Citizen Advisory Calls for ‘Team Uttarakhand, One KPI’ to Address Governance and Social Harmony
Major ( Rtd) Onkar Singh Negi, ( Chandigarh)
Dehradun: A citizen advisory issued on 27th June 2026 has urged the Uttarakhand government to move beyond departmental silos and adopt a result-oriented, united approach to tackle the state’s pressing challenges of human-wildlife conflict, unregulated tourism impact, agrarian distress, and rising incidents of social disharmony.
Submitted by veteran *Maj Onkar Singh Negi*, the advisory notes that these issues are interlinked and cannot be solved in isolation. It points out that at present the Forest, Tourism and Agriculture Departments often work with separate targets, and the absence of a joint holistic review mechanism leads to policy contradictions on the ground. Public grievances, it says, get trapped in blame games while casteism and regionalism further dilute the focus from service delivery. The advisory stresses that a sense of accountability is missing because the principle of _’Perform or Perish’_ is not being enforced in practice.
Citing the existing constitutional and policy framework, the advisory recalls that Article 38 of the Constitution directs the State to promote welfare by securing a social order, and that the Supreme Court’s 2018 guidelines on mob violence mandate preventive, remedial and punitive measures in every district. It also refers to Uttarakhand Vision 2030, which emphasizes “Eco-Tourism with Local Prosperity” and “Zero Tolerance to Social Violence”, and notes that the CM Dashboard system already exists for performance monitoring.
For governance, the advisory makes a respectful suggestion for a “Team Uttarakhand, One KPI” model. It recommends a monthly inter-ministerial task force under the direct chairmanship of the Hon’ble Chief Minister, with the Secretaries of Forest, Tourism, Agriculture and Home, with one clear agenda: to solve one ground problem jointly. It calls for result-based accountability where ministerial performance is assessed on field outcomes verified by independent CMO teams and third-party citizen feedback, not just departmental reports. The motto, it suggests, must be _’Produce or Pay’_ – deliver results for the public or be held accountable for non-performance – in line with the spirit of ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’. It also proposes a public grievance audit through random calls to beneficiaries by Ministers’ offices, on the lines of the successful ‘Mo Sarkar’ model, to ensure that the truth reaches the top.
On social harmony, the advisory advocates “Unity Through Participation”. It urges strict implementation of law through fast-track courts and district nodal officers for mob violence as per Supreme Court directions, so that justice is visible and swift. Quoting Article 51A(e), it says it is every citizen’s duty to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood, which can be achieved not by breaking communities but by creating more shared spaces such as inter-community sports meets, skill hubs and market linkages where livelihoods become interdependent. It also suggests special programs in schools and colleges under ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ to celebrate diversity while building a shared identity as Uttarakhandis and Indians.
In conclusion, the advisory states that the strength of Uttarakhand lies in its people and its nature, and that when departments work as one team and citizens stand as one family, no challenge is insurmountable. It requests the government to activate the policies that already exist, and pledges citizen support for every step that takes the State towards peace, prosperity and performance.
_Jai Hind. Jai Uttarakhand._
