Arthakranti : Effect on political system : Clean political system

Effect of Arthakranti on political system

Proposal

	Legal provision of funds for political system >>more Arthakranti proposal for addressing the real revenue needs of the country should be implemented. This will lead to the government having enough revenues to make legal provision of funds for political system.
	Provision for funding of the political system >>more Arthakranti proposal for addressing the real revenue needs of the country should be implemented. This will lead to the government having enough revenues to make legal provision of funds for political system.
	The proposal for funding of political parties >>more Provision of funding of the political parties based on a per person amount for the entire population for a five year period. Say Rs. 100/person. Total population is to be considered while making this provision as the politics should cater to the needs of the entire population and not just the voters The actual fund availability will be in proportion to the actual voting percentage. This funding will be available only to Registered political parties securing more than a certain minimum percentage of votes cast
	The proposal for allowance of elected representatives >>more At the central level -- 78510L12 = 942 Crore against a projected revenue of 3,75,000 Crore At the state level -- 3665L12= 219 Crore against a projected revenue of 47,000 Crores At the local corporation level -- 10050,00012= 6 Crore against a revenue of 125 Crore
	Eradication of black money >>more Arthakranti proposal for addressing the real revenue needs of the country should be implemented. This will lead to the government having enough revenues to make legal provision of funds for political system.
	Sample calculations >>more At the Central level the numbers could be: Total provision for the entire population will be 105cr * 100 = 10500 cr. This will be for the period of 5 years. Hence the provision per year will be 2100 cr. The total Amount available in proportion to a total valid votes percentage of 55 will be 10500 * 55% = 5575 crores available for the five year period At the level of the State Politics the provision could be at the same rate, i.e 100 Rs/ Per head. Hence if the state has a population of 10 crore the funds provision will be 1000 crore for 5 year period. The actual funding will depend upon the total percentage of votes cast. At the Local level if the population of the urban areas is say, 10 lakh and the provision is at the same rate of 100 Rs/person then the provision for political parties is 10 crore for 5 yr period. The actual funding will depend upon the total percentage of votes cast.
	The spending >>more For MPs at Rs 10Lakh/month, For MLAs at Rs 5 Lakh /month, For corporators at Rs. 50,000/month For Village Development Officer at Rs. 10,000/month

Today...

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To run a democracy effectively, there is a need to have a healthy multi-party system, which focuses on the truly relevant issues and solutions to them. This needs dedicated talent, effective leadership, and adequate funds.

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Unfortunately today the parallel economy is the main source of funding for the political system. Hence the Indian democracy, at levels, is at the mercy of this black money power.

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It is easy but incorrect to say that, “This is the state of affairs as all politicians are corrupt”.

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The fact of the matter is that even (nearly) 60 years after our political independence, we have not found ways to fund the political system through legal, governmental resources.

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The increase of criminalization of politics is also a direct consequence of this state of affairs. Politics is not looked upon by most of the “talent pool of the country” as a vocation of choice due to this reality. This makes a bad situation worse.

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A & “vitiated political system” has direct negative impact on the law & order, social security and governance systems of the country.

Effects of proposal

Assured clean funding will mean decreased dependence on black money. This will lead to decreased dependence on criminals.

Politics can be truly professionalized as people with the talent and dedication will take it up. This will in turn mean that politics will be focused on real issues & national interests

Since the funding to a political party is determined by the percentage share of votes cast, and there is a minimum cut-off limit, there will be a decrease in importance of local parties in national politics. This will lead to increased stability of government. This will lead to improved functioning & decision making

Improved governance and improved law & order will be a natural outcome

Percentage of votes determines the funding therefore political game playing will decrease & focus on national issues. This will lead to an empowered democracy.

Increased presentation of issues and policy choices will have to be done by all political parties. As a result the general population will get educated of real issues and cast votes accordingly. This will lead to an empowered democracy