MUMBAI REPORT CARD

MUNICIPAL COUNCILLORS 2011

Why we need to monitor our Elected Representatives (ER’s)

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Steady decline in the quality of governance in the last

three decades.

Growing frustration amongst citizens.

Elections – the only time when citizens get a ‘real’ say.

Looking at the growing deficiency in governance and the

increasing needs of the citizens, Praja has decided to come

out with a document to keep track of the performance of

the ERs on an ongoing basis.

This report card can also become the basis of a

constructive dialogues between citizens, ERs &

government.

The Constitution as a Basis for monitoring of Elected Representatives

ERs derive their powers for functioning through the

Constitution.

They are mandated to Attend Sessions, Raise people’s Issues,

Debate, Participate in Discussions and Pass legislations.

The Constitution, in particular, the 12th Schedule of the

Constitution that was introduced through the 73rd and 74th

Amendments of the Constitution, and the Mumbai Municipal

Corporation (MMC) Act, 1888, defines the powers and rules of

functioning of the Municipal Councillors, hence only the

Constitution & the MMC Act can provide the parameters for

their monitoring.3

Parameters for Rating Municipal Councillors (1/4)

Parameter Marks Past 1 7

Present2 63

Perception (through an opinion poll of 28,707 people)

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Negative for new FIR cases after 2007 election 3

Minus 5

Negative for pending Charge Sheet 3 Minus 5

Total 100

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RTI Data Source: 1 Municipal Secretary, MCGM (MCGM Head Office and BEST) and Assistant Engineer (Maintenance), MCGM (from all the 24 Administrative Wards of

MCGM); 2 Election Commission Department, MCGM; 3 Mumbai Police.

Period under consideration – April 2010 to March 2011

Parameters for Rating Municipal Councillors (2/4)

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Past Parameter (Marks)

Education QualificationA minimum of 10th Pass - 1; if not – 0

1

Income TaxPossessing PAN Card – 1

1

Criminal RecordIf the candidate has zero cases registered against her/him, then 5; else as below:1) Criminal Cases Registered containing the following charges: Murder, Rape, Molestation, Riot, Extortion - 02) Other criminal cases than the above mentioned – 3

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Parameters for Rating Municipal Councillors (3/4)

Present Parameter (Marks)

Sessions AttendedBased on percentage of attendance in the General Body Meeting, Ward Committee and various committees such as Standing, Works, Improvements, etc.

15

Number of Questions AskedBased on percentile. Highest getting 15 and so on to the lowest.

15

Importance of questions askedBased on questions asked related to Obligatory duties , Discretionary duties as per the Mumbai Municipal Act, 1888 or based on subjects under the power of State/Central governments.

18

Issues raised compared to Citizen's ComplaintsBased on issues raised by councillors compared with complaints of citizens as collated by the corporation for all the 24 administrative wards.

10

Total Local Area Development Funds Utilised during April’2010 to March'2011Calculation is done on the amount spent of the total Rs. 35 lakhs. 1) 100% (or more) to 91%- 5; 2) 90% to 76% - 4; 3) 75% to 61% -3; 4) 60% to 51% - 2; and 5) below 50% - 0

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Parameters for Rating Municipal Councillors (4/4)

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Perception Parameter (Marks)

Perception of Public ServicesScore on Public Services

11

Awareness & AccessibilityScore on Awareness amongst people about their representative, their political party and ease of access to the representative

5

Corruption IndexScore on perceived personal corruption of the representative

7

Broad MeasuresScore on overall satisfaction and improvement in quality of life

7

Ranking pages of Municipal Councillors

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Grade A – Between 100% to 80%

Grade B – Less than 80% to 70%

Grade C – Less than 70% to

60%Grade D – Less

than 60% to 50% Grade E – Less

than 50% to 35%

Grade F – Less than 35%

Interesting facts from the Mumbai Report Card

Municipal Councillors 2011

(Period under consideration – April 2010 to March 2011)

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Grade A B C D E F

No. of Questions

15 to 55 12 to 14 10 to 11 8 to 9 6 to 7 0 to 5

14 Municipal Councillors

have not asked a single

question in any committee

during 2010-11

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Number of Municipal Councillors with:

FIRs as per Affidavit 23

New FIRs Registered post 2007 up to 21st May 2011 52

Charge sheeted as on 21st May 2011 53

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Average Marks of Female Municipal Councillor

60.06%

Average Marks of Male Municipal Councillor

58.77%

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