<b>A K Bhattacharya:</b> Open access to expert reports?

The lack of clarity on the govt's response to such reports reflects poorly on its governance style

Governments often set up expert committees to deliberate on key policy issues. In due course, these expert committees submit their recommendations to the relevant ministries that had set them up. The Narendra Modi government is no different. In the last 32 months, it has set up many committees and has also received reports prepared by many of them.

However, there is a crucial difference. The manner in which the government has been processing the findings of these committees is often not too transparent. The government of course is free to decide how it wishes to deal with the reports of such