The Collector is *seen* to be very much attired in "formals". (Just look up: <http://indianexpress.com/article/india/warning-to-bastar-collector-after-he-wore-sunglasses-during-pm-modis-visit/>.)
And, there is of course no "uniform" for civilian officials. It's too hilarious and also provides us with a peek into his sense of deep insecurities. Sukla On 16/05/2015, Sankara Narayanan <[email protected]> wrote: > *In the land of half-naked fakirs, 'formal attire' takes the centre stage* > > > That ''fairly obedient greeting'' probably saved Devasenapathi from harsh > indictment. > > Kindly notice the dress of collector Kataria. There is nothing improper in > those clothes. It does not in any way violate the maintenance of absolute > integrity and devotion to the duty. How is it that wearing a shirt has made > Kataria unbecoming of a member of the IAS service? Had such alacrity been > shown in dealing with corrupt bureaucrats, crores of rupees of public money > could have been saved. > > > In the peak of summer, we know how horrible is the scorching heat in Bastar > region. The officers are on field duty. How can they wear the so called > formal attire? Only buffoons and clowns can put on coat, suit, tie, safari > etc in such a situation. Heavens won't fall if an officer sports sun > glasses while receiving the PM. Feudal style rather than stuff and colonial > hangover perhaps rule the roost of CG's bureaucracy. > > > CG government has erred in quoting the rules because what the collector has > done does not attract the relevant section of AIS Rule. It is only a > convention that the chief official receiving President/PM on an official > visit be formally attired. But it cannot be blindly applied in a virtually > burning condition in Bastar region in the month of May. > > > > At times courts passed similar strictures when the bureaucrats appeared in > informal clothes. The judges and advocates are condemned to wear black coat > in a tropical nation. In the lower courts, you can observe series of white > lines in the coats of judges and lawyers. Less we talk about the stink, the > better. Perhaps the judges take revenge on those bureaucrats who appear in > informal attire as this luxury is not available to them. > > > > Sanjiv Chaturvedi is an Indian Forest Service officer of Haryana cadre. He > has been known for his integrity and honesty. He did not spare even the > Chief Minister and chief Secretary. Last year he was unceremoniously > removed by Modi's health minister from the post of vigilance officer in > AIIMS-Delhi. Chaturvedi never puts on shirt and pant. He attends his duties > wearing the Haryanvi attire like any other villager. Unable to face his no > nonsense actions, his superiors harassed him by issuing circulars like the > ones issued by the CG govt to Bastar and Dantewada collectors. Chaturvedi > moved the court and got these instructions quashed. He continues to serve > creditably without wearing the so called proper clothes. > > > > I have a few suggestions to the young bureaucrats. Instead of blue and > white shirts, they should wear saffron colour clothes. Alternately, they > could wear khaki half pants, white shirt and black caps. Yet another novel > method is to inscribe the names of the officers along with their parents' > and birth places all over their shirts. In any of the three attires, no > superior babu would have the guts to issue any such warning. > > > > There are a few mischief mongers in the higher bureaucracy of CG. Rahul > Gandhi makes PM Modi's life miserable by his oft repeated 'Soot-Boot Ki > Sarkar' taunts. Do the senior babus want to invite such taunts for CG govt > also by insisting on Soot & Boot attire for the collectors in the thick of > summer? > > On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> [Evidently the Bastar Collector has little to fear. >> Any (punishment) transfer away from Bastar will, in all probability, >> just highly cherished. >> >> It is strongly suggested that one does visit the site to view the >> photographs - Modi's finger pointing and grave facial expressions >> appallingly failing to get the young and strapping Collector shaken, >> and the facsimiles of the warning letters.] >> >> >> http://indianexpress.com/article/india/warning-to-bastar-collector-after-he-wore-sunglasses-during-pm-modis-visit/ >> >> Friday, May 15, 2015 >> >> 'Warning' to Bastar collector after he wore sunglasses during PM >> Modi's visit >> >> 'Warning' to Bastar collector after he wore sunglasses during PM Modi's >> visit >> The Chhattisgarh government has issued a written warning to Bastar >> collector for wearing sunglasses while addressing PM Modi. >> >> Bastar DM Amit Katariya with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in >> Chhattisgarh >> By: Express News Service | Raipur | Updated: May 15, 2015 2:50 pm >> >> The Chhattisgarh government has issued a written "warning" to Bastar >> Collector Amit Katariya after he failed to wear "rasmi poshak >> (customary uniform)" when he received Prime Minister Narendra Modi >> during his recent visit to the region. The "confidential" letter dated >> May 13 says that "it has come to the notice of the administration that >> you did not wear appropriate customary uniform, instead had sunglasses >> on when you received the PM." >> Related >> >> PM declines invite to attend Chhattisgarh event >> Everybody who has a right to vote should be in politics: Raman >> Singh's >> son >> More than a security failure, a social failure >> >> "Your act violates Rule 3 (1) of All India Service Rules "Every member >> shall at all times maintain absolute integrity and...shall do nothing >> which is unbecoming of a member of the service." >> Chhattisgarh, Bastar collector, Bastar IAS officer, Chhattisgarh IAS >> officer, Amit Katariya, collector sunglasses, Narendra Modi The copy >> of the warning order that was issued to Bastar collector for wearing >> sunglasses during PM Modi's visit >> >> The notice says that "the state government warns you that do not do >> any such act in future which is not in accordance with the dignity of >> an officer All India Services." >> >> Katariya wore blue shirt and had sunglasses on when he received PM >> Modi in Bastar. >> >> Dantewada Collector KC Devsenapati has also been slapped with the same >> notice that his conduct "violated Service Rules", was "unbecoming of >> an officer". >> >> The collector, however, wore white shirts and looked fairly obedient >> when he greeted Modi. >> >> While in case of Katariya, the notice mentions "sunglasses", the >> "warning" notice to Devsenapati doesn't specify what was in his dress >> code that violated the service rules. >> First Published on: May 15, 20151:15 pm >> >> -- >> Peace Is Doable >> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Bharat Chintan" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bharat-chintan. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Bharat Chintan" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bharat-chintan. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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