DEVELOPMENT

Development, Correction and Improvement are continuous processes.

A flower garland was made of white flowers with red flowers at regular intervals. Later it was decided that the garland should have only white flowers. If we want a garland only with white flowers the red flowers must be replaced by white flowers only. Similarly in our administrative system all red marked defective rules and procedures must be replaced by correct, befitting, time related rules.

In our administrative procedures few old and obsolete rules have remained. They remain un-noticed and are not rectified for which the entire system takes too long a time. Once the job of a person is over he does not take required initiative for correction of the system. This is similar to the case of a lady suffering from labor pain forgets the pain soon after she delivers the baby. He consoles himself saying he has many other things to do in life other than trying to correct the system which appears as big as Everest before him. The chance for success may be tending to zero and failure is almost assured.

The people concerned for taking corrective measures do not take initiative for correction because they derive benefit from the turbid water like situation. Even though such points are non-political, secular, not confined to a particular section of people, they remain un-noticed and unsolved. They need to be brought out of their under ground hide outs and exposed.

Two examples are given below:-

A man applied for recording a plot in his name. The Tahsildar ordered for giving a notice to invite attention of the public to file objection petition if any body wants to do so. The office staff reported back to the office stating that the notice was hung on the mango tree in the middle of the village after beating drums in presence of the witnesses.

Now the question is, who will bother to look at a notice issued by the Tehsildar, hung on the mango tree?
The other question is for what length of time the notice will stay on the tree?
What is the use of such an action which will yield no result?

In one side we say that we do not have enough staff to carry out the regular jobs, where as we waste our man power and time which yields no result. This practice is being followed from the British period which must be stopped forth with.

If a petition is filed in the court of a Magistrate, the verdict or the order is not given to the petitioner directly. The party has to apply for a certified copy of the order. During the British era the system was different because they were ruling over us. They wanted to maintain a span between the rulers and the ruled. Now we are an independent country and such a practice is just not wanted.