Education

In our society, the fate of 90 percent of people is being determined by the accident of birth and economic conditions. A mere 8 per cent of people have access to higher education. The poor are being compelled to pay heavy amounts even for primary education. In spite of large out-of-pocket expenditure most poor children have no real opportunities to fulfill their potential. Lok Satta Government will completely transform this situation and will ensure that everyone has access to high quality education. Lok Satta government will ensure that the governance apparatus and the political process will revolve around delivery of basic entitlements such as quality education. It will strive to build a non-discriminatory and caste free society by ensuring access to quality education for every child irrespective of caste, gender and economic status

18. Quality Education for All Government and Private Education to be on Same Level

• Lok Satta government will guarantee that government and private schools will be on the same level in terms of medium of instruction, quality of education, examination pattern and basic facilities.
• Free, good quality education for all up to 12th grade.
• A pre-school within the locality for all pre-school children (3 years and above) with nutrition, play, and healthcare.
• English as a language from 1st grade, and mother-tongue as medium of instruction for the first five years.
• Good quality education with English as medium of instruction from 6th grade to 12th grade.
• Integrating intermediate education with high school education
• Free, quality coaching for state and national entrance examinations for all.

19. Modern Facilities for All Schools

• Lok Satta government will ensure that every school will have necessary classrooms, teachers, teaching equipment, computers, broadband internet and assured power supply.
• All schools will be connected through broadband internet.
• All schools will have basic amenities like playground, toilets and clean drinking water.
• Where necessary, hostel and transport facilities will be provided to students.
• Health care facilities will be available at the school.

20. Teachers to Become Stakeholders

• Lok Satta government guarantees that teachers will be partners in the educational system and school administration.
• Teachers will not be treated as mere public servants. Instead, teachers will be given the respect they deserve, as they are the custodians of our children's future. Vidya Volunteers, contract teachers/lecturers, will be given due respect and compensation.
• Teachers will play a key role in Mandal and District Educational Boards.
• Teachers will be freed from all non-academic work.
• There will be a strong and effective inspection mechanism to monitor and improve quality of education.
• Teachers will have opportunities for promotion.
• Constant training to teachers on latest teaching methods.
• Residential facilities to teachers and their families close to school in rural areas.

21. Higher Education for Everyone

• Lok Satta government guarantees that every young person who is deserving and desirous shall have access to quality higher education such as engineering, medicine, computers, all professional courses and university education. Lack of financial resources shall not become a cause for discontinuing the pursuit of higher education.
• Higher educational institutions will be completely revamped to ensure that graduating students have necessary knowledge base and skill sets to navigate the ever changing employment market.
• Every district will have "Higher Education Zone (HEZ)." Investors will be given special incentives to open higher educational institutions of excellence in these zones.

22. Ten Percent Bonus Marks for Students from Rural Areas and Poorer Sections Poor to Compete on Level Playing Field with Rich Students

• Irrespective of caste and religion, all children and youth from poor families will be given 10% bonus marks at the time of entrance examinations, higher education and employment.
• Special efforts to ensure that benefits of reservations are reaped by the poor of all castes.
• This means that students belonging to poorer sections and rural areas 60 marks will be added as bonus marks for 600 marks. This policy will allow poor students to compete on equal terms with students from wealthy families.

Health for All

Our public health system and preventive care are in disarray. As a consequence, lakhs of families are experiencing severe financial and emotional stress. There is a high reliance on out-of-pocket payments for health care, which is imposing disproportionate burden on the poor and many of them are falling below poverty line. Further, lack of quality maternal and child care is contributing to high infant mortality rate. Lok Satta government guarantees high quality health care for all. A citizen can exercise his right for quality health care at any hospital (public or private) and the government will bear the expenses. Lok Satta government's health care policies will ensure that families will no longer have to worry about which hospital to access, and how to generate resources in case of an illness. 27. Quality Health Services Lok Satta government will guarantee All Primary Health Centers will work round the clock. They will be equipped to deal with deliveries and other emergencies 30-100 bed-hospital for every of 75,000 people MMR vaccines to all infants to protect from these diseases. Every district will have a super specialty hospital. In order to access quality health services, patients will no longer have to travel outside the district. 28. Free and Universal Health Care to All (Aarogyaraksha) A patient can go to any government hospital or accredited private hospital of his/her choice and get free treatment and Lok Satta government guarantees a Health Card for this purpose. All expenses for diagnosis, in-patient care, operations and medicines for in-patients will be borne by the Lok Satta government Everyone can access high quality health care for wide range of illnesses such as malaria, heart diseases, maternal care, typhoid, stomach pains and so on. 29. Public-Private Partnership in Health Services (Ubhayatarakam) Along with government hospitals free health care facilities can be availed at small private hospitals and clinics Standardization of costs and protocols for patient care. Hospital will be reimbursed the costs of care every month based on the patients handled and standard costs Patients will be free to visit the hospitals and doctors of their choice, and the money will follow the patients to the best doctors and hospitals. Private doctors can use the facilities of government hospitals.

Common man’s friend: Lok Satta Party president Jayaprakash Narayan canvassing on board a suburban RTC bus
HYDERABAD: Lok Satta president Jayaprakash Narayan on Monday, urged the voters of Kukatpally to break the silence by voting for the ‘whistle’—the party’s election symbol.
Touring Kukatpally constituency along with Malkajgiri MP candidate L. Rathaiah, he interacted with people who complained about lack of drinking water, government hospitals and educational institutions as against the proliferation of wine shops, a press note informed. In turn, Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan lambasted the government for hoping to win votes through liquor and currency.
The two candidates toured HAL Colony, old Bowenpally, Fatehnagar, Moosapet and Hasmatpet. Dr. Rathaiah asked the voters to be part of a change.Interactive
Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan interacted with passengers on board a bus as part of his election campaign on Monday. Getting aboard a Zaheerabad-bound bus at Balanagar cross roads, he purchased tickets for all those who boarded along with him. He travelled along with them up to KPHB Colony, the release stated. He assured livelihood to 50 lakh people through creation of 1,250 towns across the State and promised improvement in publi

Lok Satta Party

Founded
October 1, 2006
Headquarters
H.No:5-10-180/A&A1, Band Lanes, Hill Fort Road, Adarshnagar,
Hyderabad-500 001,Ph. no.: 91-22- 4040 5050
Political ideology
http://www.loksatta.org/agenda.php
Publications
http://loksattaparty.blogspot.com
Website
http://www.loksatta.org

Placing the citizen at the centre of governance
Protecting the unity and integrity of India at all times and create a secular and just republic in which the citizen will be the true sovereign
Nurturing, protecting and promoting the constitutional values of liberty, justice and equality for all
Creating a political, economic and social environment which will ensure equal opportunities for the upliftment to all sections of society, irrespective of caste, ethnicity, religion, or gender
Eliminating all forms of discrimination by birth and guaranteeing dignity and opportunity to every citizen irrespective of origin and status; and to promote social equality and justice and fully integrate all disadvantaged sections including Dalits, Adivasis (Tribals) and socially and economically backward classes
Ensuring that every child, irrespective of origins and socio-economic position, has reasonable access to quality education which will provide an opportunity to fulfill their true potential
Building a viable and effective healthcare system which reaches every man, woman and child and guarantees good health to all, irrespective of economic status or birth
Promoting and implementing policies aimed at rejuvenation of Indian agriculture, substantial enhancement of rural incomes and improvement in the quality of life
Ensuring that every young person acquires adequate knowledge and skills to make them a productive partner in wealth creation and thereby promoting gainful employment and economic opportunities
Ensuring that every family, rural or urban, gets access to the basic amenities of life including housing, sanitation and transport and opportunities for earning a decent livelihood
Providing social security to the vast, underpaid, dispossessed and unorganized sector workers
Empowering women and providing opportunities for their economic, social and political advancement
Promote public awareness about democratic functioning of all institutions of governance and encourage reasoned debate and healthy public discourse
Establishing a people-centric democratic polity based on liberty, self-governance, empowerment of citizens, rule of law and self-correcting institutional mechanisms
Working for fundamental political, electoral and governance reforms listed below:
a) Effective separation of legislature, executive and judiciary at all levels with appropriate checks and balances; b) Political reforms which make elections truly democratic, representative and transparent; facilitate and promote the participation of men and women of integrity in the political process and curb electoral malpractices; c) Effective empowerment of local governments at all levels in all respects as participative tiers of constitutional, democratic governance with their own legislature and executive, in a manner that authority and accountability fuse, and the link between vote and public good and taxes and services is fully established; d) Speedy, accessible, effective and affordable justice at all levels to all citizens, irrespective of means and station at birth; e) Insulate crime investigation from the vagaries of partisan politics and to make police effective, citizen friendly, accountable and just in all respects; f) Combat corruption and mis-governance through an institutional framework which will enhance transparency and accountability at all levels of administration.

[edit] The Founder
Its founder Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, is a former IAS officer of the 1980 batch, renowned for his integrity as well as efficiency and a people's activist from Andhra Pradesh, India. He quit his job in 1996, and worked on various democratic movements towards educating the people about governance and politics before starting the party. He claims, "Every individual has certain strengths and capabilities. My aim is to create such an environment that every one of us can use their capabilities completely and get a perfect outcome for their productivity."

[edit] Emblem
The Party flag also serves as the Party logo. [5] The flag is in the form of a rectangle of dark blue colour and bearing a pure white circle, centered in which is a five-pointed star of the same colour as the rectangle. [5] The dark blue colour symbolizes the vastness, depth and inclusive nature of the ocean in which all streams finally merge. [5] The white colour of the circle stands for purity. The colour symbolizes unity of purpose and action amidst the diversity in religion, region, caste, language and beliefs. [5] The five-pointed blue star signifies that the party sets its course by the twinkle of the distant star, and not by the lights of passing ships. The five corners of the star stand for the five pillars of a true democracy: [5]
Liberty
Self-governance
Citizen empowerment
Rule of law and
Self-correcting institutions. [5]

[edit] History
It originally started as Lok Satta movement in Andhra Pradesh and later spread across the country, including Mumbai (formerly Bombay) with the Vote JUHU or campaign[6] Vote Mumbai. Later the organization launched the party. It rapidly expanded membership, and now has over 30,000 in Greater Hyderabad region and over 250,000 members in Andhra Pradesh.
For the first time in India, a political party, i.e. Lok Satta party organized intra party organizational elections by secret ballot and preferential voting for over 50 divisions as per the constitutional norms laid down by the party.[7]

[edit] 2008 by-elections
Lok Satta (party) contested in 2008 in the Assembly by-elections for the first time, and was able to secure second place in one of the four places (Khairatabad) it contested from. [8] Lok Satta party was able to gain 10% votes.

[edit] 2009 elections
For the 249 Legislative Assembly seats that the party is contesting, it has nominated 88 BCs, 42 SCs, 15 STs, 10 minorities, 28 women and 1 physically challenged candidate. [9]
Prominent Poll promises [10] are as follows:
1. Formation of 1000 new towns across the length and breadth of Andhra Pradesh.2. District Governements, Transfer of funds and power to Local bodies such as municipalities and Panchayats.3. Availability of Free Schools and Hospitals within each neighbourhood.4. Creating 50,00,000 new jobs.5. Reforming Police and Traffic systems.6. Agri Clincs in each Mandal to assist farmers.
At the conclusion of counting, Lok Satta Party was able to win the Kukatpally Assembly Consituency, where it fielded Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan with a majority of over 15,000 votes over its nearest Congress(I) rival
Lok Satta Party

http://www.loksatta.orgFounded
October 1, 2006
Headquarters
H.No:5-10-180/A&A1, Band Lanes, Hill Fort Road, Adarshnagar,
Hyderabad-500 001,Ph. no.: 91-22- 4040 5050
Political ideology
http://www.loksatta.org/agenda.php
Publications
http://loksattaparty.blogspot.com
Website