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A Member of Parliament on an average represents 23 Lakh people. Through programs like MPLAD, Parliamentarians are expected to bring changes to the constituency directly.
However, there are limited pathways for MPs to onboard talented professionals to support them in the constituency.
SPARC Associates.
While working with an American senator Ms. Katherine Harris, Rwitwika Bhattacharya, Founder & CEO of Swaniti Initiative, observed first-hand the amount of help a senator gets for the work in his or her constituency, unlike their Indian counterparts. A Member of Parliament in India spends a significant amount of time on the constituency related issues but unfortunately there is negligible help for constituency development.
Intrigued by the scope of change that a young professional can bring by working with the Member of Parliament, she started a 3-month fellowship to work with the Members of Parliament. Owing to the success of the interventions and increasing demands from the members of parliament, SPARC was born in mid-2015 due to consistent efforts by a cohort of MPs.
The Objective is to strengthen last-mile public service delivery by working with the key stakeholders in the most underserved parts of India.
SPARC associates live by the word of Mother Teresa:
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”
SPARC-AI · current phase
The next chapter.
SPARC now places Fellows with Members of Parliament to make sure AI reaches the last mile, helping women in Self-Help Groups use AI to run their businesses better and earn more.