{"id":20959,"date":"2024-01-03T06:31:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T06:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=20959"},"modified":"2024-04-01T07:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T07:06:00","slug":"upsc-ncert-notes-indian-polity-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-ncert-notes-indian-polity-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC NCERT Notes – Indian Polity – Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Governance is the orchestration of decision-making and the execution of laws, policies, schemes, and welfare projects. Public institutions, with the administrative apparatus at the forefront, predominantly drive this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governance <\/strong>refers to how power is wielded in the administration and management of a nation’s economic and social resources to foster growth and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concept gained prominence in a 1989<\/strong> World Bank document addressing sub-Saharan Africa’s transition from crisis to sustainable growth. Three pivotal elements define governance: government legitimacy, accountability of political and official entities, and adherence to human rights and the rule of law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)<\/strong> defines governance as the exercise of economic, political, and administrative authority to oversee a country’s affairs at all levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 It involves government activities such as decision-making, policy formulation, implementation, and monitoring, emphasizing efficiency and effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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