India, Maharashtra, vijay kumbhar, News, Governance, RTI, Transparency, Civic Issues, Real Estate: 18th anniversary of "Cheat India Movement” Started by Public Servants of Independent India

Nobody celebrated or observed openly but it was 18^th anniversary of cheat India movement started by bureaucracy in hand in gloves with politicians on 24 may 1997. Actually this movement started immediately after independence, but got recognition on 24^th May 1997. This day all chief ministers’ conference held at Delhi recognized that as the country completes 50 years of independence and as the people are assailed by growing doubts about the accountability effectiveness and moral standards of administration. Central and state governments should move together to justify the trust of faith of the people in the government by taking up the implementation of the action plan endorsed by the conference in a time bound manner

Earlier conference of chief secretaries held in November 1996 had realized the importance of changing the present negative perception and felt that blame has to be shared by political, bureaucratic elements. The chief minister’s conference on 24 May 1997 resolved that the central and state governments would work together to concretize the Action Plan dealing with the Accountable and citizen-friendly Government, Transparency and Right to Information and Improving the performance and integrity of the public service.

On feb 19, 1999 : then prime minister in his address to national development council felt that people’s perception had become that bureaucracy was an agent of exploitation rather than a provider of service, corruption had become a low risk and high reward activity. He also felt that political executive should first critically review its own performance before expecting discipline and diligence from the administration.

Meanwhile several committees were set up, action plans were decided but instead improving system deteriorated more. More and more scams happened after that. Reason behind that was simple, nobody wanted it from bottom of heart. One interesting point was discussed in this connection was, for people-friendly and effective administration depends on elimination of corruption in the public service through prevention, surveillance and deterrent prosecution and dealing ruthlessly with the nexus among politicians, civil servants and criminals.

Since then and earlier also Indian bureaucracy has maintained its “worst in the world “ tag intact for many years, rating more than 9 points out of 10. American businessman, investor and author Jim rogers say India Has the Worst Bureaucracy in the World.

On its golden anniversary of independence they started cleansing the administration. In last 18 years nothing has happened .Now let us see what happen till diamond anniversary.

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