Work Done So Far

Work done so far by NGO Council 

October / November 2005:
Policy Framework for Cleanliness in Mumbai approved by BMC
Cleanliness Daily Reports software developed and implementation begun

December 2005:
– 12/12 – MCGM – NGO Council MOU signed
– Draft Stray Dogs Policy Framework Document made — not yet taken up for discussion with BMC
– Inputs to BMC on:
– Construction & Demolition Rules
– Transport Tender Documents
– BMC – NGO – Citizen meetings held on various civic issues and social causes.

January 2006:
– BMC – NGO – Citizen meetings held on various civic issues and social causes.
– Relevant information collected and displayed on Karmayog website.

– Guiding Principles framed reg. NGO Council – BMC interactions
– BMC – NGO Council joint drafting of proposed Littering & Segregation Rules
– All ALMs contacted. Draft ALM Policy Framework begun.
– Public Health Policy Framework Document being made.
– BMC – NGO Council Dattak Vasti Yojana workshop held.
– Concept note prepared on Shelter-cum-Study Centre for Street Children – to be discussed with BMC.

February 2006:
– Joint BMC-NGO Council websection launched
– Useful information about BMC circulated widely
– NGO Council mentioned in BMC budget speech
– BMC Solid Waste Rules 2006 notified (prepared with inputs of Cleanliness Group)
– Draft Public Health Policy under preparation with BMC and public discussions held for that
– Draft Local Area Citizen Group Manual under preparation with BMC
– Concept note prepared for proposing a BMC policy for Ragpickers
– Communication Campaign for BMC Solid Waste Rules initiated

March 2006: 
– 1st March: Get-together of Cleanliness Group with M.C. and Addl. M.C
– 9th March: BMC Press Conference to announce BMC Solid Waste Rules 2006
– 9th March: Formation of the Swach Mumbai Abhiyan Committee headed by the Mayor and including the NGO Council
– Cleanliness Drives announced – responses received – compiled and forwarded to OSD and Ward Offices.
– Meetings (3) for Communication Campaign for BMC Solid Waste Rules 2006
– BMC Budget 2006 uploaded for public information and discussion
– Meeting with ALMs on Mar. 11th between 11-1pm to discuss draft LACG Rules
– Draft Public Health Policy – developed further – Patients Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
– Meeting of Support Group for Mental Health -16th March 2006 at Karmayog Office and 23rd March 2006 at the HELP library.
– Meeting (2) of rag -pickers organisations – to prepare draft policy for dry waste collection centres
– Draft Rules for MCGM-Local Area Citizen Group Partnership prepared

April 2006:
– 1st April: Charter for the MCGM-LACG Partnership 2006 notified
– 6th April: NGO Council Meeting
– 6th April: Manav Foundation organised Mental Health Support Group meeting in HELP Library
– 8th April: Presentation of MCGM-LACG Partnership to invited MCGM Ward Officers and Lead LACG coordinators ( Mr. Kanade, Principal Secretary, GOM, present)
– 10th April: initiated discussion on hawkers
– 10th April: presentation on MCGM-LACG Partnership at seminar at NMIMS
– 14th April: meeting at MCGM to discuss the hawker issue
– 15th April: meeting at MCGM with UNICEF and AAMRAE regarding disaster management training
– 18th April: circulated status report of 648 ALMs by S P Jain institute students
– 19th April: meeting at MCGM with S P Jain Institute regarding Operational Manual for LACGs
– 22nd April: presentation on MCGM-LACG partnership at IIT Alumni meeting at IMC
– 25th April: meeting with TCS for incorporating LACG Charter requirements into MCGM eGovernance plans
– 25th April: Disaster Management – initiated updating of MCGM’s NGO resource directory
– 28th April: presentation on MCGM-LACG partnership to Ward Officers
– 29th April: Draft for Discussion circulated — MCGM-NGO Council Public Health Policy Project
– Follow-up by S P Jain Institute MBA interns on the LACG concept
– Some Lead LACGs identified
– Applications for LACG formation and letters of interest received and under process
– Various BMC related information posted on www.karmayog.org
– Responses and views on hawker issue received and compiled
– Discussion on Public Toilets initiated

May 2006:
– 1st May: Meeting with BMC re: hawkers
– 1st May: Meeting with TISS and Garbage Concern and BMC re: SWM
– 5th May: Meeting with BMC re: LACG implementation
– 8th May: Letter to Chief Minister requesting inclusion of NGO Council in hawker committee
– 15th May: Draft Recommendations on hawkers circulated
– 17th May: Meeting with BMC (legal and licence dept.) re: hawkers
– 18th May: LACG Operational Manual prepared by S P Jain College – DOCC students
– 18th May: Meeting with BMC (legal and licence dept.) re: hawkers
– 20th May: Meeting with BMC re: hawkers
– 24th May: Meeting with BMC re: LACG implementation
– 25th May: Meeting and Presentation to BMC CBOs regarding LACG implementation
– 26th May: Meeting with BMC (legal and licence dept. and DMC) re: hawkers
– 29th May: Further Draft recommendations on hawkers circulated
– 30th May: Felicititation of NGO Coordination Committee members by BMC for 26/7 flood relief work

June 2006:
– 5th June: Recommendations for a Scheme for Hawkers in Mumbai submitted to BMC
– 6th June: 6 Month Review of the MCGM-NGO Council MoU by BMC
– 8th June: Meeting with Dean, Sion Hospital and his team, regarding Draft Public Health Policy for Mumbai
– 9th June: Invitations for new members to NGO Council
– 10th June: Draft Index of Contents for Policy for Pay-and-Use Toilets for Mumbai – responses and discussions invited
– 16th June: Felicitation function for Shri Ratho, ex-Additional Municipal Commissioner (City)
– 16th June: Approval by the Municipal Commissioner for setting up of Ham Radio Communication for Disaster Management
– 23rd June: Recommendations for a Scheme for Hawkers in Mumbai submitted to Chief Minister
– 26th June: Letter to the Prime Minister regarding role of Civil Society in Governance
– 27th June: Data about Delimitation of 227 Councillor Wards posted on website
– 28th June: Meeting of NGO Council with the Planning Commission
– 30th June: National Policy on the Voluntary Sector – draft circulated for responses

July 2006:
– 3rd July: Meeting with World Bank rep: Sanitation project in Mumbai
– 7th July: First Meeting of the Mayor’s Swachcha Mumbai Samiti
– 8th July: Pay-and Use Toilets Policy preparation
– 12th July: Expansion of NGO Council members to include 36 additional members
– 12th July: Meeting with Addl.M.C., Mr. Rajeev
– 21st July: Submitted compilation of responses received to Draft Voluntary
Sector Bill, to the Voluntary Action Cell of the Planning Commission
– 26th July: Submitted compilation of responses received to Draft Approach
Paper to the 11th Five Year Plan, to the Planning Commission
– 31st July: Submitted compilation of responses received for BMC Education
Advisory Boards, to BMC
… July: Submitted template for policies to BMC

August 2006:
– 4th Aug: NGO Council Meeting at BSE
– 9th Aug: Formation of sub-groups and Focus groups
– 13th Aug: Lecture at NM College
– 21st Aug: Colaba NGOs meeting hosted by CED
– 22nd Aug: Meeting of sub-group on Accreditation for NGOs
– 23rd Aug: Meeting of sub-group for Best Practices of NGOs
– 24th Aug:Meeting of sub-group to discuss accessing Govt.funding for
NGOs
– 25th Aug: Meeting of sub-group for membership and structure of the NGO
Council
– 29th Aug: Fund-raising workshop for NGOs by Mr.N.Dadrawala, at BSE
– 30th Aug: Meeting of sub-group for education
– 31st Aug: Meeting of sub-group on Vocational Training for NGOs.
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Aug.2006: NGO Council activities in the media via Karmayog
FPJ = Free Press Journal
– 3rd Aug: 1st FPJ article: Disaster Management
– 10th Aug: 2nd FPJ article: Stray Dogs
– 17th Aug: 3rd FPJ article: Public Health in Cities
– 24th Aug: 4th FPJ article: Hawkers
– 31st Aug: 5th FPJ article: Hearing challenged

September 2006:
– 1st Sept: Responses to PAWS Zoo report compiled and forwarded to BMC
– 1st Sept: Responses to Noise Pollution compiled and put in Noise Pollution Forum
– 5th Sept: Meeting with Free Press to review one month of tie-up
– 11th Sept: Response to Draft Cleanliness Rules submitted to BMC
– 13th Sept: Talk at Rotary Club of Cuffe Parade
– 14th Sept: NGO Council meeting
– 22nd Sept: Colaba citizens meeting
– 22nd Sept: Meeting at JJ College re: Public Toilets
– 25th Sept: New Karmayog homepage went live
– 27th Sept: Meeting with BIG 92.7 FM
– 30th Sept: Hearing with the Mayor regarding BMC’s Draft Cleanliness Rules
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Sept. 2006 – Lectures held at HELP Library:
– 4th Sep: 4.00 p.m. – Sanskar India – Ms.Kiran Madan
– 5th Sep: 4.00 p.m. – Navdrushti – Dr.Nagesh
– 7th Sep: 4:00p.m- Helpage- Mr. John Thattil
– 8th Sep: 4.00 p.m. – Disability Rights Inititiative- Mr.Nilesh Singit
– 19th Sep: Vanaprastha
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Sept. 2006 – following articles published in the Free Press Journal:
– 7th Sept: PAWS condition report on Mumbai Zoo
– 14th Sept: Noise Pollution
– 21st Sept: Communal Harmony
– 28th Sept: NGO Products available for Diwali

October 2006:
– 3rd Oct: Tie-up with BIG 92.7 FM regarding tackling civic issues in Mumbai
– 4th Oct.: Independent uploading facility offered on Karmayog.org
…………: Project with Sir JJ College of Architecture re: design and use of Public toilets
………….: meeting with ACB regarding tie-up with NGO Council
– 31st Oct.: Final Draft MoA and Rules and Regulations for the NGO Council prepared
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Oct. 2006 – Publications: In Free Press Journal
– 5th Oct: Dream Community Projects for the City – Part 1
– 12th Oct: Dream Community Projects for the City – Part 2
– 19th Oct: The Foundations of Lifelong learning
– 26th Oct: World Bank and Civil Society

November 2006:
– 5th Nov: Mumbai NGO Trial ratings released
– 10th Nov: Announcement of partnership between ACB and NGO Council under M-PAC
– 18th Nov: First Meeting of M-PAC held at ACB office
– 22nd Nov: MoU signed between NGO Council and AIESEC
– 23rd Nov: Meeting for constitution and registration on NGO Council
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Published in the Free Press Journal
– 2nd Nov: Social Books, Magazines, Films
– 9th Nov: M-PAC: Mumbai – Pact Against Corruption
– 16th Nov: Child Sexual Abuse
– 23rd Nov: Empowering Villagers via ICT
– 30th Nov: Pay and Use Public Toilets

December 2006:
– 6th Dec: Meeting with Mood-I representatives regarding participation of NGOs in the festival
– 11th Dec: Submission by the NGO Council to Mumbai Congress of Citizens’ Manifesto for
the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Elections 2007
– 11th Dec: Meeting with Save the Children India regarding the formation of
a NGO Council – Focus Group on Education in BMC Schools
– 21st Dec: First meeting of the Focus Group on Education in BMC Schools
– 22nd Dec: First Meeting of the Core Committee of the Focus Group on Education in BMC
Schools
– 24th Dec: Panel discussion on “Evaluating the Quality of Governance” at Pan IIT 2006 –
Global Conference
– 27th Dec: Meeting with Shaina N.C, Secretary, BJP, Mumbai on meeting with NGOs and
civil society groups for the preparation of a citizen’s manifesto for the BMC elections
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Articles in Free Press:
– 7th Dec: E-Waste
– 14th Dec: Educational Toys – vital for encouraging self-expression
– 21st Dec: Inspire, Involve and transform, drive towards nation-building: IIT Alumni