Good City Governance in India

• Main Authors: Raj Kumar Siwach, N. Nillam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AOSIS 2014-06-01
• Series: Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review
• Subjects: Municipal Council; Good Governance; Participative Governance; Transparency; Accountability; Sirsa; Haryana Province; India
• Online Access: http://www.apsdpr.org/index.php/apsdpr/article/view/55

Good governance is identified as imperative for enhancing the performance of Municipal councils in India. This is against the backdrop of mounting service delivery challenges confronting these Municipalities especially in the Haryana province. Using a case-study design, the study assesses performance in the context of basic elements of participative governance, transparency and accountability. The article contributes to growing literature on public sector issues in the discipline.