New Delhi:
Pics:Big B watches Peepli Live with Aamir
Pics:Peepli Live
Pics:Music launch of Peepli Live
Probably for the first time inthe history of the Planning Commission, the nation's officialthink tank today organised special screening Peepli Live, asatire on farmers' suicide and inefficiency of developmentprogrammes, for its senior bureaucrats and planners.
"Since the film talks about the perception of people onthe development programmes and so on, we thought that thiswill be quite useful for the Planning Commission officers tosee the film," Planning Commission Deputy Chairman MontekSingh Ahluwalia told reporters after screening of the film inYojana Bhawan.
The film, which was even seen by Prime Minister ManmohanSingh last month, is a political satire based on the farmers'suicides, approach of bureaucrats and superfluous approach ofelectronic and print media.
Talking about the special screening of the film, Montekalso said that this kind of initiatives should be useful forthe Plan panel experts to see the sort of impression peoplehave about the development schemes.
"May be, it will help them to think on what actuallygoes on and on how they can make things better," Ahluwaliaadded.
The initiative comes at a time, when the Commission hasstarted formulation of the draft Approach Paper of the 12thfive year plan (20012-17). The plan document, which willeventually be approved by the National Development Council(NDC), the highest policy making body of the country, is basedon the guidelines provided in the Approach Paper.
"We were not looking for answers (of the questions posedby the film)... They will keep coming gradually. All we wantedthat people should react and think about the plight of commonman," said director of the film Anusha Rizvi, who was presentat the special screening.
Besides Ahluwalia, Member Secretary Sudha Pillai,Members Arun Maira, Sayeeda Hamid and other senior officialsof the Commission were also present at the special screening.
Pics:Peepli Live
Pics:Music launch of Peepli Live
Probably for the first time inthe history of the Planning Commission, the nation's officialthink tank today organised special screening Peepli Live, asatire on farmers' suicide and inefficiency of developmentprogrammes, for its senior bureaucrats and planners.
"Since the film talks about the perception of people onthe development programmes and so on, we thought that thiswill be quite useful for the Planning Commission officers tosee the film," Planning Commission Deputy Chairman MontekSingh Ahluwalia told reporters after screening of the film inYojana Bhawan.
The film, which was even seen by Prime Minister ManmohanSingh last month, is a political satire based on the farmers'suicides, approach of bureaucrats and superfluous approach ofelectronic and print media.
Talking about the special screening of the film, Montekalso said that this kind of initiatives should be useful forthe Plan panel experts to see the sort of impression peoplehave about the development schemes.
"May be, it will help them to think on what actuallygoes on and on how they can make things better," Ahluwaliaadded.
The initiative comes at a time, when the Commission hasstarted formulation of the draft Approach Paper of the 12thfive year plan (20012-17). The plan document, which willeventually be approved by the National Development Council(NDC), the highest policy making body of the country, is basedon the guidelines provided in the Approach Paper.
"We were not looking for answers (of the questions posedby the film)... They will keep coming gradually. All we wantedthat people should react and think about the plight of commonman," said director of the film Anusha Rizvi, who was presentat the special screening.
Besides Ahluwalia, Member Secretary Sudha Pillai,Members Arun Maira, Sayeeda Hamid and other senior officialsof the Commission were also present at the special screening.
