The Ombudsmanic Role of Legislators in an Indian State

This is a study of the various dimensions of the legislators' complaint-handling role in the Indian state of Orissa. Its conceptualizes such activities of the legislators as an "ombudsmanic role." The comparative legislative literature suggests that the ombudsmanic role is a pervasive...

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Published in:Legislative studies quarterly 1976-08, Vol.1 (3), p.295-314
Main Author: Mohapatra, Manindra Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Complaining
Constituents
Government bureaucracy
Legislators
Legislatures
Normativity
Political parties
Political systems
Public administration
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Summary:This is a study of the various dimensions of the legislators' complaint-handling role in the Indian state of Orissa. Its conceptualizes such activities of the legislators as an "ombudsmanic role." The comparative legislative literature suggests that the ombudsmanic role is a pervasive one among legislators in most political systems. Survey data shows that most Orissa legislators supported such an ombudsmanic role. A purposive sample of "administrator aspirants" (political science majors in college) shows that a sizeable proportion of them also support an ombudsmanic role for legislators.
ISSN:0362-9805
DOI:10.2307/439499