What does a common man (aam admi) require for a decent living

Our governments fail to rise to the aspirations of the common man. There is a total disconnect between the people and the government. This is essentially due to the structure of our democracy, where there is no single person or body that can be held responsible for the mess that we live in. So, what does a common man want from the government.

Here is a list of few things

• Roads are maintained in good condition.
• Street lights function
• Whenever roads are dug up, proper signs and safety precautions are put in place
• Garbage is collected on a regular basis
• Road digging should be a planned activity with the involvement of all agencies that require to dig the road and repair it subsequently. We often find a road dug up, resurfaced and then dug up again in a very short span of time.
• Gardens, if any are available, should be maintained properly
• Water supply, the bane of all metros, should be clean and adequate.
• All construction firms and their promoters should be black-listed for not obtaining occupation certificates for buildings constructed by them singly or as a partner/director.
• Illegal construction should not happen in any urban conglomerate.
• Information of local authorities should be made available to the people such as
  
• Ward officer
• Police Officer/ Constables
• Sewerage and Garbage In Charge
• Water Supply In Charge
• Electric Supply In Charge
• Local Municipal Representative of the people
  
• Local elected MLA
• Sports clubs should be created and sports activities encouraged to foster closer community integration.
• Senior citizens should be enumerated, protected and provided for
• Community interaction and gatherings should be organized
• Library / Reading Room facilities should be made available to all free of cost.
• Business establishments should be made to follow fair business practices and subscribe to a fair practice code.

It is not that all these activities are not happening, some are indeed taking place, but almost all the effort is a local level and often propagated by a political party.

It is time that the authorities that be wake up to these simple and small needs of the people