Shukla, S.N. creator text xu| 1997 continuing ng p.804-810. Concerned deeply with the pervading malaise that has set in our system of governance over the past five decades, the author presents a discussion on a package of corrective measures. He suggests a 6-pronged strategy for the purpose comprising cleansing of political system (through electoral reforms), tackling corruption (through mustering political will to carry out needed changes), civil service reforms, ensuring openness and transparency, choosing right persons for constitutional positions, and population control. - Reproduced Public administration Politics and government Indian Journal of Public Administration 180718