For all the ills of today, we, the RWAs are also equally responsible.

Dear S. Vohra ji,

Thanks. For all the ills of today, we, the RWAs are also equally responsible. Let's not shed away our responsibility! I mean no offence. It is basically because of in-fighting amongst the members in the Managing Committes of RWAs supplemented with the 'chalta hai' attitude of the authorities concerned particularly at the basic level, who are only responsible and answerable to their bosses, most of them have the same attitude who have no passion or committment for doing the work perfectly. This is further accentuated by our representatives whom we elect once in 5 years and who are also not anwerable to the aam admit but to their leaders only!

Earlier the term of office of the members of the MC for one year only and they could not take any long time view for the overall development of the colony but shortsighted to achieve 'small' favours with which they were happy! But now with the longer term of office i.e. 3 years the members could certainly chalk out long term strategies and planning for the overall development of their respective colonies but with all 'old people' (no offence to any) still clinching to their offices and not exposed to outside development and technologies, we are still roaming in the dark! How many RWAs are having full-fledged offices with whole time paid staff, how many offices are equipped with PCs and other basic facilities etc. We have not modernised the offices.

Why not we could correspond over e-mails with all authorities concerned and thereby save precious time, energy and precious paper (making it environmentally rich) and the RCS and such authorities including the Bhagidari schemes of the Govt. could also assist the RWAs in setting up the offices properly and streamlining their working and meet partly or wholly the RWAs expenses who comply with the requirements of the Govt. in this respect, like the National Sports Federations, who are all also autonomous, but assisted with financial assistance and paid Joint/Asst. Secretaries who function in the offices of the NSFs, who are also given accommodation etc. free of cost by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports! 

We have a lot of scope for improving the working conditions of the RWAs who cannot survive only on charity of the residents, whose demands and expectations from the RWAs are ever increasing unabatedly! Let's ponder over the matter in the overall interest of the RWAs' functioning ably assisted by the Govt. agencies, which is really a 'bhagidari' effort and contribution!

With best regards,

TK Balu
Hony.Secretary/RBECHS/Anand Vihar