SAARC nations can learn governance from one another: India
March 30th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Countries in South Asia should adopt ideas from one another on best practices for improving and monitoring government performance, Indian cabinet secretary K.M. Chandrashekhar said Tuesday.
“So many innovative things are being done by SAARC countries from which we can adopt ideas. We can learn from the best practices of each other,” Chandrashekar said at the inauguration of a two-day workshop for members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
He pointed out that the workshop was an offshoot of the meeting of SAARC cabinet secretaries in November 2009 where participants had shown interest in India’s performance management system.
“Today the question is not whether we improve performance management but how It has been the preoccupation of policy makers of all civilised countries,” Chandrashekhar said.
He said that in the 21st century, the success of a country will be judged on its competitiveness, which will be a result of the efficiency of its governance.
SAARC is made up of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan.
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