‘Citizens' Report on Governance and Development 2010' released

NEW DELHI: The number of Bills passed by Parliament declined from 47 in 2008 to 41 in 2009; more than 40 lakh cases were pending in State High Courts by December 31 last year. Many such findings were released here on Tuesday in the “Citizens' Report on Governance and Development 2010” by the National Social Watch.

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03/15/2011

Curbing Procurement Corruption

By PRANAV BHATTARAI

Public procurement is a lucrative area for business and corruption as well. It is estimated that approximately 70 percent of the central government expenditure in every country is spent through procurement or contracts annually.

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03/13/2011

Automating Public Procurement

By Pranav Bhattarai

Developing countries are making efforts to modernize their procurement system with the use of web-based technologies. Many governments worldwide have adopted e-procurement as a great leap toward promoting e-government.

Source: Republica

03/03/2011

RTI Against Corruption

by Pranav Bhattarai

Source: MYREPUBLICA.com

02/14/2011

Making Procurement Socially Accountable

By Md Shafiul Alam

Public procurement, that accounts for over three billion US dollars a year, is an important area of governance in the country. Transparency, accountability, fair competition and equal treatment to all are the essence of public procurement. The use of public money in the process calls for strict adherence to the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2006 and the Public Procurement Rules (2008).

Source: The Financial Express

01/30/2011