Thursday, January 17, 2008

Administrative reforms & good governance

I would like to suggest some measure towards administrative reforms to have good governance.
As you are aware one of the major issues nation is facing now a days is good governance.
Policies, spirit & provisions are up to mark but problem lies in implementation of the same in true letter & spirit & unfortunately that is not being done. Reasons best known to us are inefficiency amongst existing government machinery, rampant corruption, lack of proper training guidance & motivation. result foregone conclusion poor performance, lost credibility in governance. the prime reasons are:
1/ Selection of wrong person on right job- thanks to prevailing political situation, meddling in recruitment to promotion to nomination on key posts coupled with lack of honesty & integrity on the part of selectors. Only option to improve it full E governance, Electron- computer generated recruitment system & with least weight age to viva all personal interviews should be in public. Never in cameras with video recording Thus complete transparency.
2/ Performance appraisal has become sheer formality no impartial & neutral evaluation is being reported. Our system of performance upper to lower rank is it self needs to be transformed. Thus subordinate should have right to evaluate his/ heir's superior to reflect true picture.
2/ It is not so that honest, integrated persons are not there in government but their voice are suppressed by vested interest factors/ superiors to come out of the same up to certain level of hierarchy above class 2 regular feed back should be availed periodically at least once annually & same should be reviewed by eminent persons from the field not directly or indirectly related with department or organization.
3/ as every body is well aware one of the factor lead the staff to corruption is low salary, wrong income tax policy, if assessed past or existing policy force the salary class to invest almost 50% of gross salary to avoid income tax & considering present level of living standard it is never possible to cop up with rest half salary to maintain house with increased all expenditure right from nursery , medical treatment to bare minimum life facility. Even if compared with professional or business community this seems discriminatory as they can claim every expenditure of fuel , electricity , taxes etc while salary class never. Thus IT policy should be reviewed accordingly, salary should be revised of course on performance base.
4/ Again the performance will be same babu dom to avoid any manipulation transparent system may be adopted.
5/ Compulsory by rotation to have fair chance to every body after 3 years every employee/ officer should be given the opportunity per Se interdepartmental/ inter zone. e.g. one administrative officer may be ideal in revenue or vice a verse, to prove ability unlike existing where the coterie is their since born on government roll.
6/Personnel / Human resource department which either not existing or if seemed toothless should be strengthen to take care of Human resource factors, regular training, motivation, guidance & refreshing in house courses. If any officer how so ever brilliant fails to pass qualifying training exams or refresher course may be reverted to vacate the place for new incumbent.
7/ Honesty should have of utmost importance so any body found to be wealthy than known sources of income which may be reviewed by many factors compelling every body to provide details like property & can be taken to task, no stone should be left unturned in case of suspect & accused. Even existing policy of liberal subsistence allowance in case of suspension & regularization of said after inquiry should be made more stringent. as only fear formula works.
8/ One of the welfare option to adopt community development/ equal facility by department or government to equal category like children education, transportation, accommodation, medical treatment, holiday package etc of course on proportionate sharing basis may be considered to avoid ostentation & hypocrisy.
9/ The last but not the least entire mind set of BABU DOM should be changed if not willingly than forcibly else to face eviction indeed we wants to restore the credibility in governance.

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