DONT JUST VOTE, SELECT! Member of Parliament Promise vs. Performance MUMBAI - THANE REPORT 2019 - 2020
Make an informed choice ? ? ? ? Flip over to find out if attended decisive parliamentary sessions regularly for played an active role in parliamentary proceedings for YOUR asked questions in parliament on pertinent issues for lived up to the promises made to YOU addressed the issues that are cared about by MP wisely utilised the annual allocation of funds for
1 Do you know Who your MP is?
GOPAL GAJANAN SHETTY, KIRTIKAR, BJP SHS
MUMBAI NORTH MUMBAI NORTH WEST
MANOJ POONAM KOTAK MAHAJAN, BJP BJP
MUMBAI MUMBAI NORTH EAST NORTH CENTRAL
ARVIND RAHUL SAWANT SHEWALE SHS SHS
MUMBAI MUMBAI SOUTH SOUTH CENTRAL
RAJAN VIC HARE SHS THANE WHAT DOES AN MP DO?
It’s not opinion. It’s analysis.
2 3 Pri ry R s o si i i i s of MPs A Question of u s io s
The Constitution of India defines what an MP is responsible for through its Why are Parliamentary QuestionsIt is an MP s way to get to know the impact of national policies on their constituency. It is their Union and Concurrent List. The list is rather oluminous ut the ma or areas are: asked by MPs Important alternative to RTI and an equalizer between independent MPs and star members of a party!
DE ENSE OREIGN RAILWAYS NATIONAL PORTS & A IATION BANKING & SOCIAL um er of questions asked Total num er of questions asked y MP in parliament A AIRS HIGHWAYS SHIPPING INANCE SECURITY Top five ministries first 3 sessions June 2019 and March 2020
National Average 49 questions 5 QUESTIONS 20 QUESTIONS MINISTRY NAME Data Source: loksabha.nic.in Source: Data TRADE & HEA Y ENERGY LABOUR & PRIMARY & LAW, JUSTICE TA ATION HERITAGE E I R ME T RESTS A CLIMATE CHA GE COMMERCE INDUSTRIES & POWER EMPLOYMENT HIGHER & COURTS PRESER ATION EDUCATION I A CE
HUMA RES URCE E L PME T H ME A AIRS 95 E TER AL A AIRS G PAL SHETT
S o ry R s o si i i i s of MPs I A CE While MPs are entitled to spend Rs rore year on local needs of their constituency (as part of the MPLA HEALTH & AMIL WEL ARE scheme) their primary responsi ilities are roader E I R ME T RESTS national and policy issues. MPs are NOT the rimary TOILETS, SANITATION ROADS & OOTPATHS WATER SUPPLY A CLIMATE CHA GE ersons res onsible or lo al needs su h as WASTE MANAGEMENT DRAINAGE GARDENS AGRICULTURE A ARMERS WEL ARE R A TRA SP RT GA A A IRTI AR 195 A HIGHWA S E I R ME T RESTS Data from June 2019 - March 2020 A CLIMATE CHA GE
Source: prsindia.org R A TRA SP RT A HIGHWA S
INV H USI G A URBA A AIRS ISIBLE 59% National Average 84% HEALTH A MAIL WEL ARE 79 I A CE 83 MA TA H E A H USI G A URBA A AIRS H L L E T I A H V L Y E RAILWA S H T W 80 H 82% E H I EA Y R H AL E E LT 88% W ME A CHIL E L PME T A TH L H T Y H Y E I R ME T RESTS 91% L L L HY I V I I A CLIMATE CHA GE E V V 88% E A87% E E W L W W CULTURE P AM MAHA A 87 T I I I H R R R E Y E E
98% 98% 100% 100% I A CE A 100% in Parliament HEALTH & AMIL WEL ARE HUMA RES URCE E EL PME T
Why is attendance in parliament important CI IL A IATI The elow data represents the num er of days the MP has attended C MMU ICATI RAHUL SHEWALE 108
parliament during the three sessions that were conducted etween une 2019 and March 2020. The MP s role is to represent their HEALTH & AMIL WEL ARE *Data for Arvind Sawant is calculated constituency in the parliament for which it is ery important for them after his resignation on November 11, I A CE GOPAL SHETTY
KIRIT SOMAIYA 2019 as Minister of Heavy Industries & RAHUL SHEWALE ARVIND SAWANT ARVIND SAWANT MANOJ KOTAK RAHUL SHEWALE RAJAN VICHARE POONAM MAHAJAN GOPAL SHETTY GAJANAN KIRTIKAR GAJANAN KIRTIKAR to attend the sessions regularly. Public Enterprise. Ministers don't ask POONAM MAHAJAN E I R ME T RESTS A CLIMATE CHA GE questions, participate in debates, etc. as they represent the Government in AL SHA TI 7 0 0 Why is participation the Parliament. HUMA RES URCE E EL PME T AR I SAWA T 05 14 17 11
P r i i io 26 in debates important
14 It shows their acti e participation RAILWA S 25 13 in e ates on arious issues in parliament. LAB UR A EMPL ME T “Data range: 3 sessions between June 2019 and March 2020” 37.9 H USI G A URBA A AIRS 35 National Average Data Source: loksabha.nic.in (16 sessions) HEALTH & AMIL WEL ARE
57 49 RA A ICHARE 4 HUMA RES URCE E EL PME T 5 90 17 National Average (3 sessions)
Why are Bills important *First 3 sessions between June 2019 and March 2020 MPLAD S i P r s Bi s Proposed It shows initiative taken by your MP in drafting innovative policies. The MPLAD (Member o Parliament Lo al Area De elo ment) S heme is fully funded y the go ernment of India and works
through the process of an MP recommending pu lic works on issues of national priority mentioned elow. Under MPLA S the GOPAL LAW La AND HOME PARLIAMENTARY INFORMATION JUSTICE role of the Mem ers of Parliament is limited only upto recommendation of works. Thereafter it is the responsi ility of the istrict SHETTY And Justi e AFFAIRS AFFAIRS BR OADCASTING 03 02 01 01 Authority to sanction execute and complete the works recommended y Mem ers of Parliament within the stipulated time Bills period. Why is it important It helps you gauge if your MP has spent the funds wisely on pressing issues in your constituency. GAJANAN NA KIRITKAR MPLAD Breakdown: Expenditure percentage over funds entitled Data accessed from collector’s office (City and Suburbs) Bills 1 CRORE 1 CRORE 1 1 1 RAI AGE MANOJ NA KOTAK GAR E Bills E UCATI
POONAM NA R A S MAHAJAN PUBLIC TRA SP RT G PAL SHETT Crore Entitled E enditure 2.57 Crore (51.4 ) Bills 1 2 ROAD HUMAN R A S RAHUL LAW AND TRANSPORTATION RESOURCE SHEWALE JUSTICE HIGHWAYS DEVLOPMENT RAI AGE 02