It is unfortunate that even in the offices and institutions of Indian democracy, the powers and decision-making initiatives of authorities - both among elected and permanent executives have not been decentralised yet satisfactorily even after 68 years of independence from the British. It is certainly against the will of freedom fighters and the common man in the street. Any amount of justification to prove the contrary will not hold good in the days to come. People can hardly be fooled forever.
The job of a Station House Officer (sub inspector / inspector of a police station) is done by the Superintendent of Police (the police chief of a district / county). The duty of a district police chief is performed by the chief of state police. Similarly the function of a Tahsildar is expected to be ensured by the district collector ( the civil / administrative head of a county). We painfully make a note of the fact that the collector's work is executed by the head of a state government (chief minister). Initiative of the concerned officials is no more visible with the result the welfare of the citizen is no longer the responsibility of the said person and the general public suffers in the end.
A platoon of officers and the staff are on the enrolment but in times of emergency the requisite relief and remedy are not forthcoming on time and in adequate measure. The educated and the elite in public service remain silent spectators to what is going on in the system of administration. Survival and promotion of self interest alone have become the main motto of the entire government machinery. The biggest price paid by the Chennai citizens in recent floods during the first week of December, 2015 due to indecision or delayed decision or over-centralisation of powers at the apex level of state administration is the latest and costliest example.
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