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Making the RTI Work: A public hearing on the effectiveness of the Rajasthan State Information Commission

Recently, Jaipur’s Rajasthan University played host to the first ever Jan Manch or public hearing to evaluate the operations of the state’s Information commission (SIC). Organized by a network of Rajasthan based civil society organizations including the Rozgar Evum Soochna Adhikaar Abhiyaan, the Jan Manch brought together a motley crew of appellants, activists, and journalists … Continue reading "Making the RTI Work: A public hearing on the effectiveness of the Rajasthan State Information Commission"

Harnessing IT for good governance

Over the past decade or so, there have been islands of e-Governance initiatives in the country at the national, state, district and even block level. Some of them have been highly successful and are ready for replication across other states. Experiences from successes as well as the failures of the various initiatives play an important … Continue reading "Harnessing IT for good governance"

Observations from the field: Sehore, Madhya Pradesh

As an intern at the Accountability Initiative one of my assignments was mapping, with the help of GPS technology, the public services at the six villages that were being covered under the PAISA project. These villages are located in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh, approximately 60 kms from Bhopal, the state capital, and have … Continue reading "Observations from the field: Sehore, Madhya Pradesh"

Money for Nothing

Yamini Aiyar and Anit Mukherjee Elementary education policy in India is, as economist Lant Pritchett characterizes it, in a ‘Big Stuck’. Stuck because despite money being poured in to the system – funding for elementary education has had a five-fold increase since the launch of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) in 2001 – outcomes remain … Continue reading "Money for Nothing"

Government Budget

Government budgets determine social sector priorities. At Accountability Initiative, we understand the importance of tracking public expenditure till the last mile of public service delivery. For this purpose, we publish the Budget Briefs series every year which provides timely trend analyses on budgetary promises by the Government of India and allocations to major centrally sponsored … Continue reading "Government Budget"