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Governance and Administration Reform at Grass Roots
G. Palanithurai
Deemed University - Gandhigram Rural Institute
The Icfai University Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 38-58, October 2008
Abstract:
Every society wants an efficient government to deliver public goods to the people. Only an efficient leader can give an efficient government. An informed and responsible citizen will emerge only when efficient governance is in position. A government should be efficient to protect the people and property, enable the people to earn their livelihood and achieve prosperity and live peacefully. Though there are innumerable government departments in India carrying out activities at the grass roots level through various schemes and programmes, the people's needs are not met. While the spending on development has not reduced, the demands of the people have increased. Secondly, these government departments are not uniform at the Gram Panchayat level. Thirdly, there is no scientific database at the Gram Panchayat level. In India, governance and development are exclusively for a class of people and as a result the poor, women and Dalits are marginalised in getting due access to governance and information related to development. To overcome the problems, Panchayat Raj Institutions need to be strengthened.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1286000
G. Palanithurai
Deemed University - Gandhigram Rural Institute
The Icfai University Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 38-58, October 2008
Abstract:
Every society wants an efficient government to deliver public goods to the people. Only an efficient leader can give an efficient government. An informed and responsible citizen will emerge only when efficient governance is in position. A government should be efficient to protect the people and property, enable the people to earn their livelihood and achieve prosperity and live peacefully. Though there are innumerable government departments in India carrying out activities at the grass roots level through various schemes and programmes, the people's needs are not met. While the spending on development has not reduced, the demands of the people have increased. Secondly, these government departments are not uniform at the Gram Panchayat level. Thirdly, there is no scientific database at the Gram Panchayat level. In India, governance and development are exclusively for a class of people and as a result the poor, women and Dalits are marginalised in getting due access to governance and information related to development. To overcome the problems, Panchayat Raj Institutions need to be strengthened.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1286000