Online Communities

Involvement of citizens for better governance is a very innovative idea. BJP has started this drive to form online community to get inputs from the citizens. These inputs will be forwarded to the government for action.

These inputs will be very significant to the government for deciding guidelines, prioritizing issues to take action, but the major concern is how many people will get involved? Especially in Indian scenario, where 60% citizens are in rural areas and don’t have connectivity to internet. The youth will contribute and that too of urban areas.

Will the government get clear picture of the important issues through these online inputs? or is This innovative initiative is too early for Indian scenario?

Shubhangi Dharma

www.dgmcms.org.in 

Subhangi Dharma is a permanent faculty member at DGMC. She is a senior faculty and heads the Mass Communication Department at DGMC.