Accountability mechanisms in Indian administration have expanded, yet outcomes remain limited. Examine.

Being responsible is really important for a country that’s a democracy. India has made some changes to make sure people, in charge are accountable. The results are not always great. The thing is, accountability is what makes democratic administration work. So even though India has tried to improve accountability the outcomes of how the country’s run are still not very good.

Expansion of Mechanisms

The government has to answer to people because of things like oversight and audit institutions and judicial review and the Right To Information and social audits. These things make sure the government is doing what it is supposed to do. Now people can also complain online with grievance systems. This way citizens can have a say in what the government’s doing. The Right To Information and social audits and all these things are good for the people. Digital grievance systems are really helpful, for citizen participation.

Why Outcomes Are Limited

• The problem with accountability is that it is over the place. It focuses on following the rules rather than actually doing a good job. When audits find problems nobody really does anything about it. Things get. People use institutions for their own political gain. This makes them not very effective.
• People are also scared of being watched all the time. This makes them very careful. They do not want to try new things. They just want to do what is safe and what they have always done. Accountability and audit findings and all these things are not really helping to make things better. Accountability is supposed to make things better. It is not working that way.
• Improving outcomes requires shifting from procedural control to outcome-based accountability, strengthening internal accountability, and building administrative capacity.

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