Read the following passage carefully.
A close look at the facts relating to political
process. There is often a nexus between powe
convenient principles. Many ch
what it is not a one-way
and civil servants with
cans, and then cash
teousness adopted by the
8.
nting a glorious picture of
civil service is sometimes only a way
Every now and then some ret
terference in administration shows that it is
a nexus between power hungry and corrupt politicians and civa
ment principles. Many civil servants are only too an
anxious to oblige the politicians at
obligation when they need some special favour. 30
al favour So the attitude of self-righteousnessa
is sometimes only a way of covering their own flaws by blaming others.
and then some retired civil servants come out with his memoirs, painting a gloria
on There is often the suggestion that had
the heights of administrative efficiency reached our
ould have been even more fantastic
been not there so much political interference, things
unusual for the self styled hero to blame not only interfering politicians but also fellow civil sem
crooks, for his failures. This attitude of smug self-satisfaction is. unfort
Sue years of service. Self preservation rather than service is encouraged by our
rules and procedures.
e temedy has to be drastic and quickly effective. The over protection now granted
wust end. Today to remove an erring civil servant is just not possible. And the only thine
authority in the Government, both in the State and at the Centre, can do is to transfer an officia
Job to another. The rules for taking disciplinary action are so complicated that, in the end
civil servants gets away, and gets his full emoluments even for the period of the disciplinary
thus making it a paid holiday for him.
re fantastic. It is not
fellow civil servants who
nfortunately, developed
sed by our whole system of
ted to civil servants
he only thing that the highest
sfer an official from one
the end, the defaulting
Now, answer the following questions.
a) What is the main principle of the remedy proposed by the writer?
A.
b) What action will be taken, if a civil servant is found to be unsuitable or dishonest?
A.
Answers
- the attitude of self-righteousnessa
is sometimes only a way of covering their own flaws by blaming others.
and then some retired civil servants come out with his memoirs, painting a gloria
on There is often the suggestion that had
the heights of administrative efficiency reached our
ould have been even more fantastic
been not there so much political interference, things
unusual for the self styled hero to blame not only interfering politicians but also fellow civil sem
crooks, for his failures. This attitude of smug self-satisfaction is. unfort
Sue years of service. Self preservation rather than service is encouraged by our
rules and procedures.
e temedy has to be drastic and quickly effective. The over protection now granted
wust end. Today to remove an erring civil servant is just not possible. And the only thine
authority in the Government, both in the State and at the Centre, can do is to transfer an officia
Job to another. The rules for taking disciplinary action are so complicated that, in the endcivil servants gets away, and gets his full emoluments even for the period of the disciplin
2.civil servants who
nfortunately, developed
sed by our whole system of
ted to civil servants
he only thing that the highest
sfer an official from one
the end, the defaulting