Demonstrating rare unity and solidarity, more than 200 civil society organisations from different parts of the State came together here at a State-level consultation on “Good governance, transparency and accountability” on Wednesday and reiterated their commitment to provide strong collaborative support to the Government for improving the processes and institutions of governance.
Former State Information Commissioner (SIC) Prof Radhamohan said civil society has been playing a very active role in mainstreaming the agenda of equitable development across the country with numerous achievements to its credit.
“Effective participation and monitoring by people is the key to improving the process and the institutions of governance,” said former SIC Jagadananda. Among others, freedom fighter Bhabani Charan Patnaik, Gandhian Aditya Patnaik, noted farmers’ movement leader Jagdish Pradhan and columnist Sudarshan Das also spoke on the occasion.