Improving Government Performance-What Gets Measured, Gets Done

What Gets Measured, Gets Done Prajapati Trivedi In response to the then prime minister's concern for accountability of top government officials, the Economic Administration Reforms Commission had produced an absolutely superb report on this subject in 1982. Sadly, 11 years after there has been not an iota of increase in the accountability of government officials and departments. This paper examines the reasons for this failure and suggests a practical plan to achieve the goal of increased accountability.