Loksatta Guarantee : Government at Our Doorstep

Many districts in Andhra Pradesh are bigger than nearly 100 countries in the world.
There is no reason why people in a district should come to Hyderabad to get their
problems solved.
This negates the very notion of self-governance.
In order to bring governance closer to people, every district will have a District Government with all necessary powers.
All local governments will be empowered with funds, functions and functionaries.
Lok Satta government will bring in an institutional revolution by ensuring a Citizen centered governance process that will establish the link between taxes and services.

1) Elected District Governments

• Lok Satta government will guarantee the establishment of a directly elected District
  Government for each district of the State.

2) Empowered Local Governments

• Lok Satta Government will guarantee the empowerment of district governments,
  panchayats and municipalities with full decision-making and implementation powers on
  subjects that fall within their purview.

3) Substantial Funds for District Governments

• Lok Satta Government will guarantee that 50 % of the State’s annual planned budget
  will be transferred to district governments.

4) Public Participation in Governance

• Lok Satta government will guarantee that people will be direct participants in the
  functioning of the local governments.

70 percent of our population lives in villages, and many of these citizens do not have
access to basic amenities, such as clean drinking water.
Absence of basic infrastructure and minimal delivery of services have made living conditions miserable.
To compound this misery, corruption, nepotism, and favoritism are preventing common people from reaping the benefits of various government programmes.
Lok Satta government will take concrete steps and measures to create basic amenities and proper living conditions for all.

5) Funds for Villages

• Lok Satta government will guarantee funding of Rs 1000 per-capita per year for
  developmental activities to every Panchayat (this is in addition to existing funding).

6) Safe Drinking Water for Every Village

• Lok Satta government guarantees establishment of water treatment plants in all villages
  to ensure clean and protected water supply.

7) ‘Jala Raksha’ - Combating the Menace of Contaminated Water

• Reverse-Osmosis and De-Mineralization plants will be established in all villages that are
  suffering from high fluoride and excessive salt content in water.

8) 24 hour power to every village

• Lok Satta government will guarantee continuous, uninterrupted 24 hour power supply to
  all villages.

9) No more Public Defecation

• Lok Satta government will guarantee a toilet with a septic tank to every house.

10) Villages Connected by Roads

• Lok Satta government will guarantee high quality all weather roads connecting villages
  to nearby towns.

11) Bus Service to Every Village

• Bus services to every village will be operationalised by Lok Satta government.