The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) Reports are
important documents from the UPSC civil services exam perspective, says the
site https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/arc-reports-for-upsc-mains-exam , but what
about comprehensive, public discussion
of administrative reform issues from the nation’s point of view? Don’t we need
it every year?
There have been two Administrative Reforms Commissions in
India. They have produced a series of reports, which have received Government
Consideration. Some recommendations have been implemented. All that was long
ago.
Now, there seems to be a Dept of Administrative Reforms and
Public Grievances https://darpg.gov.in/about-arc
However, there seems to be no public report of any action
related to Administrative Reform after 2011.
The one exception I could find was a blog post by Amitabh Kant of Niti Aayog.
https://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-commentary/administrative-reforms-rebolting-the-steel-frame/
The one exception I could find was a blog post by Amitabh Kant of Niti Aayog.
https://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-commentary/administrative-reforms-rebolting-the-steel-frame/
Discovering that there is a Ministry of Administrative Reforms reminded me of something that Dr
Kirit Parikh said in a public talk over two decades ago. It was about a gardener
who was taking care of a small piece of lawn in the economics department of
JNU. One day, the gardener goes to the Chairman of the Dept. and says that they
have to find another gardener. “Why?” says the Chairman, “Are you leaving?”
“No”, says the gardener, “I have been made permanent!”
Don’t we need to review our administrative practices
regularly? Don’t we need to make visible improvements to them, and tell the country about it?
Srinivasan Ramani
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