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The biggest issue with the the bureaucracy in India is the mind set. I think right from the selection, they have a sense of entitlement and no practical experience. Not only during covid, for any kind of system, order and circular are so drafted that an ordinary person can never understand. Even if some genuine officer make a good system, they will bring further notification, circulars that nobody can imagine. I think they knowingly do that so that there is always scope for confusion and corruption, because the orders can be interpreted in many ways.
These people should be forced to work in small organisations for training, or the minimum work experience in private sector should be mandatory before joining or appearing as officers.
single vegitable market was closed to avoid people gathering ,and several markets opened in a particular city. a’After three days all vegitable markers including retail veg markets were closed, and only whole sale veg was permitted in new bus stand. when retailers were forced to close shops, who will buy whole sale veg. The next day again several veg market were allowed.this is one example hiw6 the admin function.
Civil Servants have been issuing orders without much application of mind and looks like are interested in mere optics that action is being taken in regard to Covid. To give an example in NCR even Doctors going for duty are being lathicharged at borders and are being stopped. On top of that the DMs and police of those states suggest that arrangements should be made to stay in state where hospital is. In this state of stress, staying with family for these Covid warriors should be the priority of the state. On one Sunday we beat thalis and on one we have fly past and flower showers on hospitals, but on other same doctors were treated as if they were criminals when they were going for duty or coming back from duty
It’s true that the Indian class of IAS, mostly, are inefficient and incapable class of people, who have usurped a position and authority un-comparable to their capabilities. When they visualise that they are about to fail they call upon the Army to do their job. Once done they jump in to take the credit. In Covid 19 too some use of the defence forces, some at the exhuberance of our inefficient but who buttered the toast on the right side in his career, is now being seen. They hold all Secretary level jobs of the health department but appear to have been sleeping about the oncoming and lurking dangers of Carona virus when China, Veitnam, Tiwan, Singapore and some other countries were getting affected. Even when first case in Kerala was seen they were found wanting in effective response.
Do we know how many things we learn in the first four months of the birth ? And what do the call ones those do not learn?
Do we only need sensational headlines, even when entire world is sitting in ignorance about the Covid-19.
India’s bureaucracy has its problems, many of which were encouraged by our fathers who benefited from them and the current breed of politicians who continue to use it like their personal servants and the Babus oblige them.
But today is not the time for general criticism, point out specific for immediate correction.
Dude seriously!! when will the criticism be apt? Better visit a govt office be it bsnl, electricity dept or any other and exp how the babus create havoc in ur life and that’s the main point. Modi 1.0 was terrific actually laying the foundation of grass root level foundation work but modi 2.0 has veered away from its development agenda allowing the babus to undo all the gud works by modi 1.0 . Caa, NRC, Press and periodicals cold be left for later stages when u had addressed the elephant in the room i.e., babu work culture.
Actually, Indian bureaucracy has lost its very essence. By seeing new IAS and also some old ones, I feel that they lack knowledge of very culture of the country as well as the action which would benefit people. They are most of the times acting in their whims and fancies. They do not respect elderly. They do not think practically. They think in dreams and then act upon. They do not know suffering if a poor man. They consider themselves master of all. The colonial legacy. However there are few who are very reasons ke, humble and very dynamic too, but their number can be counted on fingers. The very training process appears defective.
Thanks to NGOs who have really contributed to avoid hunger crisis.
India’s bureaucracy would have been a joke if not for the tragic fact that it is the greatest obstacle to any progress in this benighted country. The bureaucracy like much of the government exists only for itself. Not for nothing has it been rated the worst on the planet. Sacking the whole lot would not only save tax payers money but also ensure that India gets a move on.
IAS, IPS, IRS and IFS are the most over-rated central services as they do no good for the country; if they are paid high salaries for drafting silly-looking government circulars, the GOI can hire plenty of script writers from the movie industry, and the literature-teaching circles at a much lesser cost. There has to be professionalism, honest work with no red tape and decisions made on the basis of credible data. These babus cannot do any of these professionally.
Civil servants have been bookish even in the best of times; now, with Corona-virus lockdown, their pens have been inactive and collected a lot of rust, like the idle minds of yore. So, what is to expected? Draft a statement, release it in a hurry, add modifications and reissue. All of these are of no consequence to their confused minds and frivolous actions. Their role in maladministration of India for 73nyears has been very detrimental to its economic development.
The real fight against coronavirus is being waged by health professionals, police, sanitation workers and those keeping essential services going. The bureaucrats are getting in the way, issuing imbecilic orders and making life difficult for the hapless citizens. Examples abound: lack of planning prior to the lockdown, leaving millions of poor stranded; inability to procure sufficient PPE for health workers; the decision to charge impoverished migrant workers rail fare to travel home. Such bungling is all the bureaucracy can do – they are generalists with no particular skills, an appalling work ethic and accustomed to ordering others around. Perhaps, after the pandemic, the government can retrain most of them in some useful skills, evict them from their comfy offices in the secretariats and send them to the tehsils and districts to do some real work like running schools, supply depots and so on.
India’s bureaucracy is consistently rated the worst in Asia. I think the issue goes beyond drafting skills, although many circulars and directives are clumsily worded, difficult to comprehend by the lower level functionaries who will be required to implement them. In a dynamic, constantly changing situation, some updating is inevitable. However, a lot of the criticism coming its way is merited.
Jaiprakash Narain famously referred to the IAS as the most entrenched trade union in India. They are an under-skilled, under-performing cabal primarily interested in feathering their own nests, and in ensuring their control over all levers of power in order to do so. They make Indian governance – or the lack thereof – the laughing stock of the world. It is time the government overhauled the system to reduce the power of the IAS, bring in professionalism and accountability, and provide proper service to the citizens.
The biggest issue with the the bureaucracy in India is the mind set. I think right from the selection, they have a sense of entitlement and no practical experience. Not only during covid, for any kind of system, order and circular are so drafted that an ordinary person can never understand. Even if some genuine officer make a good system, they will bring further notification, circulars that nobody can imagine. I think they knowingly do that so that there is always scope for confusion and corruption, because the orders can be interpreted in many ways.
These people should be forced to work in small organisations for training, or the minimum work experience in private sector should be mandatory before joining or appearing as officers.
single vegitable market was closed to avoid people gathering ,and several markets opened in a particular city. a’After three days all vegitable markers including retail veg markets were closed, and only whole sale veg was permitted in new bus stand. when retailers were forced to close shops, who will buy whole sale veg. The next day again several veg market were allowed.this is one example hiw6 the admin function.
Civil Servants have been issuing orders without much application of mind and looks like are interested in mere optics that action is being taken in regard to Covid. To give an example in NCR even Doctors going for duty are being lathicharged at borders and are being stopped. On top of that the DMs and police of those states suggest that arrangements should be made to stay in state where hospital is. In this state of stress, staying with family for these Covid warriors should be the priority of the state. On one Sunday we beat thalis and on one we have fly past and flower showers on hospitals, but on other same doctors were treated as if they were criminals when they were going for duty or coming back from duty
It’s true that the Indian class of IAS, mostly, are inefficient and incapable class of people, who have usurped a position and authority un-comparable to their capabilities. When they visualise that they are about to fail they call upon the Army to do their job. Once done they jump in to take the credit. In Covid 19 too some use of the defence forces, some at the exhuberance of our inefficient but who buttered the toast on the right side in his career, is now being seen. They hold all Secretary level jobs of the health department but appear to have been sleeping about the oncoming and lurking dangers of Carona virus when China, Veitnam, Tiwan, Singapore and some other countries were getting affected. Even when first case in Kerala was seen they were found wanting in effective response.
Do we know how many things we learn in the first four months of the birth ? And what do the call ones those do not learn?
Do we only need sensational headlines, even when entire world is sitting in ignorance about the Covid-19.
India’s bureaucracy has its problems, many of which were encouraged by our fathers who benefited from them and the current breed of politicians who continue to use it like their personal servants and the Babus oblige them.
But today is not the time for general criticism, point out specific for immediate correction.
Dude seriously!! when will the criticism be apt? Better visit a govt office be it bsnl, electricity dept or any other and exp how the babus create havoc in ur life and that’s the main point. Modi 1.0 was terrific actually laying the foundation of grass root level foundation work but modi 2.0 has veered away from its development agenda allowing the babus to undo all the gud works by modi 1.0 . Caa, NRC, Press and periodicals cold be left for later stages when u had addressed the elephant in the room i.e., babu work culture.
Actually, Indian bureaucracy has lost its very essence. By seeing new IAS and also some old ones, I feel that they lack knowledge of very culture of the country as well as the action which would benefit people. They are most of the times acting in their whims and fancies. They do not respect elderly. They do not think practically. They think in dreams and then act upon. They do not know suffering if a poor man. They consider themselves master of all. The colonial legacy. However there are few who are very reasons ke, humble and very dynamic too, but their number can be counted on fingers. The very training process appears defective.
Thanks to NGOs who have really contributed to avoid hunger crisis.
India’s bureaucracy would have been a joke if not for the tragic fact that it is the greatest obstacle to any progress in this benighted country. The bureaucracy like much of the government exists only for itself. Not for nothing has it been rated the worst on the planet. Sacking the whole lot would not only save tax payers money but also ensure that India gets a move on.
IAS, IPS, IRS and IFS are the most over-rated central services as they do no good for the country; if they are paid high salaries for drafting silly-looking government circulars, the GOI can hire plenty of script writers from the movie industry, and the literature-teaching circles at a much lesser cost. There has to be professionalism, honest work with no red tape and decisions made on the basis of credible data. These babus cannot do any of these professionally.
Civil servants have been bookish even in the best of times; now, with Corona-virus lockdown, their pens have been inactive and collected a lot of rust, like the idle minds of yore. So, what is to expected? Draft a statement, release it in a hurry, add modifications and reissue. All of these are of no consequence to their confused minds and frivolous actions. Their role in maladministration of India for 73nyears has been very detrimental to its economic development.
The real fight against coronavirus is being waged by health professionals, police, sanitation workers and those keeping essential services going. The bureaucrats are getting in the way, issuing imbecilic orders and making life difficult for the hapless citizens. Examples abound: lack of planning prior to the lockdown, leaving millions of poor stranded; inability to procure sufficient PPE for health workers; the decision to charge impoverished migrant workers rail fare to travel home. Such bungling is all the bureaucracy can do – they are generalists with no particular skills, an appalling work ethic and accustomed to ordering others around. Perhaps, after the pandemic, the government can retrain most of them in some useful skills, evict them from their comfy offices in the secretariats and send them to the tehsils and districts to do some real work like running schools, supply depots and so on.
India’s bureaucracy is consistently rated the worst in Asia. I think the issue goes beyond drafting skills, although many circulars and directives are clumsily worded, difficult to comprehend by the lower level functionaries who will be required to implement them. In a dynamic, constantly changing situation, some updating is inevitable. However, a lot of the criticism coming its way is merited.
Jaiprakash Narain famously referred to the IAS as the most entrenched trade union in India. They are an under-skilled, under-performing cabal primarily interested in feathering their own nests, and in ensuring their control over all levers of power in order to do so. They make Indian governance – or the lack thereof – the laughing stock of the world. It is time the government overhauled the system to reduce the power of the IAS, bring in professionalism and accountability, and provide proper service to the citizens.