Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Saturday launched Mygov, an interactive website that seeks
to foster participatory governance but which also aims to keep lakhs of
volunteers who enrolled for the Modi campaign engaged. The platform is, however, not
intended to be a grievance redressal mechanism, but an initiative that the
government hopes will encourage purposeful engagement.
The initiative also seems intended to provide a contrast to UPA's dependence on panels like national advisory council and activists/academics. Though Congress leader Rahul Gandhi did try to make manifesto writing inclusive, the effort came late in the day for the party.
The success of digital volunteerism through BJP campaign platforms like mission 272 has provided the inspiration for Mygov.nic.in that will encourage people to give their feedback and ideas on the government.
BJP's missed call initiative, conceived by Modi's backroom, has elicited more than 1 crore responses, creating a large base of volunteers whose mobile numbers provided a significant data base. Mygov serves the Modi government's political and governance objectives as it provides a dynamic feedback on official schemes and pulls in volunteers who could feel utilised and useful. Modi's message of "great governance through your partnership" welcomes visitors to the site while the "do" option leads to a sign up form where mobile numbers and email ids are mandatory fields. The PMO statement promises that "Further, any idea shared by a contributor will also be discussed on these discussion forums, allowing constructive feedback and interaction".
"Citizens can volunteer for various tasks and submit their entries. These tasks would then be reviewed by other members and experts. Approved task would earn credit points for completing the task," says the statement.
The initiative also seems intended to provide a contrast to UPA's dependence on panels like national advisory council and activists/academics. Though Congress leader Rahul Gandhi did try to make manifesto writing inclusive, the effort came late in the day for the party.
The success of digital volunteerism through BJP campaign platforms like mission 272 has provided the inspiration for Mygov.nic.in that will encourage people to give their feedback and ideas on the government.
BJP's missed call initiative, conceived by Modi's backroom, has elicited more than 1 crore responses, creating a large base of volunteers whose mobile numbers provided a significant data base. Mygov serves the Modi government's political and governance objectives as it provides a dynamic feedback on official schemes and pulls in volunteers who could feel utilised and useful. Modi's message of "great governance through your partnership" welcomes visitors to the site while the "do" option leads to a sign up form where mobile numbers and email ids are mandatory fields. The PMO statement promises that "Further, any idea shared by a contributor will also be discussed on these discussion forums, allowing constructive feedback and interaction".
"Citizens can volunteer for various tasks and submit their entries. These tasks would then be reviewed by other members and experts. Approved task would earn credit points for completing the task," says the statement.
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