Saturday, August 14, 2010

ARE THEY IGNORANT? ARE THEY BLIND?

The 6th CPC says (3.2.7): They (IAS) have an important coordinating, multi-functional and integrating role in the administrative framework....They hold important field level posts at district level..... at the start of their careers with critical decision making and crisis management responsibilities... It (the slight edge in the initial stages of their career) will ensure that IAS officers near the beginning of their career are given slightly higher remuneration vis-à-vis other services and act as an incentive for the brightest candidates to enter this service. This is essential as the initial postings of IAS officers are generally to small places, they face frequent transfers and the pulls and pressures they have to stand upto early in their career are much more intense. The slight edge in the initial stages of their career would, to an extent, neutralize these problems. The Commission, accordingly, is of view that the existing edge for IAS in the three grades viz. Senior Time Scale, Junior Administrative Grade and Non-Functional Selection Grade needs to be retained.
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Bhishmadeb Dasgupta