Editorial
| Published date | 01 March 2024 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231220500 |
| Author | Mahendra Prasad Singh |
| Date | 01 March 2024 |
Editorial
This issue of the Indian Journal of Public Administration comprises thirteen
Articles, one Note, one Document, one Review Essay, and three Book Reviews.
Rajesh Kumar Kundu discusses the Haryana State Model of e-service delivery as
an innovative paradigm shift in the Indian governance system. He suggests that a
technology-friendly help desk may be set up at every SARAL platform.
Prahllad Majhi and Ashok Dansana examine the working of unitary universi-
ties in India with a case study of the Ravenshaw University at Cuttack in the State
of Odisha. The authors observe that this university ‘carries some reasonable
autonomy and accountability in the spheres of admission formulation of syllabli
and courses, examination, and results’.
Chitresh Shrivastva and Reetika Syal critically analyse the operation of foreign
direct investment (FDI) in the Railway Modernisation Projects in India. They
opine that the government’s intention of promoting 100% FDI is contrary to the
Modi Government’s stated policy of self-reliance.
Siddhi Nigam delves into the dilemma of the middle class in participating in
the Indian democracy and concludes that democracy is diversifying as well as
deepening as ‘a considerable number of people from the middle class have started
voting prudently, ignoring the mere short-term benets or social diversions which
earlier used to be the prime guiding forces for them’.
T. Sadashivam and Shahla Tabassum draw attention to the working of Indian
anti-corruption Ombudsman or Lokpal and appreciate its laudable achievements
but add that a lot is yet to be done to make India corruption-free.
Vishal Katekar evaluates the management of COVID-19 pandemic and appli-
cation of articial intelligence from the perspective of value-creation through this
enterprise.
Karunakar Patra focuses on the epistemic value of parliamentary committees
in elevating the quality of the legislation in India.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped traditional views of leadership and
management, particularly in dealing with emergencies where the public is both
the cause and the victim. The paper by Pratip Chattopadhyay focuses on Red
Volunteers in West Bengal, illustrating how local-level public management can
effectively address the challenges posed by a pandemic.
Harmanpreet Singh offers a critical review of the implementation of the inno-
vative Right to Service Act in the SAS Nagar district of Punjab. He emphasises
the imperative of citizens’ cyber-literacy for success of this Act.
Editorial
Indian Journal of Public
Administration
70(1) 7–8, 2024
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