Administrative success but executive failure

The banking system is mired in structural difficulties. Roads are being built, but India continues to be a logistics nightmare relative to its Asian competitors.

Topics
Ministry of Home Affairs | Finance Ministry | Modi govt

Rathin Roy 

Rathin Roy

The performance of the Government of India over the past few years has been mixed. The Ministry of Home Affairs has capably executed the tasks it has undertaken. It has abolished Article 370 and executed the administrative reorganisation of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh. It has supervised a strict lockdown.

It has commenced the execution of the Citizenship Amendment Act. It has deployed police forces to seal internal borders as and when it wishes. The health ministry is capably executing a vaccination effort, building on the successful track record on immunisation. The expansion and ...

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First Published: Thu, March 04 2021. 23:22 IST
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