The four pillars of democarcy are obviously known to many. They are :
1. Legislature 2. Executive 3. Judiciary 4. Press.
Now to strengthen the roots of Indian democracy 5th Pillar has come into existence. The primary goal of the organisation is :
Objective Mobilising people power and making it ‘Social Capital’ through 5th Pillar's coalition of citizens to fight corruption thereby strengthening the four pillars of democracy
Mission Statement
Encourage, Enable and Empower Every Citizen of India to Eliminate Corruption at All Levels of Society
ACTIVITES :
To Realise "Anti Corruption Objective" To get remedy for citizens particularly the common man by use of the Right to Information Act Curb Corruption in Government and Public Sector, both of elected representatives and officials Prevent Corruption in Private Sector Get support from other Pillars and extend support to other Pillars in fighting corruption Organising the “bribe-givers” against bribe “No bribe-Red badges” to be given to honest officials and workers To work for Stricter laws to curb corruption and ensure stronger action Make propaganda against corruption and create awareness Get information on the evils of corruption in the school curriculum Information sharing and dissemination Recognition of Honest Men Giving HONESTY Award to Offices where every one is honest. Recognition of honest elected representatives : The idea of writing this post is to begin the Bangalore chapter of the 5th Pillar, whose tentacles are growing fast across India. Those interested to join the bandwagon and create their own chapter in unrepresented territories can go through this link :
http://ind ia.5thpillar.org/activities.html
Let us wish 5th Pillar a grand success, I have an open invitation from the organisation to begin the Blore chapter along with Mr Arka Gupta. Any more members interested please feel free to be in touch with me on mail derebail2005@yahoo.co.in , we can catch up to finalise the agenda along with the directions of HO. Good luck.