Civil service

Civil service

• A309 , 310 (doctrine of pleasure)
• A311 - no removal by subordinate auth, inquiry & informed of charge
• A312 - AIS by RS (2/3 member)
• A315 - 322 - public service commission
• A323A - Admin tribunal
• Characteristics - Cadre base , political neutrality , anonymity , permanency , const protection , impartial , non -partisanship, 

• Role of bureaucracy -
• implementation - law, policy ,scheme
• Policy formulation - delegated legislation, rules,regulatn
• Continuity of admin - permanent bureaucracy
• Crisis management , disaster
• Socio - eco development - setting goal & priorities , mobilizing natural, human, financial resources 
• HR, industry , agri development
• Sense of nationhood - solving sub-national , sub cultural problem
• Administrative Adjudication

• Evolution
• Nation building
• Democratization of bureaucracy - sc/st reservation
• Committed bureaucracy - indira gandhi
• Licence permit raj
• Globalization

CS

• TSR Subramanian vs UOI -AIS , CS - written orders only , Civil service Board - cab secy , chief secy  - transfer , posting, Fixed minimum tenure
• 2nd ARC


• Politicization - collusion
• Political - B - Criminal nexus
• B attitude - apathy , red tapism , elitist , conservative
• Weberian model - hierarchical, fixed salary , tech qualification , seniority promotion
• AIS -  x federalism
• Generalist - complex , specialized problem
• Abuse of Auth & corruptn , x actbly
• Poor WC & x professionalism - inefficiency
• Recurrent transfer - short & insecure tenure

• Lateral entry (2nd ARC, BASWAN)
• New public management (NPM) - UK, NZ, Aust, Canada
• Acctbly - ARC 2 review (14, 20 y), compulsory retirement
• Competition & specialization - surendra nath, hota com(2003) - domain know ,& merit criteria for appointment to JS & above
• Emphasis performance - performance based promotion,360 degree year round , objective , mid-career performance approval 
• Transforming wc - d multilevel hierarchical structure , ICT , e-GOV, collaborative, program - oriented
• Stability of tenure - CS establishment board - Hota
• RTI, CoE, CoC, CC, Social audit , democratic attitude
• Pvting & contracting out
• Effective disciplinary regime  - lokpal, CVC, CBI

Lateral entry

• UPSC selected 9 professional for joint secretaries in GOI
• Direct induction - domain expert at middle & senior level
• Outside POV, specialized skill vs generalist, 1st arc , YK alagh, surinder nath,  hota com , 2nd arc - need for specialist
• (NITI 3YAA) Efficiency, competition, x complacency 
• Complex issue- globalization, cybercrime, cc, terrorism
• MPPGP - shortage of 1500 ias , Baswan com - lateral entry to fill vacancies
• Talent pool - ias chosen at young age - difficult to check admin & judgemental capacity , good admin may fail to make in

• Short tenure 3,5 y - x accountability & responsibility -
• X field exp, reservation issue - not clear
• Bureaucracy resistance to outsider , tension btn - G vs S
• Adjusting to bureaucratic wc
• Demotivate existing officers- no reasonable assurance to reach top level managerial post
• Early expert brought at specific post - RBI, CEA, NITI
• Possibility bypassing UPSC - Transprcy in recruitment
• Open door to privatization spoil sys
• Not panacea to solve systemic problem  ecosystem

• Early exp - inductance of pvt sector manager to run pse not successful ex- air india
• Longer tenure - time to settle, learn , implement policy
• Public admin univ for aspiring & serving CS- know, domain expert , improve managerial skill
• Deputation in pvt sector - prlia. Panel
• Institutionalize goal setting & tracking , outcome based goal , KpI
• Outsource service wherever possible

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