At the BRICS SAI Summit in Bengaluru, India’s chief auditor K Sanjay Murthy called for stronger accountability in urban development and sustainable transport. He said public spending should be evaluated not by project completion, but by measurable outcomes for citizens’ well-being, particularly as cities grow faster and face mounting sustainability pressures.
India’s governance is being judged by optics, not outcomes. Editorials point to archaeology and housing projects launched with fanfare, yet facing a hard reality: key staff are missing and homes may be finished but lack basic services like toilets and electricity. The gap between official claims and lived conditions signals mismanaged resources and development that looks good on paper, not in homes.
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