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The basic principles of management talk of authority responsibilities balance. In our system while the politician takes the blame for failure of policy there is virtually no penalty on the bureaucracy responsible for the implementation. While bureaucracy has all the authority they have virtually no answerability. Yet to hear of a bureaucrator even a lowly clerk being sacked for a policy not being implemented in time or in correct manner.
It is this impunity that allows corruption especially when added to discretionary powers. Whether home state or not unless this imbalance is addressed the situation willnot improve.
The Home cadre is not the only reason for corruption. Actually Government should promote incentives for officers and home cadre is one of such incentvies. Competitions for getting such Job is too much but it still not attracts to many intellectuals.
It is an open fact that most of the IAS officers are corrupt. Here corrupt do not mean only taking bribe. Corruption can be use of official vehicle for personal purpose, engage office peon in there personal residence, take undue advantage from the business men etc. Secondly, one of IAS officers here mentioned about training. But IAS officers are lacking in manners, behaviour towards common citizen. They only give resprct to there political masters.
The basic principles of management talk of authority responsibilities balance. In our system while the politician takes the blame for failure of policy there is virtually no penalty on the bureaucracy responsible for the implementation. While bureaucracy has all the authority they have virtually no answerability. Yet to hear of a bureaucrator even a lowly clerk being sacked for a policy not being implemented in time or in correct manner.
It is this impunity that allows corruption especially when added to discretionary powers. Whether home state or not unless this imbalance is addressed the situation willnot improve.
The Home cadre is not the only reason for corruption. Actually Government should promote incentives for officers and home cadre is one of such incentvies. Competitions for getting such Job is too much but it still not attracts to many intellectuals.
It is an open fact that most of the IAS officers are corrupt. Here corrupt do not mean only taking bribe. Corruption can be use of official vehicle for personal purpose, engage office peon in there personal residence, take undue advantage from the business men etc. Secondly, one of IAS officers here mentioned about training. But IAS officers are lacking in manners, behaviour towards common citizen. They only give resprct to there political masters.