Seminar report

On

AAM AADMI PARTY

Submitted in the partial fulfillment for the requirement of the Degree of Master of Business Administration (Integrated course)

(2014-2019)

Submitted to

Punjabi University, Patiala

Supervisor Submitted By Dr. Harpreet Singh Sandeep Kaur

MBA[IC] 1st

Roll no. 918

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Written words have the tendency to degenerate genuine gratitude into stilted formality but this is the only way to express my feelings. I am indebted to all those who supported me in this learning process and in successful completion of my Seminar Report. I wish to express my seminar report predication to all those with whom in interacted and whose thought and insight helped me in increasing my knowledge and understanding the seminar report.

I also owe my thanks to my teacher Dr. Harpreet Singh for their kind guidance and unstinted support throughout the training and even before.

Sandeep Kaur

DECLARATION

I Sandeep Kaur here by declared that the work which is being presented in the project report AAM AADMI PARTY is the Original Work by me under the supervision of Dr. Harpreet Singh (Assistant Professor) for fulfillment of the award of degree Master of -Business administration (integrated course) to the University School Of Business Studies, Guru Kashi Campus, Talwandi Sabo (Bathinda).

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INDEX

1. History

2. Background

3. ideology and issues

4. agenda

5. support

6. protests

7. delhi assembly election, 2013

8. government of delhi

9. general election, 2014

10. delhi assembly election, 2015

11. economy and ecology

12. Conclusion

13. Suggestions

14. Bibliography

HISTORY

Aam Aadmi Party

is an Indian political party, formally launched on 26 November 2012 and is currently the ruling party of Delhi. It came into existence following differences between the activists Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare regarding whether or not to politicise the popular India Against Corruption movement that had been demanding a Jan Lokpal Bill since 2011. Hazare preferred that the movement should remain politically unaligned while Kejriwal felt the failure of the agitation route necessitated a direct political involvement.

The party made its electoral debut in the 2013 Delhi legislative assembly election, where it emerged as the second-largest party, winning 28 of the 70 seats. With no party obtaining an overall majority, the AAP formed a minority government with conditional support from the Indian National Congress. A significant part of its agenda was to quickly introduce the Jan Lokpal bill in the Union Territory. When it became clear after the election that the other major parties would not support this bill, the AAP government resigned. It had been in power for 49 days.

In the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, AAP swept nearly all seats, winning 67 of the 70. Its chief opponent, Bhartiya Janta Party, was reduced to 3 seats, while the Indian National Congress was reduced to zero.

Background

The origin of the AAP can be traced to a difference of opinion between Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare, social activists who had both been involved in Team Anna, a strand of the anti-corruption movement for Jan Lokpal Bill that had gained momentum in India during 2011 and 2012. Hazare had wanted to keep the movement politically neutral but Kejriwal considered that direct involvement in politics was necessary because attempts to obtain progress regarding the Jan Lokpal Bill through talks with existing political parties had, in his opinion, achieved nothing. A survey conducted on a Facebook page that purported to be operated by India Against Corruption and other social networking services had indicated that there was wide support for politicization Hazare rejected the poll, saying "elections require huge funds, which will be tough for activists to organise without compromising on their values". He also said it would be difficult to ensure that candidates are not corrupted once elected.

Hazare and Kejriwal agreed on 19 September 2012 that their differences regarding a role in politics were irreconcilable. Kejriwal had support from some anti-corruption movement activists, such as Prashant Bhushan and Shanti Bhushan, but was opposed by others such as Kiran Bedi and Santosh Hegde. On 2 October,[13] Kejriwal announced that he was forming a political party and that he intended the formal launch to be on 26 November, coinciding with the anniversary of India's adoption of its constitution in 1949.

The party's name reflects the phrase Aam Aadmi, or "common man", whose interests Kejriwal proposed to represent. A party constitution was adopted on 24 November 2012, when a National Council comprising 320 people and a National Executive of 23 were also formed. Both the Council and the Executive were expected to have more members in due course, with the intention being that all districts and all classes of people would have a voice. Various committees were proposed to be formed to draft proposals for adoption by the party in a process that was expected to take several months. Although one aim was to limit nepotism, there were complaints at this initial meeting that the selection of people invited to attend was itself an example of such practices[14] The party was formally launched in Delhi on 26 November[15] and in March 2013 it was registered as a political party by the Election Commission of India.

Ideology and issues

The AAP says that the promise of equality and justice that forms a part of the constitution of India and of its preamble has not been fulfilled and that the independence of India has replaced enslavement to an oppressive foreign power with that to a political elite. The party claims that the common people of India remain unheard and unseen except when it suits the politicians. It wants to reverse the way that the accountability of government operates and has taken an interpretation of the Gandhian concept of swaraj as a tenet. It believes that through swaraj the government will be directly accountable to the people instead of higher officials. The swaraj model lays stress on self-governance, community building and decentralisation.

Kejriwal has said that the AAP refuses to be guided by ideologies and that they are entering politics to change the system, Kejriwal said "We are aam aadmis. If we find our solution in the left we are happy to borrow it from there. If we find our solution in the right, we are happy to borrow it from there."

In early 2014, there was some media speculation that an alliance might form between the AAP and Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM). Prakash Karat, the CPIM leader, thought that there were some ideological similarities between the two parties, such as their agendas relating to social justice and decentralisation of power. The AAP's Prashant Bhushan explicitly refuted any joining of forces, claiming that there was corruption within the CPIM.[21] A columnist, T. C. A. Srinivasa Raghavan, has said that AAP is right-wing when it comes to morality and left-wing when it comes to economics.

Agenda

As of November 2013, the AAP was proposing to introduce four primary policies:[24]

Jan Lokpal legislation.

Political decentralisation.

Right to Reject.

Right to Recall.

Support

On 26 November 2012, the formal launch day of the AAP, the former law minister, Shanti Bhushan, donated 10 million (US$160,000). Prashant Bhushan, his son, is a member of the party's National Executive Committee.[27]

On 18 May 2013, a group of Indian-Americans from 20 different cities in the USA held a convention in Chicago and extended support to the AAP. The convention was attended by two AAP leaders, Kumar Vishwas and Yogendra Yadav, and Kejriwal addressed it via video conferencing.[28] Aruna Roy and Medha Patkar, who had differences with Kejriwal on certain issues, supported him after his 15-day fast against inflated electricity bills.

On 22 March 2014, the Janata Dal (Secular) party of Delhi announced it would merge with the Aam Aadmi Party, citing Arvind Kejriwal's tenure as Chief Minister of Delhi.

Protests

On 23 March 2013, Kejriwal began an indefinite fast in an attempt to mobilize people against inflated power and electricity bills at a house in Sundar Nagri, a low-income group resettlement colony in North-East Delhi.[31] During the protest he urged Delhi citizens not to pay the "inflated" water and electricity bills.[32] The AAP also demanded an audit of power and electricity supply in Delhi by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India also supported by Civil Society Groups like National Alliance of Peoples Movement (NAPM).[33] The AAP claimed that the protest gathered support from 100,000 people in Delhi on a single day and from more than 300,000 people up to 28 March 2013.[ Anna Hazare urged Kejriwal to end the fast on 29 March and he did so on 6 April.

On 10 June 2013, Kejriwal supported the agitation by Delhi auto rickshaw drivers, who were protesting the Delhi government's ban on advertisements on auto rickshaws. Kejriwal claimed the government's ban was because the drivers supported his party and carried AAP's advertisements on their vehicles. He said that the AAP would put 10,000 advertisements on auto rickshaws as a protest.[35] In retrospect, after Kejriwal had been elected and then resigned his position, a union representing the drivers expressed dissatisfaction saying "Arvind Kejriwal, who had won the elections because of the support of the auto drivers, has betrayed them by not fulfilling any of the promises made before the elections".

Delhi Assembly election, 2013

Main article: Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2013

The 2013 Delhi state assembly elections were the party's first electoral contest. The Election Commission approved the symbol of a "broom" for use by the AAP in that campaign.[37] The party said that its candidates were honest and had been screened for potential criminal backgrounds.[38] The AAP published its central manifesto on 20 November 2013, promising to implement the Jan Lokpal Bill within 15 days of coming to power. In November 2013, a sting operation conducted by Media Sarkar, alleged that several leaders of AAP, including Kumar Vishwas and Shazia Ilmi had agreed to extend their support to some people seeking assistance with land deals and other financial arrangements in return for donations in cash to AAP. Ilmi offered to withdraw her candidature as a result but the party refused to accept her offer, describing the footage as fabricated and a violation of the Model Code of Conduct. The Election Commission ordered an inquiry regarding the legitimacy of the video.

AAP emerged as the second-largest party in Delhi winning 28 of the 70 Assembly seats; the Bharatiya Janata Party as the single-largest party won 31 while its ally Shiromani Akali Dal won 1, Indian National Congress won 8 and two were won by others. On 28 December 2013, the AAP formed a minority government in the hung Assembly, with what Sheila Dikshit describes as "not unconditional" support from Indian National Congress. Arvind Kejriwal became the second-youngest Chief Minister of Delhi. As a result of the Delhi elections, AAP became a recognized state party in Delhi.

Government of Delhi

After coming to power in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal announced reduction in electricity bills for up to 400 units, driven by subsidy. He also ordered an audit of power distribution companies. The AAP government also announced that the homes with metered connections will receive 20 kilolitres of free water per month, but will have to pay 10 per cent more if they exceed that limit. The government scrapped Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail, thus preventing development by international businesses such as Tesco and Walmart. It established an anti-graft helpline for the citizens to report corrupt officials.

The government's plan to conduct Janata Durbars (public hearings with ministers) were abandoned due to mismanagement. Vinod Kumar Binny, an AAP Member of the Legislative Assembly was expelled after rebelling against the party.

On 20 January 2014, Kejriwal and his ministers staged protests at Rail Bhavan against the Union Government Home Ministry. These came after his Law Minister, Somnath Bharti, had been dissatisfied with the response from the Delhi police to allegations relating to a neighbourhood popular with immigrants from Uganda and Nigeria. Kejriwal was demanding that the police should come under direct control of the Delhi government and that officers who had refused to do as Bharti had requested should be suspended. He said that the protest will not hamper his work as he had brought along files and would carry on working from the venue of the protest. He later claimed that it was the first time in Indian political history that a Chief Minister had protested on the streets to raise his Government's demands for a fair inquiry. After two days, he ended his fast when the Lieutenant Governor, Najeeb Jung, intervened by sending on leave two of the policemen involved and setting up a judicial enquiry.

Also in January 2014, the party's office in Ghaziabad was attacked by right-wing activists protesting against Prashant Bhushan, who has expressed a personal opinion against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu & Kashmir by talking of a referendum in that state to decide whether the people want the army to handle internal security. This caused the AAP to determine that its prominent members would in future refrain from expressing opinions on anything that was not agreed by a broad consensus within the party.

Financial support for the party from non-resident Indians have halved while it has been in government, possibly reflecting disenchantment. It has also admitted that its systems may have significantly overstated members introduced through a nationwide recruitment campaign that was affected by hoaxers.

In February 2014, the AAP tried to introduce a Jan Lokpal Bill in the Delhi Assembly, However, Jung said that the AAP government tabling the bill without his agreement would be "unconstitutional" because the correct procedures for introduction had not been followed. This view was supported by Congress and the BJP, and Jung advised the Assembly Speaker not to allow the tabling. The AAP government stated that it was following all the procedures and there was no need to obtain prior approval from the centre or Lt Governor to table the bill, and tried to table the bill. When BJP and INC blocked the introduction of the bill, the AAP government resigned and Delhi was placed under President's rule instead.[54] Kejriwal alleged that there was a nexus among Congress, BJP and the industrialist Mukesh Ambani, and the two parties had "ganged up" against AAP after it filed an First Information Report against Ambani. In March, the party declared that it would seek re-election.

General election, 2014

Main article: Indian general election, 2014

The party fielded 434 candidates in the 2014 Indian general election, in which it did not expect to do well. It recognised that its support was based primarily in urban areas and that different strategies might be required for regions such as Uttar Pradesh where caste-based politics are the norm. The party pointed out that its funding was limited and that there were too many demands for local visits from Kejriwal. The intention was to field a lot of candidates to maximise the likelihood that it could achieve official recognition by the ECI as a national party.[57][58] The outcome was that four AAP candidates were elected, all of whom were from Punjab. As a result of the performance in these elections, AAP became a recognized state party in Punjab. The party obtained 2% of all votes cast and 414 of its candidates forfeited their deposit by failing to secure one-sixth of the vote in their constituencies.[61] Although the party secured 32.9 per cent of the votes in Delhi, it failed to win any seats there.

Immediately after elections, Shazia Ilmi (a founder and PAC member) resigned from party, alleging that the party was being run by a coterie and lacked internal democracy.

The criticism of Arvind Kejriwal's style of leadership continued with National Executive member Yogendra Yadav's writing a letter to his party members, charging his party members to be "falling prey to personality cult. He said:

Let me reiterate that Arvind bhai is no ordinary leader and there are no two opinions about his continuing as the national convener; nor have I ever doubted his status as first among equals within the partys leadership. The real question is whether there are limits to personal discretion of the leader.

After the National Executive meet on 8 June, party and Arvind Kejriwal acknowledged these differences and announced launch of "Mission Vistar" (Mission Expand) to include more people in local as well as national decision making.

Delhi Assembly election, 2015

Main article: Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2015

The Delhi state assembly elections for the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi were held on 7 February 2015 as declared by Election Commission of India.[67] The Aam Aadmi Party scored a landslide victory by winning 67 of the 70 seats. The BJP was able to win only three seats and the Congress party drew a blank, with all its candidates defeated. Arvind Kejriwal became the Chief Minister for the second time. AAP had started campaigning in Delhi right from November 2014 and declared candidates for all 70 seats inducting new faces for as many as 27 candidates. AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal was the chief minister candidate and successfuly contested elections from the New Delhi seat again Other known names and prominent faces in their candidate list are Jarnail Singh, Surinder Singh (commando), Ex Transport Minister for Delhi Saurabh Bhardwaj, Ex Education Minister Manish Sisodia, Ex Law minister Somnath Bharti who came into limelight for controversy and confrontation with Police. The party said that its candidates were honest and had been screened for potential criminal backgrounds.

Arvind Kejriwal had declared the election as a straight fight between AAP and the Bharatiya Janata Party because Indian National Congress seems to have lost its presence. BJP has declared former IPS officer and India Against Corruption activist Kiran Bedi as its chief ministerial candidate who, according to Shanti Bhushan, one of the founding members of Aam Aadmi Party, is the biggest challenge for Arvind

ECONOMY AND ECOLOGY

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) envisions a balanced development model for India that fosters a dynamic, equitable and ecologically sustainable economy where

Every citizen in this country will have access to basic needs like food, housing, education, health care, power, water, toilets and other basic amenities

Farmers can prosper and secure their livelihood

Youth are assured livelihood and gainful employment

Honest entrepreneurship is encouraged and thrives

People are empowered and have opportunities to realize their fullest potential

Rule of law is enforced without any influence and disputes are resolved swiftly

Human and ecological capital are continually enriched

Taxation system based upon simplicity, certainty and

transparency

in a fair policy environment backed by participatory, transparent, and accountable institutions.

AAP draws its economic vision from its political beliefs that are rooted in decentralized governance, transparency, accountability, and equity. It believes that India needs to evolve a distinctive development model, given the aspirations of Indias citizens and the scale and complexity of its challenges. This model will be continuously refined as AAP involves a growing cross-section of Indians in the policy-making process and incorporates evidence-based learning. AAP believes in an open-minded, holistic approach that is not limited by ideological orthodoxies in both domestic and international economic governance. It is neither Left nor Right and will support every good idea, old or new, if it is in the interest of India. Above all, AAPs economic policy discourse will always be inspired by the Indian Constitutions Directive Principles of State Policy.

As on today, a combination of corruption, crony capitalism, bad governance and lack of investment in the productive economy have impacted the growth and development of the India economy. The mainstream political parties that have ruled this country for the last 66

years since independence, do not have any fresh ideas to solve the countrys problems. They both represent the same economic agenda of inequitable growth coupled with corrupt and ineffective social spending. Large sums of money are being spent on various social schemes without any accountability and outcomes. The country today looks for an alternative to the current economic policies. AAP will provide such alternative economic agenda. Clean, open and transparent governance is in the heart of AAPs economic agenda. Clean and effective governance is the starting point for long-term sustainable growth in any economy.

Aam Aadmi Party believes in economic development that is equitable and sustainable. AAP is against the current policies of crony capitalism which have brought the country to its knees, and we will take all steps to eliminate crony capitalism. As a country, we should focus on achieving growth and expansion of the economy which can create millions of jobs as well as generate resources to fund the social obligations of the government. Job creation shall be the primary objective of the economic policies of AAP, and to this end we will promote honest businesses and entrepreneurs.

1. Facilitating robust economic growth with holistic well-being

AAPs policies seek to place India on a sustainable, equitable, globally competitive, and high-growth trajectory. AAP believes that a dynamic, robust economy cannot be sustained by a fragile and inequitable society. Therefore, AAPs idea of development is in harmony with the needs, skills, resources, and aspirations of the common man.

i. AAPs policies aim to empower every citizen to attain the highest level of fulfilment across the hierarchy of needs: from roti, kapda and makan to security, dignity and personal potential.

ii. Integrating economic and environmental policies, to render them increasingly consistent over time; in maximizing the well being today, without compromising the ability of future generations to do so.

iii. Creating world-class infrastructure, in both urban and rural areas, for ensuring a dynamic economy; participation of private sector in infrastructure development.

2. Creating Decent Jobs and Gainful Employment for our Youth:

Apart from the alarming existing unemployment and underemployment levels across age groups, India has over 12 million new youth seeking jobs every year.

i. AAP is committed to tapping Indias demographic dividend through economic policies that focus on creating decent employment and livelihood opportunities for young women and men in honest enterprises across agricultural, manufacturing, or services sector.

ii. AAP seeks to afford greater opportunities for lifelong learning and skilling leveraging technology so as to encourage both continued individual and national growth.

iii. Focus on job creation by promoting honest enterprise; this would be done by reducing corruption and streamlining the system of excessive regulations and licenses.

3. Simplify Rules, Create Accountable Institutions, Curb Black Economy

AAP favours an efficient, accountable, and transparent government that ensures an appropriate and timely implementation of its policies and conducts regular review of its performance. The vested interests in the country have tried to keep the systems and processes so complex that change becomes difficult. India loses lakhs of crores every year due to corruption in provision of public services. With the high cost of compliance, license-raj, lack of transparency and accountability and unwarranted delays, businesses either are unable to take off or even if they do survive, their productivity barely increases and the number of employees actually ends up decreasing over time. To improve this situation, AAP will:

i. Simplify rules and regulations, ensure effective administration of law, enforce the rule of law and deliver

justice swiftly, encourage honest compliance and punish heavily the defaulters.

ii. Ensure the return of Black Money stashed in foreign banks to India; time-bound and stringent action against those found guilty of stashing black money.

iii. Curtail the wide-spread use of black money in real estate and property dealings.

iv. Move towards a simple, progressive and stable tax structure. Aim to increase tax to GDP ratio by enforcing better compliance.

v. No more routine tax amnesty programs and stringent measures to recover taxes from evaders.

vi. Use technology and e-governance to extensively administer all government services

Promoting Honest Business, Unleashing Indias Entrepreneurial Energy:

The scale of sustainable growth and livelihood creation for which India aspires cannot be met unless we tap into the irrepressible Indian entrepreneurial spirit. We believe that most businesses are honest, but the current environment does not let them flourish.

i. AAP will create an eco-system where every enterprising citizen or community has access to capital, information, and infrastructure, such that innovative and productive entrepreneurship becomes the new engine for accelerating growth in our country.

ii. AAP believes that government should not be in the business of running businesses. Active participation of private sector is required for enterprises to thrive and create jobs. The government should encourage honest enterprise through lower compliance costs and a corruption-free environment, the provision of efficient and reliable infrastructure and services, and incentivizing productive innovation.

iii. Focus on clean, open and transparent governance, which will create a level playing field for honest businesses to thrive and succeed on their own merits.

iv. AAPs policies will aim to foster healthy competition in the market economy and curb monopolistic and anti-competitive practices.

Empowering citizens, particularly the poor and vulnerable

AAP believes that through the empowerment of the citizens of India, the governments development efforts can be both better-directed and amplified manifold. AAP will recall the face of the poorest and the weakest when contemplating any economic measure to ensure that its policies do not disadvantage them in any way and that they can contribute their talents towards Indias prosperity. AAP believes that the poor are best helped by empowering them with enhanced capability and the means to earn their livelihood with dignity. In case of those incapacitated and unable to engage in productive employment, AAP will try to facilitate a social security net that allows for a dignified existence.

Reinvigorating the Rural Economy

For an equitable, pan-national, and sustainable growth, AAP will strive to provide all necessary amenities for sound farming practices and productive enterprises to proliferate in hereto neglected rural India. A vibrant decentralized rural economy with a prosperous agricultural sector is pivotal in creating a wide economic base and ensuring the long-term food, energy, and ecological security of India. AAP believes:

i. India still lives in its villages. Without the development and prosperity of the villages, India cannot be prosperous. AAP is committed to ensuring that the people in rural areas have access to all the basic facilities enjoyed by their urban counterparts.

ii. Decentralisation and devolution of powers to Gram Sabhas, so that they can make decisions about development of their villages.

iii. AAP seeks to counter the growing trend of migration under economic distress through a concerted push in traditional industries, small-scale enterprises, and agricultural sector, with better infrastructure availability, easy access to

formal credit, appropriate technological interventions, and support for fair pricing.

iv. AAP will invest in creating infrastructure in Tier-II and Tier-III cities and smaller towns so that they could become the engines for the economic development of the surrounding areas.

Improving Farmers Livelihood

The rural economy is in distress and thousands of farmers are committing suicide every year. On one hand, because of expensive seeds and fertilizer, farming is becoming expensive. On the other hand the government fixes such low rates for the crop that even the input cost is not covered. For example, in Rajasthan (2011-12), cost of production of maize was Rs.1164 per quintal but the MSP was Rs.980. This is what pushes farmers into committing suicide. Despite tens of thousands of crores of government expenditure in the name of farmers, there seems to be little improvement in the farmers lives and livelihoods. AAPs policies would shift the focal point from merely increasing production, to ensuring farmers income security and dignified livelihood. This was the basic tenet of the National Farmers Policy made by Swaminathan Commission, which was never implemented. AAP will:

i. Implement recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission Report.

ii. Fair and remunerative MSP for diverse crops which would be 50% more than the real input cost. Extend MSP to 25 crops, including pulses, millets, and oilseeds, through direct procurement or timely market intervention.

iii. Prevent farmers suicides by ensuring farmers including small and tenant farmers access to credit and insurance.

iv. Ensure access to adequate healthcare facilities in rural areas, which are often immediate causes of farmers suicides

v. Ensure that farmers get a higher share of entire supply

chain, by greater investment in agro-processing industries and marketing infrastructure (like cold storage,

warehouses, etc); evolve appropriate methods for investment in rural infrastructure.

vi. Support for ecologically sustainable agriculture; special marketing incentives for organic produce; promote indigenous varieties of crops and livestock.

vii. Support local watershed management schemes to reduce the burden on large-scale irrigation projects.

viii. Regulate Genetically Modified crops to ensure that safety to food, human health and environment is ensured before the introduction of irreversible technologies.

Environment and Natural Resources Policy

In spite of being endowed with abundant natural resources, the aam aadmis access to basic resources for well-being has been severely curtailed. All the recent big scamssuch as land, coal, gas, and even spectrum are directly linked to natural resource allocation and point towards an unethical scramble for our shared wealth and a deepening danger for our democracy. For their own personal gains, most of the existing political class have allowed the nations natural wealth to be looted away in total disregard for the affected local communities, environmental and social costs, intergenerational equity, and without any benefit to the public exchequer. AAP will ensure:

i. The ownership of all major natural resources like major minerals, water and forests will vest in the State. However ownership of minor minerals and minor forest produce and rainwater will vest with the local communities.

ii. The local communities (Gram Sabhas) shall play a vital role in the management of major natural resources. The exploitation of minerals, water and forests within a Gram Sabha area will not be done without the consent of the Gram Sabhas.

iii. Commercial exploitation of natural resources would be done based on a royalty and revenue sharing agreement with local communities, to ensure that those who pay the cost of development, are also beneficiaries of this process. Preference to be given to Gram Sabha cooperatives for commercial exploitation of minerals.

iv. If mining or commercial exploitation of major natural resources requires persons to be displaced, the consent of the gram sabha will have to be taken and the oustees will be provided alternative sources of livelihood.

v. Reform Ministry of Environment and Forests and its agencies so that they can empower and facilitate Gram Sabhas to be effective custodians and managers of their local natural resources.

vi. Phased shift towards renewable sources of energy; promote decentralized renewable energy solutions, such as solar power, biogas plants, watermills, and wind pumps, to reduce infrastructure and maintenance costs and encourage local ownership.

vii. Priority on developing local and decentralised water resources based on extensive rainwater harvesting, watershed development, soil-water conservation programs, small projects and alternative cropping practices.

Land Acquisition Policy

The past few decades have seen large scale land acquisition in the country. Land acquisition process is one where the dependent communities often undergo extreme stress and are unable to cope with a loss of livelihood. Unless displaced communities are equipped with proper assets and skills, this may lead to massive social unrest throughout the country. A new Land Acquisition Act was passed by the parliament in 2013. While this is a good beginning, AAP would like to work towards fairer rehabilitation by

Ensuring that all acquisition done post September 2011 (date when the bill was tabled in the parliament) comes under the ambit of the new act.

Ensure a narrow and well defined ambit of the term public purpose for which land can be acquired.

Ensuring acquisition happens only with the consent of the Gram Sabha

Making it mandatory to provide employment to one person per family that is losing land or livelihood (It is not a mandatory condition under the current act, only a recommendation), so that those who pay the price of development, can become beneficiaries in the process.

No Contractualization of Jobs

The employment structure in the country has seen a strong shift towards contractual forms of employment in the last 10-15 years across different sectors. While there is a need for employee accountability, contractualisation is highly exploitative since basic benefits and safeguards extended to regular employees are absent for contract workers. For example, deductions for Provident Fund (PF) and Employee State Insurance (ESI) are often not deposited on employee accounts. Many employees work throughout the year without any paid leave. The Aam Aadmi Party is strongly opposed to exploitation in the work place. We will take the following steps to improve the condition of workers:

i. We will not allow contractual employment for posts that require work to be done throughout the year. Examples include doctors, teachers, nurses, drivers, sanitation workers etc. Their jobs will be regularized which will allow workers to enjoy all benefits that permanent employees do.

ii. In jobs that require temporary engagement for a few days or months (for example in the construction industry), it is not possible to eliminate contract labour. We will, however, take steps to ensure better working conditions in these sectors.

iii. Strict implementation of minimum wages; strong action will be taken regarding any violations of the law.

iv. Non-discrimination with contract workers in terms of access to canteens, uniforms, company transport.

Social Security for the Unorganised Sector

92% of the workforce in India comprises of workers in the unorganized sector. This includes domestic workers, construction labour, security guards, rag-pickers, workers in small shops and restaurants, street-vendors, etc. who contribute significantly to the society and the economy, but often function under extremely exploitative conditions. In order to improve the condition of workers in the unorganized sector the Aam Aadmi Party will:

i. Ensure the creation of guidelines regarding their wages, working hours, or required facilities in place of work.

ii. Regularize their working conditions and spaces, to prevent ongoing harassment by the police.

iii. Ensure minimum social security benefits such as access to healthcare, old-age pensions, accident cover. Explore possibilities for evolving contributory schemes.

Protecting the Common Man from Rising Prices

Today the biggest problems for the aam aadmi are the rising cost of living and unemployment. Statistics show that incomes have residents has risen, but in reality, due to the rise in costs of all basic necessities such as electricity, water, vegetables, food grains, petrol, diesel, education and health, the true economic situation of most families is worse than before. Whether it is onions and tomatoes or water and electricity or childrens school fees, everything has become very expensive today. For the common man, inflation is reflected in the costs of daily necessities. Aam Aadmi Party will take up the following measures:

i. Corruption and crony capitalism are two significant factors behind the rising prices of basic good and necessities of the aam aadmi. AAP is committed to fighting corruption in

all domains, and this would be an important factor in combating rising prices.

ii. In retail and wholesale business, stringent measures will be taken to prevent hoarding and profiteering. Black market cannot survive without political patronage. Aam Aadmi Party will use the full strength of the law and government. The black marketeers will be arrested, their godowns raided and the hoarded goods will be released so that foodgrains, vegetables and fruits will be available for lower prices.

iii. The expenditure on education is a substantial part of each familys expense. We will bring a law regulating the unbridled fees charged by the private schools and preventing them from collecting donations. We will improve the standard of government schools so that the aam aadmi can send their children to government schools with assurance about quality. These steps will reduce the cost of education.

iv. We will increase the number of government hospitals and substantially improve the quality of services, so that the aam aadmi can fully utilize these services. This will reduce

the expenditure on doctors and medical treatment.

Ration shops and the public distribution system protect the aam aadmi from rising costs. But the ration shop system is steeped in corruption. The Aam Aadmi Party government will end corruption in the public distribution system with the involvement of mohalla sabhas. Instead of direct cash transfer, we will ensure direct transfer of ration materials to the families and will include dal and oil in the public distribution system.

Conclusion

In netshell We Can Say that Aam Aadmi Party Came into existence between the activistc Arvind Kejriwal AndAnna Hazare. The Partys name reflects the pharase . Aam Aadmi or Common man. Aam Aadmi party Envisions a balanced development model for Indian that fosters a dynamic , ecologically sustainable econmy.

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1 There is no central high command in Aam Aadmi party. The party structure follows a bottom to top approach where the council members elect the Executive Body and also holds the power to recall it.

2. No MLA or MP of this party will use red lights or any other beacons on his or her vehicles.

3. No MLA or MP of this party will use any special security. We believe that elected people's representatives need the same security as a common man.

4. No MLA or MP of our party will live in opulent and luxurious government housing.

5. No one would need to buy an election ticket in our party. Candidates contesting elections from an area will be selected by the people of that area.

6. In all political parties today criminals and mafia goons are given election tickets. Such people will never be given tickets in our party. A thorough screening process will ensure that no one with a criminal record or proven corruption charges could stand for elections from our party.

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