SOUND AND WELL LAID PROCEDURES ARE ESSENTIAL TO GOOD ADMINISTRATION

The functioning of the Government is regulated by the various provisions made by the guidelines of the constitution of India and the Acts and rules framed there under . Public servants including the government servants are accountable for their official actions Of course there are different levels of the accountability discharged at different levels. In the Administrative hierarchy,it is essential to set out this accountability in advance so that the responsibility at different levels is known and reasonable discretion and freedom of action is also established with in the well defined limits for which the office manual is a basic document settings procedures and standards of the office working in order to establish accountability at all levels. Sound and well laid out procedures are an essential prerequisite required for the good governance and accountability. At the same time the procedures have to keep up with the times for which the system has its own methods for information generation, transmission and processing.Well managed systems are able to handle the larger volumes of information more quickly and more effectively therefore the office manual should recognise the need for change on technological and the other qualitative improvements and too device appropriate new procedures in the administration required for the good governance and accountability.