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Transparency in Governance

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NOTHING IS SAFE

THAT DOES NOT SHOW

THAT IT CAN BEAR

DISCUSSION AND PUBLICITY

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Governance

Governance is the exercise of economic,

political and administrative authority tomanage a countrys affairs at all levels.

The concept of Governance is broader thanGovernment.

The concept of Governance focuses oninstitutions and processes.

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Transparency:

Core Principle of Good Governance

Good Governance has major characteristics of Rule of law

Transparency and free flow of information Participation Equity and inclusiveness Effectiveness and efficiency

Accountability Control of corruption Balances between growth and distribution; and Present and future resource use

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Transparency:

Core Principle of Good Governance

Transparency is widely recognised as core principle of goodgovernance.

Transparency means sharing information and acting in an openmanner.

Free access to information is a key element in promotingtransparency.

Information must be timely, relevant, accurate and complete forit to be used effectively.

Transparency is also considered essential for controllingcorruption in public life.

Transparency and accountability in Government are mutuallyreinforcing.

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Major Initiatives to Enhance

Transparency in India

Right to Information Act

Public Services Bill Citizens Charters

e-Governance

e-Bhoomi e-Chaupal

e-procurement

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Right to Information

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and

a people who mean to be their own governors,

must arm themselves

with the power knowledge gives

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Right to Information

A fundamental right of every citizen.

Interpreted by Supreme Court to beembedded in the right to life and liberty andright of freedom of speech and expressionguaranteed under the Indian Constitution.

A separate Act enacted by Indian Parliamentin 2005.

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Comes into force w.e.f. October 12, 2005

Applicable across India

Applicable to all public authorities owned, controlledor substantially funded by the Government.

Access to third party records available

Overrides the Official Secrets Act, 1923.

Independent institutions for implementation of Act atboth Federal and Provincial levels.

Penalty for non-compliance provided for.

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Empowers citizens to

Ask any question from the Government or seek any information

Take copies of any Government documents Inspect any Government documents

Inspect any Government works

Take samples of materials of any Government works

Information to be made available between 30 to 35 days and

within 48 hours when pertaining to life and liberty Nominal processing fee

Movement started by small farmers in Rajasthan in 1994-95

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Public Services Bill

A Bill for regulation of public services in India underconsideration.

Likely to include- fundamental values of public services- code of ethics for public servants- a management code to ensure implementation- protection of whistle-blowers- recruitment code- an authority to facilitate review and development of

Public Services

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Citizens Charters

In a democracy, all power belongs to thepeople. They elect the Government and theGovernment in turn must be accountable tothe people.

The Citizens Charter essential fortransparency and accountability.

A response to the quest for solving theproblems which citizens encounters whiledealing with public service providers.

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Citizens Charters

Initiative started late in 1997 Coordination, formulation and operationalisation of Citizens

Charters initiated by Union Government. Guidelines for formulation and list of dos and donts

communicated. Included expectations from the clients. 111 Charters for Federal organisations 668 Charters for Provincial organisations

Comprehensive website launched in 2002 Banking sector chosen as a model of excellence External agencies engaged for evaluation Compendium of Charters brought out in May 2003

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e-Governance

A comprehensive programme at all levelsof the government to improve efficiency,transparency and accountability at theGovernment-citizen interface

National e-Governance Action Plan

25 Mission Mode Projects Centralized Initiative, Decentralized

Implementation

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e-Governance : Framework

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e-Bhoomi :

Management of Land Records

Premier e-Governance project in India

20 million manually managed land recordsdigitalised

6.7 million formers with average holding of0.6 hectare covered

30662 villages in Karnataka covered

Developed by NIC of Government of India

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e-Bhoomi :Management of Land Records

Challenges

Number of land records

Poor infrastructure

Low literacy

Diverse language dialects

Skepticism about Governments interest

Unfamiliarity with ICT Entrenched vested interests, and

Time target for implementation

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Factors Contributing to Success

Long tenure of Project Officer

Involvement of stakeholders at all levels

Political will

A good self-sustaining business model

Training, capacity building and selection of computeroperators

Incentive system Making the required changes in policies

Identifying outsourcing components

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Results Achieved

One of the biggest citizen centric projects in theworld

Reliability and authenticity of land records Quick and efficient delivery of service Bogus land transactions arrested Has become a national model 16 to 18 million people avail services every year Processing fee about US$ 0.33 only Over 1 to 1.5 million mutations handled every year Embraced all political parties in Karnataka

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e-Chaupal :

Transforming Lives and Landscapes

A pioneering web-based initiative by ITC Delivers real-time and customised information to

farmers Enhances their farm productivity Better aligns farm output to market demand Secures better quality productivity and improve

prices Enables even marginal farmers to access knowledge

to compete on equal footing in the marketplace Empowers rural communities

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e-Chaupal :Transforming Lives and Landscapes

Features

Started in 1990

Currently comprises 6400 e-Chaupals

Reaching nearly 40,000 villages and serving over 4 millionfarmers

Nine provinces already covered

Consists of 3 layers starting with village level, ICT kiosks withinternet access (or e-Chaupal) managed by a Sanchalak

Free information and knowledge Freedom of choice in transactions

Transaction-based income stream for Sanchalak

Other value chains added

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e-Chaupal :Transforming Lives and Landscapes

Features

Has demonstrated the power to improve efficiency ofthe farm to market value chain, to allow for efficient

and effective distribution of goods and services tothe villages as well as to improve the capability ofrural population and increase their income streams

Targeted 20,000 e-Chaupals extending coverage to

1,00,000 villages entailing investments of US$1.15billion in next 10 years

Will transform lives of one-sixth of rural India

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e-Procurement :

Procurement processes automated

A robust scalable and secure web-based e-Procurement solution developed by NIC

8 Government Departments, 12 PSUs, 51Municipalities on e-platform

Turnover US$ 3.5 billion & 9,981 in nos. in 2005-06

Tender lead time reduced from 180 days to 36 days

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Our Vision

With all these initiatives enhancing

accountability and transparencyin governance,

we believe that India is nearer to achieving

Swarajof Mahatma Gandhis dreamsthan ever before.

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Thank You !

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