> ( POOR-- Probaxi Oxomiyas Opposed to Reforms) :-) Wonder where you would find these? All the Probaxi Oxomiyas on this net are pro-reform from what we know. You must really been reading them wrong. It might well be that they are pro-reform, but would like to do so being very much a part of India - much better chances there. Unlike those others who think Assam's salvation lies being separate form India.
That I think is the vasic difference. :-). I am glad the PM is launching these new reforms. Now, all thats left is for the GOA to take the cue and do likewise. --Ram On 5/7/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will members of POOR oppose this move as too disruptive and on grounds of it > not being sought by the people of India ? > > ( POOR-- Probaxi Oxomiyas Opposed to Reforms) :-) > > > Also it is an attempted facelift all right. Because until the political ( > elected ) bosses are forced to stop interfering with administrative > services, nothing of any significance will change. Unless true separation of > powers could be established, which does not exist now, to expect any change > will be a pipe dream. Question is will they? Can they? > > _____________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > PM gives Babudom a facelift > > TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SUNDAY, MAY 08, 2005 12:50:51 AM ] > Sign into earnIndiatimes points > NEW DELHI: Virtually giving a wake-up call to bureaucracy, Prime Minister > Manmohan Singh on Saturday approved a new appraisal system for fixing > accountability, increasing efficiency and giving due recognition to IAS > officers who work hard and deliver. > > Replacing the existing assessment system based on Annual Confidential > Report (ACR), Singh gave the green signal to a new mechanism called > 'Performance Appraisal Report' (PAR) which will be a tool for career > planning and training, and not just a statement of a senior's opinion of a > junior, PM's media advisor Sanjaya Baru said. > > Apart from PAR, a new system of peer review of senior officers by an > Eminent Persons Group (EPG) has got the PM's nod. It will ascertain the > reputation of a civil servant by seeking inputs from peers, juniors and > clients on a confidential basis. > > The reputation of an officer in terms of integrity, competence, attitudes > and personal qualities will be assessed once every five years by the EPG. > > "The new instruments are being introduced to increase accountability, > encourage officers to be more pro-active and enhance efficiency," Baru said. > > Replying to a question as to why the change was being brought about, he > said: "The ACR system was a subjective instrument of opinion of a senior." > There was a feeling that it does not take an objective assessment. PAR is a > much more modern system of appraisal. The PAR would evaluate the performance > of an officer against 15 to 20 indicators like work output, personal > attributes, functional competency and so on, Baru said. > > Almost on the lines of a report card, the appraisal would be on 1-10 scale, > with the overall grade being the median of the set of scores arrived at for > each indicator, with some indicator being regarded as mandatory ones. The > decision comes amidst reports that the Prime Minister has been dissatisfied > with the dedication and pace at which some of the top bureaucrats in key > sectors have been functioning, disregarding the urgency for taking quick > decisions and prompt follow-up action. > > At the beginning of each year, the appraisee and the reporting officer > would have to prepare an annual work plan setting forth the key tasks to be > accomplished in order of priority, Baru said. > > As part of this, specific deliverables for each task would have to be > defined in quantitative, financial or qualitative terms. A mid-year update > of the work plan would be considered based on events and changed > circumstances. > > In place of the present three levels of assessment, there may in future be > only two levels of assessments namely a reporting officer and a reviewing > officer in some states, Baru said. > > States that opt to retain the present three-level system may be allowed to > do so, he said, adding for officers in super-time scale, the reviewing > officer would be the appropriate political superior. > > Under the new system, provisions would be created to enable officers on > training, study leave or foreign assignments to also secure PAR. The need > for an annual health check for all officers is likely to be specified, Baru > said. > > A comprehensive personal dossier would be maintained for each officer with > an annual CV based on PAR, a five yearly CV submitted by appraisee and > annual PARs as also health reports. > > A high-level selection committee, including the Prime Minister and the > Leader of Opposition, would select members of the EPG for a five-year term > and will appraise an officer only once. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > > _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [email protected] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
