Connecting parliament with citizens

I work with Lok Sabha
Television, India’s first
twenty four hour
parliamentary channel
aimed at connecting
Parliament with
People.

It is one of the few
Parliamentary
Television channels
which is run by
Parliament itself

Lok Sabha is the
lower house of the
Indian Parliament, like
the House of
Commons in United
Kingdom.

Look at citizens as
partners, not viewers
or consumers.

Increase the
participation of
citizens in the
Legislative Process.

Finding out how
citizens name and
frame issues.

Compare it with how
Member of Parliament
name and frame
issues.

Finding out the
differences in naming
and framing by
citizens and Member
of Parliament.

The Model Village
Scheme was
launched by Prime
Minister of India in
2014

Developing a page on
Facebook inviting
comments from
citizens: “How do you
want your model
village to be?”

Camera Crew of Lok
Sabha Television
visits a village and
observes the routines
of citizens and films it.

Follow the
conversations citizens
have at public spaces.

Ask citizen’s question
what they want to
have in their model
village.

Ask citizens to identify
resources which they
already have in order
to make their village a
model village.

Ask government
officials of the area
what they think is
needed to make a
village, a model
village.

Ask MPs or elected
representatives what
they think is needed
for a model village.

Compare the answers
given by citizens,
officials and elected
representatives.

Finding the issues
and organise
deliberative forums
between citizens,
officials and elected
representatives .

Developing a model
village scheme based
on results found
during the deliberative
forum.

Sharing the results on
Lok Sabha Television
as a show and also
on website

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