IAS cadres should not monopolise top posts..An interesting writeup by Mr Shashi Tharoor

The Seventh Pay Commission has recommended parity between the elite IAS (Indian Administrative Service) and the 36 other central services, setting the cat among the bureaucratic pigeons.
The IAS has long enjoyed a two-year “edge” over the others, as the service joined mainly by those who score higher in the UPSC examinations that govern entry into government service. The IAS also enjoys quicker promotions and dominance (but not monopoly) of the top positions in the bureaucracy. The other services have long bridled at this disparity, and the Pay Commission award has been welcomed by them with great enthusiasm — and equally vehemently opposed by the IAS.
The debate has spilled into the public space, with battle-lines being quickly drawn in social media. The key issue appears to be — should better grades in a one-office exam in your mid-20s guarantee an edge in postings, promotions and salaries even in your 40s and 50s?
The IAS officers argue that it should — not just because they are an elite, but because their normal career progression gives them broader experience of the challenges of Indian administration, from district level “Collector” duties to ministries in state capitals and eventually in New Delhi. IAS officers, they argue, develop decision-making and crisis management skills on the job that are invaluable as they rise to the top and cannot be matched by officers in other services.
This is highly contestable. Is an IAS officer necessarily more experienced in handling crises than, say, a police officer from the IPS who has quelled riots, or a railway official who has dealt with the complexities of the world’s largest railway system? What does giving the “edge” achieve for the government in terms of morale and service delivery? Should a lifelong advantage be given on the basis of marks in an entrance exam without any reference to continued performance and further acquisition of relevant skills?
An alternative model of the civil service would recognize the value of different services but would link rank and reward to positions, not to individuals. So every government official would be eligible to apply for every position that his or her experience and ability qualified him or her for. The rank and salary would be linked to the position. If a smart, creative and quick-thinking IPS cop was a more impressive applicant for a position of Joint Secretary in the Home Affairs ministry, he or she would not necessarily lose out in selection to a less competent officer who happens to be from the IAS.
This approach would keep those who fell short in the UPSC examinations still keen on improving their performance to demonstrate their capabilities. It would end complacency amongst IAS officers who currently feel they will get the plum positions if they just serve long enough and acquire the seniority that keeps accruing to them, thanks to their “edge”.
And it will recognize the essential principle that position and authority should be a reward for performance, for continued self-improvement and demonstrated expertise, rather than flow inevitably from success in a one-off examination.
The “political” appointments in government already recognize this by allowing Ministers to appoint Private Secretaries (PS) and Officers on Special Duty (OSD) from any service. In my last position at the Ministry of Human Resource Development, I had a PS from the IPS and an OSD who was a Customs&Excise official, both of whom served with me and then returned to their parent services. They brought their different backgrounds and experience to the work and showed the skill, talent and professional abilities that their jobs required. I could not have expected better from IAS officers.
A country with the diversity and wide-ranging challenges that India offers cannot be the fiefdom of any small group, however elite. We need to be able to draw on the best in government, whatever initials they sport after their names.
The top posts in India cannot be the monopoly of the IAS. It is bad for the government and bad for the wider public interest....Keep on Blogging....
The writer is a member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram.
Source:- http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-ias-cadres-should-not-monopolise-top-posts-2148199#

After Independence, India is growing and developing but pace of growth is very slow...Why?

After independence, India and her growth and development can be analyzed by different parameters. Mental status of human beings can prove Independent India's growth in either way, it depends where he is writing or speaking or at what platform.
However, Real introspection and in depth and neutral analysis may bring real picture or growth and status of India's growth as neutral views.
Most among us may not be satisfied with "Pace of growth and development". Besides, so many hindrances are prevalent or British has left negativity in the form of feudalism, attitude and arrogance. FEUDALISM AND ARROGANCE IS STILL PREVALENT AMONG PRIMITIVE SENIOR BUREAUCRATS MOSTLY BELONGS TO ONE SERVICE ONLY .
      Such feudalism, attitude and ego are prevalent in particular class of Individuals. And these individuals or may be called as distorted or fractured Individuals are occupying important posts in the Bureaucracy and somewhere in Politics as well.
    Feudal and bossism character still prevail and desires to be retained as lobbying and legacy in the corridors of Power. Legacy or lavish lifestyle is one of the most important attractions for the aspirants of Civil Service Exam (for special class of posts). Foreign visits in the name of meetings and learning are in their top most agenda but there seems no co-relation between foreign trips for declared objectives and actual implementation of that experience on the field in India.
No doubt this can be justified as challenges by mere creative write- ups or in file notings. In the prevailing system of governance, no one  can prove them as distorted or unfit, so they seems perfectly  fit in the present system of governance.
Attitudes and pseudo egoism of such officers (IAS) at few posts are

hampering the "REAL and ACTUAL" growth and development. Such officers/public servants are usually busy in promoting inter service rivalries and paper correspondence. Such distorted public servants may be very close to top political bosses and keep on  occupying important position and in turn blocking local development of public. Such big Bureaucrats and top bosses remain aloof from premier investigation agencies of this country by creating artificial immunity. They have created artificial EDGE for themselves by avoiding other All India Services and Central Group ''A'' Services.
Ít seems money from Consolidate fund of India is wastage on them. That's why, since Independence, poverty, hunger, road, electricity, water,etc are still major issues in election manifesto of every election. 

'Jai Hind' ......keep on Blogging....

Sign of Changing time?...An era of Parity among Civil Services?

 Hello All,I am sharing a news article which may be a new begining towards most discussed topic now a days i.e. Parity among Civil Services:-
"Senior IAS officers working in Andhra Pradesh are fuming over handing over of key posts to juniors ever since the TDP stormed into power last year. Recalling that a similar 'experiment' in Uttar Pradesh by the then chief minister Mayawati had cost her dear, senior officers in AP argue that doling out key posts to non-IAS officers is against all established norms and service rules. 

Mayawati had shunted out most of the senior IAS officers to insignificant posts and handed over senior cadre posts to junior officers. This had created a furore in the administration forcing the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to intervene. Some of the UP officers had even knocked the doors of the administrative tribunal on the 'ill-treatment' by Mayawati government. 

"A similar situation now exists in AP. Many senior officers were relegated to minor departments like tribal welfare, youth services, sports and environment. Whereas officers who joined recently have been elevated to senior cadre posts and given plum posts in corporations," pointed a senior IAS officer on condition of anonymity. 

Take for example, special chief secretary cadre officers AK Parida and LV Subramanyam. While Parida is holding environment and forests, Subramanyam is left with youth services. Another senior officer Vidya Sagar continues in the tribal welfare department and Giridhar, who left the CMO recently, was posted in AP Public Service Commission as its secretary. Nilam Sawhney was given women and child welfare and another special chief secretary cadre officer Dinesh Kumar is waiting for posting for the last one month. 

The administration has received a serious blow as junior officers including non-IAS cadre are occupying important chairs. After Chandrababu Naidu became the CM, about a dozen non-IAS officers have landed in Hyderabad in the name of inter-state deputation. Top of it, they were given plum posts pushing senior officers to unimportant positions, senior officials argue. 

"The state government does not have any control over the officer who came to the state under inter-state deputation. If he fails in his duty, the state government can't take any action but to surrender him to the parent department. This service rule is working as a shield for non-IAS officers who are queuing up to the state. But what about accountability in administration?" pointed out a senior IAS officer. 

Officers from the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) are thronging to AP by obtaining inter-state deputation. After getting the deputation, they are lobbying for plum posts through different channels. Several IRS officers have got good postings much to the displeasure of senior officers. Indian Railway traffic service officer K Sambasiva Rao was posted as the MD of infrastructure corporation, while IRS officer P Venkaiah Chowdary was posted as the MD of AP Mineral Development Corporation. Anther IRS officer Ch Gopinath was posted as the MD of Medical Infrastructure Corporation. Phani Kumar was given information technology department and Sandhya Rani from Indian Postal Service became the commissioner of school education department. 

Another Indian Postal Service officer M Venkateswarlu was posted as MD of Bhogapuram International Airport Development Authority. IRS officers P Naresh, J Krishna Kishore and M Rama Rao were also given key assignments. 

"The TDP government is slowly pushing out senior IAS officers from key departments. Never before so many non-IAS officers have joined the state administration and were handed over plum posts," pointed another IAS officer. Senior officers are now planning to complain on this anomaly to the chief secretary and DoPT."....keep on Blogging..
SOURCE:- The Times of India(Hyderabad Edition)

Wish you all a very Happy Deepawali

Hello my dear readers, I wish you all a very Happy,healthy and prosperous Deepwali. May God give you all happiness in this world...Keep on Blogging...

Are all IAS/IPS are corrupt?....Reply to Mr Batman

Mr/Miss Batman:- Hi sir, This query of me is quite straightforward and maybe difficult to answer. You can choose not to answer this. Many IAS and IPS officers earn plethora of black money ranging in several hundred crores but what do they do with this kind of money. Of course they can not flaunt this in public and cannot use it legally so logically what is the reason for this kind of corruptions and taking huge risks and betraying the nation and its people. As they cannot taste this money is it passed over generations? It is also highly unlikely? Please enlighten because I am not able to come over any conclusion. Thanks, Regards by batman.

Manmauji:- Hello Mr/Miss Batman, thanks for your visit on the Blog..Regarding your query, I can only say that you can't generalize and paint every one who is a part of IAS/IPS to be corrupt. There are exceptions in every sphere of life. There are several examples of officers who earned good name and fame by their hard work only. Sometime, it happens that one formed his/her view just on hearsay without any basis of facts and figures. This should be avoided.
        Besides, it is my opinion that the incidence of corruption in the administration are not one sided. Some where common man is also responsible. Now in the age of IT and other advancements, one should be properly informed and educated. If it happens, officers will never dare to ask illegal favours. Educated and informed citizenery will eradicate this menace from our society, I am quite sure about it.....Keep on Blogging.. 

Why so much bias?...Reply to Miss/Mr Anonymous

Anonymous:- One year completed but sstill there is no reply or response from mr manmoji..no help no guidance and nothing..now i completed ma graduation n waited for response..this is bias bcoz others are getting response.

Manmauji:- Hello Miss/Mr Anonymous,thanks for your visit on the Blog.. I am extremely sorry for not updating the Blog for long due to paucity [Lethargy more accurately] of time or change in some priority. It will be great if you can specify your queries to answer on..Keep on Blogging...

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A must Read by everyone...Dos n Donts during Earthquake

Hello Everyone....Kindly go through this important article which will help us during hour of crisis....Recent Earthquake in Nepal and Some parts of India led to loss of lives...Please spread this message...
A must read by everyone......Where to Go During an Earthquake....

Remember that stuff about hiding under a table or standing in a doorway? Well, forget it! This is a real eye opener. It could save your life someday.

EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON 'THE TRIANGLE OF LIFE'

My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI ), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake.

I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries. I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years, and have worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for simultaneous disasters.

The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under its desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene -- unnecessary.

Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them - NOT under them. This space is what I call the 'triangle of life'. The larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the 'triangles' you see formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a collapsed building.

TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY

1) Most everyone who simply 'ducks and covers' when building collapse are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed.

2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a bed, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it.

3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of theearthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs.

4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake.

5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair.

6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed!

7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different 'moment of frequency' (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads - horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged.

8) Get near the outer walls of buildings or outside of them if possible - It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked.

9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them.

10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper.

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The entire world is experiencing natural calamities so be prepared!Where to Go During an Earthquake

Remember that stuff about hiding under a table or standing in a doorway? Well, forget it! This is a real eye opener. It could save your life someday.

EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON 'THE TRIANGLE OF LIFE'

My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI ), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake.

I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries. I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years, and have worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for simultaneous disasters.

The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under its desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene -- unnecessary.

Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them - NOT under them. This space is what I call the 'triangle of life'. The larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the 'triangles' you see formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a collapsed building.

TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY

1) Most everyone who simply 'ducks and covers' when building collapse are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed.

2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a bed, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it.

3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of theearthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs.

4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake.

5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair.

6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed!

7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different 'moment of frequency' (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads - horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged.

8) Get near the outer walls of buildings or outside of them if possible - It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked.

9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them.

10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper.

Spread the word and save someone's life...

The entire world is experiencing natural calamities so be prepared....Keep on Blogging...