National Agenda Forum (NAF), launched by Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), is a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary year on 29th June 2018. NAF is a pan-India initiative to resurrect the conversation around Gandhiji’s 18-point Constructive Programme to re-imagine and co-create India’s priorities to formulate an actionable agenda for contemporary India.
Within 30 days of its launch, 28,901 youth associates from 4,219 colleges, 142 distinguished personalities from 6 countries and 20 states, and 206 civil society organizations spread across 346 districts have joined the ever-growing NAF ecosystem. Over the next couple of weeks, I-PAC plans to reach out to students in 750 colleges and 320 civil society organizations across 21 states, during our field visits.
It has 4 key actions:
• Sharing the vision of Gandhiji’s 18-point Constructive Program
• Formulating an actionable agenda for contemporary India
• Nominating the leader best suited to execute the agenda
• Campaigning for the chosen leader to get him selected in 2019 General Elections
National Agenda Forum Milestones:
• 11th July 2018: The starting date for voting
• 15th August 2018: voting results to be declared
• September 2018 to October 2018: meetings to be conducted with the leaders
• October 2018 to January 2019: the agenda will be taken to the nation
• January 2019 to February 2019: the agenda will be adopted as part of the official manifesto of the party.
To know more about NAF, watch the video below:
Support from Individuals and Organisation:
The National Agenda Forum has garnered support from a diverse group of people and organizations including:
• Gandhians, such as, Prof. Ramjee Singh (Freedom fighter and a pioneer in study of Gandhian thought in India), Dr. Ravindra Kumar (Padma Shri Awardee, Sardar Patel National Awardee), Natwar Thakkar (Padma Shri awardee, Jamnalal Bajaj awardee), Dr. D Chelladurai(Dean, Gandhi Research Foundation), Baji Mohammad (Freedom fighter)
• Gandhian organizations, such as Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Sarvodaya Ashram, Gandhi Mission International Society of India, etc.
• Recipients of civilian honors, such as ShrimatiTeejan Bai (Artist, Padma Bhushan awardee), Mr. Rajan Mishra (Indian classical singer, Padma Bhushan awardee), Dr. BrahmDutt (Padma Shri Awardee for working for lepers),Dr. Usha Kiran Khan (Padma Shri awardee and Sahitya Academy Award winner), etc.
• Eminent public servants, such as Mr. Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary (Ex-Governor of Meghalaya), Justice N.N Mathur (Former Judge, Rajasthan and Gujarat High Courts)
• Sports personalities, such as Ms. Mary Kom (Boxer, Olympic Medalist), Ms. Babita Phogat (Wrestler, Commonwealth Games Medalist), Mr. IM Vijayan (Former Captain, Indian Football Team), Ishwar Pandey (Cricketer), etc.
• Entertainment personalities, such as Mr. Piyush Mishra (Actor, Screenwriter, Lyricist), ShyamRangeela (Mimicry Artist), Pammi Bai (Singer, Songwriter, and Bhangra Dancer), etc.
About I-PAC
Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) is the platform for students and young professionals to participate in and make a meaningful contribution to political affairs and governance of the country, without necessarily being part of a political party. It is defined as “India’s first Political Action Committee”.
Started as Citizens for Accountable Governance (CAG) in 2013, I-PAC has brought some of the best minds from diverse academic and professional backgrounds together and provided them with a unique opportunity to become a part of the election process and influence policymaking in India.
To vote and to become a part of NAF log on to http://www.indianpac.com/naf/
Twitter users can visit https://twitter.com/IndianPAC for NAF updates.
