Local & Urban Governance

ADR & Maharashtra Election Watch organised the 16th Annual National Conference on Electoral & Political Reforms on 15th and 16th July 2023. We hold this annual event in a different state capital every year. This time, we held it at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics in Pune, Maharashtra.
Agenda of the event: bit.ly/47ajVTr
Day 1 Session 4: The session on "Local & Urban Governance" was organised on 15th July 2023. The focus areas of this session were:
- Increasing influence of money and muscle power in Panchayat/ULBs elections and its impact on governance
- Community mobilisation and participation in the decision-making process
- Role of CSOs & People’s movements in strengthening electoral politics and local governance
- Experience sharing/case studies and suggested reforms
Chairperson: Maj Gen Anil Verma (Retd) (Head - ADR/NEW)
Panelists:
1. Ms Malti Sagane (President, Mahila Rajsatta Aandolan (MRA))
2. Mr Bhim Raskar (Director, Resource and Support Centre for Development (RSCD))
3. Dr Ujjaini Halim (ADR’s State Coordinator - West Bengal)
4. Mr Sudhir Pal (ADR’s State Coordinator - Jharkhand)
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