Dr. Lubna Sarwath

Dr. Lubna Sarwath received a Ph.D in Islamic Economics & Finance from Trisakti Universtiy of Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2011. She also holds an MBA from IGNOU - Indira Gandhi National Open University, in Delhi. Before pursuing her Ph.D she worked for the Punjab National Bank and for the State Bank of India during which she obtained CAIIB from Indian Institute of Bankers. In her opinion, local leaders should conduct regular surveys of respective constituencies to identify problems faced by citizens at the grass-root level. According to her, a Consultative Participatory Institution should be set up at all levels of policy making in order to ensure that all bodies of knowledge including indigenous knowledge are applied on a task to generate unified knowledge. This could also be a sustainable methodology ensuring the involvement and participation of citizens for inclusive development and wellbeing. She wants her constituency to become a role model, in terms of political, social, economic, cultural, moral and environmental aspects characterized by innovation and integrated development. This is about good governance which includes participatory democracy, transparency, accountability, judicious responsibility, equitability and justice. She believes that only internal democracy within political parties and a systemic change that enables party membership, party ticket issuing, and candidate election on basis of laid down evaluation criteria and performance appraisals in terms of social service and public conduct can ensure delivery of good governance. In her opinion, the i-WIL programme will help her in developing political acumen, strategic thinking, leadership skills and give her impetus to realize her vision for a better India.