Do states gain maturity in their nature of governance? What if the nature of governance had been faulty and it matured in the same mould. This may sound weird but this is the abyss large numbers of South Asian states have created for themselves. Down the memory lane, Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist and sociologist used […]
If the government tech could have been as slick as its advertisements India would have been a different place to live. Ease of life and ease of business are great catchphrases, but if you struggle through the rigmarole of government tech enabled services, which you possibly cannot avoid, you are in for a nightmare. The
The pious thought and act, selfless in service, with total commitment of service to one and all, is Langar. There are no proclamations about it, it’s quiet, seamless and effective to the core. Langar in its physical manifestation is the community kitchen of a Gurdwara which serves vegetarian meals to all visitors. In recent times,
Daily Post 2994 GOVERNANCE PROCEDURE CODE We have all heard of Criminal Procedure Code, Civil Procedure Code, Business Rules, Resolution Mechanisms and what not, and all of them are running reasonably successfully, to keep the concerned activities / process in tandem and delivering. The legal template of admission, timelines, milestones during the process, the output
DailyPost 2987 CAN WE NOT SORT OUT THE MULE ACCOUNT MESS? Festering wounds is a part of our destiny but that could extend to business and technical solutions also is certainly not a natural corollary. Mule accounts seems to have fallen into this trap. Nicknamed as mule accounts, these accounts are used to siphon off
DailyPost 2986 REGULATORY PARALYSIS The general administration governance mechanism was running short of providing effective regulation, supervision and direction to a large number of specialised areas of our functioning, on which depended the growth engine of the nation. Few specialist regulators have always been there as a part of legal mandate like RBI but many
DailyPost 2985 SAMBHAL VIOLENCE (UP) – WIDER RAMIFICATIONS Though communal violence keeps flaring up in this country, its nature and causation has been changing quite drastically over the last four / decades. It starts from the Delhi riots of 1984 to Bhagalpur riots of 1989 to Gujarat riots of 2002, to the Sambhal violence only
DailyPost 2981 DEMOCRACY @ RS 1500, RS 3000 ET AL Indian democracy has been taking twists and turns supposedly seamlessly since the time the constituent assembly adopted the ‘Blueprint’ of our democratic operations, called the Constitution, which came into effect on 26th of Jan 1950. How much of that blueprint has been into real operation
DailyPost 2980 POLITICAL CRIMINALITY What we hear and see in the all-pervasive cacophony in the public domain is defence of criminality is some form or the other, by the political class in their various avatars and democratic positioning. Criminality is represented in all pervasive levels of criminal activity; actual offences, offences which are committed gleefully
DailyPost 2974 CAN ROADS BE A GUARANTEE? We can expect anything out of our politicians, nothing is weird or absurd for them. To latch on to any successful project / action, ensuring them votes is the magic wand they are always looking for. They abused the usage of the concept of zero-tolerance to a level
DailyPost 2973 NATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSE ACT If you obstruct a public servant from performing his duty even if it is during a run of the mill protest, you are in for trouble. You land in a criminal offence and you have to keep battling it out for years. Governments have organisational strength and deep pockets
