The Inter-State Council needs to be rejuvenated Q How should the government deal with federal interstate disputes? Most of the institutional architecture of Indian federalism is focused on relations between the Union government and the states, and there is far less space to settle inter-state frictions The federal feud that has broken out over how taxes […]
Read MoreVice President to inaugurate Civil Services Day function PM to confer Awards for Excellence in Public Administration The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is organizing a 2-day Civil Services Day function here on April 20- 21, 2018. The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu […]
Read MoreGovernment’s new policy paying dividends in containing Left Wing Extremism The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been implementing the ‘National Policy and Action Plan’ since 2015 to combat Left Wing Extremism (LWE). This envisages a multi-pronged strategy involving security and development related measures. The significant features of the new policy were zero tolerance […]
Read MoreReimagining governance Getting the Centre, States and district administrations to work in tandem is crucial The 115 Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) conceived by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is radical not because this is the first time that a government in India has focussed on India’s most backward districts but because the exercise envisages a serious […]
Read More‘Skill India’ urgently needs reforms There is no way the country can reap its demographic dividend without fixing vocational education Salvaging the Indian demographic dividend must be a key part of India’s growth story. In 2016, the Government of India formed the Sharada Prasad Committee to rationalise the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), which are employer […]
Read MoreThere must be some safeguards before a motion to impeach a judge is admitted in Parliament The euphoria in some circles over a proposed resolution of impeachmentof the Chief Justice of India is a matter of grave concern, for it brings to fore issues that directly impinge on the independence of the judiciary. Reason for discomfort […]
Read MoreThe return of identity politics and its hefty cost The government may end up committing greater funds for the welfare of select communities at the expense of development projects and public goods meant for all The past few months have seen several social groups protesting, sometimes violently, to either protect or extend special privileges to […]
Read MoreUrban India needs a bigger say in politics Local governments and urban dwellers don’t have much say in urban planning, and this underrepresentation is leading to political neglect Pakistan is now debating a historic electoral reforms legislation called the Election Act 2017, where “provisional census data” will be used for delimitation; i.e. redrawing the boundaries […]
Read MoreNITI’s role in the national policy, frontier technologies The New India Budget presented by the Finance Minister has cemented NITI Aayog’s role as a driver of transformational change in the country, said Hon’ble MoS (IC) for Planning Shri Rao Inderjit Singh, addressing a press conference today highlighting the budget allocations, achievements and programmes of NITI […]
Read MoreAadhaar’s benefits for financial inclusion It would be unfair for the concerns of the vocal minority to override the economic aspirations of the silent majority The public interest litigations (PILs) filed before the Supreme Court against compulsory linking of Aadhaar to bank accounts raise issues about the right to privacy, concerns of being treated on […]
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