Last Updated : 5th June 2009 Campaign Initiatives April 2008 - May 2009 Campaign Body emphasizes development of State level initiatives The 4th Annual Meeting of the State & Campaign Co-ordination Group of Wada Na Todo Abhiyan was held from 26-28 May 2009 in New Delhi. Over 95 people representing the campaign membership across 18 states were present at this meeting which is held every year to review progress and set the agenda of the Abhiyan. The focus on political accountability of the newly elected government and the strengthening of state level initiatives were among the agreements reached by the campaign body. The annual elections to the Campaign Steering Group and Thematic Action Groups were also held in this meeting. >> Brief Outcomes | << Overview Presentations | << Campaign Report and Action Plan >> Election of Steering Group 2009-10 | >> Thematic Action Groups   click on thumbnail to enlarge view Review of Civil Society Role in Five Year Plan to be explored A 6-member delegation of civil society representatives met the Dy. Chairman of the Planning Commission, Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia on 24 April 2009 to discuss the possibilities for taking forward the proposals that had emerged from the National Consultation on the Role of Civil Society in the Eleventh Five Year Plan held in Dec 2008. The hour-long meeting which also saw the involvement of Planning Commission member Dr. Syeda Hameed concluded with an agreement on the need to review the extent to which the key strategies of the National Policy for the Voluntary Sector (NPVS) have been integrated in the major public programs as part of the Mid Term Assessment of the Eleventh Five Year Plan. << Meeting Outcomes | << Key Proposals | << Report of the National Consultation Post-Election Media Coverage for Wada Na Todo Abhiyan The efforts of the campaign in relation to the All India People’s Manifesto and analysis of Election Manifestos have received further coverage in the media. The campaign has been successful in receiving sustained media coverage in this year through 75 stories carried across the state, national and international media. << The Foolproof Voter, Outlook English, June 1 2009 << The Maoists, Elections, Boycotts and Violence Issue: Vol-44 No 18 May 02 - 08 2009 << Nurturing Democracy, Business Standard, May 14, 2009 << Andhi Partiyo Se Oojhal Janta Ki Muddhe, Outlook Hindi, Pg 49, May 2009 << Mungeri Lal Kay Hasin Sapne Dikhane Mein Juti Parityan, Outlook Hindi, Pg 50, May 2009 << MDGs and Indian elections 2009 << List of Media Coverage across 2008-09 Radio Program Series on Post - Election Agenda A three part radio series on the analysis of the post-election development priorities was carried between 22 May to 19 June 2009 as part of the ‘Haq Hamara, Wada Tumhara’ program which is aired on AIR FM Rainbow 102.6 every alternate Friday at 1630 hours. The program is a joint initiative of OneWorld South Asia and Wada Na Todo Abhiyan. Speakers who were featured on the Post-Election Agenda series included Abhay Shukla, Arvind Kejriwal, Harsh Mander, Ramakant Rai, Rita Sarin and Urvashi Butalia. Episode 13: Haq Hamara Wada Tumara, Health and Education, 22 May 2009 Episode 14: Haq Hamara Wada Tumara, Basic Services and Food Security, 5 June 2009 Episode 15: Haq Hamara Wada Tumara, Governance and Social Exclusion, 19 June 2009

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