Read recently that as per the adminstrative "reforms" in light of the whole Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement, the bureaucracy is finally being made accountable for its performance.
While the effort itself is laudable, but unlike the private sector where reviews are, at the minimum, annual and more often than not bi-annual, here the risk of losing your jobs arises only after 15 years of potential underperformance !!
Its truly unbelievable that the minimum number of years the government employees across IAS, IPS, IRS, Customs, excise et al have no accountability for the work that they do is 15 long years. While they would, I am sure (and hope), have annual reports and reviews of the work that they do, but unlike the private sector where it is pretty much 'move up' or 'move out' here it is 'move up' or 'move ON' to another year of mediocrity till finally 15 years later they might be held accountable...
Maybe the need for administrative reform would not have arisen in the first place had the accountability been measured regularly, goals set annually and most importantly political support provided timely and without any mal-intent...
While the effort itself is laudable, but unlike the private sector where reviews are, at the minimum, annual and more often than not bi-annual, here the risk of losing your jobs arises only after 15 years of potential underperformance !!
Its truly unbelievable that the minimum number of years the government employees across IAS, IPS, IRS, Customs, excise et al have no accountability for the work that they do is 15 long years. While they would, I am sure (and hope), have annual reports and reviews of the work that they do, but unlike the private sector where it is pretty much 'move up' or 'move out' here it is 'move up' or 'move ON' to another year of mediocrity till finally 15 years later they might be held accountable...
Maybe the need for administrative reform would not have arisen in the first place had the accountability been measured regularly, goals set annually and most importantly political support provided timely and without any mal-intent...
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