GOVERNANCE

📘 Book Details

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

• Translator: Bharati Pande

• Language: Marathi (Translated from English)

• Edition: 3

• Publishing Year: January 2007

• ISBN: 9788177667745

• Pages: 304

• Cover: Paperback

• Category: Politics & Government

📝 About The Book

This eye-opening Marathi translation by Bharati Pande presents a bold and unfiltered account of the deep-rooted inefficiencies and dysfunctions in the Indian government system. Based on real observations by an insider who dared to speak out, the book critically examines the bureaucratic machinery that often gets entangled in its own rules, where committees formed to solve problems ironically become the source of more complications.

From missing sensitive documents buried under heaps of paperwork to projects that serve more as political showcases than genuine public service, the book exposes the gaps between policy and execution. It reveals how public departments are often reduced to instruments of obligation, functioning more for the benefit of ministers and bureaucrats than the people they are meant to serve.

The narrative draws a compelling contrast between India and China, highlighting the urgent need for governance reforms that empower citizens and bring transparency and accountability into the system. It insists that transformation begins with recognition — recognizing the problems, documenting them, and placing them before the public for action.

A courageous and thought-provoking read, this book is essential for anyone seeking to understand the challenges in India’s governance structure and the path to a more effective and people-centric administration.