Good Governance In India Research Articles

Right to information: a cornerstone of good governance in India

Right to information: a cornerstone of good governance in India

Effectiveness Public Interest Litigation for Good Governance in India: Issues and Challenges

Effectiveness Public Interest Litigation for Good Governance in India: Issues and Challenges

Understanding globalization and good governance in India: Issues and challenges

Exposing the link between governance and globalization is a big topic in the scholarly discussion of the 21st century. Globalization as a multifaceted process has immensely affected the governance system worldwide, and India is no exception. Presently, this state is struggling to cope with many challenges to ensure effective governance and service delivery to the people. The prime objective of this paper is to discuss governance and its effectiveness in the developmental process of India in the context of a globalized environment. Finally, this paper has highlighted some lacunas of the governance system and suggested that this country requires the best alternative measures for the effective implementation of Good governance principles to take the benefits of the globalization process.

Good Governance in India: Challenges and Way Ahead

Good Governance in India: Challenges and Way Ahead

Public Policy Management and Good Governance: Challenges and the Way Forward

The world is facing extraordinary challenges. Policymakers are attempting to develop institutions that are able to cope with rapid changes in demographics, the environment, and the economy. Policymakers are part of the system in which governments operate. Numerous external and internal pressures continuously attack this structure. Exogenous changes or fresh knowledge caused policies to be reversed or revised more frequently than necessary. In India, policymakers are confronted with an increasing number of issues caused by various types of complexity. In this complex environment, the demand for good policy making is steadily increasing. The objective of this paper is to study various facets and dimensions of good governance from public policy perspective. The paper also explores the public policy alternatives and methods to address the issues and challenges of good governance in India. During the discussion, the authors found that corruption and poor capacity building are main impediments in establishing good governance which in turn hampers the efficiency and equity in the provision of public services, thereby weakening the enforcement mechanism of public policy management principles. The paper also revealed that for effective public policy management and administration, there is a dire need to formulate and implement stringent rules and regulations against the menaces like illegal use of force, corruption, bureaucratic bungling, criminalisation of politics and other constraints hampering good governance. Therefore, to create checks and balances across tiers of government and to correct the existing distortions, the paper suggests reform strategies such as decentralisation of public services through participation of private sector, involvement of poor people in state sponsored development programmes, outcome orientation and having women representation in democratic institutions for ensuring good governance. In order to accomplish these desired social changes, enacting strong legislation with severe penalties and its rigorous execution is the need of the hour.

Good Governance in India - Current Scenario: Issues of Concern: A Policy Perspective

Purpose: The government believes in minimum government and maximum governance; the study is an attempt to examine it by analysing aspects relating to social security and social justice; prisons and prisons’ occupancy; corruption and bribery rate; judiciary and pressure on judiciary highlighting pendency at different courts. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study is exploratory and descriptive in nature. The data for the study has been drawn from government policy documents, published reports, and research studies and publications. The study is presented in five parts. Current economic scenario and prospects are contained in part one. The second part discusses aspects relating to social security and social justice; it also deals with norms relating to legislatures; prisons and prisons’ occupancy; corruption and bribery rate; judiciary and pressure on judiciary. Findings: Financial inclusion is in the progressive stage though is not very bright and the number of districts in states is below par bank branches. India’s ranking on the ease of doing business (EoDB) has improved to 63 ranks and has an objective to enhance it to 50. Research Limitations: The major limitation of the study is that the study is limited to the extensive review. Managerial Implications: The managerial implications reflect the following policy changes: (a) Universal Basic Income (UBI) promising farmers and the poor Rs. 6,000 pa, should be on top of public health and education to make a direct transfer to an individual’s bank account, (b) Uniform policy on the bonanza announced by political parties in their election manifesto, (c) Simultaneous elections for the states and the Union, (d) Politics does not impinge on the laid-out economic policies. Originality/Value: The study showcased the original work of the authors in the discussing the policy issue with respect to Governance.

Initiatives required for good governance

Good governance requires transparency, accountability, strict adherence to rule of law, responsiveness, equal participation of all the groups, efficiency and effectiveness, independence of judiciary, protection of human rights, fair and proper exercise of both political and administrative authority, committed, corruption free, dedicated and sincere administration, regular, free and fair elections, etc. A close examination of real position of good governance in India clearly stands for evidence that due to several flaws and drawbacks good governance in the country is a distant dream. The basic aims and objectives of good governance can be achieved if all the political bosses, administrators and all the citizens work with missionary zeal and are committed for the noble cause and are above petty politics, vested interests and follow ethical and moral values. There is also a need of effective, impartial, vigilant and enlightened citizens, fair press and electronic media, effective civil society, NGOs as well as speedy non biased judicial system.

E-Governance as a Tool of Good Governance in India: A Case Study of Suwidha Kendra, Jalandhar (Punjab)

With the progress of information and communication technologies, e-Governance has emerged as a significant contributor in improving citizens’ perceptions towards administration worldwide. The present paper examines that if an increase in the quality of governance through the mode of electronic public service delivery mechanism will prove to be an effective tool of good governance. The primary data have been collected by field survey by using schedule, personal interview and observation methods. For this purpose, a random sample of those 80 SUWIDHA (single user-friendly window disposal and helpline for applicants) clients was chosen who were availing the services from the SUWIDHA centre at Jalandhar District (Punjab). The analysis has been done by taking into considerations the perspectives of clients and administrators. This empirical study determines e-Governance as tool of good governance in the context of facilitating interactions, reducing transaction costs and time, time-bound receiving of services, citizenry awareness and knowledge, basic infrastructure and ease in applying for the services and their deliverance.

E-Governance: Good Governance in India

India is a developing nation. Its population is the second largest in the world after the China. Both central and state government has to render various public services to do governance in various sectors relating to the citizens. So both governments have a pressure of doing governance effectively and efficiently. E-Governance is a most effective form of delivering public services to citizens in online mode. It helps the government to do their task related to citizens. There is need of continuous study on e-governance governance in India. In the present study we review the literature on e-governance nationally as well as internationally. We identify four modes of delivering public services through E-Governance: G2C; G2E; G2G; G2C. We find six benefits: Better Communication; Government Accountability; Government Savings; Participation of Citizens; Speed and Time saving; Transparency of Public Services and five drawbacks: Limited access of Internet; Insecurity; Drawbacks of ICT & Electricity; Costly Electronics Gazettes and Internet connections.

Good governance and development

The concept of good governance plays a very important role in the modern government system. Today people are conscious and they always aware of the day to day functioning of the government. So the government also tries to satisfy the general people. Where good governance creates an environment which fosters strong and equitable development and it is an essential to complement to sound economic policies. With the advent of the new economic order, manifested in the form of globalisation, liberalisation, and Privatisation has brought in a new governance paradigm prescriptively being referred to as good governance. Since the 1990s the concept of good governance has become one of the most widely used in debates in development, public policy and international relations. The first part of this paper is related to be an overview of Governance, Good Governance in India and second part of this paper is related to Good governance and development with different sectors. Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6869.2017.00008.5

Party Systems and Public Goods: The Dynamics of Good Governance in the Indian States

The effort to understand when governments provide public goods to their citizens is among the most important in political science. One institution that seems to be highly influential in policy-making, particularly in parliamentary democracies, is the party system. In this paper, we consider two of the key elements of party systems – the effective number of parties and electoral volatility. We argue that the influence of both of these characteristics on the provision of public goods is curvilinear rather than linear, as has generally been supposed in past research. Our contention is that intermediate levels of party system size and stability are ideal for public goods provision; when these levels are too low, the system is not competitive enough to incentivize service provision, but when they are too high, the system is too fragmented and unstable to produce long-run beneficial outcomes. The best outcomes will be observed, we argue, when the benefits of competition are balanced against the risks of fragmentation and instability. We test our argument with a panel model of public goods provision in India’s twenty-nine state and territories, measured by education spending, road construction, and revenue accumulation. Our results provide support for our arguments and shed new light on the role of party systems in structuring good governance in India and in parliamentary democracies around the world.

Right to Information and Itts Significance to Ensure Good Governance in India

The free flow of information is must for a democratic society as it helps the society to grow and to retain a continuous debate and discussion among the people. No democratic government can survive without accountability and the basic postulate of accountability that is the people should have information about the functioning of the government. Gone are the days when public dealings were kept in strict secret, a practice which often led to corruption, misuse and abuse of statutory and administrative power. Freedom of information brings openness in the administration which helps to promote transparency in state affairs, keep government more accountable and ultimately reduce corruption. Disclosure of information in regard to the functioning of the government must be the rule and secrecy an exception. The Right to Information Act, 2005 was passed for making the government transparent and more accountable; the effective use of it would, in a long run, curb corruption. In a responsible Government like ours where all the agents of the public must be responsible for their conduct, there could be no secrets. There has been no vehicle available for individual citizens to impact the governance structure. In a system reeking with corruption and becoming increasingly insensitive to the problems of the disadvantaged Citizenry, the Right to Information has shown promise of empowering Citizens to get accountability and act as an enforcer of good governance.

Cloud based e-Voting: One Step Ahead for Good Governance in India

This paper presents an effective secure and fear free e-voting model based on cloud computing. On implementation it will facilitate those voters who are willing but not in to the position to cast their votes owing to their absence from head quarter for reasons beyond their control. In this paper eVoting model has been integrated with AADHAR CARD or Unique Identification (UID) card data base using cloud. By integrating e-Voting model with cloud infrastructure and AADHAR CARD database, percentage of polling would increase and can provide authentic electoral voting mechanism to satisfy the need of the voters. Cloud computing would also accelerates the e-Voting system because of the new architecture and secure technology. It would enable users and developers to utilize computing resources that are virtualized and serve the needs of the voters via the internet.

Media's Role Towards Good Governance in India: Challenges, Issues and Concerns

Media's Role Towards Good Governance in India: Challenges, Issues and Concerns

Right to Information: Issues of Administrative Efficiency, Public Accountability and Good Governance in India

Right to Information: Issues of Administrative Efficiency, Public Accountability and Good Governance in India

The challenge of good governance in India

This paper makes an effort to provide a framework for good governance in India by identifying its essential features and shortcomings in its working. No theory of governance could be intelligible unless it is seen in the context of its time. India's democratic experience of the past six decades has clearly established that good governance must aim at expansion of social opportunities and removal of poverty. Good governance, according to the author, means securing justice, empowerment, employment and efficient delivery of services. The paper deals with these subjects in detail and also analyses administrative and political faultlines. It identifies criminalization of politics and corruption as two major challenges. It also highlights shifts in meaning and content of national values of the freedom movement particularly those of nationalism, democracy, secularism, non-alignment, and mixed economy and its impact on the nitty gritty of administration as well as on the intellectual build up of the organs of the Indian State. The paper lists several areas of concern that need to be addressed energetically and calls for synergy of efforts between government, the market and the civil society. The need is to formulate a national strategy that accords primacy to the Gandhian principle of ‘antodaya” without sacrificing growth and by making instruments of State accountable for good governance.