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Government performance not up to the mark: WNTA

NGO lists various failure of the UPA II in its first year

GN Bureau | June 23, 2010

The UPA II in the first year has failed to live up to people’s expectations said the rejoinder to the government’s report card. Signaling out price rise on all commodities, which hit the common people the most, it notes "‘unfortunately, the government did not do anything to curb prices and the situation kept on worsening."

'Rejoinder to Government’s Report to the People' was prepared by an NGO, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan (WNTA) which is based on the civil society groups response on the one year of UPA II.

The government has made serious lapses in its first year, says the rejoinder. It has pointed out that issues regarding the Land and Forests Act have not been addressed; no allocation has been made for the Domestic Violence Act and the government is yet to address police and judicial reforms.

“The unspent balances in MGNREGS increased from Rs 4,203 crores in 2008 to Rs 10,345 crores in 2009. In case of minorities, the amount unspent of the allocations made in the ministry of minority affairs increased from Rs 31 crores in 2008-09 to Rs 141 crores in 2009-10,” the WNTA rejoinder said.

The government accountability needs to be robust, said Amitabh Behar, convenor of WNTA. “It seems that the report card of the UPA II was prepared by a few ministers and experts while not touching on the ground issues,” he added.

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