{"title":"Judiciary as a Bureaucratic Organisation and Its Public Value","authors":"Maithili S. Sane","doi":"10.1177/00195561231196220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231196220","url":null,"abstract":"In 2021, India fell three positions in the Rule of Law Index released by the World Justice Project (2019). The India Justice Report 2020 shows the pathological disparity in access and administration of justice in India. Why is it that despite decades of judicial reforms, justice delivery in India continues to remain poor? This paper argues that judiciary is looked at and studied from the standpoint of its most visible dimension—judges and their decision-making, rather than the administrative machinery which facilitates this. This has tilted the judicial reforms discourse towards structures and procedures rather than functions and behaviours. Using the Public Value Theory, it is submitted that judiciary needs to be understood as a ‘bureaucratic’ and ‘public’ organisation which is not only tasked with justice delivery but also value creation. This is a novel approach which has not been deployed to study judicial organisations.","PeriodicalId":85707,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of public administration : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Public Administration","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135784900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Text of Talk Delivered at the Centenary Celebrations of the Department of Physics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, on 7–8 January 2016: ‘Meghnad Saha: A Visionary on Mission’ 1893–1956","authors":"J. N. Sinha","doi":"10.1177/00195561231177002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231177002","url":null,"abstract":"It is a momentous occasion to be a part of the Centenary Celebrations of the Department of Physics of the University of Calcutta. In spite of its genesis in colonial initiative, this university made significant contributions to the national awakening and our freedom movement. This department in particular was a leading contributor also to the Golden Period of Science in India. Once its faculty, Sir C.V. Raman, became a Nobel Laureate and some others also achieved international standing. M.N. Saha was probably the most important of them. On this August occasion, he deserves to be remembered for every good reason. He was a polymath in India’s holistic tradition and enlightened at the same time by the new knowledge, ideas and modern science of the world. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society (London) at the age of 34 and was honoured by many other organisations globally. The depth, originality and range of his contributions established him as a foremost scientist of the world. He pioneered many branches of science that influenced life in the years to come. He was a visionary with great ideas of interaction between science and society, for his own country and for the entire humanity. Above all, he was a scientist with social commitment, a leader with intellectual prowess, will and capacity to realise his dreams. Document","PeriodicalId":85707,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of public administration : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Public Administration","volume":"10 1","pages":"698 - 712"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75547841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book review: Susheela Kaushik, Panchyati Raj in Action: Challenges to Women’s Role","authors":"Vivek Kumar","doi":"10.1177/00195561231166368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231166368","url":null,"abstract":"Susheela Kaushik, Panchyati Raj in Action: Challenges to Women’s Role. FES Publication, 1995, ₹1,199. ISBN: 81-440-016-8.","PeriodicalId":85707,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of public administration : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Public Administration","volume":"153 1","pages":"724 - 725"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75979246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Constitutional Democracy: Changing Role of People Centric Administration","authors":"Meena Mishra","doi":"10.1177/00195561231166369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231166369","url":null,"abstract":"Asmerom, H. K. (Ed.) (1996). Democratization and bureaucratic neutrality. Macmillan. Atlantic Research Division. (2012). Constitutional democracy and government in India. Atlantic. Berg, D.-E. (2020). Dynamics of caste and law: Dalits, oppression and constitutional democracy in India. Cambridge University Press. Bhaskara Rao, V., & Venkateswarlu, V. (Eds.). (1987). Parliamentary democracy in India: Trends and issues. Mittal Publications. Bhuinya, N. (1971). Parliamentary democracy in Japan. Associated Publishing House. Buss, T. F., Stevens Redburn, F., & Guo, K. (Eds.). (2006). Modernizing democracy: Innovations in citizen participation. M.E. Sharpe. Chaube, S. K., & Kaushik, S. (Eds.). (1999). Indian democracy at the turn of century. Kanishka Publishers. Conaway, O. B. (Ed.). (1956). Democracy in federal administration. The Graduate School, Department of Agriculture. Feith, H. (1962). Decline of constitutional democracy in Indonesia. Cornell University Press. Ghatate, N. M. (2011). Emergency, constitution and democracy: An Indian experience. Shipra. Ghosh, I. (1993). Political questions and the supreme courts of the U.S.A. and India: A study on a dynamic aspect of comparative constitutional politics. Minerva Publications. Ginsburg, T., & Huq, A. Z. (2019). How to save a constitutional democracy. Oxford University Press. Golden, M. M. (2000). What motivates bureaucrats? Politics and administration during the Reagan years. Columbia University Press. Hidayathullah, M. (1966). Democracy in India and the judicial process. Asia Publication. Jaffrelot, C., & Kumar, N. (Eds.). (2018). Dr Ambedkar and democracy: An anthology. Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, Oxford University Press. Khosla, M. (2020). India’s founding moment: The constitution of a most surprising democracy. Harvard University Press. Krishan Iyer, V. R. (1990). Salvaging democracy: Some reflections. Konark Publishers. IJPA Bibliography 2023","PeriodicalId":85707,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of public administration : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Public Administration","volume":"20 1","pages":"728 - 730"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83754777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book review: Manan Dwivedi, India’s Foreign Policy: Narendra Modi and the Indic Perspective of International Relations","authors":"Abhishek Srivastava","doi":"10.1177/00195561231176887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231176887","url":null,"abstract":"Manan Dwivedi, India’s Foreign Policy: Narendra Modi and the Indic Perspective of International Relations. Ane Books, 2022.","PeriodicalId":85707,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of public administration : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Public Administration","volume":"10 1","pages":"725 - 727"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77022783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"People Perception Towards e-Services in Hilly Area: A Case Study of e-Districts in Himachal Pradesh","authors":"Sapna Sharma, B. Sharma","doi":"10.1177/00195561231176982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231176982","url":null,"abstract":"India is the largest democracy in the world. The revolution of the Internet has brought a new agenda for the government. With the help of information and communication technology, it is possible that we can provide facilities to people sitting away without much physical effort. E-services have been operating for better efficiency and transparency proving to be digital innovation for the hilly areas. This study makes an effort to understand the citizens’ perception to welcome e-district practices in online service delivery. It is based on the field survey of 30 Common Service Centres of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. The results of this study show that Common Service Centres practice are a popular medium in service delivery in rural and hilly areas, but there is still a lack of proper infrastructure and Internet connectivity. The study finds that eliminating the digital divide in the system is necessary in a developing nation like India to implement e-governance services properly.","PeriodicalId":85707,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of public administration : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Public Administration","volume":"110 1","pages":"666 - 677"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88308222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Local Government, Constitutional Democracy and Federal Predicaments in India","authors":"Mayengbam Nandakishwor Singh","doi":"10.1177/00195561231177014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231177014","url":null,"abstract":"Local government can share the administrative workloads and tackle local affairs democratically and with better understanding. It serves as one of the cornerstones of building democracy from the grassroots level. The increasing trend of decentralisation of powers provides people a platform to take part directly in the functioning of democratic governments. Local government in India constitutes the third stratum of government. Local government has constantly been experiencing multiple challenges. One most notable challenge is the lack of fiscal autonomy. The wave of greater politicisation of local governments by the political parties is also incessantly increasing. Centralising local issues have become a typical norm in Indian politics. This definitely sows the seeds for the erosion of local democracy. The present article examines the constitutional journey of local governments in India. It further explores the ensuing fiscal and federal challenges unfolding in the local governments in India.","PeriodicalId":85707,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of public administration : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Public Administration","volume":"81 1","pages":"678 - 687"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74595527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Decentralised Governance in India: An Evaluation in Context of Panchayati Raj Institutions","authors":"R. Dalal, Sandeep Dhilon","doi":"10.1177/00195561231177038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231177038","url":null,"abstract":"The world’s largest democratic system of governance is a main feature of India. Democracy requires that there should be public participation, transparency and accountability in governance. Governance is a process in which ‘full benefit of democratic government could not be realized unless the society admits and believes that all problems in their incidence require decision at the place and by the people, by whom the incidence is most deeply felt’. The process of ushering in social change and economic development in a developing country like India requires adequate dissemination so that local committees and individuals could participate and bring local energy, enthusiasm, initiatives and resources under ideal local conditions to work out local developmental activities. The form of democratic decentralisation in India is visible in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). These institutions have been given a constitutional form by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992. The Panchayati Raj (PR) system in its present form has been in operation for the last over 70 years which is sufficient time to evaluate the objectives of its implementation. Therefore, it is pertinent and necessary to do an analysis of democratic decentralised governance in India in respect of PRIs. The present paper is an effort to highlight and understand constitutional provisions vis-a-vis reality of democratic decentralisation and PRIs in India. What are the main constraints in realisation of the constitutional obligations before these bodies of democratic governance and how can these be overcome?","PeriodicalId":85707,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of public administration : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Public Administration","volume":"91 3 1","pages":"638 - 650"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89849601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Increasing Public Participation to Ensure Holistic View in Educational Policies/Action Plans","authors":"Rashika Sharma, Rajnish Kumar","doi":"10.1177/00195561231177039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231177039","url":null,"abstract":"The transition from government to governance demands that numerous stakeholders participate in the policymaking and call for a strategy that could effectively help the process. Stakeholders’ engagement is extensively used in all types of public organisations, giving different stakeholders the chance to have a say in how decisions are made. The public policy process has also accepted and embraced this principle as a method, both formal and informal, for policy formation, monitoring and evaluation, owing to the interconnected interests of the two domains and the stakeholders’ expanding involvement in the process. This has enabled better alignment of public policy with the needs and aspirations of society. Stakeholders’ participation has also become an important phenomenon in recent years in India. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the conceptualisation of Students’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement through Quality Education (SARTHAQ) and the National Curriculum Framework are the results of massive stakeholders’ participation and a bottom-up approach. Involving stakeholders in the formulation of educational policies increases the quality of the educational system. This kind of wide and intensive consultation process and development of policies through a bottom-up approach ensures that diverse views are taken into consideration and citizens are significant contributors in the entire process. This essentially shows that collaboration and responsibility-sharing among stakeholders are key to achieving educational goals.","PeriodicalId":85707,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of public administration : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Public Administration","volume":"103 1","pages":"597 - 608"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77524694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"People-centric Democracy and Accountability of Political Parties in India","authors":"Aditi Narayani","doi":"10.1177/00195561231176963","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231176963","url":null,"abstract":"The bulwark of most constitutional democracy rests in an informed citizenry, which can effectively partake in the governance of the State by exercising its right to vote. The formulation of this informed group of citizens, in turn, requires transparency in the working of the public bodies and the making of administrative and policy decisions as it can enable them to make informed choices. In India, the focus on transparency in the working of government offices or ‘public authorities’ was given a fresh thrust with the enactment of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Despite containing a wide definition of ‘public authority’ to include several institutions within its ambit, the scope of this Act fails to include all such institutions or entities which have a considerable impact on the governance of the country. This article examines the role of transparency in a constitutional democracy and its relations with accountability. It then analyses the part played by political parties in the constitutional set-up of India to scrutinise the importance of its role in matters which affect the public at large. Using the importance of the role played by the political parties, the article examines the reasons as to why they should be brought under the ambit of the Right to Information Act. Through this analysis, the article highlights the need for adding the test of ‘public function’ in the Act, in order to expand the scope of ‘public authority’.","PeriodicalId":85707,"journal":{"name":"The Indian journal of public administration : quarterly journal of the Indian Institute of Public Administration","volume":"232 1","pages":"529 - 541"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80273461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}