Aftermath of Omagaziya !

Everyone joins Civil Services with lot of dreams in their mind. The majority of the aspirants are from middle class or from below middle class. This can be one of the reasons that motivated them to join Civil services.

This holds true for those who joined Civil Services a year back or a decade back. And they too must have joined Services with their own dreams. Its not that they were corrupt when they joined. But what's the ground reality. The bureaucrats now are as corrupt as the politicians.

why is the change then ?

Though the constitution has given them more powers than the legislature, in reality the bureaucrats are always dependent on their 'corrupt' political counter parts. More often they are forced to accept bribes at the risk of their life. (NHAI engineer's death in bihar)

Once the senior officer starts taking bribes, even the lower cadres are forced to follow the hierarchial chain leading to a complete mess.

It was only recently, some exceptional bureaucrats realised their own powers and made others realise them. Ex. T.N. Seshan.

cant we come out of this mess ?

yes..we can..we just need some strong minded officials..as we said, majority of the aspirants are from the economically weaker part of the society. will they be able to stand against a mighter politician or a billion dollar industrialist. they are always at a comparitive disadvantage.
giving them a better remuneration solves ONE of these problems. we should also acknowledge that every one have their own (financial) commitments. at times, this must have forced them to accept bribes.(looks absurd, but in reality it happens)

this can be the reason why our friends say that the pay package is less.

what i feel is that the pay for civil services is as per what the current market demands. when we take all the allowances into consideration, it should give us a better picture.

the other one is, u r given a chance to lead one of the fastest growing economies in the world. for all the good work u do , u would be recognized not only in ur pay package but also by the entire society. no other job gives u such a responsibility or a recognition.

once they get responsibility and recognition, what are these bureaucrats looking for. financial stability?


is this reason why lot of NRIs turn to NGOs after contributing to the reverse brain drain.
they have pounds & dollars. what else are they searching for now ??
job satisfaction ? responsibility ? recognition ?