What Ails the IAS and Why It Fails to Deliver
Title | What Ails the IAS and Why It Fails to Deliver PDF eBook |
Author | Naresh Chandra Saxena |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019-11-14 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789353286484 |
An unorthodox and maverick administrator, the author worked in top policy positions, but the system rejected the reforms that he advocated. In his career he followed the economic philosophy of ‘socialism for the poor and free market for the rich’. However, the political and administrative system in India seemed to believe in ‘indifference to the poor and control over the rich to facilitate rent seeking’. The book is full of anecdotes ranging from how the author resisted political corruption that led to the Prime Minister’s annoyance to a situation when the author himself ‘bribed’ the Chief Minister to scrap oppressive laws against tribal women. As Joint Secretary, Minorities Commission, the author exposed the communal bias of the district administration in handling riots in Meerut; he was punished for bringing to light the killing of innocent Muslim women and children by the police. When Bihar became a ‘failed state’ during the Lalu Prasad Yadav era of 1990–2005, the author did not hesitate in rebuking the Chief Secretary who was his senior in service, and accused IAS officials in Bihar of behaving like English-speaking politicians. Despite their high integrity, hard work and competence, IAS officials do not exercise sufficient control over the field staff who collude with the junior staff in reporting false figures on hunger deaths, malnutrition and usage of toilets, leading to erosion of accountability. Not only do many welfare programmes such as NREGA, ICDS and PDS have design flaws, governance in India at the state and district levels is also quite weak, manifesting itself in poor service delivery, uncaring administration, corruption, and uncoordinated and wasteful public expenditure. Analysing the present Indian situation, the book suggests policy changes in all cross-cutting systemic issues such as the role of politicians, tenure, size and nature of Indian bureaucracy, accountability, monitoring of programmes and civil service reforms, which will transform individual competencies of IAS officers into better collective outcomes.
The Service of the State
Title | The Service of the State PDF eBook |
Author | Bhaskar Ghose |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 381 |
Release | 2011-01-01 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 8184755759 |
Is the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) still the most appropriate institution to govern twenty-first-century India? Should a cadre of generalists head organizations as complex and diverse as industrial units; museums and rural development boards? If it had to be replaced; what is the best alternative? Drawing on his experience of thirty-six years in the IAS; Bhaskar Ghose addresses these and other major questions regarding the role; relevance and effectiveness of India’s long-established but often controversial system of state administration in The Service of the State. Ghose argues forcefully that the IAS is still the best option and one moreover that substantially fulfils its functions—and fulfils them well. Though its once sterling reputation has been tarnished by allegations of corruption; political subservience and declining standards of efficiency; there are still sufficient numbers of dedicated public servants. These administrators; spanning diverse social backgrounds; seniorities and regional profiles; draw on established traditions of duty and of cooperation within the service to deliver—to the best of their ability and often in the face of considerable odds—the goods of development. This reflective and luminous memoir is not only a portrait of a lifetime’s service to the state; it is also a timely and persuasive argument for a system of governance that has had a critical impact on India since Independence.
The Steel Frame: A History of the IAS
Title | The Steel Frame: A History of the IAS PDF eBook |
Author | Deepak Gupta |
Publisher | Roli Books Private Limited |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 2019-03-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 8193984641 |
Deepak Gupta did his BA from Allahabad, MA from St Stephen’s college and MPhil in International relations from JNU. From the IAS batch of 1974, he has spent many years in the field in the erstwhile state of Bihar, including two districts (Saharsa 1979–80; Rohtas 1986–88) as Collector. He served in many departments in state and center and was also posted in India Trade Centre, Brussels and spent a year as WHO Advisor on TB in Delhi. He retired in 2011 as Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. After retirement he consulted with the World Bank and UNIDO and writes on issues of energy and sustainable development. He was Chairman of UPSC from November 2014 to September 2016. His published works include Documentation of Participatory Irrigation Management, Covering a Billion with DOTS, Achieving Universal Energy Access in India: Challenges and Way Forward, and Caught by the Police.
How Change Happens
Title | How Change Happens PDF eBook |
Author | Duncan Green |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 287 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0198785399 |
"DLP, Developmental Leadership Program; Australian Aid; Oxfam."
Acceptable Risk
Title | Acceptable Risk PDF eBook |
Author | Baruch Fischhoff |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780521278928 |
A framework for making decisions about risks, with recommendations for research, public policy, and practice.
Handbook on the Working of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Title | Handbook on the Working of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs PDF eBook |
Author | India. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
Publisher | Concept Publishing Company |
Pages | 594 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9788180691942 |
This Handbook contains the procedures and processes followedfor transacting the business allotted to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Historia Placitorum Coronae
Title | Historia Placitorum Coronae PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Hale |
Publisher | |
Pages | 784 |
Release | 1847 |
Genre | Criminal law |
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