Let me add some background information about this:
This was a meet that took place in the chennai Janaagraha office (the
same people working on the awesome
http://chennai.cityconnect.in/
project) to discuss about their area sabha initiative which is
basically a local area citizen group
http://www.karmayog.org/ngocouncil/ngocouncil_1864.htm
Bala from janaagraha was trying to get some ideas on how it could be
implemented in one particular ward in the city (ward 155-
thiruvanmiyur). the aim is to form a representative council at an area
level to enable more effective governance. this has been tested in a
part of bangalore and the changes it has brought about are impressive.
i'll try to get a hold of the ppt and share it.
-arun ganesh
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