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M I T SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT

PUNE

One-year Full Time

Masters Program in Government

Batch 06, Year 2010-11

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Index

Particulars Pg. No.

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Inauguration Ceremony 4

Eminent Lectures

Dr. Devndradas Dipanshu 7

Dr. Ashok Balasundaram 8

Dr. Ashok Balasundaram 8

Mr. Manoj Patil 9

Mr. Dhiraj Singh 10

Mr. Rajendra Singh 11

Mr. Dilip Simeon 12

Mr. Sanjay Chahande 13

Mr. James Michael Lyngdoh 14

Dr. Manisha Kayande 15

Mr. Shantanu Bhagwat 16

Local Field Visits

Field Visit: Shindewadi 18

Field Visit: Lavasa 20

Constituency Management Studies – Madhya Pradesh 21

Convocation Ceremony 25

Academic Team 27

Academic Awards 29

Advertisement 31

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Inauguration Ceremony

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Inauguration Ceremony

MPG-06 batch of MIT -School of Government started on 5th September 2010 coinciding

with Teachers' Day. The Chief Guest for the ceremony was Mr. Sunil Tatkare Hon'ble

Finance Ministers, Maharashtra. On the occasion of Teacher's day 6 teachers from

MAEER's Group were felicitated by Chief Guest Mr. Tatkare. The dais was graced by

some noted personalities like senior journalist Mr. Madhukar Bhave, Mr. Abhijeet pawar

head, Sakal Group, Pune, Mr. Prakash Joshi- Founder Member MAEER's Group, Mr.

Sharadchandra Darade Patil, Dr. Mangesh Karad, Managing director, MAEER's group,

Prof. Vishvanath Karad Founder President MAEER's MIT Group and Mr. Rahul V.

Karad, founder and Dean MIT School of Government.

Mr. Rahul Karad welcomed all participants and their family members along with

distinguish guests and explained the need and the work of MIT School of government and

appreciated the efforts taken by Sakal group in political and social life of the country. He

also shared his experience with audience in the field of administration and politics. Mr.

Vishvanath Karad Founder, President of MAEER's group blessed participants and wished

this course a great success. As a part of convention, Siddhesh Naik MPG 04 batch and

Melchior D'souza alumni of MPG 05 expressed their views about the course and extended

warm wishes to the new batch.

In a presidential speech Mr. Madhukarji Bhave and veteran Journalist commended the

work done by Mr. Tatkare from konkan region and also described the legacy of Konkan

region to give finance minister at national and state level.

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In inaugural speech Hon’ble Mr. Tatkare mentioned about the need of good politician for

conducting good developmental issues in various parts of the country. He also stressed

upon the need of school of government for nurturing the budding politicians. He

expressed his wish that a day will come the Prime minister of this country will be an

alumni of MIT School of Government.

The function was anchored by Mrs. Vanishree Ramnathan and Vote of thanks was

proposed by Gp. Capt. D. P. Apte, Director MIT School of Government.

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Eminent Lectures

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DATE: September 15, 2010

GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Devndradas Dipanshu

DESIGNATION: Spiritual Guru

SUBJECT: Philosophy of Politics

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DATE: October 18, 2010

GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Ashok Balasundaram

DESIGNATION: Private Secretary to Union Minster of State for Agriculture

SUBJECT: Role of Bureaucracy and All India Services

On Day 1 on lecture, he discussed the meaning of bureaucracy and asked students views

about bureaucracy. After knowing students' views, he guided students about bureaucracy,

its role and functions. He interacted with students' about public administration, structure

of civil service, division of powers, constitutional provisions regarding civil services etc.

The lecture was followed by question-answer session.

DATE: October 19, 2010

GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Ashok Balasundaram

DESIGNATION: Private Secretary to Union Minster of State for Agriculture

SUBJECT: Bureaucracy and policy making

On Day 2 of lecture, Dr. Balasundaram discussed bureaucracy and

policy making. He said, "Policy is something which not only

government practices, but there is common people agenda in

policies. It is principle of action." He guided students on how

policy works, sources of policy, resolutions, role in judiciary in

framing policy, role of media in formulating policies, how policies

are derived in our constitution etc.

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DATE: January 7, 2011

GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Manoj Patil

DESIGNATION: Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pune City (Traffic)

SUBJECT: Traffic Management in Pune City

Mr. Manoj Patil had an interaction about traffic discipline

with the participants. According to him, drink and drive,

rash driving and talking on phone while travelling are the

worst traffic violations. He feels that at every junction, a

traffic expert needs to do research and come out with a

solution. He said that if a driver is careful about driving than 50% of accidents can be

prevented. At the end of his lecture, he answered to the questions of participants.

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DATE: February 17, 2011

GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Dhiraj Singh

DESIGNATION: Program Consultant to Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha

SUBJECT: A brief insight into the programming of Lok Sabha

In his address Mr. Dhiraj Singh stressed on the importance of

parliamentary democracy and how the initiative taken by Mr.

Somnath Chaterjee, former Speaker of Lok Sabha brought the

proceedings of the parliament closer to the public domain. This

also introduced the parliamentary procedures to the common

man. This is unique in the world in terms of telecasting the

parliamentary proceedings through an exclusive TV Channel

dedicated to Parliament. Lok Sabha TV is answerable only to

the honorable Speaker which gives it a unique position in wake

of proliferation of various channels.

Mr. Singh also mentioned some of the technical details concerning the studio set up and

how this technology can credibly work during the busy hours of parliament without

disturbing its procedures while covering all its proceedings. This channel provides

coverage of the activities of every parliamentarian so that people of their constituency is

informed about their performance of their representatives and can also monitor whether

he or she is raising the questions/issues concerning their welfare or not. This channel as

an exclusive

parliamentary

channel can

also be termed

as a precursor

to the Right to

information.

He also

stressed upon

the feedback

he received from country’s youth about this channel and that it reaches the grass roots of

this country.

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DATE: February 24, 2011

GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Rajendra Singh

DESIGNATION: Founder of Tarun Bharat Sangh

SUBJECT: The journey of the Water Man

Mr. Rajendra Singh, a veteran activist and an icon in water

resource movement was on a day visit to the MIT School of

Government. He addressed participants of MIT-SOG in the

first half on the field on the issue of dead rivers and explained

some geographical aspects of land water. During the post lunch

session Mr. Rajendra Singh addressed the participants in the

classroom. In his address he explained the basic concepts of Global Warming and its

impact and also presented a case of some of the villages of Rajasthan which were facing

heavy water shortage. Later he briefed the participants about the work of Tarun Bharat

Sangh and how its activities ushered in a magical change resulting in those villages having

surplus water in during the summer season. He expressed deep concern at the menace of

deforestation and how it has affected the water table. Some of the traditional methods of

securing water conservation and reducing soil erosion were debated. He also underlined

the importance of experience and practical education in his line which he learned from

illiterate people of a village from Rajasthan. The session was very lively with informal

interactions and discussions.

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DATE: February 26, 2011

GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Dilip Simeon

DESIGNATION: Scholar and Veteran Communist Activist

SUBJECT: Indian Democracy – A Leftist Perspective

Prof. Dilip Simeon addressed the

participants at the MIT School of

Government, on the significant issues that

confronted India during its pre-

independence days and the subsequent

developments in the post-independence era.

He expressed his concern on the prevailing

socio-economic crisis in the remote areas of India with particular reference to Uttaranchal

and Jharkhand, underlining the issue of Naxalism.

He called for a dispassionate understanding of the role of the political leaders and freedom

fighters of the country, so that one can approach the issues after being abreast with the

factual history and transcend prejudices. He also advised participant to study history in a

comprehensive manner while arriving at conclusion on issues that are vital to the Nation’s

interest. While accepting his leftist

ideological orientation he also reiterated

his faith in parliamentary democracy and

emphasized that Left extremist/naxalites

must shed violence and renounce arms.

He called for good governance to benefit

all the sections of the society and

supported use of technology in curbing

corruption, leading to transparent governance system.

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DATE: May 31, 2011

GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Sanjay Chahande

DESIGNATION: General Manager, YASHADA

SUBJECT: Indian Bureaucratic System

Mr. Sanjay Chahande General Manager of YASHADA, delivered a lecture on ‘Indian

Bureaucratic System’ at MIT School of Government on 31st May 2011. He talked about

politics, professionalism, model of development, and many other things. The lecture was

followed by question-answer session.

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DATE: May 31, 2011

GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. James Michael Lyngdoh

DESIGNATION: Former Chief Election Commissioner

SUBJECT: Tackling corruption and Role of Civil Society.

In his guest lecture on tackling corruption and the role

of civil society at the MIT School of Government, Mr.

Lyngdoh lamented the cyclical movement of money,

where in corporate houses were funding political parties

and seeking political patronage. At the same time the

state was subsidizing the costs for the corporate sector,

through land acquisition and tax holidays. In other

words the state has been waiving of large amount of

money which the corporate sector owed to the state.

Secondly he cautioned against the blatant misuse of land acquisition laws wherein there

has been large scale plunder of natural resources by private sector and facilitated by the

state by a systematic abuse of the land acquisition law. This has resulted in a scenario of

no governance anywhere.

Moreover the private sector has

infiltrated various departments

of the government.

Angering to a series of

questions from the audience

Mr. Lyngdoh opined that even the richest people even cannot live without government

and that the political class is afraid of the Jan Lokpal since it could deeply curtails their

sphere of influence and misuse of power. But he also added that while the framing of RTI

involved the active role of the government, so was not the case with the Jan Lokpal hence

it explains the indifference of the government towards it. The government is dishonest

about the Jan Lokpal Bill. On the role of EVM he stated that they were foolproof as they

are run on single chip with single program, and thus cannot be tampered with. He also

stated that while electoral victories are determined by few number of votes, the option to

have ‘None of the Above’ is not being implemented by the politicians as it would portray

them in poor light.

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DATE: June 1, 2011

GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Manisha Kayande

DESIGNATION: BJP Vice-President, Mumbai

SUBJECT: Women’s Empowerment through Reservation

"Reservation for women has always been a most talked and

debated topic", said Dr. Manisha Kayande during her lecture.

She told brief history about women association with

independence movement, women's participation in history

and social awareness. Later, she talked about current scenario

regarding women in parliament. She said, "The male

dominance in party is still keeping women away from

politics".

She discussed about representation of women in Lower

House of Indian Parliament from 1st to 15th Lok Sabha,

women in Rajya Sabha. She gave examples of neighboring countries regarding women’s

representation in South East Asia where women's representation was higher than in India.

At the end, she interacted with students regarding reservation for empowerment of

women.

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DATE: July 15, 2011

GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Shantanu Bhagwat

DESIGNATION: Political Activist

SUBJECT: Politics

Mr. Shantanu Bhagwat interacted with students about the politics. He guided the students

and talked about why students want to get into politics; what will it take to win and

equipping them with the knowledge and tools to lead India.

He discussed and asked students their views on issues like poverty, corruption, reality of

politics, bribery, transparency in system, laws and its enforcement, critical strategic

concerns, terrorism, art of communication etc. He shared his own experiences to shape

students views on the occasion.

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Local Field Visits

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Shindewadi

Beginning from the Grassroots:-

Visiting Shindewadi village in Maval Taluka near Pune was an insight giving and

educative experience for the MPG-06 batch participants as it introduced them to the basic

unit of Indian administration and politics. On 30th September participants of MIT-School

of Government criss-crossed the Shindewadi village that spread in three localities. The

emphasis of the visit was to understand the political and administrative set up at village

level.

As the participants landed in Shindewadi they were warmly welcomed by the men and

women at the very entrance of the village. They put Kunkum on the foreheads and folded

their hands to greet the guests. It was followed by two hour interaction in the Gram

Panchayat hall wherein Ashok Lavande,

the young Sarpanch, Shirish Sonwane,

the Deputy Sarpanch and B N Botre, the

Gramsevak explained the different

aspects of village development and their

respective role in it.

The most important outcome of the

discussion was the role and scope of Gramsabha in the village administration. Though

Gramsabha has been given immense importance by the 73rd amendment, in reality, its

resolutions are not considered by the Panchyat Samiti and Zilla Parishad. When the

Gramsabha of Shindewadi passed a

resolution demanding roads in the

village they were provided with a

graveyard instead which was not

urgently required.

The Shindewadi village has bagged the

award in ‘Tanta Mukta Village campaign’

(A village free form dispute) scheme initiated by the Govt of Maharashtra. The financial

propriety by maintained by the Ggram Panchayat is transparent at such level that not a

single application has been made by the villagers under RTI. In fact, the photocopies of all

the transactions are given in each house.

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The relation between the Gramsabha and Gram Sevak too are too cordial in

Shindewadi. B N Botre, the Ggramsevak explained that his role was to explain all the

developmental schemes to the members of Grampanchayat and he does it honestly. Thus

the relations between the elected and appointed class need to be is disharmony as is the

case in most of the villages. The participants also glanced thorough the 7*12 document

which is the basic land record and discussed about its significance.

A peculiar thing about Shindewadi was that the elected body of Grampanchayat

belongs to no leading political party of the state. They all are independent candidates

supported by ‘Yukrand’ (Yuvak Kranti Dal), a non-political organization which is quite

an exceptional incident.

The visit to Shindewadi proved to be more than a study visit and everyone returned

establishing their connection with the grassroots.

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Lavasa

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Constituency Management Studies

Madhya Pradesh

Knowing a ‘State’ of India:-

A weeklong visit from 9th to 17th October

to Madhya Pradesh was truly an insight

giving and educating experience for the

MIT-SOG participants. The major

outcome of the visit has been the

institutional understanding of the state,

an insight into the minds of political

leaders across the parties, interaction

with the citizens and the other prominent members of civil society.

The interaction began with the

veteran socialist leader Raghu Thakurji

who the co-activist of J P Narayan and

Ram Manohar Lohiya. Interaction with

him revealed the need of socialist

principles in the society gripped by the

fever of market economy. It was followed

by a meeting with Shri Babulal Gaur, the

former CM of the state. He has been the MLA for the nine times wish to continue in the

future. He explained about the developments in state since the last decade. They also had

an interaction with Krishna Gaur, the

mayor of Bhopal city. She spoke about

slum rehabilitation and challenges of

urbanization.

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In the interaction with Prabhat Jha, President BJP, Madhya Pradesh and member of Rajya

Sabha who shared his experiences and

guided participants on how to acquire and

learn the skills to became a successful

political leader in social and political

domain. Shri. Nand Kumar Singh

Chauhan, office in-charge of BJP state

office organized a guided tour of BJP

headquarters and guided students on

working of BJP in Madhya Pradesh being a ruling party in Madhya Pradesh. They were

exposed to all activity cells such as Youth, Minority, Women, of Madhya Pradesh

Headquarters.

The purpose of the tour was also to understand the historical and cultural

understanding of Madhya Pradesh. A visit to Bhimbethka the archeological world

Heritage site declared by UNESCO provided an insight into the cultural understanding of

2000 year old tribal paintings and remains of tribal legacy of Incredible India. The

participants also visited the Sanchi stupa built during the Ashoka era.

The most memorable interaction during the tour that impacted on the minds of

participants was with Kalpanatai Parulekar,

the agricultural activist and MLA of

Congress. She shared her experience of

various movements led by her and resistance

she faced from some vested interests. The

tour would have been incomplete without a

visit to the Chief Minister of the state Shri

Shivrajsingh Chauhan. He informed the participants about a distinct scheme called ‘Lok

Seva Guarnatee Scheme’. It is an attempt to make the bureaucracy more accountable,

efficient and pro- public. Under this scheme

the applicant has to be responded within a

week, if not, the respective officer is subjected

to financial penalty which is given to the

applicant. The moments spent with the father

and the brother of the Chief Minister at his

native village Jait was also a different experience altogether.

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Brijmohan Shrivastav, the State President of NCP explained the possibility of the third

front in Madhya Pradesh where the bi-polar politics is more a reality. In a meeting with

Forest Minister Sartaj Singh, participants were educated on the ‘Save Tiger Project’. But

the other interesting fact that came to the fore during the interaction was that to work

in public domain the only condition is your commitment. The obstacles like caste and

religion can no longer be constraints for a committed political worker.

Participants were also led to Dev Khajuri

village in Sagar district by the officials of

Jan Abhiyan Parishad of MP Government.

The Parishad is an interface between the

NGOs and the state government. It

informs NGOs about all the schemes

about the government and co-operates

with them. Apart from government bodies and officials the participants also met some

prominent members of civil society. One of them was Abdul Jabbar, the activist of

pressure group for rehabilitation of Bhopal gas tragedy victims. They visited some

suffering victims and the slums in the vicinity. They also interacted with the Vice

Chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi Journalism University.

Ajay Singh, the Congress MLA and the son of Arjun Singh, the senior Congress leader

explained to the participant about the failure of Congress party in Madhya Pradesh in last

two elections. According to him, it was

because of internal feuds and factionalism in

the party. Talking about dynastic politics he

said that it doesn’t always help for the

individual though it helps in the take off

stage.

When participant went to meet the Arif Akil, the minority leader of Congress party he was

busy in a police station regarding a murder that had recently happened. But he found time

and joined the participants. He said that a political worker has to know his priorities that

make him more responsive and likeable among the people. The visit to Madhya Pradesh

was thus a great learning experience where the participant could experience the ground

realities in politics and civic life. From Chief Minister to Aaam Admi participants could

interact and know them in person.

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Convocation Ceremony

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Convocation Ceremony

MIT School of Government

(MIT-SOG) organized the

convocation ceremony for its

sixth batch of Masters Program

in Government, students. The

sixth batch students took part

enthusiastically in the

convocation ceremony, which was held on June 23, 2011 at MIT campus, Pune. The

students were given the MPG-06 certificates by at the hands of Hon'ble Speaker of Andhra

Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Mr. Nadendla Manohar.

Mr. Nadendla Manohar was the chief guest while Mr Bhai Jagtap, Member of

Legislative Council, Maharashtra, was the guest of honour. Founder and Executive

President of World Peace Centre, MAEER'S MIT, Prof Vishwanath D. Karad and Mr.

Rahul Karad, Executive Dean and Chief Initiator, MIT-SOG, were also present on the

occasion.

Mr. Nadendla Manohar said that politicians in the country must work on improving

sanitation, drinking water and basic infrastructure on a priority basis. Mr. Jagtap said,

"Politics has become a career option today and one must have a professional approach to it

like any other field". The convocation concluded with vote of thanks by Prof. (Gp Capt) D.

P. Apte.

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Academic Team

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Director

Prof. (Gp Capt) D P Apte

Faculties

Mr. R. Radhakrishanan

Mr. Vidyabhushan Arya

Mr. Ramanand Garge

Mrs. Vanisree Ramanathan

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Academic Awards

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Best Academic Performance

Ms. Kaminee Ranga

Best Participant

Ms. Nidhi Kamdar

Be The Change Award

Mr. Ashok Kumar

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