budget was ready in the Panchayat office if any one wanted to glance it before it was presented in the Gram Sabha. I made sure that copies were distributed to all the gram sabha members present & If I am not wrong that is what was agreed up on during last budget gram Sabha. Just vto make a mention here is that as per the Panchayat raj I had made public announcement/ put up notices on information boards/ annouced in the church, temple etc.. about the Gram Sabha and that the BUDGET will be discussed BUT only about 35 people from our village were interested & participated... Is there anything I can do more to bring Saligao people together to participate?? Please suggest. I am open to any suggestion in the interest of our village. Regards eknath ----- Original Message ----- From: muriel&mario Sent: 03/18/13 11:12 AM To: saligao-net Subject: [SALIGAONET] E-governance & Grassroots Democracy: Saligao Panchayat Budget 2013-14
Dear Saligaokaram, The attached budget with a few amendments, was passed yesterday by a poorly attended and passably debating Gram Sabha. These well formatted, printed copies of the budget were distributed for members to scrutinise and question. But as previous Gram Sabhas have pointed out, these copies should be available in advance so that the budget can be studied before the meeting for members to then make informed amendments. Can we do this for next year? Since we have an open, transparent, non-corrupt Panchayat body - so far! - with an accountable Sarpanch who walks his talk, *can we also have the minutes of every meeting of the elected Panchayat members? * Just like the attached copy of the budget, a printed and signed copy of the minutes can be put in the public domain for better participation in grassroots democracy. We do not mind doing this initially. Later on, someone more IT savvy can design a simple blog that chronicles all official work of the Panchayat. This would really be grassroots e-governance at its transparent best. What say you, our popular and progressive Sarpanch Eknath? If this does not happen with you and your vision of every villager participating in the democratic process guaranteed by the Panchayati Raj Act, then we cannot see it happening with anyone else :-( Debate and constructive suggestions to the Sarpanch invited... Warm regards and solidarity. M&M. -- Our bloganOTHERgoais now active... ................................................................ there *is* anOTHERgoa at <http://www.anOTHERgoa.blogspot.in http://www.anothergoa.blogspot.in > & <http://www.youtube.com/anothergoa > ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' muriel & mario, c/o FULKAR, 6/22, sonarbhatt, saligao. bardez. goa. 403511. tel: 0832-2278276 / 2409999 <anothergoa AT http://gmail.com > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out . -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
