Transcript Rijit Sengupta, CUTS International

Outline of Advocacy Activities in
India
CREW project
Rijit Sengupta
CUTS
20th October 2014, New Delhi
Outline
• Approach: linking evidence with advocacy, targeting
‘outcomes’
• Mapping stakeholders for advocacy – National and State level
• National advocacy agenda
• State-specific advocacy agenda
• Developing the Advocacy Plan
• Endnotes – Overall suggestions by NRG members
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1. Linking evidence with advocacy
• Identifying ‘cases’ or ‘stories’ from the states
• Cases that help link:
Competition reforms > Market effects > Implications on
beneficiaries (consumers and producers)
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Possibility of quantifying results?
Compelling case studies (qualitative, anecdotal)
Developing working relations with key SHs (national & state)
Creating and conveying the advocacy message(s)
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Advocating to Whom?
National and State Level SHs
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2. Mapping stakeholders for advocacy –
National and State level
Bus Transport
SH Categories
National Level
Nodal
Ministry/Deptt.
Regulator &
Specialised
entities
Research
Institution, NGO
Business Assocn
MoRTH, MoCA
Media
National Media
Competition
Commission of India
State Level
Deptt. of Transport,
Municipal Corpn.
Janmarg, AMTS, BCLL
CEPT, Embarq, CUTS
Bus Owners and Operators Associations
State, Vernacular
Media
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2. Mapping stakeholders for advocacy –
National and State level
Wheat
SH Categories
National Level
State Level
Nodal
Ministry/Deptt.
Regulator &
Specialised
entities
Ministry of Agriculture Deptt of Agriculture
Competition
Commission of India,
CACP
State Seeds Corpn,
BSFC, BAMETI
Research
Institution, NGO
Business Assocn
NCAER, NIAM
BASIX, FnF
Bharat Krishak Samaj
Farmers groups
Media
National Media
State& Vern. Media
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Advocating on What?
Wheat and Bus Transport Sectoral Issues
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3. National advocacy issues
Staple Food/Wheat
• Pro-competitive reforms in seeds sector is working in the
interest of farmers. How can this experience be replicated in
other inputs, e.g. – credit
• Greater thought needed in engaging private sector in
infrastructure and service provision (supply-chain)
• APMC reforms designed to deliver benefits mostly for large and
middle level farmers, who can reach and sell at the ‘mandi’
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3. National advocacy issues
Bus Transport
• Institutional strategy for promoting competition in the process
of public procurement (promoting PPPs in Bus Service)
• Possibility of having (modern) state public transport authority –
market has evolved but regulatory framework has remained
archaic
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4. State specific advocacy agenda
Wheat
• Demonstrating benefits of competition in Bihar’s seed sector
to state policymakers for replication in other sectors – credit,
fertiliser, etc.
• Institutional reforms in PACS – unleashing its potential of easy
access at the grassroots
• Ensuring fair and equal access for farmers to sell their
produce in ‘Mandis’
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4. State specific advocacy agenda
Bus Transport
• Reviewing legal monopoly to GSRTC in Gujarat?
• Exploring pro-competitive reform options to help AMTS meet
the ‘revenue’ gap
• Institutional strategy to promote competition in PPPs in city
transport, BRTS
• Highlight the need for a modern, state public transport
regulatory authority in M.P.
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Advocating How?
Strategy for Success
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5. Developing the Advocacy Plan
NATIONAL LEVEL (WHEAT)
ISSUE
APPROACH
INDICATOR OF SUCCESS
Conveying pro-competitive
reforms in Seeds to Key SHs
Replicating the above in other
inputs markets, eg Credit
Better private participation in
infrastructure services
(supply-chain)
Improving APMC
implementation for small
farmers
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5. Developing the Advocacy Plan
NATIONAL LEVEL (BUS TRANSPORT)
ISSUE
APPROACH
INDICATOR OF SUCCESS
Promoting principles
of ‘fair competition’ in
PPP
Advocating for state level public transport
regulatory authority
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5. Developing the Advocacy Plan
STATE LEVEL (WHEAT)
ISSUE
APPROACH
INDICATOR OF SUCCESS
Demonstrating benefits of
competition in Bihar’s seed
sector in other sectors
Institutional reforms in
PACS – unleashing its
potential of easy access at
the grassroots
Ensuring fair and equal
access for farmers to sell
their produce in ‘Mandis’
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5. Developing the Advocacy Plan
STATE LEVEL (BUS TRANSPORT)
ISSUE
APPROACH
INDICATOR OF SUCCESS
Reviewing legal monopoly to
GSRTC in Gujarat?
Exploring pro-competitive
reform options to help AMTS
meet the ‘revenue’ gap
Institutional strategy to
promote competition in PPPs
in city transport, BRTS
Highlight the need for a
modern, state public transport
regulatory authority in M.P.
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6. Endnotes – Overall Suggestions by NRG
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Thanks for your attention!
[email protected]
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