This, obviously, is yet another move - a lethal one at that, directed against the "federal" element in the Indian state structure.
The officials concerned - occupying the very highest rungs within the bureaucratic structure, would be literally at the beck and call of the Centre while serving the respective state governments. As plain as that. It's the sine qua non of authoritarianism that all powers be concentrated at the very top. Also part of the project already underway to demolish "India", to be replaced by the "New India" being installed over the ruins of the "old". Calls for a massive response. However, the issue is rather unlikely to cause more than a ripple among the Indian masses, as in their eyes it would look rather remote from their day-to-day concerns. That's why it's all the more necessary to highlight the looming dangers. <<Odisha, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Rajasthan have raised their voice against the amendments, the officials said. ... While the nine states opposed the suggested changes saying they were against the federal structural of the country, the Centre has defended its proposal asserting that the states are not sparing sufficient number of IAS officers for deputation which is affecting its functioning, the officials said. ... The DoPT has recently proposed changes in the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954 that will take away the power of states to override the Centre's request for seeking officers on central deputation.>> (Excerpted from: < https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nine-non-bjp-ruled-states-oppose-centres-proposal-on-ias-officers-deputation/articleshow/89134239.cms >.) For a useful account of the issue, even if from a different standpoint: < https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/a-proposal-that-has-stirred-up-questions-of-ias-control-11643217024980.html >. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZj9fZUoj1xdC0fSREa-UWXH-siAv9krpJQHoqYuKMt69w%40mail.gmail.com.
