SHORTAGE IN GOVERNMENT STAFF? Two headlines stared at me. Ramkrisna Dhavalikar complainning about many retirees and no replacements and Elvis Gomes stating "Too many grandfathers still continue to be in service" pointing to extensions granted and other illegalities. Actually this should be a time to implement what I think the 5th pay commision recommended, namely downsizing of staff! It is understood that a high powered inter departmental committee has been carrying out asessing manpower requirements in each department headed by Parrikar and they could clear only 1,200 posts! The departments seem to be definately overstaffed with the wrong people due political colored appointments and extensions etc. If the government is serious to staff their departments with competent and efficient staff, there has to be work study done by professionals for each department, preferably not by prejudiced bureaucrats!. The load of pensions, leave and transfers must also be a feature together with a policy for a lean and mean work ethic and trainning to have smart departments in smart cities for convenience of the citizen? I do not see any such administrative reforms in public interest. In fact I see responsible BJP ministers make statements like bureaucrats are worse than prostitutes and the action recommended is not file complaint with the competent authotities, but unilateral violence. When will all this end and where are we heading?
