Briefing :  India's civil service: battling the babu raj 

 -  2008 
<br/><br/> India has some of the hardest working bureaucrats in the world, but its administration has a very poor record of actually serving the public. Critics say the public sector is currently the biggest obstacle to growth. Despite central government's stated aims of decentralisation and accountability there has been virtually no change. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>INDIA--PUBLIC SECTOR<br/>INDIA--LOCAL GOVERNMENT<br/>INDIA--PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY