tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564387602487793450.post8023372556039358848..comments2023-10-26T04:04:50.114-07:00Comments on Accountability Forum: Conference : “From Outlays to Outcomes: Getting Development from Development Expenditures”Yaminihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12419645403799952442noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564387602487793450.post-76750197069712355832009-08-27T03:55:23.931-07:002009-08-27T03:55:23.931-07:00Existing institutions do not confirm to the ideal ...Existing institutions do not confirm to the ideal of "Government-of the people-for the people-by the people". Overcentralised administrative set-up does not result in accountability of grass-root public authorities, that have interface with citizens and are accountable only to their administrative superiors. <br /><br />RTI Act has changed the situation: a citizen can demand the records from any level of administrative authority. Typically, a citizen is concerned with authority at lowest rung, with whome he/she interacts. Effective accountaility of the lowest rung of administrative hierarchy is the crux of he problem. <br /><br />Partly, the solution may lie in enforcing public disclosure on outome / outlay/ performance at the lowest level undersection 4(2) of RTI Act, to enable every beneiciary to make his/her own assessment on whether the grass root public authority is performing or not. <br /><br />Quality of disclosure and dissemination of information under section 4 of RTI Act needs to upgraded to enable effective public accountability and effective acountability to the "beneficiary" of development expenditure.This is an area where intense research is needed and one can begin with grass-root disclosure/dissemination of information in each flagship program.Dhirendra Krishnahttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/rti4empowerment/noreply@blogger.com