Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the nation today at an indoor stadium in New Delhi, in a first-ever town hall by an Indian prime minister. The event marks two years of MyGov, the government’s citizen engagement platform. A new app will be launched to allow mobile users to connect with website of the Prime Minister’s Office.
Town Hall as a concept is commonly used in the West among politicians as well as CEOs to interact with people directly.
While Union Minister of IT, Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad will open the day-long session, the Prime Minister’s session is likely to happen in the evening.
After PM Modi assumed office in 2014, within a short span of time, he launched the portal MyGov.in to set up a system where a regular citizen of the country could connect with the Prime Minister’s Office and share their ideas or suggestions for good governance. Since then, PM Modi has invoked MyGov on various occasions, including his monthly radio interaction ‘Mann ki Baat’ where he is heard asking for feedback from the people by accessing the website.
Chief Executive Officer of the website Gaurav Dwivedi said on Thursday that participants will be selected from the list of regular users on MyGov.in depending upon their ideas, level of engagement, questions and suggestions. Apart from discussion and interaction with PM Modi, the town hall participants will get to further contribute to the enhancement and development of government’s citizen engagement platform.
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11:45 am: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad spoke at the event.
The PM has asked people of India for suggestions for the address he will make on the occasion of Independence Day. This is the changing mood of India – digital democracy. MyGov is basically for those who think for the country and those who suggest for the roadmap ahead. Around 35 lakh people have come together on the MyGov platform. It’s great news: Prasad
24 lakh people have sent suggestions for Smart cities. 70,000 people have sent suggestions on the Union budget. This is good news: Prasad
I would like MyGov officers to make a note that achievements of ordinary people of India must be given a positive space on MyGov platform. This is my suggestion: Prasad
[Source:- The Indian Express]
