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Four Priorities to Keep in Mind when Engaging with the Government
Millions of Indian citizens depend on the government for basic services like education, health, nutrition, and others. For these services to reach citizens, a gigantic machinery of people and processes is at play. This makes the government a complicated institution to understand and navigate. In more than a decade of our existence as a research … Continue reading "Four Priorities to Keep in Mind when Engaging with the Government"
Insights on Civil Society-Local Government Coordination
Last month, the Accountability Initiative hosted a panel discussion on ‘Capacity Building for Better Coordination with the Local Government’, as part of the Badhte Kadam webinar. The panel deliberated on the relationship between the civil society and the government, and their dynamics. The panel was moderated by Rajika Seth, Lead- Learning and Development at the … Continue reading "Insights on Civil Society-Local Government Coordination"
Rajasthan’s ‘Model’ Response
Over the last 4 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Union and State governments have been trying to find a perfect mix of policy responses or “models” to curb the contagion. Towards the end of March 2020, Bhilwara district in Rajasthan witnessed a growing concentration of infections, and was on its way to become an … Continue reading "Rajasthan’s ‘Model’ Response"
Whither, Local Governments, in the Pandemic?
I had written a few weeks back that the lockdowns ordered in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic had been instrumental in stalling, if not reversing the trend towards re-centralisation of powers and functions by the State and the Union Governments. A webinar organised by the Gulati institute of Finance and Taxation, Thiruvananthapuram, on 16 … Continue reading "Whither, Local Governments, in the Pandemic?"
Inside Delhi’s Doorstep Public Services Delivery Scheme
My blog published earlier this year discussed brokers and their role in the delivery of public services. The Government of NCT Delhi (GNCTD) in 2018 launched a programme where they formalised these informal public service providers through an external agency. While 40 services were covered in September 2018, this was soon increased to 70 (across … Continue reading "Inside Delhi’s Doorstep Public Services Delivery Scheme"