“Democracy is accountable and responsive to the needs and expectations of the citizens”. Support the statement.

“Democracy is accountable and responsive to the needs and expectations of the citizens”.Both accountability and responsiveness are two very important outcomes of democracy. This statement is explained below:

a. Democracy is accountable

● It is a form of government in which the people rule themselves through their representatives who are elected by them.

● The citizens take part in the decision making process in a democracy.

● Various rights are given to the citizens such as ensuring free and fair elections, right to Information, and open debate on major policies.

● The elected members form the government and make policies and run the administration of the country.

● The government elected by the people is also accountable to them.

b. Democracy is responsive-

● Democracy is responsive to the needs and expectations of the citizens.

● It takes care and makes policies for the welfare of the citizens.

● It is expected that there would be no discrimination on the ground of gender, race, region or religion.

● It is also expected that it will solve all the socio-economic and political problems of the country while giving equal status to every citizen.

● It is based on the idea of deliberation and negation.

● A government which is able to respond to grievance faster is able to avoid confrontation and provide good governance