Category Archives: Governance Reforms

Centre is all set to bring in a Performance Related Incentive System (PRIS) for its employees. The system devised & tested by IIM, Ahemdabad allows any employee to receive cash incentives if s/he gets a performance rating of 70% or … Continue reading →

RBI has high ambitions for its financial inclusion scheme. It plans to provide banking access to all villages with population of over 2,000 by March 2012. There are 72,800 villages in the country identified as falling into this category. It … Continue reading →

Considering the flak Government has been receiving on corruption, a Group of Ministers formed to combat the same have suggested a public procurement law and a switch to e-procurement. It seems the government is considering the proposal to create a … Continue reading →

As mentioned in our earlier posts, Bihar is taking specific steps to improve its Public Distribution System. Bihar sometime back had introduced coupon system where the coupons were distributed to ration card holders, who could go to the ration shops … Continue reading →

After the collapse of a building at Lalitha Park which resulted in tragic death of 59 persons, Delhi Government had come out with the mandatory requirement of producing a Structural Safety Certificate while registering any property deal. The Government felt … Continue reading →

More evidence has come out that Bihar under Nitish kumar has been making consistent progress. Some of the facts below indicate the tremendous economic growth that the state has shown progress in last 5 years.   Per Capita Income Rs. … Continue reading →

India moving fast towards growing economy There is some good news on economic front among the prevailing drift and apparent lack of governance in the country. Despite bumbling on several political fronts the government is likely to make the country … Continue reading →

Delegates from various countries adopted a historic resolution by casting their votes aiming to improve working conditions of the domestic workers worldwide. International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted ‘The Convention on Domestic Workers (2011)’ on 17th June 2011 at the 100th … Continue reading →

Revenue Dept. has clarified that no service tax is applicable on grants / donations rec’d by charitable organizations for the purposes of training, as long as it can be established that there is no direct relationship between the recipient of … Continue reading →

For most cities in India, 24×7 water supply remains a dream. Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development & Finance Corporation has successfully experimented with such a water supply scheme in Hubli-Dharwad, Gulbarga & Belgaum. Now the corporation is further experimenting involving a … Continue reading →