Question

Important aspects of governance transparency and accountability vision ias

Answer 1

Governance can be defined as the way organisations or countries are managed at the highest level.  

Transparency- It is one of the major principle of Governance. It means sharing information and to take the decisions and follow them by rules and regulations.  

Accountability- It means being answerable for doing a task.  

Transparency and Accountability go hand in hand. These reduces favouritism and corruption.

Answer 2

The government should be transparent and accountable for better governance.

Important aspects of transparency

• The Information about who the designated Public Information Officers (PIOs) are in the district will be available.
• PIOs should provide information to the public when asked.
• Self-disclosure is mandated under section 4 of the RTI Act.

Importance of Accountability:

• The operations are clearly specified.
• The Time taken and budget required for completion of the task are laid down.
• Government officials are responsible for the task performance.
• Existence of a mechanism for course-correction.