This episode is the second part of a three part series of thematic discussions aimed at identifying the priorities that for building the 'People's Governance Agenda' that could be presented to the newly elected government in June 2009. This part analyzes the promises that have been made by different political parties through the Election Manifestos on Food Security and Agriculture and Basic Services.

This episode is the first part of a three part series of thematic discussions aimed at identifying the priorities that for building the 'People's Governance Agenda' that could be presented to the newly elected government in June 2009. This part analyzes the promises that have been made by different political parties through the Election Manifestos on health and education.

Water and Sanitation continue to be a matter of concern in India. The policies are well made in many cases but implementation fails in most cases. Year after year we hear the same news over water dispute in the country and government is failing to resolve those issues in the country. In this episode we chat with Mrs. Indira Khurana, Country Director of WaterAid, and Dr. Alok Vyas, CECOEDECON, Rajasthan. 

In this episode Swati Sahi from One World South Asia who represented India in the Bloggers G20 summit on invitation from Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and Oxfam relates the relevance of the G20 summit. Avinash Kumar from Oxfam India shares the action being taken by civil society on the G20 summit. "lakhs of people are losing their jobs and the poor are plunging below the poverty line as a result of the recession"

Women empowerment is the ability of women to exercise her full control over her action. In the past, women as we know were treated as mere housewives, but now we see women coming in the mainstream. Women leadership across Panchayats is made mandatory by the central government with an objective of women empowerment. And in this episode we try to understand the economic struggle of women in their lives. Prof. B.L.Pandit, economist of Delhi University and Yamini Mishra, Steering Group member of WNTA share their view point in this regard.

In this Episode Celbrities Nandita Das, Murali Kartik and Govind Pandey lend their voice to the All India Peoples Manifesto. “Such initiatives are important because even the smallest action goes a long way in contributing to the change that we want to see in society,”.The first step for the youth to take is to start voting” says Nandita Das Addressing the youth of the country, “I request the youth to come out and vote in large numbers because it is us who needs to decide and choose our leaders. It is also our birth right” says Murali Kartik. "The political leaders should not only make new promises but also ensure that the old promises are fulfilled. Providing better health, education and livelihoods should be the prerogative of the next govt." says Govind Pandey in his message to the govt.

Every year the parliament propose budget for the overall development of the country. Lot of promises are being made and in this episode we try to find out what people expect from the budget this year. We talk to Mr. Mazhar Hussain, Steering group member of WNTA, and Mr. Gopal Verma, State Co-ordinator of Centre for Dalit Rights, Rajasthan shared their views on budget 2010.  

This episode focuses on People’s Mid Term Appraisal in terms of Dalit perspective to ensuring their well-being and development and that the planning process should not only focus on planning alone but benefit them entirely.

This episode talks about the ground action being conducted on the All India People's Manifesto. "The All India Peoples Manifesto has helped us put forward our demand and made us aware of the demands that we need to make. The media has highlighted these demands although the political party leaders seem slightly cautious" says Himanshu Banker from Gujarat. "The women's manifesto which has been developed in Maharastra demands 33% reservation in higher education and the vidhan sabha. There should be adequate budgetary allocations for health and education. A strong demand has been raised for stringent implementation of laws on domestic violence" says Jyoti Nagarkar from Maharashtra

This episode highlights the issue of Development trajectory of post independence India, focusing on women and their status in India. The episode tried to find out the progress of India since independence taking into account women issues in particular.