Pakshal SecretryAIR 8 · CSE 2025 · 187 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a quotation
"Indian Administration is in colonial hangover" - KC Wheare
Modern governance thus needs dynamic reforms.
Body · points
Role of Reforms
(A) Improving Efficiency (1) Ensures rise of administrative productivity (eg Mission Karmayogi) (2) Brings competition in the system, (eg Lateral Entry Reform) (3) Provides incentive to work and improve (eg Appraisal Reform)
(B) Transparency (4) Changes culture of secrecy (eg RTI Reform) (5) Improves accountability of administration (eg Citizen Charter Reform) (6) Increases people's trust in administration
(C) Responsiveness (7) Reduction in response time (eg mygov.in reform) (8) Ensures agile and citizen centric administration
Negative Role
- Some time reforms not in right direction
- May promote resistance from administration (eg Lateral Entry)
- Challenges established norms
Reforms Needed
(A) NITI Strategy @ 75
- Domainisation of services
- culture of transparency in services
(B) PC Hota Committee 3. Lateral Entry Reforms 4. Mid Term Review and 360° performance appraisal
(C) Other Reforms 5. Capacity building (eg Mission Karmayogi) 6. use of e-governance as a tool
Close · a summary
Amitabh Kant in his book "Path Ahead" highlight that future reform must bring competition, dynamism and technological adaptation to make administration future ready.