Local governments remain hamstrung and ineffective — mere agents to do the bidding of higher level governments
Tag: Decentralisation
Decentralised Approach to Tackling Nutrition
What is required is a holistic and comprehensive plan to nutrition.
Did Union Budget – 2016 allocate more for rural India and the social sector? Not really
A closer look at budgetary numbers highlights why Indian budgets need to be more transparent.
In the Garb of Promoting Federalism Has the Centre Diluted Its Duty to National Priorities?
A rethink of the role of the centre to go beyond current effort of tinkering with financing instruments and return to first principles can determine an optimal allocation of functions across all levels of government within a federal structure.
Decentralisation delusion
There is no political will to hand over the powers and resources to local govts to respond to peoples needs.
On April 24, 2013, India celebrated the 20th anniversary of the passage of the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments mandating the creation of a third tier of the elected governmentthe panchayati raj institutions (PRIs)in rural areas and municipal councils in urban India. hen passed, these amendments embodied the aspiration of transforming Indias top-down, district magistrate raj babu culture through greater decentralisation. However, 20 years on, there is little argument that this aspiration remains unfulfilled and efforts to decentralise government, despite the constitutional provisions, have been half-hearted at best.
In the hands of the States
The decentralisation blueprint is ready. Nuts and bolts must now be put.
How Will—Unprepared—States Handle A $29-Billion Budget Bonanza?
Mind the gap—and find the money to bridge it