AAP announces its roadmap for development of Delhi villages
AAP promises special status for villages of Delhi
· Special villages development fund to be created
· No land will be acquired in Delhi’s villages without the consent of gram sabhas
· Sections 33 and 81 of Delhi Land reform act will be scrapped
· 100 new schools and 20 new colleges for rural areas of Delhi
Sunday, December 28
VILLAGE DIALOGUE, the fourth phase of Delhi Dialogue, Aam Aadmi Party’s initiative to engage with the residents of the national capital, took place on Sunday afternoon (December 28).
Titled “Village Dialogue” (Grameen Samwad), this big event was held at the Community Centre of Ghumanhera village (near Chhawla, Najafgarh / West Delhi). This was the first part of the Village Dialogue, the second part will be held on January 4 (next Sunday) at Chattarpur.
The first three editions of Delhi Dialogue were focussed on youth, women, and water and electricity, respectively.
The main speakers at the Sunday’s event were Arvind Kejriwal, Yogendra Yadav, Adarsh Shastri and MLA candidates from Najafgarh, Mundka, Matiala, Nangloi and Sultanpur Majra.
The Village Dialogue at Ghumanhera village was followed by public meetings of Arvind Kejriwal in Bawana and Narela constituencies on village issues as well.
The Village Dialogue focused on the interests and welfare of the residents of the 362 villages in the national capital, of which 135 are urban villages and 227 are rural villages. Problems in Delhi’s villages are manifold. Farmers do not get adequate compensation during land acquisition. There are several regressive and outdated laws and regulations, especially regarding land-use and Lal Dora areas. The rural economy and infrastructure is poorly planned, and education and health infrastructure is absent for practical purposes.
The Delhi Dialogue team held widespread consultations across Delhi';s villages and engaged with the country';s leading bureaucrats, agriculturists, legal minds and land reform experts to create a feasible and sustainable plan for the villages in the national capital. The AAP Grameen Morcha and party’s MLA candidates in different constituencies conducted multiple meetings with village residents and panchayats. Combining these different inputs, former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the party’s vision for Delhi’s villages at the Village Dialogue event today.
The overall vision of Aam Aadmi Party’s regarding Delhi’s villages is based on reforming administrative, legal and land laws, rescinding of regressive and outdated laws, transforming basic infrastructure and facilities, tapping our rural youth’s potential via sports and gainful employment, reinvigorating the rural economy, and providing a special status for our villages by conserving and promoting their cultural and heritage potential.
The following were announcements were made by Arvind Kejriwal for the villages of Delhi :
Special Status for Villages :
· Re-carving of wards in rural villages so that the wards with rural population have distinct identity. Our aim would be of recognizing our villages as villages, conserving their cultural legacy and heritage.
· Decisions regarding the development of Delhi’s villages to made by the local Gram Sabhas, which would be granted special village development fund to utilise according to their priorities.
· We will bring suitable administrative and land reforms so that regressive and outdated regulations on land sale and usage are scrapped.
1 ) Transformation of Basic Facilities (Piped water, electricity, schools, hospitals, Bus and Metro Services)
o 24 hours electricity supply
o Reducing power tariff by half
o Lifeline water of 20k liter per month to every home. Piped water connection to every home in 5 years.
§ Each household having a metered connection will get average 700 liters of free water every day. This amounts to 20 kilo liters per month per household. This is considered to be lifeline water which is needed for basic dignified existence.
§ AAP will bring the water from Munak Canal to your home.
§ Yamuna will be cleaned, revived and made beautiful.
§ Proper Sewage disposal and water drainage will be executed.
o 50 new ambulances in rural Delhi. Increased penetration of fire services.
o 100 new schools for rural Delhi. More senior secondary schools.
o Increased proliferation of bus and metro services for rural Delhi. All pending projects and procurements will be finished expeditiously.
o Better waste disposal and garbage dumps to be created.
2 ) Tapping our Rural Youth’s Potential (Education, Sports, Jobs)
· 20 new colleges to be set up in Delhi’s villages with special emphasis on skill training
· Sports stadiums to be set up in villages to nurture and promote talented youth from the villages.
· Additional weightage in college admissions for girl students from rural Delhi in Delhi government funded and aided colleges.
· Creating 8 lakh new jobs for the youth over the next five years
3 ) Reinvigorating the rural economy (Special assistance to farmers, animal husbandry, horticulture and setting up of more vetenary hospitals)
· Easy availability of quality seeds, manure and promotion of horticulture.
· Special assistance to promote animal husbandry. Insurance scheme for animals. Loans for procuring animal stock.
4 ) Land Reforms
· No land to be acquired in Delhi’s villages without the consent of the Gram Sabha
· Central government would be pressurised to remove unnecessary restrictions regarding land use invillages.
· Injustice and harassment caused due to Section 33 and 81 of the Delhi Land Reform Act which doesn’t permit a farmer to sell his agricultural land would be removed.
· Fulfill and complete the allotments in every village according to Indira Gandhi’s 20 Point Programme where agricultural and residential plot land was supposed to be given to landless and poor people. It happened only in 112 villages, that too incompletely. The process will be completed and the ownership of land would be granted to the allottees.
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