A number of steps are taken by the government for increasing the efficiency of the services and to provide service to people in a time bound manner. They are known as administrative reforms. The intention is to make administration people friendly and efficient.

E-governance: 

E-governance is the use of electronic technology in administration. This helped to obtain government services easily in a speedy manner. Its benefits are:

• Need not wait in government offices for services. 
• Can receive service with the help of information technology. 
• Government services offered speedily and with less expense. 
• Efficiency of the offices and quality of the service get enhanced. 
• People can receive the services of Egovemance at home with the spread of E- literacy.

Right to Information Act: 

In India, the Right to Information Act was passed in 2005. This ensures the right of all , citizens of India to receive information. The main 

objectives of this Act are to prevent corruption, create responsibility among employees and make the functioning of the government transparent.

Information Commission: 

To perform the functions under the Right to Information Act, Information Commissions are constituted at national and state levels. There will be a Chief Information Commissioner and not more than ten members in the Information Commission.

Right to Service: 

Right to Service Act is a law which ensures services to the people. This law determines the time limit for every service given by a government office. As per this Act, an officer is appointed in every government office to give guidance and proper help to the applicants.

Lokpaland Lokayukta : 

These are institutions constituted to prevent corruption at administrative, bureaucratic and political levels. The institution constituted at the national level to prevent corruption is Lokpal. Lokayukta is the institution constituted at the state level to hear the corruption cases.

Central Vigilance Commission : 

The Central Vigilance Commission is the institution constituted at the national level to prevent corruption. It is formed to prevent corruption in the central government offices. Based on this model, State Vigilance Commissions have been constituted at state level.

Ombudsman : 

Ombudsman is constituted to file complaints against corruption, nepotism, financial misappropriation or negligence of duties of elected representatives and bureaucrats.