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Good Governance – People’s Participation

Good Governance – People’s Participation . “Infrastructure is not just a matter of roads, schools and power grids. It is equally a question of strengthening democratic governance and the rule of law.

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Good Governance – People’s Participation

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  1. Good Governance – People’s Participation

  2. “Infrastructure is not just a matter of roads, schools and power grids. It is equally a question of strengthening democratic governance and the rule of law. Without accountability, not only of the government to its people but of the people to each other, there is no hope for a viable democratic state” ~ Ban Ki Moon (UN Secretary General)

  3. Accountability • Consensus Oriented • Participatory • Transparent • Responsive • Equitable and Inclusive • Effective and Efficient • Follows the Rule of Law Eight Characteristics of Good Governance - UN

  4. Excellent Leadership • All Organs are checked & Balanced • Happiness of the Kingdom = the happiness of its people. • Happiness of the people lies in: • Wealth – Create more wealth • Protection and safety • Rule of Law – Impartial and Neutral • Opportunity to carry out one’s vocation without let or hindrance • Perception of ‘Just’ …appropriate punishment for transgression • Rulers, Ministers, Govt Officials • Servants of People • Disciplined • Knowledgeable and Skilled • Meritorious • Adequately Compensated • Capable of Consultations – A Pre-Requisite • Appropriate Controls – Excess Profiteering, greed of Individuals checked • Dignity and Moral Duties Arthasastra

  5. “The King is advised to adopt constantly the behaviour of a pregnant woman, as the mother disregarding her own likes seeks the good of the child in the womb, so should the king behave towards his people” To Sum Up

  6. Good Educational Facilities – Job Oriented • Infrastructure – Roads, Bridges, Power, Telecom, Irrigation Transport • Safety of Life, Property and peaceful Law and Order • Creating New Job Opportunities • Effectiveness and Efficiency – the working of government and its staff • Providing freedom • Reducing inequality including Good Governance according to People – A survey conducted by Kalsi, klrain and Vaidya

  7. Participatory approach as opposed to external expert approach – generates social change through the social learning and internationalization that is involved • It strengthens democracy and improves governance • Makes people understand how the government works and the constraints under which it functions • It encourages citizens to be involved in public affairs • It makes citizens identity themselves with the government • It enhances the dignity of the participants as it allows their voices to be heard and taken into account • Acts as a counterweight for secret lobbying and influence peddling Why People’s Participation ?

  8. Bhagidari is building Citizen’s Partnership in democratic governance • It is achieved through Large Group Interactive Process (LGIP) • LGPI Creates an opportunity for collaboration and a platform whereby the multi stakeholders gets an opportunity to meet as a large multi stakeholder group but dialogue in their small group • A consensus is arrived at between the people and government as to their respective roles and commitments were charted out for implementation • A few major initiatives successfully planned and implemented were: • Power Sector Privatization • Public transport change to CNG • Distribution of Water • Government School Management What is Bhagidari

  9. To avoid arbitrariness • To give a sense of belonging • The government is ‘Me’ • To enforce accountability on the part of the government and the citizens • Shared responsibility Why we need it?

  10. You have a role to play – constitutionally mandated. You can’t abdicate it. • Use technology as much as possible to be in touch with a larger section of the population • Engineer and activate greater use of RTI • You are for the poor, by the poor Is it Possible to Achieve?

  11. Accountability and Transparency • Continuous Reforms – Added Responsibilities • Public Private Partnership • Use of Technology • Attitudinal change • Need to update existing skills and acquire new skills Good Governance – Implications for Indian Civil Servants

  12. Expenditure on governance of India by the 790 politicians at the centre, the 4120 in the 35 states and UTs and the 18.7 Million Employees of the centre and state govts use about 2200 Crores per day, or Rd. 760,000 Crores per year both on capital and revenue account. • About 1.87% of the Indians govern 1090 million people! • This comes to about US $ 147 billion or nearly 25% Indians GDP • Are Indian Citizen getting the money’s worth? Whose money is it anyway?

  13. ONLY YOU CAN GIVE THE ACTUAL AND FINAL ANSWER!

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