Governor plays a key role between the Centre and the State.
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The critical importance of well-performing public institutions and good governance for development and
poverty reduction has come to the forefront in the 1990s. Just as it was increasingly recognized in the
1980s that individual investment projects are less likely to succeed in a distorted policy environment, so
it has become obvious in the 1990s that neither good policies nor good investments are likely to emerge
and be sustainable in an environment with dysfunctional institutions and poor governance. At the same
time, it is also clear that reforming public institutions is a complex and difficult task, both technically and
politically. Unlike “first generation” reforms such as exchange rate unification and trade liberalization,
which could often be undertaken through the actions by a relatively small number of policy makers and
public managers, institutional reform typically involves fundamental changes in the “rules of the game”
for a large number of civil servants and private citizens. Such changes are likely to require long-term
high-level commitment, in-depth knowledge, and extensive support and assistance.
The World Bank is deeply committed to helping its client countries build well-functioning and
accountable governments, and the amount of lending and nonlending services it offers for core public
sector reform have expanded rapidly in the past 4 years. This strategy for reforming public institutions
and strengthening governance is part of a broader World Bank’s effort to delineate sector and thematic
strategies to guide our work. While it is intended primarily as a guide for our own work, we hope that
the lessons of experience and the goals and approaches for the future that it delineates are of broader
Explanation:
The role of the Governor as the head of the State is very important. The Governor of a State plays a multifaceted role. In the normal circumstances, he acts as a vital link between the Central and the State Government. Under the Constitution, Governor is expected to play a double role, as the head of the State and as the representative of the Centre.