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    Citizen’s Charter as an Instrument of Good Governance: A Study with Special Reference to India
    (NEW ROYAL BOOK COMPANY, 2024) Khurshed Alam
    The Citizen’s Charter, as an instrument of good governance, plays a crucial role in enhancing transparency, accountability, and responsiveness within public administration and efficiency in public service delivery, thus fostering good governance. Introduced as part of administrative reforms, the Citizen's Charter seeks to make government institutions more citizen-centric, ensuring that service delivery mechanisms are more responsive and accountable to the needs of the populace. It sets clear expectations for public service delivery, ensuring that citizens are aware of the standards they can expect from government agencies. This paper explores the conceptual framework of the Citizen’s Charter, its evolution in India, and its role in promoting good governance. The paper also examines key challenges, case studies of successful implementations, and suggests measures to improve its effectiveness. Through case studies and policy reviews, and this paper discusses the role of Citizen's Charters in strengthening democratic governance in India.
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    Role of Civil Society to Bring Good Governance in India
    (Bharti Publication, 2025) Khurshed Alam
    Civil society is the set of civic rights, including primarily everyone’s right to participate in Public life. Civil society forms the backbone of democracy. Civil society derives its strength from the Gandhian tradition of volunteerism, but today, it expresses itself in many different forms of activism. This paper strongly promotes the idea of civil society as a forum where the public action of individuals or collective groups aimed at social and ultimately national welfare can be conducted. This responsibility also being a general mission of any government makes it imperative to emphasize on and highlight ways for civil society and the government to interact and collaborate to ensure good governance. Civil society refers to formal as well as informal entities and includes the private sector, the media, NGOs, professional associations and informal groups of people from different walks of life.
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    Social Justice and Minority Welfare in India A Uttar Pradesh Perspective
    (Sandpiper Publishers, 2025) Khurshed Alam
    The book “Social Justice and Minority Welfare in India: A Uttar Pradesh Perspective” is a culmination of extensive research undertaken for a doctoral study. The central theme of the thesis, “Social Justice in India: Evaluation of Minorities Welfare Programme ‘Enhancing Opportunities for Education’ in Uttar Pradesh,” provides the foundation for this work. The study was carried out to examine the socio-economic and educational status of the Muslim minority community, evaluate the effectiveness of minority welfare programs, and offering recommendations for their empowerment, particularly during the period from 2012 to 2017. This book is organized into eleven chapters, each contributing to a deeper understanding of the intricate relationship between social justice and minority welfare in India, with a specific focus on Uttar Pradesh. Chapter 1: Introduction provides an overview of the concept of justice, outlining its philosophical foundations and highlighting its relevance to the study. Chapter 2: Concept of Social Justice explores the concept of social justice, its theoretical foundations, and its various dimensions, establishing its relevance to the study. Chapter 3: Social Justice and the Constitution of India highlight the constitutional provisions and legal frameworks that uphold social justice, particularly for minority communities. Chapter 4: Minority examines the concept of minority, its definitions, and the challenges faced by minority communities in India. Chapter 5: Review of Literature provides a comprehensive overview of existing studies and research, highlighting the gaps and the need for further investigation. Chapter 6: Research Methodology outlines the methods, tools, and approaches employed in conducting the study, ensuring rigor and reliability. Chapter 7: Welfare Programme for Minority in Uttar Pradesh provides analysis of the performance of minority welfare programmes in Uttar Pradesh. Chapter 8: Status of Muslim Minority in Uttar Pradesh focuses on the current status of the Muslim minority in the state. Chapter 9: Socio-economic and Educational Status of Muslim Minority in Uttar Pradesh presents the socio-economic, and educational status of Muslim minority. Chapter 10: Evaluation of Educational Programme ‘Enhancing Opportunities for Education’ focuses on assessing the effectiveness of the programme aimed at enhancing educational opportunities for minority communities. Chapter 11: Conclusion and Recommendations serves as the concluding chapter, summarizing the key research findings and offering actionable suggestions for addressing the identified issues. This book provides deep insight to various dimensions of social justice and the socio-economic and educational status and various issues of Muslim minority in India and particular in Uttar Pradesh.