The Indian Political Action Committee or IPAC launched the National Agenda Forum (NAF) as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary year. It was launched on 29th June 2018 with the aim to mobilize the citizens of India for 4 key action points: 1) Sharing the vision 2) Setting the agenda 3) Choosing the leader 4) Campaigning for India
Over the course of two months, 57 lac+ people participated in the voting process and support from all quarters including 1 Lac+ Youth Associates, distinguished personalities including eminent Gandhians, Padma awardees, sports champions, prominent TV & film celebrities and civil society organizations.
The results of the National Agenda Forum are as follows:
Top 10 priorities chosen by people for India are:
- Women: Ensure social, political and economic empowerment of women realizing that men and women are partners with equal rights
- Kisans: Protect the interests of farmers and help them become self-reliant without exploiting them for political purposes
- Economic Equality: To ensure sustainable growth and progress, reduce economic inequality and promote equitable development with a humane approach
- Students: Develop an ecosystem for youth to meaningfully participate, engage and make an effective contribution in nation building
- Education in Health & Hygiene: Empower citizens with knowledge and practice to ensure access to clean water, food and air for themselves and the community
- Communal Unity: Ensure national integration and communal harmony rooted in personal friendship with and respect for persons of other faiths and communities
- Provincial Languages: Promote the usage of Indian languages to improve capabilities of its citizens to understand and communicate effectively
- New or Basic Education: Make children ‘model citizens’ and help them realize a glorious future with education rooted in Indian culture and its realities
- Village Sanitation: Strengthen the sense of sanitation as a virtue to make habitations a “model of cleanliness” and eliminate open defecation
- Adult Education: Support continuing education with an aim to tackle ignorance, broaden world view and acquire skills to increase employability
Top leaders best suited to adopt and execute the people’s agenda are:
- Top 2 leaders:
- Narendra Modi
- Rahul Gandhi
- Top 4 Chief Ministers:
- Arvind Kejriwal
- Mamata Banerjee
- Naveen Patnaik
- Nitish Kumar
Top non-political personalities, who they feel should join active politics:
- Aamir Khan
- Akshay Kumar
- Anna Hazare
- Baba Ramdev
- Kailash Satyarthi
- MS Dhoni
- Raghuram Rajan
- Ratan Tata
- Ravish Kumar
- Sourav Ganguly
To view full results please visit: https://www.indianpac.com/naf/
