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On Backwardness and Special Status – part 2

My previous blog outlined the manner in which funds are transferred from Government of India (GOI) to states and the need for a fresh approach in transferring funds in the context of changing centr.....

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ADB Report: Ensure Transparency and Enforce Accountability

"Implement priorities , monitor results, ensure transparency and enforce accountability" - that is the message of the Asia Development Bank's 2009 report entitled .....

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Its Our Money, Where's it Gone? Social Auditing in Kenya

In Kenya, members of parliament receive approximately one million dollars per year to spend on development projects in their constituencies through a scheme called the Constituency Development Fund (C.....

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Accountability Initiative Summer Internships 2010

The Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi invites applications for a summer internship programme offering internship positions to interested MA and M.PHIL students. The i.....

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India's Whistleblower Bill: A Comparison with International Best Practice Standards

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has produced a study comparing India's Whistleblower Bill (Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Per.....

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Planning Commission: Call for inputs on Approach Paper for XIIth Plan

The Planning Commission, Government of India, is accepting inputs for inclusion in its Approach Paper for the XIIth Five Year Plan. The .....

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India's Financial Drain

Rishiv Khattar Global Financial Integrity.....

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New RTI Act Rules Top Secret?

Venkatesh Nayak .....

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Case Studies in Accountability: The Kerala Ombudsman

The Case Studies in Accountability Series documents innovative accountability experiments being undertaken in the country. The first case study in this series documents the office of the .....

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Gaps in the Whistleblower's Bill

Venkatesh Nayak The Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Persons Making Disclosure Bill, 2010 (the Whistleblower Bill) has been tabled in the Lok Sabha (Lower H.....

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Debate on the UID: Share your views!

  Accountability Intitative invites your views on the UID, on the brink of its first roll out in rural Maharashtra. We welcome comments on any aspect of the UID-- its' implementation.....

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Satark Nagrik Sangathan: MLA Report Cards

Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS) is a citizens’ group with a mandate to promote transparency and accountability in government f.....

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RTI portal and logo launch: Press release

The Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri Prithviraj Chavan launched the Logo on RTI and the RTI portal today in the presen.....

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The YP Foundation: Call for positions

The YP Foundation is hiring! The YP Foundation (TYPF) is a youth run and led organization that supports and enables young people to�.....

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Janaagraha: Call for positions

Janaagraha is a Bangalore based not-for-profit organisation that works with citizens and government to change the quality of life in India’s cities and town.....

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Local-Level Accountability: Lessons from Latin America

Suvojit Chattopadhyay Expectations of gains from citiz.....

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Explore AI's Document Library

Our website www.accountabilityindia.org is designed as a comprehensive source on the state of accountability i.....

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Private learning landscape in India: A brief review of the literature and available data

>by Ashish Ranjan   In the month of April and May 2015, there was hardly any academic work happening in schools in Bihar. Thousands of school teachers teaching in primar.....

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From Outlays to Outcomes- Getting Development from Development Expenditures

In August 2009, AI and the Centre for Development Finance, Institute for Financial Management and Research organised a conference entitled “From Outlays to Outcomes - Getting Development from Dev.....

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AI's New Working Paper - 'Enhancing Accountability in Public Service Delivery Through Social Audits: A Case Study of Andhra Pradesh, India'

Accountability Initiative's new working paper examines the effectiveness of social audit as a tool to enhance accountability. Using a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods, Ritesh Singh and V.....

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