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About
Retired IAS officer of the 2004 batch, Anand Mishra served as District Magistrate in three states before working with the Department of Administrative Reforms. He now writes for NT on the gap between policy intent and ground-level delivery — with the insider's view of how government actually works.
Credentials & Background
IAS 2004 Batch (MP Cadre). Former DM, Jabalpur. Former Joint Secretary, DARPG. 30 years in public administration.
Recent Pieces by Anand
Why most RTI replies are technically compliant but practically useless
A former DM explains the bureaucratic logic behind responses that say nothing while answering everything.
District Collector to Dashboard: what digital governance misses on the ground
The Centre sees dashboards. The DM sees something entirely different. A field account of why data and delivery diverge.