A tip for local levels: THE ACTIVE FIVE YEARS
By Ganga Biswakarma
We often hear so many criticisms that the people’s
representatives lack clear vision and execution of their commitment. The last
five years taught us the local level people’s representatives could do so many
things for their people in their region. We found very less local levels doing
well and exemplary deeds but most of them got entangled in dispute. Most of
the local levels couldn’t keep them free from contradiction and conflict in
different matters. This could all be
because of their lacking knowledge and skills and unavailability of dedication
and loyalty towards the public.
We people in the country appear culturally and structurally accustomed to not following the systems and some being habituated on corruption
practices. These five years have given us a big lesson that there must be well
qualified and dedicated representatives to be elected. An idea of ‘THE ACTIVE
FIVE YEARS’ for the local level’s newly elected people’s representatives have
been presented here along with the slight descriptions. This idea includes the
development pillars that the newly elected people’s representatives shouldn’t
miss.
‘THE ACTIVE FIVE YEARS’
T=Tourism: Tourism is backbone of the development. This is
for creating job opportunities and for enhancing the social, religious,
cultural aspects of the city or village. That’s why; the newly elected people’s
representatives should plan on creating and promoting tourism in the
country.
H=Health: Health deals with life process of the people. This
is essential to ensure the people’s right to live.
Because of the lack of the health services, people are
forced to move to different places. On the other hand, health is one of the
infrastructures of the development. Without good health services, the country
can’t produce healthy workers.
E=Education: There doesn’t need much more explanation for
education. We all know that only the educated men change the world. This is the
light of the society. There must be good way to educate the children. Only the
physical infrastructures are getting priority at schools and the qualitative
part has been in the shadow. Implementation of the curriculum should be the
prime concern in education. Programs on educating the teachers and parents
should be brought.
A=Agriculture: As the agriculture is only the food source of
the world, it should be in the top priority of your municipality or rural
municipality. At least, try to be independent in agriculture during your five
years of tenure. If you reach on exports, that will be nicer. People of your region
will be self-reliant.
C=Cultural village/city: Culture depicts people’s life style
and the way of living. Culture is the mirror of the society. You shouldn’t
forget to include the parts of cultural development in your planning paper.
This can be one of the chief causes of tourism development in your area.
T=Transportation: Transportation is key to development.
Without this, no development works can be done. The road network can only make
possible of other development works. This makes people feel the prosperity and
development. At least, you should make main roads fit to be driven all the
times; even in the monsoon. And there must be easy access of road network to
the nearest market of your place.
I=Industrialization: This is an act of establishing the
industries. This creates more opportunities of employment and the goods and
commodities can be bought in cheap prices. This is also the main activity to
turn the village into city. This enhances the income of the people. People can
sell or produce raw materials required for the industries.
V=Viral Marketing: The concept of viral marketing is a
network based marketing of local products, touristic places, food and culture
and also the marketing of good practices you do. This helps you to publicize the
products of your area and becomes one of the chief ideas to attract the
tourists.
E=Elders, Children, Disabled, Disadvantaged and Single man
and Women: These people need the state all the time. The government body should
present themselves with these people because these people need proper care and
guardianship. Social security is very big issue in the present world as this is
an essential aspect of human right. You must make different supporting,
uplifting and protecting platforms to these people under social security
program.
F=Fine Governance: Fine governance refers to the good
governance. This deals on how public intuitions under government bodies provide
services to their public and manage resources. It ensures transparency, human
rights, corruption control, responsiveness, fairness and inclusiveness,
effectiveness and efficiency. The realization of prosperity and development
comes at when there is fine governance.
I=Inclusiveness and Involvement: The state’s service flow
and any the development works must be inclusive and people should involve in
the development works. People of all the religion, castes, level; disabled,
disadvantaged and different places should have equal access to the state. And
to make the people feel of ownership of any development works, they must be
involved in the development works. That’s why; inclusiveness and involvement
are keys to equal development of all level of people. This is one of the
beautiful sides of democracy.
V=Visit People: This
shouldn’t be missed to include in the action plan. This idea is just for
spending time with the people mainly the selected families at least once a week
or two families in a month. To be clearer, this can be tea time, lunch time or
dinner time spending some hours with the individuals. Poor or disabled families
and families having faced discrimination should be in the prime priority
list. This conception provides the
opportunities to the people’s representatives to feel the people’s daily life
and to see how they have been struggling for life.
E=Employment: Employment must be included in your planning
list as it is an important part of the economic, social and environmental
development process. This is one of the major elements of people’s prosperity.
Employment in the local level reduces youths’ disappearance to the overseas and
helps to remove crimes. The major areas of employment opportunities are
transportation, tourism, agriculture, education, banking and insurance,
advertisements, distribution, communications, packaging, advisory services,
stock and produce, digital Marketing, event management, entertainment, call
centers, accounting and reporting activities, safety and security etc.
Employment Resource Centre can be very advantageous.
Y=Youth and Sports: As youths are pillars of the nation,
they must be paid much attention with different sorts of programs. Youth
everyday returning in the black coffins through the airport is very dark part
of our nation. This is all because our youths are not skilled and trained and
they are forced to work at very dangerous job sides. Youth empowerment program
is very essential in the local level. Career counseling, skill development
training, self-reliance programs should be done. Villages lack youths. There
are only children and old people in the villages. If the youths are taught with
skills and ideas, they will not have to go to abroad. Youths are sources of
energy and only they can work for changes of the society and the nation.
Sports are associated with physical mental and social
well-being of the people. This is also
associated with national prestige. Professionalism on sports has made huge
contribution in the improvement of national economy. It has made great
contribution in the economy. This also gives elegance, value and prestige. Sports
introduce your place. Sports activate the human mind and body and makes
physically fit and stimulates positive attitude.
E= Energy Supply and Consumption: Production and preparation
of fuel, generation of electricity, energy transport and energy consumption can
be put under this development model. It is a basic part of economic activity.
But local levels lack with minimum energy for regular lights at home. So, this
should be ensured at first. Without
energy, many other development works cannot be done. This is the sign of
prosperity and is linked with all other infrastructure of the development.
A=Atmosphere and Environment: Atmosphere is the part of
environment. Protection of atmosphere
and environment is support to save our home; the earth, community and economy.
Environment provides home for all living creatures and ecosystems, permitting
them to grow and flourish. The existence of all the creatures will be at risk
because of global warming and environmental problems caused. Hence,
environmental conservation is very important.
R=Research and Technology: Research is done for getting true
knowledge and finding sufficient evidences. It glides new ideas and visions and
develops the new and creative works. Research is an innovative activity carried
out to find the new things or to improve the existing systems. Research is
associated with technology. Technologies can be invented through research and
there needs different technologies in research. Technology in agriculture,
transportation, education, offices, tourism, energy supply and consumption,
environment conservation, daily service flow, and in many more places, there is
essential role of technology.
S=Sanitation and Water:
Sanitation and water is essential for our daily life. Sanitation
directly links with our health and daily life and water one of the resource for
our daily use. The Sanitation and Water program should be for the people in
obtaining reasonable, safe, and continual availability to water and sanitation
services. The local level should ensure on providing clean water for drinking,
cooking and sanitation in order to maintain people’s healthy life and reduce
the transmission of various contagious diseases. Public Toilets in the prime
areas and waste removal and disposal system are some basic services needed to
be provided.