The preparations are on full swing for the first Mohalla Sabha on budget in Patpargunj Assembly constituency of East Delhi scheduled to be held on April 19, Sunday. According to sources, the direct consultation on budget with the public through Mohalla Sabha will be launched in Sanjay Lake Park with slum dwellers of adjacent J J cluster - Jawahar Colony.
“The Mohalla Sabhas organised on April 19, will be like pilot Mohalla Sabhas and models for rest of the Mohalla Sabhas to be organised in the city to get input of the people for the drafting of the budget,” said a senior officer of East district.
According to sources, the district administration is working in tandem with the volunteers of Aam Aadmi Party to identify the venue as per the requirement of the meetings. Earlier, four Mohalla Sabhas were planned in Patpargunj but now the officers are focussing on three Mohalla Sabhas due to lack of proper venues in Chandra Vihar area. “As the first Mohalla Sabha will be launched by the Chief Minister, it is likely to witness huge public gathering besides officers and media persons. We will need a larger space to accommodate them and Sanjay Lake Park seems to be a better place,” said another officer involved in the preparations.
The launch will be followed by two more Mohalla Sabhas in the Patpargunj Assembly segment represented by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The venues of the rest of the two Mohalla Sabhas will be Pocket-E, Mayur Vihar Phase-II and West Vinod Nagar. According to senior officers, the responsibility to supervise the first Mohalla Sabha has been given to the District Magistrate of East Delhi. “A Executive Magistrate (tehsildar) level officer will be in-charge of the Mohalla Sabhas held in his area. Besides, Sub-Divisional Magistrates, Additional District Magistrate will be coordinating the meetings,” added the officer. The district administration is also considering to appoint special executive magistrates to ensure smooth functioning of Mohalla Sabha meetings.
“The Mohalla Sabhas organised on April 19, will be like pilot Mohalla Sabhas and models for rest of the Mohalla Sabhas to be organised in the city to get input of the people for the drafting of the budget,” said a senior officer of East district.
According to sources, the district administration is working in tandem with the volunteers of Aam Aadmi Party to identify the venue as per the requirement of the meetings. Earlier, four Mohalla Sabhas were planned in Patpargunj but now the officers are focussing on three Mohalla Sabhas due to lack of proper venues in Chandra Vihar area. “As the first Mohalla Sabha will be launched by the Chief Minister, it is likely to witness huge public gathering besides officers and media persons. We will need a larger space to accommodate them and Sanjay Lake Park seems to be a better place,” said another officer involved in the preparations.
The launch will be followed by two more Mohalla Sabhas in the Patpargunj Assembly segment represented by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The venues of the rest of the two Mohalla Sabhas will be Pocket-E, Mayur Vihar Phase-II and West Vinod Nagar. According to senior officers, the responsibility to supervise the first Mohalla Sabha has been given to the District Magistrate of East Delhi. “A Executive Magistrate (tehsildar) level officer will be in-charge of the Mohalla Sabhas held in his area. Besides, Sub-Divisional Magistrates, Additional District Magistrate will be coordinating the meetings,” added the officer. The district administration is also considering to appoint special executive magistrates to ensure smooth functioning of Mohalla Sabha meetings.
“The Mohalla Sabhas will have the power to decide upon the use of Rs 50 lakh allocated to them through voting. Their demands and grievances will be forwarded to the concerned departments for necessary action. The officers of all the concerned government agencies will be present in the Mohalla Sabha meetings,”he added.
The government has selected 12 Assembly segments for the Mohalla Sabha meetings on budget. As each of the 12 Assembly segments have been divided into 40 Mohalla Sabhas, there will be 480 budget meetings.
The government has selected 12 Assembly segments for the Mohalla Sabha meetings on budget. As each of the 12 Assembly segments have been divided into 40 Mohalla Sabhas, there will be 480 budget meetings.