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In Delhi, public services to be home-delivered, announces Kejriwal govt; AAP terms it 'historic' decision
Fp Staff •AAP announced historic' home delivery of 40 public services at a nominal cost, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday. Mobile sahayaks will bring public services home, CNN-News 18 reported.
More satellites to be used for e-governance, public services: Isro Chief
Fp Archives •Making optimal utilisation of its space assets by Isro, India will use more satellites to deliver public services and ensure e-governance, said a top official on Thursday.
Healthcare, other public services to cost govt Rs 3.2 tn by 2025
Fp Archives •The demand for public services will cost the Indian government an additional Rs 3.2 trillion by the year 2025, according to an Accenture report.
Why Brazil's 'new middle class' is frustrated with President Rousseff
Fp Archives •a faltering economy and mounting frustration over poor public services are dimming the outlook for Brazil's "new middle class."
India's e-governance initiative Mobile Seva wins UN award
Fp Archives •An initiative conceptualised by India to enable delivery of public services electronically through the mobile platform has been given a UN award.
Mr Kejriwal, private monopolies are evil, but are public monopolies any better?
Adrija •So, even if Kejriwal says that his party is not against privatisation, he clearly won't let private players enter the public utility sectors.
Pranab should tell UPA to go jump if it brings laws by ordinance
Jagannathan •Some laws that the Congress wants credited to the Rahul Gandhi account are planned to be brought through ordinances once the Lok Sabha is prorogued. This is not only unethical, but open to court challenge
India and Corruption: 5 things Transparency Intl's report tells us
Fp Staff •A new report reveals a lot about how Indians view corruption and how they deal with it.
Cabinet approves law for time-bound services for citizens
Fp Archives •The proposed legislation, spearheaded by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, also mandates a public authority to establish a call centre, customer care centre, help desk.
Govt made serious attempts to address rising expectations: PM
Fp Archives •Addressing the tenth Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in Jaipur, Singh also expressed confidence that some of the legislations on the agenda of the government will bring similar impacts like RTI did.