Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
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Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan is an Indian grassroots organization known for pioneering the right to information movement and advocating for the rights and transparency for workers and peasants.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grassroots organization
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social movement organization ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | National Campaign for People’s Right to Information NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agrarian issues
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anti-corruption activism ⓘ labour rights ⓘ right to information movement NERFINISHED ⓘ rural development ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Aruna Roy
NERFINISHED
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Nikhil Dey NERFINISHED ⓘ Shankar Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ local villagers of Devdungri ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act social audit provisions
NERFINISHED
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Right to Information Act, 2005 (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | MKSS collective of activists ⓘ |
| hasSlogan | “Hamara paisa, hamara hisaab” ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Devdungri, Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
grassroots empowerment
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participatory democracy ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| inception | 1990 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influencing the enactment of the Right to Information Act, 2005
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innovative use of public hearings for transparency ⓘ mobilizing workers and peasants in Rajasthan ⓘ pioneering the right to information movement in India ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| legalForm | unregistered people’s organization ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rajasthan ⓘ |
| movement |
Right to Information movement in India
NERFINISHED
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anti-corruption movement in India ⓘ workers’ and peasants’ rights movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
campaigns for minimum wages enforcement
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grassroots campaign for the Right to Information Act in India ⓘ public hearings (jan sunwais) on village accounts ⓘ social audits of public works ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
India
NERFINISHED
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rural Rajasthan ⓘ |
| purpose |
accountability in public expenditure
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government transparency ⓘ peasants’ rights advocacy ⓘ right to information advocacy ⓘ workers’ rights advocacy ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
jan sunwai (public hearing)
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non-violent protest ⓘ sit-ins and dharnas ⓘ social audit ⓘ |
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