August 2009

Conference : “From Outlays to Outcomes: Getting Development from Development Expenditures”

Posted on:19-08-09
The Centre for Development Finance, Institute for Financial Management and Research, and the
Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research, are delighted to invite you to a conference entitled

“From Outlays to Outcomes: Getting Development from Development Expenditures”
on Tuesday, 25th August 2009.

The conference will be held at the “Dome”, Taj Ambassador Hotel, Sujan Singh Park, New Delhi from 9.30am onwards .

The Judges’ Assets Bill – A window for reforms

Posted on:07-08-09
Kanan Dhru

As the India transitions towards a more accountable and transparent democracy, the society gets confronted with issues that sometimes raise fundamental questions.

One such issue is being raised with the Judges (Declaration of Assets and Liabilities) Bill (hereafter ‘the Bill’), being introduced as part of the ambitious reformist agenda of the current government. The Bill tries to further judicial accountability by making disclosure of the assets and liabilities of the judges mandatory.