Contributed articles and case studies.
This comprehensive collection of sixteen case studies by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, records how innovations were evolved and implemented using proactive administrative methods based on relevance, large civic participation and social equity for far-reaching changes. Ranging from studies in e-governance at the Central and state levels and community policing in Trichy based on voluntary citizen participation to reducing maternal mortality and female infanticide in Tamil Nadu, the accounts describe the background against which the reforms were implemented, the challenges, the approach, the lessons learnt and future perspectives.Splendour in the Grass establishes how, in the face of changing attitudes, foresight, tenacity and commitment help achieve transparency and participation for public benefit.