Welcome to India Policy Wiki

What is India Policy Wiki ?

India Policy Wiki is your platform. A platform for providing information about policy issues in India and also to enable an open space for policy discussions. Most of the legislations passed in the Parliament last for at least 75 to 100 years. However these legislations are not debated or discussed enough. There is a need to make the common person aware of these policy matters and make sure that their opinions are heard on issues that concern all citizens. Our initial thrust is to simplify policy issues by translating summaries of recent Bills in the Parliament and use Internet and other Media (regional newspapers etc.) to educate and inform the common person. This online, multi-lingual, open-content, collaborative platform is a voluntary association of individuals working to develop a common resource of knowledge related to Indian Legislation in various Indian languages.

The objective of this exercise is to make policy issues widely accessible to a number of people in India in multiple regional languages. India Policy Wiki is not affiliated to any particular organization or political party but it will draw policy related content from any number of sources.

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Hot Topics

Comparison of Lokpal Bill Drafts [ಕನ್ನಡ], [हिंदी], [తెలుగు] A table that compares the Lok Pal Bill drafted by the government representatives on the Joint Committee on Lok Pal and the Bill drafted by the nominees of Anna Hazare.

The Land Acquisition Bill [हिन्दी] [ಕನ್ನಡ] [తెలుగు ] This bill attempts to expand the rights of those whose land is being acquired while restricting the types of projects for which governments can acquire land. It also provides for a separate authority to settle disputes over land acquisition. A companion piece of legislation (the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2007) attempts to specify the benefits that displaced people will receive.

Jan Lokpal Bill [हिन्दी] [ಕನ್ನಡ] [తెలుగు] - This is a proposed bill to create effective anti-corruption and grievance redressal systems at centre so that effective deterrent is created against corruption and to provide effective protection to whistleblowers.

The National Identification Authority of India Bill [ಕನ್ನಡ] [తెలుగు] [हिन्दी]- This Bill provides for the establishment of the National Identification Authority of India, primarily of the purpose of issuing identification to all individuals residing in India. It also penalises individuals for offences as defined under this Bill, including impersonation, providing false biometric information, breaching the database, among others.

Languages Supported

India Policy Wiki supports multiple Indian languages. Please visit the appropriate pages to submit a translation for a bill summary or to submit a new article. Please contact us if you need an account to login.

The following languages are currently active with volunteer contributions:

• Kannada - ಕನ್ನಡ
• Hindi - हिन्दी
• Telugu - తెలుగు

We support the following languages as well and we are looking for volunteers to contribute:

• Gujarati - ગુજરાતી
• Bengali - বাংলা
• Tamil - தமிழ்
• Malayalam - മലയാളം

Volunteering Opportunity

A good policy and an informed citizen are both increasingly becoming an exception than a rule. We need your help to reverse that!

We are looking for people to come on board to take this initiative forward. We need ideas and people who can execute. Our goal is simple and crisp - to make common people aware of public policy issues . We are looking for people to help us with translating legislative bills. If you can spare or invest a few hours of the week for this initiative, please write to us at contact@indiapolicywiki.org

If you are interested in any of the above positions or if the idea of India Policy Wiki seems exciting and you want to be a part of it even though you are not sure how, please write to us at contact@indiapolicywiki.org