Reference No: CDT0004Pages: 11Published on: 17, September, 2026
Abstract: In 2023, Karn Satyarthi, an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer and then Deputy Commissioner of Gumla district in Jharkhand, identified a systemic governance failure: hundreds of civil-works projects were executed annually, yet no department had a unified view of assets, project progress or maintenance needs. Data was fragmented across portals, registers ... More