I have been musing about government contracts and need for accountability on providing key details about them.

We need a clear report of the contract amounts, bidding process, criteria for choosing the winner and a detailed footnote on how much government functionaries have been given under the table.

That is true accountability and is the only way we can hold people to account.

All government projects - be it roads, dams, railways, ports etc - should be placed in a central depository so that interested parties can peruse the documents and query if they find something that's not adding up.