Karnataka Social Watch Report 2009-2010 Karnataka Social Watch Report 2009-2010 Advisory Group Anand.S Anita Cheria Ashok Mathews Edwin Jayadas Vasavi.A.R Vasudeva Sharma Vinay Baindur Vinod Vyasulu Contributors Review of Democracy and Performance of the ….., DAKSH is a registered civil society organization Government of Karnataka committed to enhancing citizens’ engagement with issues of democracy, governance, and equity. (www.dakshindia.org) Contact: [email protected] Parliamentarians of 14th Lok Sabha (2004-2009) …., Child Rights Trust is a registered trust working towards Karnataka the protection of child rights. # 4606, High Point IV, Palace Road, Bangalore. Ph: 080-41138285, Contact: [email protected], [email protected] Status of Children Rights in Karnataka R.Padmini, Child Rights Trust is a registered trust working towards the protection of child rights. # 4606, High Point IV, Palace Road, Bangalore. Ph: 080-41138285, Contact: [email protected], [email protected] Critique of the Draft Karnataka State Child The Concerned for Working Children (CWC), 303/2, L.B. Labour Action Plan 2010 Shastri Nagar, Vimanapura Post, Bangalore - 560 017. # 91 - 80 - 25234611/25234270. Web: www.workingchild.org Status of Women – Domestic workers Domestic Workers Rights Union, Stree Jagruti Samiti, Contact: [email protected], Geeta Menon at 98454 45408. Urban Governance Mathew Prasad Idiculla, Law Student & Independent Researcher, 51/46, 6th Cross, Wilson Garden, Bangalore.Ph.- 98861 82449. email: [email protected] Governance Kathyayini Chamaraj, CIVIC, Apt.# 6, 2nd Floor, Kasturi Apts., 35/23 (Old 35/11) Langford Road Cross, Shanthinagar, Bangalore- 560025 Ph: 22110584 Bangalore. Email : [email protected], Ph:98803 97401. Communal Harmony in Karnataka Dr.Fr.George.M.K, Indian Social Institute, 24, Benson Road, Bangalore. Contact: [email protected] Police Reforms: Non Compliance of Karnataka Nirmal Joseph Das, Program Coordinator, District Human to the Supreme Court Directives Rights Centres, South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring (SICHREM), No 35 Hennur Road , Anjanappa Complex, Hennur Road, Lingarajapuram, Bangalore 560 008 , India. Phone: 2580 6866. Is the Government of Karnataka Committed to R. Manohar, South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Page 2 of 112 Karnataka Social Watch Report 2009-2010 an effective State Human Rights Commission? Monitoring (SICHREM), No 35 Hennur Road , Anjanappa Complex, Hennur Road, Lingarajapuram, Bangalore 560 008 , India. Phone: 2580 6866. Email: [email protected], Ph:95350 37596 Karnataka Lokayukta Praveen Kamat, Researcher. Email: [email protected], Ph:99457 28840. Administrative Support Tanuja and Staff at Child Rights Trust, Bangalore Programme Support Caleb. A.V Gururaja Budhya Manohar.R Prabhakar Rajendran Tanuja Vinay Baindur Editors Mr.Sunil Kumar.M Editorial Assistance: Praveen Kamat Translation Assistance: A. Derick Anil, Nirmala, Rudranna Hartikote, Sachin Facilitators Urban Research Centre, Anti Corruption Forum, Child Rights Trust, South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring We acknowledge the support of the National Social Watch Coalition - India for their support towards organizing workshops and bringing out this Report. We express our deep sense of gratitude and acknowledgment to the members of the Karnataka Social Watch who provided valuable contributions to the report. The list of the participants and the organizations is given at the back Karnataka Social Watch, Bangalore, November 2010 All rights unreserved. 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Page 4 of 112 Karnataka Social Watch Report 2009-2010 Table of Contents 1 PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 2 REVIEW OF DEMOCRACY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA .................................... 8 2.1 PERFORMANCE OF MLAS IN THE ASSEMBLY ................................................................................................................ 8 2.2 REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATION, POLICIES & PROGRAMMES .............................................................................................. 9 2.3 CITIZENS’ PERCEPTIONS OF IMPORTANT ISSUES AND PERFORMANCE OF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES – A SURVEY .................... 14 TH 2.4 PARLIAMENTARIANS OF 14 LOK SABHA (2004-2009) KARNATAKA ............................................................................. 16 2.5 ATTENDANCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 2.6 UTILISATION OF MPLAD FUNDS FROM 1993 TO 05/03/2009.................................................................................... 18 2.7 NO. OF QUESTIONS RAISED BY INDIVIDUAL STATE MPS ............................................................................................... 19 3 STATUS OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN KARNATAKA .............................................................................................. 20 3.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.2 CHILD SURVIVAL, HEALTH AND NUTRITION. ............................................................................................................... 20 3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ....................................................................................................................................... 22 3.4 EDUCATION ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.5 CHILD PROTECTION............................................................................................................................................... 23 3.6 CHILD PARTICIPATION ........................................................................................................................................... 24 4 CRITIQUE OF THE DRAFT KARNATAKA STATE CHILD LABOUR ACTION PLAN 2010 ............................................ 33 4.1 INTRODUCTION: .............................................................................................................................................. 33 4.2 RATIONALE: ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 4.3 ANALYSIS: ........................................................................................................................................................ 34 4.4 DEFINITIONS: ................................................................................................................................................... 37 4.5 DECENTRALISATION AND PANCHAYAT RAJ INSTITUTIONS: ............................................................................. 42 4.6 CHILDREN’S PARTICIPATION: ........................................................................................................................... 43 4.7 CHILDREN’S RIGHTS: ........................................................................................................................................ 44 4.8 MONITORING AND EVALUATION: ................................................................................................................... 44 5 STATUS OF WOMEN ......................................................................................................................................... 49 5.1 DOMESTIC WORKERS – THE INVISIBLE ECONOMY ....................................................................................................... 49 6 URBAN GOVERNANCE ...................................................................................................................................... 54 TH 6.1 THE 74 AMENDMENT AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION ..................................................................................................... 54 6.2 DELAY IN HOLDING LOCAL ELECTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 55 6.3 STATE GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES ............................................................................................................................ 55 6.4 REFORMS IN URBAN GOVERNANCE .......................................................................................................................... 56 7 GOVERNANCE .................................................................................................................................................. 57 7.1 INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 57 7.2 NATIONAL & LEGAL FRAMEWORK ..........................................................................................................................