>( POOR-- Probaxi Oxomiyas Opposed to Reforms) :-)
It is good to see at last an AAI (Against Anything Indian) is finally coming to terms and is thawing out appreciating (even though indirectly) something the GOI is doing.
Keep up the good work, C'da.
:)
>From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Assam] Surprise-surprise--from the ToI
>Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 16:40:18 -0500
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>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) :-)
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>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?
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>PM gives Babudom a facelift
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>TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SUNDAY, MAY 08, 2005 12:50:51 AM ]
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>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.
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> 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."
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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