Whispers Forum — 2 Jul 2021
DEBATE(1)
Politicians and civil servants are hand in glove in mismanaging India. Both keep on scratching each other's back with a spice called "looting the exchequer" by making faulty policies including ifs buts and relaxations lacunae. In India simple or straight defined rules are missing always, added to that is corruption, jugad, sifarish. Uprightness of civil servants is missing. Civil service need revolutionary reforms including execution, accountability, fixed responsibility rules. One needs a revolutionary and daring UPSC Chairman.
Harish Kumar
“ The New Normal for Appointment ”
The media report of ruling dispensation gaining insidious control on PSUs by posting its loyalists as independent directors , makes a disturbing reading. Consider specifics.
The RTI filed by the Indian Express revealed appointment of 86 political activists as independent directors in as many PSUs out of total 172.This was in flagrant violation of prescribed guidelines, bypassing all ethical considerations especially rules on conflict of interests.
Such mass appointments of politicians in PSUs is unprecedented, making exception as the new normal.
Top bureaucracy in DPE, CVC,C&AG,SEBI etc remain mute spectators, bulldozed by political compulsions. No PILs filed.
The head of government has much to explain.
A K Saxena (A former civil servant)
Politicians and civil servants are hand in glove in mismanaging India. Both keep on scratching each other's back with a spice called "looting the exchequer" by making faulty policies including ifs buts and relaxations lacunae. In India simple or straight defined rules are missing always, added to that is corruption, jugad, sifarish. Uprightness of civil servants is missing. Civil service need revolutionary reforms including execution, accountability, fixed responsibility rules. One needs a revolutionary and daring UPSC Chairman.
Harish Kumar
“ The New Normal for Appointment ”
The media report of ruling dispensation gaining insidious control on PSUs by posting its loyalists as independent directors , makes a disturbing reading. Consider specifics.
The RTI filed by the Indian Express revealed appointment of 86 political activists as independent directors in as many PSUs out of total 172.This was in flagrant violation of prescribed guidelines, bypassing all ethical considerations especially rules on conflict of interests.
Such mass appointments of politicians in PSUs is unprecedented, making exception as the new normal.
Top bureaucracy in DPE, CVC,C&AG,SEBI etc remain mute spectators, bulldozed by political compulsions. No PILs filed.
The head of government has much to explain.
A K Saxena (A former civil servant)
