Introduction
Rajesh Shukla, chief strategist, envisions democracy not as a periodic ritual of voting but as a daily engagement of citizens in governance. His Jan Andolan to Jan Governance strategy pivots around transitioning from mere public movements to institutionalized public participation, ensuring people are not just policy recipients but policy co-creators.
- From Passive Public to Active Partners
Historically, people’s movements (like Swachh Bharat or Beti Bachao) generated momentum but lost steam post-campaigns. Shukla's model ensures these transitions into long-term governance practices by
- Institutionalizing citizen-led task forces
- Embedding local feedback loops into state and national dashboards
- Recognizing community leaders as “Citizen Commissioners”
- Jan Governance Cells in Every District
Shukla mandates the creation of
- Jan Governance Cells in all 765 districts
- Led by local CSOs, teachers, and youth volunteers
- Monthly community audits on health, sanitation, education, and welfare schemes
- Real-time escalation mechanisms via Digital Grievance Platforms
- Digital Janmanch—Policy Design with the People
Shukla’s policy involves
- An online crowdsourcing platform to collect ideas, grievances, and innovations
- Monthly halls with MPs/MLAs livestreamed to local panchayats
- Integration with MyGov, Bharat Maps, and State Planning Portals
- Social Accountability Scorecards (SAS)
Every ministry and district will now be scored by its own citizens on:
- Efficiency
- Transparency
- Corruption elimination
- Last-mile delivery
These SAS reports will be included in the Annual Governance Review (AGR) tabled before parliament.
- Gram Sabha 2.0—Technology Meets Tradition
Shukla modernizes the village assembly without losing its soul:
- E-Gram Sabhas every quarter
- Voice-to-text inputs for illiterate citizens
- AI translators for multilingual participation
- Decision dashboards for live polling
- Jan Neeti Fellows—Governance by Youth
A flagship program under his leadership:
- Selects 10,000 young “Jan Neeti Fellows” annually
- Trained in local governance, digital tools, law, and ethics
- Posted across blocks to support sarpanches, BDOs, and district officers
- Act as bridge between people and state
- National Outcomes 2025–2047
- 100 million digital policy suggestions integrated
- 1 million citizen audits conducted
- 80% schemes optimized via community feedback
- India ranks in the top 10 in global participative governance index
Conclusion
Rajesh Shukla Chief Strategist, Jan Andolan to Jan Governance is not merely a slogan—it is an operating system for a New India where governance flows upward, from grassroots to Parliament.
“True democracy begins when people stop waiting for policies and start shaping them.” – Rajesh Shukla, Chief Strategist