The Climate Parliament in India

I was reading about the Climate Parliament in India the other day and captured some thoughts here.

Observations

·         The number of questions is despicably low – 1.6 answers / MP / year only

·         The quality of questions is despicably low – mostly status inquiries and not enough probing or creative questions

·         There are no follow-up questions; seems like the questions are mere formalities

·         Enough business expertise on the team but lack technical expertise

·         Not enough joint questions from Climate Parliament Members – little coordination

Climate Parliament INDIA STEERING COMMITTEE

Patrons:

·         Mr. Milind Deora – MP Lok Sabha, INC, Maharashtra; BBA from BU; 37 years; 6 answers from MNRE over 5 years (0 in the last 3 years)

·         Mr. Rajeev Shukla – MP Rajya Sabha, INC, Maharashtra; M.A. LLB; 54 years; 1 answer from MNRE in 2009

·         Mr. J.D. Seelam – MP Rajya Sabha, INC, Andhra Pradesh; M.S. Chemistry; 60 years; 6 answers from MNRE over 5 years

Chairman:

·         Mr. Rajiv Pratap Rudy – MP Rajya Sabha, BJP, Bihar; M.A. Econ; LLB; 51 years; 8 answers from MNRE over 5 years but many renewable energy related questions

Convenor

·         Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal – MP Lok Sabha, BJP, Bihar; MBBS, MD; 48 years; 13 answers from MNRE over 5 years

Members:

·         Mr. P.D. Rai – MP Lok Sabha, Sikkim Democratic Front, Sikkim; BTech PGDM IIT Kanpur, IIM Ahmedabad; 59 years; 8  answers from MNRE over 5 years

·         Mr. Jayant Chaudhary – MP Lok Sabha, Rashtriya Lok Dal, UP; MSc Accounts and Finance from LSE; 35 years; 6  answers from MNRE over 5 years

·         Mr. Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo – MP Lok Sabha, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Orissa; B.A. Economics; 39 years; 16  answers from MNRE over 5 years

·         Mrs. Jhansi Lakshmi Botcha – Lok Sabha MP, INC, AP, M.A. (Philosophy), Ph.D.; 49 years; 10 answers from MNRE over 5 years

·         Mr. Ijyaraj Singh – Lok Sabha MP, INC, Rajasthan, M.B.A. from Columbia and Brown; 49 years; 12 answers from MNRE over 5 years

·         Mrs. Vandana Chavan – Rajya Sabha MP, NCP, Maharashtra, BSc, LLB; 52 years; 5 answers on renewable related questions over 2 years

South Asia Regional Director:

·         Mukul Sharma

Sources

http://www.prsindia.org/mptrack

http://164.100.47.5/qsearch/qsearch.aspx

http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/psearch/qsearch15.aspx