Shantaram Naik blames deputed IAS officers for the poor administration in Goa
due"inefficiency, non cooperation, and not understanding the State problems"
.He also says they stay for 2 to 3 years and many projects take 5 to 10
years,so there is no follow up,and if Goa had their own cadre,they could be
disciplined / suspended for non performance etc.
With the present set up in Goa, I DO NOT THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA! Here every
Minister wants his favourite police officer/bureaucrat, or influential officers
who are transferred or remain in their posts accordingly and also if they
are/are not "cooperative".
Pray tell me who is punished or even chastised for any wrongdoing or sloth or
negligence?The real reasons for poor administration are the undermentioned
lacuna which if dealt with will enthuse the IAS officers to perform in the
aam admi's and in Goa's interest!
.
1) TRANSFERS- a) To be timely, appropriate and with due diligence.
b) Detailed Handing Over/Taking Over procedures
to be insisted upon AND rigorously enforced.
(Right now transfers are done mostly at the political level with no proper,
monitored handing over/taking over)
2) INFORMATION & PUBLICITY - Feedback from Press Reports, Letters to
Ed/TV/e-mails to be summarized along with intelligence reports and put
up/circulated and comments called for where required.
3) CITIZENS CHARTER- Compliance and Education about Charter in all
Departments!It is shocking government employees are by and large ignorant of
this Charter! Unfortunately,so are MOST citizens!
4) Department Heads- Discipline flows from top down.i) Deadlines are not
met without explanation ii)Follow up not done iii)Power to issue “show cause”
to be employed where required.
5) Staff a) Come in time, be in seat, time bound attending to matters.
b) Excess staff seen whiling away time reading newspapers/doing
private work. Work Study teams maybe commissioned to streamline.
c) Grievances Committee in each Department: for i) Staff ii)
Public
d) Transparency and accountability introduced
6) Corruption- is endemic and also making people corrupt Illegal
permissions/deeds, illegal Hoardings, taking bribes for recruitment or getting
work done etc. To be tackled on many fronts viz Rules, CBI/Enforcement
Directorate, Lok Adalat, informers/whistle blowers encouraged and protected
etc. Honesty and good work must be commended.
7) Coordination Committees- In and inter-department coordination. Rules and
Regulations, feedback and follow up required improving general
administration. We cannot have one hand not knowing what the other is doing
resulting in chaotic digging of roads and chaotic administrative
work.
There is no follow up simply because there is no proper handing/taking over IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS eg If any officer is transferred, the new incumbent must come
and work in tandem for at least 3 to 4 days, files listing all salient points
summarised (enough subordinate officers /staff seen reading newspapers /doing
private work could be utilised) detailed memo signed and handed over.Questions
can be asked/ summary clarified and officer given a tour of area of
operation/trouble spots etc.Goa has one of the highest government servant to
public ratio in the country.The whole country administration is being toned up
with a congress government at the Centre , IAS officers sent to Goa can easily
be dealt with for non performance if the government has the will ,and really
becomes a responsible, efficient, pro-people, no nonsense tolerated
government as advertised on Goa Statehood Day!
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