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GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON CITIZENSHIP AND DEMOCRACY

Assessing Relationship between Devolution and Public Services through Devolution Index & Service Delivery Index: Experiences from Urban India. Presentation by DR. KAUSTUV K BANDYOPADHYAY PRIA Global Partnership. GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON CITIZENSHIP AND DEMOCRACY.

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GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON CITIZENSHIP AND DEMOCRACY

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  1. Assessing Relationship between Devolution and Public Services throughDevolution Index & Service Delivery Index:Experiences from Urban India Presentation by DR. KAUSTUV K BANDYOPADHYAY PRIA Global Partnership GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON CITIZENSHIP AND DEMOCRACY

  2. EXPECTATIONS FROM DECENTRALIZATION • Expectations from Local Governance Institutions (LGIs) • Deepening grassroots democracy – participation & social accountability • Promoting equity and empowerment of marginalized – new political leadership • Ensuring access to quality public services • Expectations from Provincial and National Governments • Enacting and implementing legal frameworks for LGIs • Establishing institutions to safeguard the wellbeing of LGIs • Ensuring devolution of Functions, Functionaries and Funds to LGIs • Providing opportunities for institutional & human capacity development

  3. ISSUES CONFRONTING DEVOLUTION • Accountability of the national and provincial governments towards the Constitutional/legal obligations to devolve authorities to LGIs • ‘Capacity gaps in LGIs’ – an administrative ‘excuse’ and to hide political unwillingness for not devolving authorities • Objective and transparent measurement of devolution and its impact • Devolution with accountability (institutional and social) for LGIs CONSTRUCTING A COMPOSITE DEVOLUTION INDEX

  4. CONCLUSION & WAYS FORWARD • A definite trend is discernable, however, due to data paucity/inaccuracy positive relationship could not be established for all cities • The process generated constructive dialogues: (i) at the city level between various actors, (ii) between cities & state/national govt. • The methodology could be tried in a diverse contexts (more cities and countries) – with new set of indicators relevant to the contexts • The relationship between devolution & ‘local democracy’ (using participation, social accountability & transparency indicators) could be explored • Some incentive should be in place for ULBs with better data management • The findings should be linked to the recommendations of SFCs

  5. Thank You GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON CITIZENSHIP AND DEMOCRACY

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