I actually have done that - for getting my passport an additional booklet and similar stuff.
The vast majority of govt office clerks are quite honest and as long as their huge number of forms get filled in right and submitted right (stapled in the right order, seal from officer X here, and signature from officer Y there), your job eventually gets done. In a fairly reasonable amount of time, and all above board. There are some people though, that shamelessly angle for a bribe, and those you can spot quite easily. Not much of a workaround around them too, when they are the "concerned person" for a particular issue. Sure, you could go get the anti corruption bureau people to go after them and bust them for this, or complain to the PRO / RTI contact etc for the department etc. But that will take a lot of time, time that you may not have available. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of The smaller the better > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [silk] Lost and Found > > So the bureaucracy is one justified 'time-efficiency' detractor. Maybe > our Indian civic responsibility should lead us to pledge to unravel one > reel of red tape per year, or something like that. > > Suppose each of us were to follow up any one of our dealings with the > government in the fair, honest, right and proper way, no matter how > long it takes - would that be a way to "participate in the machinery" ? > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:39:45 PM > Subject: Re: [silk] Lost and Found > > So you finally landed on silk? Thought just your mom was here, and > she's > become a regular in such a short time :) Welcome. > > > 3) Perceived social hierarchy of govt. officials. (Where did the > > termGovernment Servant come from ?). Many do not consider them equals > > It is more like bureaucracy and red tape. My inlaws are both minor > officials > in local government (mother in law works for the madras corporation <- > city > hall basically, and father in law used to work for the state housing > board). > So they'll probably tell you more, but there are several processes in > place > that are hidebound by red tape and not very transparent at all. > > There's further not all that much incentive to do anything more when > the > senior officials are political creatures, and the mayor + city > corporators > are again politicians, some with inconveniences like pending warrants > against them that make it a bit impractical for them to actually attend > corporation meetings. This fine soul for example, the deputy mayor of > Madras - http://in.rediff.com/election/2006/apr/13ptn4.htm > > [Karate because he's a karate black belt and runs a rather profitable > chain > of dojos <- some of it is of course hired muscle as well] > > srs > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > _____________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
