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‘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
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
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New Discussion Note on Parliamentary Oversight and Social Accountability
In the recent years, ‘Parliamentary Oversight’ has gained immense attention from political scientists to ordinary citizens. Due to the growing media attention and coverage, citizens are more aware now of the mandate, supervisory procedures and decisions of the Parliament. Citizens today realize that “democracy does not depend exclusively on the ability of the government to perform well but also on the fact that the government action is subject to proper scrutiny and control” (Pelizzo, Stapenhurst and Olson. 2006). Citizens are dependent on the state to provide crucial services (such as access to education, health care) and infrastructure (new roads, bridges) on the one hand, while on the other, government raises revenues and allocates money to meet various competing needs. Thanks to the burgeoning field of social accountability, citizens in their role as potential voters are now claiming their right to know on how their money is spent.
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