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Raj babus don’t measure up to Guj’s transparency levels
DNA, June 02,
2014
By Pradeep S Mehta
When one former
bureaucrat cannot get things moving, what will be the
plight of the hoi polloi? If Narendra Modi can whip the
bureaucracy across country to follow the Gujarat form of
glasnost, our citizens will be happier and productive.
Yesterday I wrote about the high level of bureaucratic
responsiveness in Gujarat based upon our own empirical
experiences and compared it with Madhya Pradesh. Our own
findings have also been validated by reliable people
living in Gujarat and MP, by anecdotes. If Madhya Pradesh
is doing well in terms of growth, Gujarat is doing better
by taking along its people. Is the same happening in
Rajasthan? The short answer is no.
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Gujarat is forthcoming and transparent, MP is not
DNA, June 01,
2014
By Pradeep S Mehta
Guj babus are
more open to sharing info; in MP it is just the opposite.
While the officials in Gujarat readily shared information
with us and also pointed out ways to deepen our research,
officials in Bhopal with much ‘enthusiasm’ violated
principles of logic and work ethics.
As an election campaign issue,
the Gujarat model of governance and development is being
challenged that it is smoke and mirrors. One of the
indicators of good governance is how bureaucrats interact
with people when asked for information. Our own field
experience on different dates and with different agencies
suggests that unlike other states, Gujarat babus are more
open and forthcoming.
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