Gita: Good Governance Models

To understand, analyse, interpret and adopt good governance models, we need to imbibe lessons from the Bhagavad Gita which is an ism-neutral, religion free treatise on management, relationship management and welfare economics.

- MM Goel

To move on the ladder of success with morality, opulence, victory and empowerment (MOVE), we need to believe that Lord Krishna and Arjun are with us—the message is called Eka Sloki Gita (the last sloka 78 of Gita in 18th chapter—yatra yogeshvarah Krishno yatra partho dhanur-dharah tatra srir vijaya bhutir dhruva nitir matir mama). It is pertinent to mention that people around the world know Kurukshetra for the Mahabharata war whereas we have to promote Kurukshetra as a place to have the first ever university on the planet. The basic objective of this university is to impart the knowledge which has been provided by Lord Krishna in the form of the Bhagavad Gita.

To address the emerging challenges faced by the people with built-in corruption and parallel economy, we need good governance (GG) at all levels of operation in any economy of the world, including India. The shortfalls in employment, household incomes, corporate profitability and tax revenues caused by global financial crisis also justify good governance as need of the day. We need to address the growing social unrest and discontent due to discrimination and deprivations in most of the democracies (4D) of the world. To achieve efficiency, sufficiency and equity in an economy, we certainly need good governance which means a SMART (Simple, Moral, Action oriented Responsive and Transparent) model of administration at all levels developed by the writer in the book ‘