Jaya Prakash Narayana

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Jaya Prakash Narayana (born 14 January 1956) is an Indian liberal politician, activist and a former public administrator. He is the founder and president of Foundation for Democratic Reforms dedicated to advancing governance reforms, electoral transparency, and decentralized administration in India. He served on the National Advisory Council during UPA‑1 and was a member of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission (2005) as well as the Task Force for the National Rural Health Mission. A doctor by profession, he joined the Indian Administrative Service and served as an officer of from 1980 to 1996, he took voluntary resignation from the service and started the Loksatta Movement, Lok Satta Party which had been instrumental in bringing several important national reforms. He is also a political reformer and columnist. He is well known for his role in electoral reforms and the Right to Information (RTI) act. He has also written columns in Indian newspapers, such as Times of India, The Economic...

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