District Government in Pakistan: A Model for India – A Symposium
As part of its endeavour to continue its work on decentralisation, CBPS invited Prof. Abhijit Datta to share his thoughts. To this invitation, Prof. Datta wrote and shared a paper on District Government in Pakistan as a model for India. The attached monograph contains Prof. Datta’s essay, as well as comments from eminent scholars in […]
The Delayed BBMP Elections and Governance Reforms in Bangalore
This essay examines the delay in holding elections for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the implications for local governance reforms in Bangalore. Despite constitutional mandates, the city has faced a prolonged absence of an elected municipal body, which raises questions about democratic governance and citizens’ rights. The essay discusses the historical context of […]
Options for Budgeting in a Downturn: Karnataka 2009-10
This essay provides a transcription of a lecture presented by Dr. A. Indira as part of a CBPS lecture series on Karnataka’s budgetary issues. Written against the backdrop of Karnataka’s 2009-10 election year, this lecture looks to observe how Karnataka was faring under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, a parliamentary act which looked […]
Global Bengaluru: 21st Century Challenges
In this essay, Vinod Vyasulu reflects on Bengaluru as a major participant in the global ecosystem, and how its adjustment to the same has come with affluence and growth, but multiple governance challenges for the future. He sketches out the history of modern Bengaluru, to illustrate the growth of the city and how it became […]