Falling Political Standard in India
Falling Political Standard in India
K S VENKATARAMAN
For running the administration of a State, the Chief Ministers are compelled these days to opt for jumbo cabinets! This is criminal waste of public money. During the periods of emergency in States, we see that two or three administrators run the state administration better.
In these days of highly improved transport and communication, the whole world is becoming a global village. There is enormous scope for improving the standard of administration. Much speed and efficiency could be infused into the administration. The procedures in all the departments could be revamped and made easier and quicker.
Lowbrow Politics at the Cost of Efficiency
But usually the States are burdened with jumbo cabinets, as the Chief Ministers are under pressure by their party-men and high command. They become slaves of the hypocritical policies of Indian politics in general, and their parties in particular.
For example, all the parties and politicians would speak that the caste system is bad and that it should be eliminated. What prevents them from doing so? It is enough if the government does not recognize the caste system; it would die on its own in the context of highly developed modern mobility and interaction. But in practice all the politicians have vested interests in the caste system. They have already perpetuated it by reservations based on caste system. They intend not to give up this golden goose, as revealed by their decision to go for caste census. In formation of cabinets, more importance is given to the castes, rather than the individual’s ability.
In some states, the politicians would like to expand their business-political organizations, which are already mushrooming beyond limits, and build empires for themselves. So they are asking for formation of new states; and would mislead the credulous people to act as though they are asking for freedom from foreign rule! The
K S VENKATARAMAN
For running the administration of a State, the Chief Ministers are compelled these days to opt for jumbo cabinets! This is criminal waste of public money. During the periods of emergency in States, we see that two or three administrators run the state administration better.
In these days of highly improved transport and communication, the whole world is becoming a global village. There is enormous scope for improving the standard of administration. Much speed and efficiency could be infused into the administration. The procedures in all the departments could be revamped and made easier and quicker.
Lowbrow Politics at the Cost of Efficiency
But usually the States are burdened with jumbo cabinets, as the Chief Ministers are under pressure by their party-men and high command. They become slaves of the hypocritical policies of Indian politics in general, and their parties in particular.
For example, all the parties and politicians would speak that the caste system is bad and that it should be eliminated. What prevents them from doing so? It is enough if the government does not recognize the caste system; it would die on its own in the context of highly developed modern mobility and interaction. But in practice all the politicians have vested interests in the caste system. They have already perpetuated it by reservations based on caste system. They intend not to give up this golden goose, as revealed by their decision to go for caste census. In formation of cabinets, more importance is given to the castes, rather than the individual’s ability.
In some states, the politicians would like to expand their business-political organizations, which are already mushrooming beyond limits, and build empires for themselves. So they are asking for formation of new states; and would mislead the credulous people to act as though they are asking for freedom from foreign rule! The