Mumbaivotes Promise Vs.Performance Report Card 2011
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MumbaiVotes Promise Vs.Performance Report Card 2011 WHAT THIS REPORT WILL DO : The report contains reader-friendly analysis that will answer the following compelling questions: / % of instances (reported in news media) where an MP has displayed inconsistency between pre-election agenda and actions in the public domain. // Do they ask questions that correlate with the issues they themselves proposed to tackle during their election campaign? /// Did they play an active role in Parliamentary debates or were they passive observers allowing national issues to be decided without their intimate involvement? //// Did they spend their annual allocation of funds to resolve the issues they promised to during their election campaign? ///// Did they attend the decisive Parliament sessions regularly or did they skip these in favour of other items higher on their priority list? ////// How well does their promise-list compare with their documented involvement in local and national issues? 2. Attendance in Parliament Why is attendance in parliament important? From June 2009 to March 2011, Your MP's job is to represent you, he is your voice in parlia- the parliament was in session for ment. How will you be heard if he isn't there? Knowing his 158 158 days. That's once every 4 days. attendance in parliament is one way of knowing if your MP DAYS As you can see, none of our MPs is worthy of your vote. Find out if he /she shows up. managed 100% attendance. No. OF DAYS 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 % Sanjay Nirupam 144 days 91% Sanjay Dina Patil 130 days 82% Priya Dutt 96 days 61% Eknath Gaikwad 156 days 99% Milind Deora 139 days 88% < 70 GHOST 70-80% HOSPITALISED 80-90% HEALTHY 90-100 : LIVEWIRE MP Gurudas Kamat being Minister of State, does not sign the attendance register in parliament & hence excluded from this analysis Data Source: prsindia.org WHAT ‘IS’ AN MP’S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY WHAT IS NOT AN MP’S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY While MPs are eligible to spend Rs. 2 crore/year on The Constitution of India defines what an MP is local needs of their constituency (as part of the MPLAD responsible for through its Union and Concurrent List. scheme), their primary responsibilities are broader The list is rather voluminous, but the major areas are: national and policy issues. MPs are NOT the primary ________________________________________________ persons responsible for local needs such as: Defense / Foreign Affairs / Railways _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Toilets / Sanitation / Waste Management National Highways / Ports & Shipping _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Roads & Footpaths / Drainage / Aviation / Banking & Finance / Trade & Commerce _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Water Supply / Gardens Heavy Industries / Energy & Power / _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Labour & Employment / Primary & Higher Education _______________________________________________ Law, Justice & Courts / Taxation _______________________________________________ Social Security / Heritage Preservation _______________________________________________ mumbaivotes.com 3. A Question of Questions A Question of Quality Each Parlimentary Question was analyzed for content and assessed for quality on Why are Parlimentary Questions asked by MPs a 5 point scale. A five-point rated question is one that is well researched with Important? Its an MPs RTI...Its an equalizer – small rigorous stats/ data to back it up, illuminates or exposes flaws in the government independent MP or star member of a party! ... Its an machinery, addresses issues at a policy level and demands action. A one-point MPs way to get to know his own area basic question is one that merely seeks information from the ministry. It appears that the quality of question asked by our MPs is strictly average – hovering between 1.5 to 2.1 out of a max rating of 5. Sanjay Brijkishorilal Nirupam Mumbai - North Constituency 1.6 Sanjay Dina Patil Mumbai - North East Constituency 1.9 Priya Sunil Dutt Mumbai - North Central Constituency 1.7 Eknath Mahadeo Gaikwad Mumbai - South Central Constituency 2.1 Milind Murli Deora Mumbai - South Constituency 1.8 mumbaivotes.com MP Gurudas Kamat being Minister of State, does not ask questions according to Parliamentary rules & hence excluded from this analysis. Data: prsindia.org & Loksabha.nic.in A Question of Quantity What is he/she doing? This graph shows number of questions asked by each MP in This graph shows the number of questions asked per session of parliament about the key parliament during the first 7 sessions between April 2009 issues the MPs and their parties promised to focus on before elections. The longer the and December 2010. In general, our MPs have scored well bar, the greater their efforts to follow-up on the issue through questioning of ministry's on this front. The exception is MP Priya Dutt. Her rate of responsible for the subject. Less than one-question per session for an issue receives a questioning is below the national average 'red' bar, more than or equal to one-question per session receives a 'green' bar. 135 QUESTIONS IS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE NO. OF QUESTIONS PER SESSION (Monsoon 2009 - Winter 2010) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Agriculture Defence Environment & Forests Finance 187 Health & Family Welfare Home Affairs Human Resource Devp. Law & Justice Social Justice & Empowerment Urban Development Commerce & Industry Environment & Forests Health & Family Welfare Home Affairs 167 Human Resource Devp. New & Renewable Energy Power Railways Urban Development Water Resources Defence Environment & Forests Finance Health & Family Welfare Home Affairs 66 Human Resource Devp. Social Justice & Empowerment Tribal Affairs Urban Development Women & Child Development Defence Environment & Forests Finance Health & Family Welfare 426 Home Affairs Human Resource Devp New & Renewable Energy Urban Development Water Resources Youth Affairs & Sports Agriculture Environment & Forests Finance Health & Family Welfare Home Affairs 274 Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Human Resource Devp. Overseas Indian Affairs Social Justice & Empowerment Women & Child Development mumbaivotes.com 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4. Membership in Parliamentary Committees The information presented below indicates the types of parlimentary committees and years of participation by the MP’s of Mumbai in them. The greater the number of years of contibution the greater their parlimentary experience. Data for this has been researched from loksabha.nic.in for the period of 1996 to June 2011 Years Of contribution: years Of contribution: Communica- Information 20 Industry 8 2 2 2 years tions & IT years EnergyCommunica-years2 Privileges years Technology years Information 20 Industry 8 2 2 years tions & IT years Energy years2 Privileges years Technology Sanjay Nirupam Sanjay Nirupam 37 Chemicals & 10 5 Railway 5 Ethics 4 Energy 3 37 years IndustriesChemicalsyears & years years years Fertilisers 10 Convention 5 Railway 5 Ethics 4 Energy Fertilisers years Industries years Convention years years Gurudas Kamat Gurudas Kamat 4 4 chairman chairman 11 11 14 Eknath Gaikwad 14 Eknath Gaikwad 18 Milind Deora 18 Milind Deora mumbaivotes.com Why are parlimentary committees important? Its the Engine Room Its an Equaliser Tells you what issues your MP cares about Though the session of the house, question It comprises of members from Lok Sabha hour and debates are often covered by the and Rajya Sabha across an array of parties, The number of years spent in a committee media, the actual parliamentary machinery large or small. Thus leveling the field, giving and type of committee defines the interest runs in its backoffice in the form of opportunities to independent/small party and concerns of the MP and the areas that he Parliamentary committees. This is where the MPs as much as members of a Major party. has focussed on. complex tasks of examining bills, policies and grants for various ministries are carried out. This is how an MP gets involved with influencing policy. Installation of Central 1 Pesticide 1 1 External Portraits of years Installation of years Commerce Finance 1 1 Vigilence 1 Central Pesticideyears 1 years years Externalyears National Leaders ResiduePortraits of 1 years 1 Finance Commission 1 Vigilance 1 years Commerce years 1 years years National Leaders Residue years Commission Petroleum & Fianace 2 2 Railway 2 Petroleum & 1 Petitions 1 years years Natural Gas 2 Petroleum & Chemicals years years LanguageFinance 2 years 2 Bill years Railway 2 Petroleum & 1 Petitions 1 years years Natural Gas 2 Chemicals years years Language years Bill years Commerce Urban 2 years2 years Urban Sanjay Dina Patil DevelopmentCommerce 2 2 Sanjay Dina Patil years Development years Transport Empowerment Women & Child Urban Priya Dutt 5 4 2 2 Tourism & years of WomenTransport years DevelopmentEmpowermentyears DevelopmentWomen & Childyears Urban Priya Dutt 5 4 2 2 Culture Tourism & years of Women years Development years Development years Culture Social Justice & Welfare of Industries & Regional Direct 5 Urban Women & Child Empowerment years ScheduledSocial