Deshmukh, B.G.
Indian bureaucracy - Facing the future - 1998 - p.17-27. - Jan-Mar
To provide an understanding on its past scenario and the future prospects, the author examines major features of Indian bureaucracy during the past 50 years, i.e., omnipotence, omnipresence and even omniscience till mid'80s; politicisation; reluctance towards liberalisation; and failures in implementing social and welfare measures. Remaining optimist about its future prospects, while he admits its indispensability and questions validity of restructuring as per imported ideas, he identifies its major areas of concern as follows: protection from politicisation; specification of duties, responsibilities and a minimum term of posting; establishment of accountability to Parliament; facilitating voluntary retirement; evolution of a self-imposed code of conduct; drastic curtailment in its size and hierarchical levels; strengthening specialisation; and changing of civil servants' mind-set generally and specifically to sustain public interest against malpractices. - Reproduced
Bureaucracy - India
Bureaucracy
Indian bureaucracy - Facing the future - 1998 - p.17-27. - Jan-Mar
To provide an understanding on its past scenario and the future prospects, the author examines major features of Indian bureaucracy during the past 50 years, i.e., omnipotence, omnipresence and even omniscience till mid'80s; politicisation; reluctance towards liberalisation; and failures in implementing social and welfare measures. Remaining optimist about its future prospects, while he admits its indispensability and questions validity of restructuring as per imported ideas, he identifies its major areas of concern as follows: protection from politicisation; specification of duties, responsibilities and a minimum term of posting; establishment of accountability to Parliament; facilitating voluntary retirement; evolution of a self-imposed code of conduct; drastic curtailment in its size and hierarchical levels; strengthening specialisation; and changing of civil servants' mind-set generally and specifically to sustain public interest against malpractices. - Reproduced
Bureaucracy - India
Bureaucracy