Indian Journal of Democratic Governance (IJDG) is a bi-annual academic journal. It strives to bring out empirical and conceptual clarity on social issues and challenges from the lens of governance. IJDG seeks to enhance understanding of the democratic governance through the integration of applied knowledge base, empirical evidence and innovative practices to contribute to the planning and implementation of suitable measures for national and regional development and policy formulation at different levels. The main priority of the Journal is to unveil indigenous and modern approaches to governance to create a space for assimilating in accordance with the current trends that leads to sustainability in all spheres of human life. IJDG follows a double-blind peer review system, which engages contributors at every stage through a dialogic process for quality publication. Guidelines for the contributor can be traced on the overleaf page of the previous issue.