Transparency and accountability are important since they are part of good governance framework. The following are some of the measures that can be taken in order to improve these principles in the government institutions:

1. Right to Information (RTI) Act:
Enhance the RTI Act given that this will cause timely and a transparent response to the various queried by the citizens.
Support the utilization of the information communication technology in the sharing of information.

2. E-Governance Initiatives:
– The government needs to bring in e-governance solutions that can facilitate better processes, less corruption and enhance transparency.
Electronic gateway to prompt disclosure of citizen information and service support.

3. Social Audits:
Semi yearly social audits for checking the extent of effectiveness of governmental schemes and places that require changes.
Citizen participation should be encouraged to give accountability.

4. Independent Oversight Bodies:-
-Empower the Independent Oversight Agencies like the Comptroller and Auditor General as well as the Lokpal.
Let and enable these bodies to probe corruption and maladministration.

5. Rights that include protection of whistleblowers
Call for strong enactment of the laws that protect the whistleblower so that individuals would step forward to report corruption and such vices as well as put in place decent measures meant to safeguard the whistleblower against prejudices.

6. Citizen’s Participation:
The improvement of the processes where the public is involved in decision making, hearings and writing online forums
Enabling citizens to volunteer their opinion about matters of public policy on their own
7.Media Scrutiny
-The advent of free independent media to countercheck the government malpractices together with reporting cases of corruption.
-Support initialise investigative journalism.

These strategies would assist governments to become more transparent thus more accountable and forces to become more effective and more responsible to the public.