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If the entire IAS and IPS Officers are removed and replaced with respective departmental Professionals, not only thousands of Crores of expenditure could be saved, but also the ‘Ease of doing Business’ will improve dramatically.
Anyone who wages a war against bureaucrats will have my support even if it’s Congress. Every party needs to be on board.
I know they have not really waged a war against the bureaucracy but it’s still something. The day we pass a bill to curtail the hegemony of the bureaucracy is the day this country will truly be free and prosperous. I am disappointed that BJP is succumbing to their pressure.
If the entire IAS and IPS Officers are removed and replaced with respective departmental Professionals, not only thousands of Crores of expenditure could be saved, but also the ‘Ease of doing Business’ will improve dramatically.
Anyone who wages a war against bureaucrats will have my support even if it’s Congress. Every party needs to be on board.
I know they have not really waged a war against the bureaucracy but it’s still something. The day we pass a bill to curtail the hegemony of the bureaucracy is the day this country will truly be free and prosperous. I am disappointed that BJP is succumbing to their pressure.