Question

What is an accountable government?

Answer 1

Ans. An accountable government is answerable to its citizens. It is responsible for all the decisions it makes on behalf of its citizens.

Government accountability means that public officials elected and un-elected have an obligation to explain their decisions and actions to the citizens. Government accountability is achieved through the use of a variety of mechanisms political, legal, and administrative designed to prevent corruption and ensure that public officials remain answerable and accessible to the people they serve. In the absence of such mechanisms, corruption may thrive.

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Answer 2

Accountable government is a type of government which is transparent to the citizens about it's decisions, and citizens are allowed to take part in the decision making procedures.

• An accountable government is much common in any modern democratic nation.
• In this type of government, the government has to be transparent to the citizens and has to justify, take all responsibilities of the taken decisions on the behalf of the citizens.
• Here, the people have right to question their own government. Electing and un-electing government is also a part of this accountable government system.
• Lastly, the accountable goverment can also include their citizens in the decision making procedures in a passive manner.