People's Action

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Who we are : People's Action is an advocacy group set up in 2002- 03 with the express intent of impacting governance at all levels within the state of Delhi and the National Capital Region [NCR] of Delhi. People's Action is registered under the Societies Act of 1860 bearing Registration No.: S 44209

The work we do : Our Mission Statement, Objects and work: [Click here for full profile]

How you can contribute : You can join us as a primary member, an associate member, an executive member [by invitation only] or be part of an external support group that works with us on common agendas, or as a volunteer on different campaigns. Finally, you can contribute by way of donations, or by directing friends to donate to our work.
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Need help? Contact us : To share your views with us, to give us information or to reach us, email us or call our various representative members in different locations across Delhi depending on your area of stay or concern. Scroll through our various departments on this user-friendly home page and familiarise yourself with what we do and how we can help you. Wherever you go on this site, you will find someone from People's Action willing to help and assist you. Start now. Email us on info@peoplesaction.net

RWAs grill MCD top brass on Property Tax confusion : Leader of the House, Subhash Arya clarifies on 9-point representation. Buses in BRT corridor travel at 10 kmph at peak times on working days - slower than a Tonga! Delhi learnt nothing from Pune BRT: same story, same situation, same people behind the mess.

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Action Issues - Compaign
Electricity/power tariff issues
Sealing/demolition/city planning
Blueline Buses/HCBS
Auto-rickshaw/Taxi overcharging
Electoral Reforms
Saving the Yamuna/CW Games

Political Advocacy:
Gurgaon Resident Party:2005 Campaign
Delhi Municipal Elections:2007 Campaign

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Our Operating Units [ Click to read more]

JAFRA | The Gurgaon RWA Confederation | Member List | Executive Committee | Contact

US | The Delhi University Students Union | Executive Member List | Contact

NDPA | NGO Community Exchange | Member List

LA | Legal Action | Legal support wing | Associate Member List | Contact

CORPA | Corporate People's Action | Corporate support group | Sponsor Links

People's Action : A Growth Chart of our work experience

Click to start package of short
clips of Sanjay Kaul, President, People's Action speaking on
various issues.

2003		2004		2005		2006		2007
People's Action comes into existence with campaign against over charging by autoric - kshaws in Delhi: Registered as a Society under Societies Act. ReleasesDistance Chart. Delhi Govt. forced to adopt Chart. Autos go on strike. Govt. buckles and raises tariff without securing compliance. Peo ple's Action retreats to Gurgaon and begins experiment to confe derate civil society groups. Calls first ever RWA Convention in Gurgaon and federates them into a cohesive unit.		People's Action involves itself in electoral reforms issue. Calls an NGO meet to discuss steps. Organises the biggest ever voter registration in recent history of the country: over 1 Lakh new voters register in Gurgaon during the year-long campaign. Organises the first ever Political Convention of RWAs in Gurgaon and argues for the concept of New Politics. Incubates a city-centric political party in Gurgaon. The Gurgaon Residents Party becomes the first party in India to undertake formal Primary Elections for candidate selection.		GRP candidate takes 4% of the Vote in the Gurgaon Assembly Elections. The effort gets a mention in the Limca Book of Records. TODAY newspaper nominates GRP and People's Action members as finalists in a competition to decide change makers for 2004. People's Action is invited by Delhi RWAs to intervene in Delhi power tariff issue. Calls the first ever Independent RWAs Convention. Pilots resolution to launch a civil disobedience movement against tariff hike. On September 1st, Govt. buckles, withdraws tariff hike. RWAs of Delhi confederate and URJA [United RWAs Joint Action ] is born.		People's Action takes studied view of the sealings and demolitions issue and holds RWAs and Market Associations together on the issue. People's Action launches students wing, United Students[US].US laun ches the campaign against caste based reservation from a cafe in Connaught Place. The movement spreads and US fights DUSU Elections in September, secures third position for post of President. People's Action forges an alliance of NGOs in Delhi, calls it New Delhi People's Alliance [NDPA] to work on issues of common concern.NDPA interv -enes in Master Plan 2021 and the Metro issue. People's Action scriptsRWAs interv - ention in Municipal Elections in Delhi through a proprietary candidate selection process.		RWAs make history : throw up clean candidates for municipal elections. Independents secure 4 -8% votes in many of the 23 wards where RWAs support local candidates. People's Action re-organises Gurgaon operations, forges JAFRA [Joint Action Forum of Residents Associations] under local leadership. People's Action launches Save Yamuna Campiagn to protect river-bed from Commonwealth games structures. CORPA [Corporate People's Action] takes birth, with growing support among corporates in the progressive schemes of People's Action. Public spirited advocates join to forge LA [Legal Action] as a support group from People's Action. People's Action takes up Blueline Bus deaths in Delhi, moves Court. The group opposes HCBS/ BRT project as a pipe dream to satisfy a corrupted lobby of bureaucrats and politicians. Joins activists to file writ on Yamuna issue.

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