CUTS IN MEDIA-August 2008 |
CUTS IN MEDIA-August 2008 |
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A FINE
BALANCE - Development needs competition, but it must be
regulated
Workshop on South Asia
Govt officials to undergo training by Raj-based NGO
`I can't set the timeline for conclusion of the Doha Round'
India
ready for talks if Lamy gets positive U.S. response
Lamy sees major gains
from Geneva commitments
India may return to WTO
talks
Lamy seeks
Doha discounts
Developing nations to benefit from WTO: Lamy
Lamy
picks up threads of failed Doha talks
Lamy still
hopeful on Doha Round
Nath, Lamy
call for restarting WTO talks
WTO talks
will succeed if it strengthens the weakest:
Kamal Nath
Kamal Nath
firm on re-negotiation of farm safeguards
mechanism
WTO, India
Push for Resumption of Global Trade Talks
India for
fresh WTO talks if flaws are removed: Kamal
Nath
Lamy seeks
India's support for next move on Doha
WTO and India call for
resumption of stalled global trade talks
WTO
Chief Lamy to meet Indian PM today
WTO
chief Pascal Lamy to meet PM Manmohan Singh today
WTO
chief Lamy visiting India to try to revive trade talks
WTO
Chief Pascal Lamy to visit India this week
US to
be blamed for failed WTO talks: Expert
`I
remain convinced we can find a compromise'
Africa: Countries Should Bolster Efforts to Reform Their Trade Regimes
It's curtains
for an Indian 'Tom and Jerry show' |
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Why govt policies fail to meet target The Statesman, Kolkata, August 26, 2008 KOLKATA, Aug. 25: A recent study conducted by the Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) revealed that most of the government policies framed to undertake development projects in the rural areas have failed owing to a lack of communication between the policymakers and beneficiaries. The study which was conducted among 412 families in districts like Hooghly, Jalpaiguri, Malda and Purulia revealed that most of the government policies fail to achieve the target because the policymakers ~ both in the state and at the Centre ~ were unaware of the requirements of the beneficiaries at the rural level. The director of CUTS, Mr George Cheriyan, said: “Most of the policies failed due to lack of communication between the policymakers and villagers. The policies, which were framed to undertake development works in rural areas, do not include the actual requirements of the villagers. Thus various policies that had been undertaken to develop a certain area or community remain ineffective.” He further added that both the state and the Centre should conduct surveys among the beneficiaries or the target groups to assess their needs before framing a policy. Surveys can also help the policymakers to understand loopholes in any ongoing policy and that could be revised in future. A senior official of the Consumer Unity and Trust Society said at the end of every fiscal both the state and Union government reveal that a huge amount of money has been spent to undertake various projects and policies but the beneficiaries hardly get anything out of those projects. “Henceforth, the government should conduct both pre and post implementation surveys to assess the need of the beneficiaries and effects of any policies on the beneficiaries,” he added. Moreover, CUTS also introduced Community Score Card (CSC), which is a social accountability tool, implemented to assess the effect and benefit of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). Mr Cheriyan said: “CSC is a community-based monitoring tool, to extract social and public accountability and responsiveness from service providers. CSC solicits user perceptions on quality, efficiency and transparency of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ."
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