00846pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002000040245006400060260000900124300001300133362001100146520046500157650001800622650002600640773003400666180718b2013   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSuresh, Lavanya  aA fixed tenure system: Long journey of bureaucratic reforms  c2013  ap.16-18.  a30 Nov  aAdministrative reforms in India have been a long-drawn-out process, and recommendations on having a fixed tenure system for bureaucrats have been repeatedly made since before Independence. The legislature now needs to take notice since the Supreme Court has stepped in on this issue. Its order of 31 October 2013 is a signifi cant step on the long journey to bring about much-needed change in the personnel management of the Indian executive. - Reproduced.  10  aCivil service  aAdministrative reform  aEconomic and Political Weekly