Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan is an Indian Politician and is the President of the Lok Satta Party in Andhra Pradesh.
Jayaprakash Narayan was born on January 14, 1956 in Godavarru Village, Vijayawada at Andhra Pradesh. He did his intermediate education in Andhra Loyola College and obtained a medical degree from Guntur Medical College.
Professional Biography
Jayaprakash Narayan achieved all India second in the IAS. He worked in the public administration for 16 years. He launched the Lok Satta Movement in 1997 and started the Lok Satta party in 2006.
Dr. Narayan joined public administration after making it to I.A.S. in 1980 standing all India topper. He worked on agriculture, irrigation, technology and youth rehabilitation projects in various capacities and in various districts of Andhra Pradesh. Some of his achievements during his 16-year-long career in government include:
rehabilitation of 8,000 youth from displaced families of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant;
designed the reconstruction of drainage and irrigation network in Krishna, [Prakasam] and Godavari deltas. He successfully mobilized the farmers on a large scale to take up irrigation schemes to bring more than two lakh acres under irrigation;
strengthened the credit cooperatives by making them independent of government control;
served as a Secretary to both the Governor and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao.
He also has several major policy initiatives to his credit.
Empowerment of parents in schools.
Economic reforms and restructuring of AP.
Development of the Infocity HITEC City (Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City) in Hyderabad to facilitate the growth of the software industry.
Empowerment of local governments and stakeholders.
Law for self-reliant cooperatives (1995).
Vigilance Advisory Council, constituted by the Central Vigilance Commission, November 2004
Second Administrative Reforms Commission constituted by the Government of India in September 2005
National Rural Health Mission of India Task Force, 2005 to 2007.
Dr. Narayan started the Lok Satta Movement in 1996 to educate the citizens of India about voting, rights and government. Lok Satta, a non-partisan movement for democratic reforms in India, worked on various activities like election reforms, police reforms, right to information act and voter registration procedures. The movement initially started in Andhra Pradesh and later spread across the country, including Mumbai and the Vote JUHU campaigns.
Lok Satta is at the forefront of key initiatives like disclosure of candidate wealth and criminal history details, political funding reform, decriminalization of politics, improvement of electoral registration, comprehensive judicial reforms including local courts and national judicial commission and citizen's charters.
Political career
Dr. Narayan started the Lok Satta party in with clean politics, good governance and improvement of India as the main goals. When he launched the party, he stated that this party aimed to enrich the political scenario in India with its true spirit. He felt that it could be considered as an alternative to any other political party, since it aimed to create a true and faithful political picture in India without involving illegitimate money, liquor and caste in elections.
2008 By-elections
Personal Biography
Jayaprakash Narayan was born on January 14, 1956 in Godavarru Village, Vijayawada at Andhra Pradesh. He did his intermediate education in Andhra Loyola College and obtained a medical degree from Guntur Medical College.Professional Biography
Jayaprakash Narayan achieved all India second in the IAS. He worked in the public administration for 16 years. He launched the Lok Satta Movement in 1997 and started the Lok Satta party in 2006.
Dr. Narayan joined public administration after making it to I.A.S. in 1980 standing all India topper. He worked on agriculture, irrigation, technology and youth rehabilitation projects in various capacities and in various districts of Andhra Pradesh. Some of his achievements during his 16-year-long career in government include:
rehabilitation of 8,000 youth from displaced families of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant;
designed the reconstruction of drainage and irrigation network in Krishna, [Prakasam] and Godavari deltas. He successfully mobilized the farmers on a large scale to take up irrigation schemes to bring more than two lakh acres under irrigation;
strengthened the credit cooperatives by making them independent of government control;
served as a Secretary to both the Governor and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao.
He also has several major policy initiatives to his credit.
Empowerment of parents in schools.
Economic reforms and restructuring of AP.
Development of the Infocity HITEC City (Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City) in Hyderabad to facilitate the growth of the software industry.
Empowerment of local governments and stakeholders.
Law for self-reliant cooperatives (1995).
political career & Lok Satta :
Dr. Narayan's experience in the government convinced him that the faulty governance process is the biggest hurdle in India’s path of progress. He resigned from the I.A.S in 1996 so that he could work on the grassroots movement for good governance.Dr. Narayan talked about the efficacy of reforms in the governance, Economy of Andhra Pradesh among several other issues on various platforms in educational and political institutes. He emphasizes that democracy is for the people, of the people and by the people.Dr. Narayan has served on the following panels:
the National Advisory Council (NAC) for the implementation of the National Common Minimum Programme (CMP), July 2004 through August 2006Vigilance Advisory Council, constituted by the Central Vigilance Commission, November 2004
Second Administrative Reforms Commission constituted by the Government of India in September 2005
National Rural Health Mission of India Task Force, 2005 to 2007.
Foundation For Democratic Reforms
Dr. Narayan is the founder member of Foundation For Democratic Reforms (FDR) and currently serves as its general secretary. FDR is one of India's leading think-tanks and research-resource centers for formulating and promoting fundamental reforms in political, electoral and governance spheres and in critical areas of state policy.Dr. Narayan started the Lok Satta Movement in 1996 to educate the citizens of India about voting, rights and government. Lok Satta, a non-partisan movement for democratic reforms in India, worked on various activities like election reforms, police reforms, right to information act and voter registration procedures. The movement initially started in Andhra Pradesh and later spread across the country, including Mumbai and the Vote JUHU campaigns.
Lok Satta is at the forefront of key initiatives like disclosure of candidate wealth and criminal history details, political funding reform, decriminalization of politics, improvement of electoral registration, comprehensive judicial reforms including local courts and national judicial commission and citizen's charters.
Political career
Dr. Narayan started the Lok Satta party in with clean politics, good governance and improvement of India as the main goals. When he launched the party, he stated that this party aimed to enrich the political scenario in India with its true spirit. He felt that it could be considered as an alternative to any other political party, since it aimed to create a true and faithful political picture in India without involving illegitimate money, liquor and caste in elections.
2008 By-elections
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