Jayaprakash Narayan (Lok Satta)
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Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan (Telugu
: జయప్రకాశ్ నారయణ్ ; 1956 - ), widely known as JP, is a noted Indian politician, social reformer, TV commentator and columnist. He is the President of Lok Satta Party
and currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Kukatpally
constituency in Andhra Pradesh
.http://www.loksatta.org/cms/index.php? He is also a former India
n public administrator. He is well known for his role in bringing electoral reforms and for his columns on democracy in leading Indian daily newspapers.
in Andhra Pradesh
to pursue his education in Telugu Medium . He joined Andhra Loyola College
in 1969 for his intermediate education. He obtained his medical degree from Guntur Medical College.
, joined public administration after making it to I.A.S.
in 1980 standing among all India top 10. He worked on agriculture, irrigation, technology and youth rehabilitation projects in various capacities in various districts of Andhra Pradesh
. He had an eventful 16-year-long career in the government. Some of his achievements include :
He also has several major policy initiatives to his credit.
.
Jayaprakash Narayan, an optimistic individual, talks about the efficacy of reforms in the governance, Economy of Andhra Pradesh
among several other issues on various platforms in educational and political institutes. He emphasizes that democracy
is for the people, of the people and by the people. He has also written columns in Indian newspapers like Times of India, The Economic Times
, Financial Express
, The Hindu
and Eenadu
. He also worked as Television host for election coverage shows and political programs like "Pratidhwani".
and later spread across the country, including Mumbai
and the Vote JUHU campaigns.
Lok Satta is in the forefront of key initiatives like disclosure of candidate wealth and criminal history details, political funding reform, decriminalization of politics, improvement of electoral registration, comprehensive judicial reforms including local courts, and national judicial commission and citizen's charters.
with out involving illegitimate money, liquor and caste in elections.
, and won with 15,000 votes majority over the nearest opponent. His victory is quoted as "the victory of people" as he won the election without distributing money or liquor.
Assembly Election Results in 2009 - DR JAYA PRAKASH NARAYAN Won with 34.84 votes
(TRS) on the assembly premises after he gave a media interview highlighting the degrading democratic values in the state assembly in the context of attack on the state governer E. S. L. Narasimhan
inside the state assembly. After the end of the interview, JP was attacked by TRS activists. TRS leaders K. T. Rama Rao
, T. Harish Rao
and D. Vinay Bhaskar instigated the attack. TRS continues to defend its actions, while all political parties cutting across the party lines have condemned the attack.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
: జయప్రకాశ్ నారయణ్ ; 1956 - ), widely known as JP, is a noted Indian politician, social reformer, TV commentator and columnist. He is the President of Lok Satta Party
Lok Satta (party)
Lok Satta is a political party in India founded by Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan. Launched on October 2, 2006 by the Lok Satta voluntary organization...
and currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Kukatpally
Kukatpally
Kukatpally is a major residential and commercial suburb in Ranga Reddy District, India. It is located on the northwest fringe of Hyderabad city...
constituency in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
.http://www.loksatta.org/cms/index.php? He is also a former India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n public administrator. He is well known for his role in bringing electoral reforms and for his columns on democracy in leading Indian daily newspapers.
Early life
Nagabhairava Jayaprakash Narayan was born on Jan 14th, 1956 in Naghbir [Maharashtra] and came to Godavarru Village at the age of 3 yrs near VijayawadaVijayawada
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...
in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
to pursue his education in Telugu Medium . He joined Andhra Loyola College
Andhra Loyola College
Andhra Loyola College is a Jesuit educational institution founded in 1954. It is located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.-History:...
in 1969 for his intermediate education. He obtained his medical degree from Guntur Medical College.
Civil Service
Jayaprakash Narayan, a physicianPhysician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, joined public administration after making it to I.A.S.
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
in 1980 standing among all India top 10. He worked on agriculture, irrigation, technology and youth rehabilitation projects in various capacities in various districts of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. He had an eventful 16-year-long career in the government. Some of his achievements include :
- Rehabilitation of 8000 youth from displaced families of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
- Designed the reconstruction of drainage and irrigation network in Krishna, Prakasham and Godavari deltas. He successfully mobilized the farmers on a large scale to take up irrigation schemes to bring more than two lakh acres under irrigation.
- Strengthened the credit cooperatives by making them independent of government control.
- Served as a Secretary to both the Governor and The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Dr. NT Ramarao.
He also has several major policy initiatives to his credit.
- Empowerment of parents in schools.
- Economic reforms and restructuring of AP.
- Development of the Infocity HITEC CityHITEC CityHITEC City stands for Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City, a major technology township which is at the center of the information technology industry in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India....
(Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City) in Hyderabad to facilitate the growth of the software industry. - Empowerment of local governments and stakeholders.
- Law for self-reliant cooperatives (1995).
Social Reforms
Dr. JP’s experience in government convinced him that the faulty governance process is the biggest hurdle in India’s path of progress. He resigned from the I.A.S in 1996, as he wanted to work on grass roots for good governanceGood governance
Good governance is an indeterminate term used in development literature to describe how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources in order to guarantee the realization of human rights. Governance describes "the process of decision-making and the process by which...
.
Jayaprakash Narayan, an optimistic individual, talks about the efficacy of reforms in the governance, Economy of Andhra Pradesh
Economy of Andhra Pradesh
The economy of Andhra Pradesh is mainly driven by agriculture. Two important rivers of India, the Godavari and Krishna, flow through the state, providing irrigation. Rice, sugarcane, cotton, mirchi , mango and tobacco are the local crops. Recently, crops used for vegetable oil production such as...
among several other issues on various platforms in educational and political institutes. He emphasizes that democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
is for the people, of the people and by the people. He has also written columns in Indian newspapers like Times of India, The Economic Times
The Economic Times
The Economic Times is an English-language Indian daily newspaper published by the Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.. The Economic Times was started in 1961. It is the most popular and widely read financial daily in India, read by more than 8 lakh people...
, Financial Express
Financial Express
The Financial Express is an Indian English-language business newspaper. It is published by the Indian Express group since 1961. The FE specialises in India and international business and financial news....
, The Hindu
The Hindu
The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
and Eenadu
Eenadu
Eenadu , headquartered in Hyderabad, India, is the largest circulated Telugu news daily in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the world. According to NRS 2011 it has a readership of 17,00,000 and is the third most circulated regional language daily and 10th most circulated daily in India...
. He also worked as Television host for election coverage shows and political programs like "Pratidhwani".
Political and Administrative Reforms
Dr. JP has served on the following panels.- The National Advisory CouncilNational Advisory CouncilThe National Advisory Council of India is an advisory body set up to monitor the implementation of the UPA government's manifesto, the Common Minimum Programme. It is a brainchild of Congress party president, Sonia Gandhi. It is also informally called as UPA's Planning Commission for social...
(NAC) for the implementation of the National Common Minimum Programme (CMP), July 2004 through August 2006. - Vigilance Advisory Council, constituted by the Central Vigilance Commission, November 2004
- Second Administrative Reforms CommissionAdministrative Reforms CommissionThe Administrative Reforms Commission or ARC is the committee appointed by the Government of India for giving recommendations for reviewing the public administration system of India. The first ARC was established on 5 January 1966...
constituted by the Government of India in September 2005
Foundation For Democratic Reforms
Dr. JP is the founder member of Foundation For Democratic Reforms (FDR) and currently serves as its general secretary. FDR is one of India's leading think-tanks and research-resource centers for formulating and promoting fundamental reforms in political, electoral and governance spheres and in critical areas of state policy.Lok Satta Movement
Jayaprakash Narayan started Lok Satta Movement (means people power) in 1997 to educate citizens of India about voting, rights and government. Lok Satta, a non-partisan movement for democratic reforms in India, worked on various activities like election reforms, police reforms, right to information act and voter registration procedures. The movement initially started in Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
and later spread across the country, including Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
and the Vote JUHU campaigns.
Lok Satta is in the forefront of key initiatives like disclosure of candidate wealth and criminal history details, political funding reform, decriminalization of politics, improvement of electoral registration, comprehensive judicial reforms including local courts, and national judicial commission and citizen's charters.
Political career
He started the Lok Satta party in 2006 with clean politics and good governance and improvement of India as the main agenda. While launching the political party, he stated that this party aimed to enrich the political scenario in India with its true spirit and felt that it would be considered as an alternative to any other political party, since it aimed to create a true and faithful political picture in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
with out involving illegitimate money, liquor and caste in elections.
2008 Byelections
Lok Satta Party contested in 2008 in the Assembly by-elections for the first time, and was able to secure second place in two of the four places (Khairatabad, Terlam) it contested from.2009 Elections
Lok Satta Party contested again in the 234 Legislative Assembly seats in 2009 general elections. He toured Andhra Pradesh in trains similar to the way freedom fighters traveled to reach people. Jayaprakash Narayan himself contested from KukatpallyKukatpally
Kukatpally is a major residential and commercial suburb in Ranga Reddy District, India. It is located on the northwest fringe of Hyderabad city...
, and won with 15,000 votes majority over the nearest opponent. His victory is quoted as "the victory of people" as he won the election without distributing money or liquor.
Assembly Election Results in 2009 - DR JAYA PRAKASH NARAYAN Won with 34.84 votes
Andhra Pradesh 13th Assembly
Jayaprakash Narayan is one of the vocal leaders in assembly proceedings. Some of the major contributions to Andhra Pradesh 13th assembly are:- Proposed the Anti Corruption Bill to amend the State's Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, to curb corruption in the state by including elected members under civil servants.
- Advanced all party resolution to elect deputy speaker from opposition.
- Opposed amendment to Andhra Pradesh Societies Act claiming that it is against the right to form unions as per the Constitution.
- Opposed populist schemes in 2009, 2010, and 2011 Andhra Pradesh Budgets.
- Pressed the need for gas grid and industrial development.
- Condemned the demolition of statues on Tankbund.
- Demanded investigation into land and natural resource allocation scams and provided evidences.
Attack in the Assembly premises by TRS activists
On 18th February 2011, Jayaprakash Narayan was attacked by members of the Telangana Rashtra SamithiTelangana Rashtra Samithi
Telangana Rashtra Samithi is a regional separatist political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Ideology:Telangana Rashtra Samithi's main aim is to separate Telangana region from Andhra Pradesh and to regain regional autonomy as it existed before the formation of Andhra Pradesh...
(TRS) on the assembly premises after he gave a media interview highlighting the degrading democratic values in the state assembly in the context of attack on the state governer E. S. L. Narasimhan
E. S. L. Narasimhan
Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan is an Indian political figure who has been the Governor of Andhra Pradesh since December 2009...
inside the state assembly. After the end of the interview, JP was attacked by TRS activists. TRS leaders K. T. Rama Rao
K. T. Rama Rao
Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao is an Indian politician belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He is an MLA from Siricilla assembly constituency. He is the son of K. Chandra Sekhara Rao.-Career:K. T...
, T. Harish Rao
T. Harish Rao
Thanneru Harish Rao is an Indian politician belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He represents Siddipet Assembly constituency.-Early life:...
and D. Vinay Bhaskar instigated the attack. TRS continues to defend its actions, while all political parties cutting across the party lines have condemned the attack.
Development of Kukatpally constituency
Dr. JP tours the Constituency every Saturday to get a first hand look at people's problems in the constituency and meets people at IMAX gardens, Road No.4 to listen to their problems. The following are activities undertaken by him.Traffic
- The construction of the under rail bridge in Safdarnagar, which has been neglected for several months has been completed.
- New roads in phase 9 of Kukatpally Housing Board.
- Road expansion works in Kukatpally phase 1.
- Footover bridges on proposal are sanctioned at 5 different locations at JNTU Junction, Kukatpally Village Bus Stop, Moosapet Junction, Balanagar area and Begumpet in Kukatpally Constituency.
- Road from Moosapet ‘Y’ Junction to Miyapur on NH-9 is proposed for widening and providing the service roads from both left & right sides to control heavy traffic on this route.
Water
- Collected 99 samples of drinking water and showed it to water-board authorities, that the chlorine levels are not appropriate and directed them to take actions.
- 300 m pipeline construction in Moosapet division for Manjeera water supply. Another 400 m pipeline construction to make use of the neglected overhead tank.
- Installed 20 bore wells in the water deprived areas of the Constituency.
- pipeline construction from Vasantnagar to Bhagat Singh nagar, to regulate drainage problems in the rainy season, has been completed.
- Booster pumps in Satyanarayana Swamy colony, Parvatnagar, Motinagar divisions to complement the irregular drinking water-supply that has been there for several years.
- Kukatpally circle receives only 9 mgd water (5% of the city) even though it has 56000 water connections (10% of the city). Arrangements have been proposed to supply at least 16 mgd water.
Amenities
- Street lighting between Vasanth Nagar/Satyanarayana Colony and highway.
- Resumed swimming pool and indoor stadium works at Kukatpally Phase 6.
- Organized free medical clinics in the constituency to diagnose eye and thyroid problems among people to provide better medical facilities. Organized a free medical camp in Balanagar colony with the help of expert doctors and distributed free medicines.
- Establishment of Citizen Help Centers to help Citizens in Government and Municipality works.
- Moving HUDA truck park from Kukatpally to Miyapur and construct an auditorium for cultural and entertainment programs and a commercial center in its place.
- Construction of Sulabh complexes in densely populated places.
Drainage
- Underground drainage system: Works worth Rs. 4.4 crore have been started in 11 colonies/bastis. This helps 2 lakh people and prevents the mixing of sewage and water supply. Will be completed by Dec 31, 2009.
- To construct 6 sewerage treatment plants near ponds/lakes and to fence the ponds/lakes to prevent illegal occupation.