[sivaharimani]

The Fifth Central Pay Commission: has highlighted the unique character of the higher civil service of India. In its view the Indian civil servants are able to get things done in the shortest possible time with the minimum inputs. The Commission observed that "it is this class of administrative entrepreneurs – clean, honest and performance oriented – who should emerge on the Indian scene to make the civil service command the respect of all sections of society". Its recommendations broadly cover:

(i) integrity in public service and removal from service of corrupt officials;
(ii) the need for public friendly administration;
(iii) constitution of a high level panel comprising Comptroller & Auditor General, Central Vigilance Commissioner and the Cabinet Secretary to ensure clean and accountable govt.; and
(iv) formulation of a policy of transfer for civil servants.

regards
sivaharimani

1) In 2003, the Surinder Nath Committee submitted a comprehensive report to Government of India on the system of performance appraisal, promotion, empanelment and placement for the All India Services and the higher civil services of the Union Government. The Committee headed by Shri B.N. Yugandhar has also submitted its report on building up of skills and competencies by providing training to All India Services Officers at different stages of their service careers. These two reports are currently under examination of the Government.

1.05 Against this background, we were appointed by the Government of India on 03 February 2004 with comprehensive terms of reference to examine the whole gamut of civil service reforms and to submit our Report within a period of six months. The terms of reference are as follows:

(i) Making the Civil Service
responsive and citizen-friendly;
transparent;
accountable; and
ethical
in its (a) actions and (b) interface with the people.
(ii) Making the civil service e-governance friendly.
(iii) Putting a premium on intellectual growth of civil servants and on upgrading their domain knowledge.
(iv) Protecting the civil service against wrongful pressure exerted by
(a) administrative superiors;
(b) political executive;
(c) business interests; and
(d) other vested interests.
(v) Changes, if any necessary, in the various All India Services Rules and Central Civil Rules to provide a statutory cover to the proposed civil service reforms.
(vi) Changes in rules governing the disciplinary proceedings against civil servants to decentralize the process as far as practicable, and to make the disposal of such proceedings time-bound.
(vii) Any other matter that the Committee may consider relevant to the subject of civil service reforms.